Just curious how many of you guys are 100% injury free? As i left, class today me and 3 others were wincing in pain off the mats lol. Everyone seems banged up.
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Just curious how many of you guys are 100% injury free? As i left, class today me and 3 others were wincing in pain off the mats lol. Everyone seems banged up.
welcome to combat sports.
Its just growing pains.
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Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
Because of combat sports , I came to realize having a kink in ur joint forrrrrever is actually the norm lol
I've been training for 2 years now and going to 8 classes a week (sometimes more) for the past 6 months and thankfully, I have zero injuries. Worst thing that's happened is a sprained thumb but it's back to 100% now.
4 years injury free for the most part. One tore up groin muscle is about it.
I'm never injury free, just keep rolling till something falls off
My attitude is better to have injuries from training a self defense legitimate combat sport vs not training a combat sport and being in a life or death physical altercation situation unprepared. That's a little simplified, but you get the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
What Mike didn't tell you is that he has Wolverine's healing factor, which I'm sooo totally jealous about. Other than Mike, pretty much everyone I know who trains is injured, or has been injured. Injuries happen in any sport, even ping pong, let alone combat sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Dewitt Jr
Just make sure to warm up and stretch properly. Longevity is a huge part of progress in this game. I'm just a white belt and I've already been injured multiple times. Injury prevention is probably your best friend while training.
I am sore all the time, especially both shoulders and adductors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Enrique "Kiko"
Luckily can say I'm 100% but I'm only 20 and I'd be stupid to think that'll last much longer considering my recklessness.....
All I know for sure though is you won't last a minute without the above mentality. I better build some of that mental strength
quick, I'm due for a broken arm eventually. **knock on wood
no 'injuries' as i'd define it, but i'm never 100% pain free.
From white to purple belt, only thing that's happened is sore shoulders and adductors?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Dewitt Jr
Don't worry Logan, I mean Mike =D. Your secret healing factor is safe with us =D.
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pretty much, huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
I got bad shoulders. Hurt my right trying to escape a kimura and hurt my left one in my 1st competition. But My Legs are juuuuuust fine:)
To me injured is more along the lines of needing to take time off of something to heal Whereas hurt you kinda just play through the pain. For me I took a hockey puck to the mouth this year and knocked a couple teeth out. But thankfully I was only out from rolling for a couple of weeks.
I'm 38, roll twice a week against mostly 20 yer olds, lots of bumps and bruses, joint tweek here or there, and very sore most of the time the next day, but for the most part nothing major!! First major black eye last week, stray elbow I think.
Psshhh I'm always banged up. It comes with the territory. Nothing a bit of the Motrin can't solve! As for Mr. Hockey up here...maybe if you had a full face cage on you'd still have those teeth! LOL! #manshit!
I am injury free after training almost 2 years. Tap early and tap often. I actually get more banged up playing basketball.
Ah the joy of training in combat sport! Each time I think I'm injury free something happens! LOL The latest one is my wrist, I've been dragging that injury since September and it got worse in the last few weeks to the point that I lost shit loads of strength in my grip and squeeze! I'm rehabbing it at the moment (the nerve got compress by the swelling around my wrist explaining why I couldn't squeeze or hold a grip without being in some major pain)
I've been in a splint for close to 3 weeks now and I should be able to train again next week but with a splint on! It's really frustrating not being able to roll for so long!!!
I've always rolled with everybody and I've got a bunch of big dudes at my gym so it takes a toll doing that on a daily basis but it's a small price to pay to have some fun grappling!
I pretty much always feel like I've been beaten with a canoe paddle for twelve straight hours. Not all of that is from jitz. Mike must have gotten in line twice for the healing factor thing, 'cause I take FOREVER to heal from anything. I've had knee problems, low back problems, and broken my ribs in multiple places on more than one occasion. Some folks got the good genes, some of us got ours at the thrift store.
Popped my lcl in a tourny last November. It "kind of" healed and I was doing ok until I broke a toe 2 nights before Naga. I try but can never be 100% going into competition. The training that I put in before hand usually takes it toll.
coming back off cracked ribs in october, feeling about 90%...judo crawls and hard sparring hurts a little
Being sore is part of life when training (Especially when getting older), But getting injured at the last two tournaments sucks.
I've been battling weird joint pain in my left leg... knee and hip... it's actually pretty excruciating but I really do try to just fight through it for the most part... But eventually I have to give it some rest our it just completely ruins my training for weeks. But, now I'm taking some recovery supplements and I've noticed a huge difference :)
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Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
agreed!Quote:
Originally Posted by josh passini
I don't think there is one person in my gym that is 100%. We chalk it up to putting in hard work everyday. Comes with the territory. We had a talk the other day about taking time off when your injured. We just roll mindful of our and our trainer partners injuries. We don't stop. Weather its crossfit, jj, muay thai, wrestling something is always getting fucked up.
I recently went to HQ with my friend P.J. Sisco On my second day there I was rolling with Brent Littell, He was cross side on me and was trying to isolate my far side arm into the chopping block, when he attempted to do a jump pass over me to secure the head & arm choke I freed my arm and shrimped out on my side and his knee crashed into my ribcage. I knew something was wrong but just tried to put it out of my mind especially since I had a bad roll on the first day with a "Mayhem Miller" like energy burn on my first roll in front of the legend that is Eddie Bravo. I did the best I could the rest of the week but knew something was wrong because I was pissing straight blood and it hurt to breathe, on top of that I had a cold. when I got home I went to urgent care and they sent me to get a $7500.00 MRI and it came back that I had two broken ribs, a lacerated lung and a bruised kidney. I also had a bone density scan done to see if I was just brittle but it came back that I had the bone strength of a twenty year old which I will attribute to years of taking growth hormone. The Injuries were just a fluke accident. I will also be in the market for a brand new shiny hip replacement soon and don't regret any of it. I've loved training and doing MMA competitions for the past twenty years and if this is the price to pay for all that I've done then so be it, I wouldn't change a thing. I'm not sure who said it but this quote comes to mind - "Far better it is to dare mighty things to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered with failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that know not victory or def"Quote:
Originally Posted by DBK
I'm not.
My middle finger on my right hands sticks into a c shaped position sometimes.
Freaks people put when I leave it like that and then wiggle my other fingers independently of it.
My back acts up sometimes, but it's still okay.
dittoQuote:
Originally Posted by Jason Guest
Your first day of bjj is the only day you will ever be injury free
You were great to roll with and I appreciate your knowledge, your big knee just landed in the wrong spot on me, it happens.
was rolling today and my partners finger got caught in my gi pants and it pulled back bad and it swelled up immediately. kind of a freak accident
currently training with a direct inguinal hernia.
Had to completely overhaul my exercise, stretching and training programs around it as I'm not due for surgical repair for at least three months.
I can't think of a single square inch of my body that hasn't been injured in my lifetime of contact sports. How else does your body get tough enough to absorb the impact? What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger and it's almost always something if your putting in alot of mat time and competing. Ibuprofen, ice, heating pads, tiger balm, icy/hot patches, hot tea, vitamin supplements, etc. just some of the weapons you can utilize in the war against injuries and illness. Just get back on the mat when you can and make sure not to make that mistake again if you can help it IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by brent_littell
The world of grappling is rough I feel lucky to be 35 and 9 1/2 yrs into it with only destroying my right knee! Torn ACL,Medial Miniscus, cartilage pieces floating around just hope I can still work a mean hubber guard / high guard when I'm healed Word!
I didn't get to tell you in person like I wanted to but I wanted to let you know that you are an excellent instructor and I greatly appreciated the knowledge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Compella
ive been doing extreme sports for the last 12 years. i cant remember a time when ive been a 100 percent injury free. im used to living in pain of some sorts. ive had my arm almost broke rolling before and everytime that fully heals i end up rehurting it. i would say that is my main injury, everything else is ache and pains from years of damage.
I always hear that saying. "Are you injured or is it pain. And come to find out sometime the pain is worse then the injury.
Ive broken two toes now, but I gotta say this cauliflower is more annoying then the toes.You guys tape ur toes before rolling?