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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Peter...bad shoes equal flip-flops year round and slip on shoes that didnt' fit tight. I also think I'm the only person in the world you can fall off flip-flops and roll my ankle. I must just be accident prone. From a fashion stand point...it depends on the shoe, the occasion, current trends, the outfit...lots of differnt factors go into it.
As for hurting my shoulder swimming fly, I still don't know how I did it...and that two years ago. There was no warning signs that I felt or noticed. I really have no idea how I managed it. Which is why I swim breaststroke now. :)
I do probably tend to push myself a little, but I've never felt it was beyond my limits really. You have to push your limits to improve. I'm really competitive...so that might have been a factor that caused me to push farther and not realize it. I definatley try and listen to my body...probably too much. I can be a hypocondriac sometimes.
Thanks everyone for the feedback and intersting discussion. Keep talking!!
Peter...bad shoes equal flip-flops year round and slip on shoes that didnt' fit tight. I also think I'm the only person in the world you can fall off flip-flops and roll my ankle. I must just be accident prone. From a fashion stand point...it depends on the shoe, the occasion, current trends, the outfit...lots of differnt factors go into it.
As for hurting my shoulder swimming fly, I still don't know how I did it...and that two years ago. There was no warning signs that I felt or noticed. I really have no idea how I managed it. Which is why I swim breaststroke now. :)
I do probably tend to push myself a little, but I've never felt it was beyond my limits really. You have to push your limits to improve. I'm really competitive...so that might have been a factor that caused me to push farther and not realize it. I definatley try and listen to my body...probably too much. I can be a hypocondriac sometimes.
Thanks everyone for the feedback and intersting discussion. Keep talking!!
