Level Above Health and Fitness

With physical injuries, the initial poison can often also be the antidote. The key difference being the dosage. The dosage is determined by how much volume, frequency, intensity, range of motion and load we use while completing a movement.

If you injured your lower back bending over and picking something off of the floor then the answer isn’t to never pick something off of the floor again or to forever squat down instead of bending to complete the same task in a different way.

It may be the answer for a period of time while in acute healing stages but you definitely want to work back into doing the same thing that hurt you but at an easier level and build up over time.

Injury occurs from exceeding your personal capacity, so the goal is to expand your capacity over time. NOT REDUCING THE DEMANDS ON YOUR BODY. I see a lot of people who have suffered an injury or are getting older use these as a reasons to not further build their capacity. Long term, that will only leave you more limited and will reduce your function even further. It’s not the answer.

A couple of advanced hip dominant movements I’ve been playing with.

They both put a lot of stretch and load on the hip flexors in particular.

Not all of your training needs to be calculated and intentional, even if you have big goals. Consistency is key and if adding in elements of play or game based training ads variation, novelty, spice and it assists with stacking on track…then do it! We all need play, even adults…especially adults.