Moderation wont make you a top level athlete.
Moderation wont make you a top level athlete.
A lot of it is just luck. You can never just tell what is going to get injured and how.
Pain is a good indicator
Many injuries don't give you any warning at all.
Some people play elite sport for 10+ years and come out fine others play backyard cricket one afternoon and break a leg. Its a hard one to control.
I mean who wants to get injured. If there was a reliable indicator for being about to get injured it would be useful for any sports person. There just isn't one.
Just wanted to put this question out there. There are always a lot of people who say that athletes must be much healthier than the general population. Let's just take a look at four examples, Olympia level bodybuilder, international power lifter, Olympic gymnast and top level rugby player.
With the exception of power lifters in the SHW division most people would say they look fit if you shows them a photo yet once they finish their competitive career they often have many injuries and potential health issues from their time as an athlete.
So what are your thoughts, when does performance training begin to compromise your health.
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I think you would struggle to find anyone who is the best at what they do without any health issues from it. Even top level researchers can burn out from long days/nights etc. As was already said moderation is key. Being a jack of all trades, master of none isn't nearly as much fun though.
Get a grip on this: many injuries are not acute (sudden) but are cumulative in nature.
That means that over time, over repetitions of deleterious lifting practice, some tissue or structure undergoes degenerative changes.
Ive never really liked the term (as a general term); "everything in moderation"
what is moderation?
Get a grip on this: many injuries are not acute (sudden) but are cumulative in nature.
That means that over time, over repetitions of deleterious lifting practice, some tissue or structure undergoes degenerative changes.
And..
Get a grip on this: when you start to feel the pain, the damage has been done, and it is often not reversible.
Cartilage, for example, does not remodel quickly, and degenerates with age even without extra abuse.
what is the general view from everyone about the above two statements?
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