Question:
Minor Injuries
Well after yesterday's workout my hand started cramping up and when I woke up it almost feels as if I've lightly sprained my thumb somehow. Unfortunately this happens to me every few months and I just gut through it til it goes away. Not a huge deal.
But it got me to thinking, how many minor injuries do I just work through. You see I hate going to the doctor and I don't like taking time off, because that inevitably(sp) leads to large gaps in working out(off again on again). I have this silly belief that your body will through all these "little" issues. So far this year I've worked through bad pain the knees(which was fixed by going below parallel and squatting 3 times a week), bicep pain(fixed by either just gutting through it or strapping the lower bicep very tightly while curling), the thumb deal(use open grip on pushing exercises until it feels better) and forearm pain while preacher curling(just tape it up and gut through it).
I know it's probably stupid to do, and that I'm not superman. But I thought it would be interesting to see what other aches/pains/injuries people just gut through to work out.
I'm seldom not in pain to one degree or another, lots of reasons why. Pain intensity is also a personal thing and people react to it differently. I used to take meds now I try and just tolerate it.
My right wrist and elbow always hurt 24/7 some days to the point I have to take something. My back is often very sore, I try not to do anything that makes it worse. My knees have been bad but lately I'm trying to find out where the point is that makes them uncomfortable and then back off.
I try to work through all of my little stuff. When I run I will have knee problems. I sprained my middle finger weeks ago and I still lift. It still hurts to a point.
My husband works through little stuff also. The only time he really has taken off from lifting was when he hurt his back. Due to previous injury he didn't want to risk it.
I have a similar pain in my left shoulder and upper arm. Talked to one of the trainers, and he put me through some motions of stretching. And asked a lot of questions.
He qualified it with "check with your doctor", but he thinks it is an over compensation from one side being stronger, more coordinated and used more. In other words, when I lift with BB's the left does all the work, when I lift with DB's the left over tighten in sympathy for the weak right.
When I use a chainsaw, I use my left arm and leg for all the work, and the right just for balance.
When I handle things, I always use my left.
Eventually the left will get fatigued. Laying off just reduces the pain but doesn't solve the problem. He showed me some additional stretches to use pre workout. It doesn't seem I am stretching anything that has to do with the shoulder, but he tells me if I don't stretch the support areas properly, the pain will just come back.
So look into that as an issue with your thumb.
T
If I'm not hurtin' I'm asleep
i seem to have constant aches and pains in different locations and just work through it as long as it is not a sharp pain.
i seem to have constant aches and pains in different locations and just work through it as long as it is not a sharp pain. x2
We probably all go through the same kinda of fleeting minor issues, which seem major for a minute or two. Off the top of my head I'd tell someone that I never have pain issues.....but when I think about it for a few minutes, I run out of fingers and toes to count the different ones I've worked through. It's just easy to forget after you get past them :).
I have had different niggles on the go for months now.
A sore elbow, which I fixed by correcting form, but still mildly painful for a while but kept lifting, now it's gone.
Sore wrist, which was actually so bad I took a week off and then strapped it for a week after that (did this one at work).
Now I have a sore shoulder but only when doing overhead barbell press, if I bring by grip in narrower (becomes more like a close grip overhead press, which is more triceps than deltoids) the pain goes. Did this when pushing out one too many reps (at least I think that is when it happened).
The worst thing is I am a slave to discipline and routine, I don't skip workouts (unless very ill or like with the wrist, couldn't lift without high level of pain). I have continued overhead presses with normal grip, but the pain is getting worse. Took a week off deltoid exercises and it still didn't get better.
There is always some pain that goes with bb and weight training.
Persistent aggravated pain goes with injuries.
When you do something that is a real injury to your body... you'll know it.
For relief...
http://margaritaville.com/
Young guy raid! LOL!
After years of beating my body in the gym I have had some injurys. My most recent one's where a neck injury (I couldn't turn my head left or right) and a forearm injury.
The neck injury occured during a heavy set of military presses. My counter to the problem was to order a neck harness and add neck exercises & neck streches to my routines. My neck still is a little tender 6 months later, but the neck exercises have help a lot.
The forearm injury occured during a heavy set of cling & presses. My counter to this problem was to quit wearing wrist straps during workouts. If I can't hold on to the weight, then the weight is too heavy is my new motto.
The reason my muscles are getting injured is because the weak link always breaks. Just like a 500 hp motor with 300 hp rod's and pistons is bound to cause a blown motor. If you have cronic injury's then you must counter the problem area with streching and exercise. If you have weak rod's and pistons in your motor then replace them.
Later old guys!:)
Well after yesterday's workout my hand started cramping up and when I woke up it almost feels as if I've lightly sprained my thumb somehow. Unfortunately this happens to me every few months and I just gut through it til it goes away. Not a huge deal.
But it got me to thinking, how many minor injuries do I just work through. You see I hate going to the doctor and I don't like taking time off, because that inevitably(sp) leads to large gaps in working out(off again on again). I have this silly belief that your body will through all these "little" issues. So far this year I've worked through bad pain the knees(which was fixed by going below parallel and squatting 3 times a week), bicep pain(fixed by either just gutting through it or strapping the lower bicep very tightly while curling), the thumb deal(use open grip on pushing exercises until it feels better) and forearm pain while preacher curling(just tape it up and gut through it).
I know it's probably stupid to do, and that I'm not superman. But I thought it would be interesting to see what other aches/pains/injuries people just gut through to work out.
Answer:
I'm seldom not in pain to one degree or another, lots of reasons why. Pain intensity is also a personal thing and people react to it differently. I used to take meds now I try and just tolerate it.
My right wrist and elbow always hurt 24/7 some days to the point I have to take something. My back is often very sore, I try not to do anything that makes it worse. My knees have been bad but lately I'm trying to find out where the point is that makes them uncomfortable and then back off.
Answer:
I try to work through all of my little stuff. When I run I will have knee problems. I sprained my middle finger weeks ago and I still lift. It still hurts to a point.
My husband works through little stuff also. The only time he really has taken off from lifting was when he hurt his back. Due to previous injury he didn't want to risk it.
Answer:
I have a similar pain in my left shoulder and upper arm. Talked to one of the trainers, and he put me through some motions of stretching. And asked a lot of questions.
He qualified it with "check with your doctor", but he thinks it is an over compensation from one side being stronger, more coordinated and used more. In other words, when I lift with BB's the left does all the work, when I lift with DB's the left over tighten in sympathy for the weak right.
When I use a chainsaw, I use my left arm and leg for all the work, and the right just for balance.
When I handle things, I always use my left.
Eventually the left will get fatigued. Laying off just reduces the pain but doesn't solve the problem. He showed me some additional stretches to use pre workout. It doesn't seem I am stretching anything that has to do with the shoulder, but he tells me if I don't stretch the support areas properly, the pain will just come back.
So look into that as an issue with your thumb.
T
Answer:
If I'm not hurtin' I'm asleep
Answer:
i seem to have constant aches and pains in different locations and just work through it as long as it is not a sharp pain.
Answer:
i seem to have constant aches and pains in different locations and just work through it as long as it is not a sharp pain. x2
We probably all go through the same kinda of fleeting minor issues, which seem major for a minute or two. Off the top of my head I'd tell someone that I never have pain issues.....but when I think about it for a few minutes, I run out of fingers and toes to count the different ones I've worked through. It's just easy to forget after you get past them :).
Answer:
I have had different niggles on the go for months now.
A sore elbow, which I fixed by correcting form, but still mildly painful for a while but kept lifting, now it's gone.
Sore wrist, which was actually so bad I took a week off and then strapped it for a week after that (did this one at work).
Now I have a sore shoulder but only when doing overhead barbell press, if I bring by grip in narrower (becomes more like a close grip overhead press, which is more triceps than deltoids) the pain goes. Did this when pushing out one too many reps (at least I think that is when it happened).
The worst thing is I am a slave to discipline and routine, I don't skip workouts (unless very ill or like with the wrist, couldn't lift without high level of pain). I have continued overhead presses with normal grip, but the pain is getting worse. Took a week off deltoid exercises and it still didn't get better.
Answer:
There is always some pain that goes with bb and weight training.
Persistent aggravated pain goes with injuries.
When you do something that is a real injury to your body... you'll know it.
For relief...
http://margaritaville.com/
Answer:
Young guy raid! LOL!
After years of beating my body in the gym I have had some injurys. My most recent one's where a neck injury (I couldn't turn my head left or right) and a forearm injury.
The neck injury occured during a heavy set of military presses. My counter to the problem was to order a neck harness and add neck exercises & neck streches to my routines. My neck still is a little tender 6 months later, but the neck exercises have help a lot.
The forearm injury occured during a heavy set of cling & presses. My counter to this problem was to quit wearing wrist straps during workouts. If I can't hold on to the weight, then the weight is too heavy is my new motto.
The reason my muscles are getting injured is because the weak link always breaks. Just like a 500 hp motor with 300 hp rod's and pistons is bound to cause a blown motor. If you have cronic injury's then you must counter the problem area with streching and exercise. If you have weak rod's and pistons in your motor then replace them.
Later old guys!:)