🔥 Is It Possible To Be Injury Free As An Athlete?

Unfortunately every athlete at some point ends up on the IL

Thats because the more an athlete is exposed to the competitive environment; and the higher their outputs are; the greater the stress induced

So the only way to stay injury free is to sit the bench

The reality is injuries are multi-factorial and complex

They’re systematic; bio mechanical; physiological; environmental; and then also just random happenstance-like in this case ^ which was a miscommunication between SS and CF resulting in a Grade 2 AC joint separation

The good news is you can work around ANY injury in training

In this example he didn’t miss a single training day, as he was able to still train with “no grip” options like sled drags, belt squat, and accessory work

If you don’t however, due to the Principle of Atrophy, returning to play at a high level becomes that much more difficult as the time off steadily erodes much of the qualities that got you on the field playing at a high level in the first place

If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way

If not, you’ll find an excuse

-Fenske