At 29 years old and after only 8 months of Crossfitting I'm in the best shape of my life and have reached a level of athleticism that I believed only professional athletes and Olympians could attain.
Feb
17
INJURED? WHAT TO DO?
By
Lisa inverted in Cabo!! (not Cancun)
What should you do if you are injured? This is a great question that we get asked from time to time. Personally I see a lot of injury cases in practice and believe that one of the worst things that you can do is come to a complete standstill. If your arm is hurt, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still squat. If your knee is tweaked, we can still have you doing pull ups. Increased blood flow throughout the body, an increase in endocrine response in addition to an elevated post-workout mood will do your body and spirit good. Does this mean that if you have a broken hand that you should be shoulder pressing and doing burpees? Not so much. Isolate the injured area, use the principles of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) and train the rest of your body. Trust me on this one.
Today’ s Workout:
”Angie”
100 Pull Ups
100 Push Ups
100 Sit Ups
100 Squats
6 Comments
February 17th, 2010 at 11:47 am
And if every single muscle in your body is sore and you can’t move, you should still show up so your fellow crossfitter can put you on their back and carry you around the block
there’s always a good reason to just show up!
I’m happy Amber watched the video on taping hands yesterday, it came in REALLY “handy” today
February 17th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Cabo San Lucas!
I agree with KJ, there’s always a good reason to just show up!
February 17th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Today was awesome! KJ is right on multiple accounts … next time tape.
I did my squats next to Jim, who just pumped them out. VERY inspiring!
February 17th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I couldn’t agree more with the fact that you just have to show up no matter what.
As most of you know, I am currently recovering from a hand injury that has left me out of pretty much any WOD that has heavy weight in it besides a back squat, not to mention shin splints on top of that. So after taking some time off I’m back in the game and doing so by creating WOD’s that don’t have any impact on the parts of my body that are recovering, be they extremity, orifice, whatever the case may be.
After a WOD I take time to ice the injured parts of my body and follow that with some heat to promote healing. Then I like to kick back and relax with a nice cup of Chinese herbs, provided care of Pacific Coast Wellness, in the palatial comfort of my own home. They promote healing and regularity. Hmmmm delicious.
February 17th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Hahahaha!! Healing and regularity are my specialties.
February 17th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
After a certain number of margaritas all those tourist towns in Mexico looks the same.