I seem to get hurt all the time doing the stupidest things. I dislocated my shoulder swimming fly, pulled my hamstrings in both legs stretching to far in yoga, broke my wrist when I fell snowboarding...stupid easily preventable things.
My mom says I get hurt because I'm trying to do things out of my scale because I'm not an athlete. Now I'm not in 100% amazing shape, but I consider myself to be an athlete. But how I can I become a better athlete if I keep getting hurt during my training? I don't often go out of the scope of what I feel I can accomplish, so it's discouraging to get hurt doing something that is easy for me.
So the question I pose, is how athletic do you think you are and how often do you get hurt? Do you think you get hurt less because you are an athlete? Do you think you would get hurt less if you were more athletic?
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I have a slightly different take on this one.
I'm very clumsy on land. But in the water I have never hurt myself. So, I'm hypothesizing that my people evolved from the sea creatures (the ones with the duck feet). Land is not my normal medium.
I try to limit myself to things that don't interfere with my swimming but that's because I'm 65 and can hear the Grim Reaper scratching around outside. There are limited years left when I can do what I really want to and I don't want anything to get in the way.
I'm careful in the weight room: among my athlete friends more have been injured here than anywhere else.
I'm very careful on my mountain bike: I don't race anymore and I stay away from technical rides. The main point is to provide myself with a tough workout without providing any additional danger.
I don't ski as recklessly as I used to: since I gave up XC ski racing, there is no point to doing downhills that are too technical. After all, the best fitness I have all year is the result of skiing uphill.
At any age, you choose your poison. As you grow older you just focus on what is really important to you.
-- mel
I have a slightly different take on this one.
I'm very clumsy on land. But in the water I have never hurt myself. So, I'm hypothesizing that my people evolved from the sea creatures (the ones with the duck feet). Land is not my normal medium.
I try to limit myself to things that don't interfere with my swimming but that's because I'm 65 and can hear the Grim Reaper scratching around outside. There are limited years left when I can do what I really want to and I don't want anything to get in the way.
I'm careful in the weight room: among my athlete friends more have been injured here than anywhere else.
I'm very careful on my mountain bike: I don't race anymore and I stay away from technical rides. The main point is to provide myself with a tough workout without providing any additional danger.
I don't ski as recklessly as I used to: since I gave up XC ski racing, there is no point to doing downhills that are too technical. After all, the best fitness I have all year is the result of skiing uphill.
At any age, you choose your poison. As you grow older you just focus on what is really important to you.
-- mel
