Can we Prevent Workout Injuries?
A LONG YET MEANINGFUL READ
This Yellow Tea Mug ? is one of my favorite ones, and what I ?? about this Mug is the Story that it Depicts via this tiny pot-bellied bald man, monkeying around on the bicycle??.
He wasn’t really living in the moment to enjoy his own Bike ride & instead was trying to ape being a Bicycle Gymnast?? instead, possibly desirous to garner some attention?? from a crowd OR applaud ?? from some dear ones...
This Story in these 3?? Illustrations, to me is symbolic of some endless visuals I’ve seen in the gym or now at FB and Insta posts, I call them – ‘Exercise as Stunts’
Lemme explain this…
?A man enters the gym, lifts the heaviest dumbbells he can lay his hands on and straight on begins Bicep curls.
??A lady begins her Mobility stretching session with a Split, straight on.
?A young man, begins a Chest Press with 60 Kgs loaded on the bar, like how Hulk Hogan would.
??A series of People, begin together on a 500 Nonstop Squats Challenge, overnight.
?A pack of energetic enthusiasts begin Jump Lunges followed by Tuck Jumps as workout, as part of Tabata series with a Bang!
Gosh! This List is endless… some possibly do it well too. But, why do I find this Insane???
Because we DO NOT want to invite injuries. Our Bodies indeed need Progressive Overload to achieve greater success at gaining fitness excellence. But the Key Element here is PROGRESSIVE!!!
??Begin easy. Do your Warm Ups, as if you Practice your Religion.
??Try to stick with 10% progression rule every time you desire to add more load/ difficulty level.
??There are many ways to add Load to resistance training workouts – Adding more Kilos of weight is not the only way out. Reducing rest period, increasing a few reps, adding sets, and so much more is doable.
??Never finish a workout without an appropriate cool down.
??If you have to pick up a Looming Large Physical Challenge for self – By all means do so and I do it as well. However, build on it Progressively, by keeping in mind the Principles. Give yourself ample training and endurance build up time.
Lastly, Stay Safe while you increase intensity and load at any workout. Remember, you are doing this for YOURSELF first and you want to benefit from it, over a long haul.??????
TARGET. TRAIN. TRANSFORM.