My 7 Year Long Injury (And How I Stay Motivated To Train)

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My 7 Year Long Injury (And How I Stay Motivated To Train)

I’ve had a fairly significant injury for about 7 years, and it’s had a pretty big effect on my training.

During a normal push workout, on the first set of a machine press, both of my elbows started popping on every rep. After several weeks, it was still there, and it got more painful. I finally figured out that I have snapping triceps syndrome.

I haven’t been able to do any free-weight pressing for the past 7 years, and I’m really limited on triceps. This injury has been extremely frustrating for me at times, but I’ve done the best I can to stay consistent, work around it and not complain about it. Even though I can’t train the way I want to, the exercises that I’m able to do have been enough to keep my chest, delts and triceps in a shape that I’m happy with.

There are a few things that I find helpful mentally to keep going forward with an injury like this.

1. Accept that things are the way they are. You can complain and wish it was some other way, but ultimately you have to make the best decisions you can moving forward.

2. Think of it as a challenge. It can be difficult to stay focused and motivated when things aren’t going your way. I frame it as kind of a test that going to succeed at because I’m going to do the best I can with what I have right now.

3. Keep things in perspective. Realize that if you’re still able to train, things could be way worse. I try to be thankful for the stuff that I’m able to do in the gym rather than focusing on what I can’t do. I think it’s important to actively look for the positives in your situation rather than dwelling on the negatives.

4. Realize that you’re not alone. Most people’s training isn’t perfect, and if you’re committed to this for the long term, you’re probably going to have injuries along the way. It just comes with the territory.

5. Keep in mind that unless you’re dealing with a really serious injury, there’s usually a way to work around it in the gym. From a pure muscle-building standpoint, there are a lot of things you can do to maintain your gains and keep progressing. Look for exercise variations that you can do without discomfort, alter the range and angle of motion, or use lighter weights and higher reps.

Make sure you get your injury checked out. If there’s pain, then you need to scale back, but if you get creative, you should be able to find ways to progress or at the least maintain gains while you recover.

Bottom line, don’t expect your training to be perfect. Obstacles and setbacks are inevitable. Roll with the punches and deal with the challenges in front of you as best you can.

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