Upside to Injury
Hamstring strain – posterior view
No one wants to get injured. Unfortunately it is a part of life, and a part of training. In regards to training, sometimes an injury will force us to immobilize a certain joint, or stay away from a certain movement for any given time period. This can be an excellent opportunity to focus on other aspects of our fitness, we may sometimes neglect. Injuries also force us to be more aware and analytical of our movements, both in and out of the gym. Here is an excerpt from a recent post by CrossFit West Santa Cruz.
But it is the first part of her quotation that I think has especial meaning to CrossFitters. Stella’s injury has made her more analytical of her movement. It has improved her already excellent technique. An injury forces you to find ways to compensate for that injury. It also forces you to ensure that the injury does not happen again. All this necessitates a deeper understanding of the technique specifically and of human movement in general. And any such deeper understanding of a specific technique, much less human movement, cannot help but have dramatic carryover to everything in CrossFit, as well as everyday life and movement.
Read full post here.
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Monday’s WOD:
403m Run
3 Rounds:
15 Pullups
21 KB Swings
12 Ring Dips
403m Run
I agree – my upper body is definitely stronger since I’ve had to temporarily eliminate squats and other lower body exercises… And now that I’m finally able to start again, I’m much more conscious of correct form and building back up slowly. I can also relate to the “joy of abandon “comment – I was seriously so happy after I did OHS the other day… Just being able to do them again made me appreciate my injury and the progress I’ve made in my healing.