Overcoming Adversity
A sports injury can be an overwhelming experience, and
many athletes stop training because of the pain. This is
understandable, but if you can overcome your injury and
learn how to strengthen the inherent weakness, you could
become a stronger competitor.
Once you've gone through an injury you gain a deeper
understanding of your limitations, and grow a stronger
appreciation of your abilities. Somewhere in the back
of your mind you realize that all this could be taken
away, so you train smarter and perform better.
Most masters will encounter some sort of injury along
the way, but staying determined to get through the negative
experience will become your greatest strength. Nothing feels
better than having the ability to perform once again. Still
having bounce in your step and fuel in your tank goes quite
far in a post-injury performance.
The result is a more balanced athlete, especially throughout
the training process. Small gains have a deeper value, and
the joy of swimming becomes the primary focus, as nothing
is taken for granted.
At the end of the day, trying to see this perspective may help
to overcome the adversity you encounter when coping with an
injury.
Good luck and Happy Swimming,
Jonathan Miller
For me, it depends upon the injury, and the motivation behind training. I'm a bit prone to lower back problems, perhaps due to heavy lifting. The first time my back went out, I stayed away from lifting for 3 weeks, and gradually got back into it. As of late I do what I can to keep rom and flexibility going, even if I'm just going through the motions. The back is a crazy thing, you can deadlift 405 for reps one day, then throw it out the next lifting a bag of potatoes.
Swimming has been wonderful for my lower back, even butterfly. I'm knocking on wood so far as shoulders go, but then, I don't have to swim 10k yds a day either.
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For me, it depends upon the injury, and the motivation behind training. I'm a bit prone to lower back problems, perhaps due to heavy lifting. The first time my back went out, I stayed away from lifting for 3 weeks, and gradually got back into it. As of late I do what I can to keep rom and flexibility going, even if I'm just going through the motions. The back is a crazy thing, you can deadlift 405 for reps one day, then throw it out the next lifting a bag of potatoes.
Swimming has been wonderful for my lower back, even butterfly. I'm knocking on wood so far as shoulders go, but then, I don't have to swim 10k yds a day either.
:applaud::groovy::applaud::groovy::applaud::groovy:
