February 15, 2018
Duration of diet causing injuries?
On Tuesday I was playing basketball with my two sons and when I went to drive to the basket I pulled my left calf. It wasn't a bad pull. It hurt, but not bad enough to limp when I walked. Today I completed a CrossFit workout at Bear Canyon CrossFit without any problems. A little less than a month ago I pulled my left pectoral muscle while benching. That's two muscle pulls in less than a month. I'm not sure what's going on with my body. I'm wondering if perhaps it's from being on a calorie defacit and loosing weight for so long or if it's just that I'm 42 years old now. I've lost 68lbs in the last 5 months. If it is from the weight loss and I continue to get injured I don't think I'd be willing to stop. I want to get down to 220lbs so bad I'd rather be chronically injured than continue to be obese. I don't think that's a healthy way to look at diet and working out. If I continue to drop weight at my current rate I'll be down to 220lbs by July. Hopefully once I get to my goal weight I'll be able to train without the injuries and make taking care of my body a priority
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Just a thought:
I have noticed that when I start picking up little injuries like you have it is a dehydration thing! I note I'm not drink enough water and the muscles loose their elasticity and pic up little tears.
Think of your muscles as a steak! lots of water no worries, little water... think Beef Jerky, one bend and it breaks!
Now it's not so much the water you drink while training, but the rest of the day!
I hope this helps.
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