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Picture this:
You're going to work out.
You finished your warmups,
And on the first set of squats, you feel a pinch in your lower back.
Are you hurt? Injured? Should you go on?
You're going to work out.
You finished your warmups,
And on the first set of squats, you feel a pinch in your lower back.
Are you hurt? Injured? Should you go on?
This is how @samk_strength breaks it down on our episode of Ground Zero Fitness.
There's a difference between hurting and an injury.
Hurt is like a bruise.
You feel it, but there's no structural damage.
An injury is usually structural damage.
EX: a tear, broken bone, etc.
There's a difference between hurting and an injury.
Hurt is like a bruise.
You feel it, but there's no structural damage.
An injury is usually structural damage.
EX: a tear, broken bone, etc.
When it comes to an injury, you'll KNOW when it's injured.
As Sam mentions, if you popped a disc while deadlifting or your knee buckles, YOU WILL KNOW it's an injury.
When you're hurt, you'll feel it at the end of your set of squats.
It hurts, but it's manageable.
As Sam mentions, if you popped a disc while deadlifting or your knee buckles, YOU WILL KNOW it's an injury.
When you're hurt, you'll feel it at the end of your set of squats.
It hurts, but it's manageable.
If you're injured, stop.
If it's manageable, you can find a workaround.
Sam breaks it down into a system:
If it's manageable, you can find a workaround.
Sam breaks it down into a system:
1. Can you do the weight anymore? If not, drop the weight.
2. Can you do the new weight? If not, switch exercises to those which eliminate the pain.
3. Can't find those exercises? Get out of the gym.
2. Can you do the new weight? If not, switch exercises to those which eliminate the pain.
3. Can't find those exercises? Get out of the gym.
Sam and I discuss this topic more in detail,
Along with how to treat injuries like a strain or a pull after your workout.
Click below to hear more on our new episode of Ground Zero Fitness! https://bit.ly/3pRfBm6
Along with how to treat injuries like a strain or a pull after your workout.
Click below to hear more on our new episode of Ground Zero Fitness! https://bit.ly/3pRfBm6
