The following is a sample page from my ebook,
Iron Sport Strength Method
Let me give you some examples of how I categorize and handle MY injuries:
Torn callous or laceration: Rub some chalk in it or, in some cases, use athletic or duct tape. Keep training as usual.
Muscle pull or strain: Finish the workout as planned, ice the area later if I get a chance. By the time I get home, I usually have forgotten all about it.
Minor muscle tear with bruising: Finish the workout, maybe working around the tear, and I make sure to ice it when I get home.
Major muscle tear with severe pain: Throw shit around the gym, curse a lot, train a different lift other than the one I had planned on training that day. Then I make sure to ice it and take liberal amounts of Ibuprofen... and possibly whiskey when I get home.
Minor connective tissue injury (e.g., in torn meniscus or optic nerve): Finish workout and see a doctor when I get a chance. And, of course, schedule surgery if needed. Tell the surgeon to hurry it up because I have to keep on training since I have meets coming up. Do not show up to any follow-up visits... and don't listen to the doctor's advice on how long I should stop training.
Broken bones: I used to go to the hospital for broken bones, but I don’t like being confined to casts. Now I usually just tape them up and keep training as best as I can.
Major connective tissue tear (e.g., Achilles, biceps, or quadriceps tendons): Fly into an unnecessarily violent rage, cause structural damage to the building that I happen to be in, run to my surgeon, get the surgery, formally announce my retirement from competition, claim that I’m giving away all of my equipment, burn my kilt, sink into a deep depression, take all of my pain killers in one night, train like a bodybuilder for a while, disregard any of my doctors recommendations, finally realize that I am in fact going to make a full recovery, and then stage a triumphant comeback! (I have lived out this scenario about five or six times so far.) Yes, I’m a bit of a psycho. In fact, I might look downright insane to some people. I’m sure you would think the same thing if you saw what many other strongmen and lifters go through as well. The fact is, I personally know athletes who are way worse than me and have come back from more than what I have.
I’m really not trying to illustrate that I’m some kind of hard ass, tough guy here. I’m just trying to show you that if you expect any kind of success—whether it be with strength training or with any other form of athletics, you can’t give up. You have to just fight through these injuries and treat them as minor setbacks. If you want to preserve your body for your old age, you would be a lot safer playing chess.
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