Hard to believe we’re almost 12% through 2025 already.
If you missed the past two videos, we’re discussing WHY you should reduce pace this year if you want quicker results from your training.
And we’re discussing how to slow yourself down instead of being held back by injury.
And the way to do that?
Identify the reasons you’ll get injured / people get injured in the first place and conquer them.
Today, Part 3… Which I said in our last video is a very strong reason why, no matter how much you “practice” your technique, you can’t seem to “get it to work” -
[3] Pre-Existing Yet [Maybe] Undetected Issues and Injuries
In our last video I mentioned “ugly” lifts using bad technique -
“Heil Hitler ” Military Presses, “Tail Tucking” Swings, and “Knee-knocking” Squats.
Of course , sometimes those are simply not knowing the proper technique.
Many times they’re not.
They’re a result of your body doing the best it can to do what you ask it.
But…
After a few decades of office work and riding a desk, your body has “changed its shape,” and therefore its ability to function the way it’s designed and the way you want it to.
These are called movement compensations .
And when you load them enough (weight / kettlebell training), you end up “breaking” things.
Sometimes temporarily .
Sometimes forever .
Neither are desirable.
Slowing down, identifying your “issues,” then fixing them, goes a long way in both your current training and your future training.
Get yourself on a good restoration program.
Do it daily. 10 to 30 minutes.
Every day.
You’d be amazed what you can do in “just” 30 days.
Me?
Don’t worry - I practice what I preach.
I did exactly what I’m recommending you do, only I did it for 18 months - from September 2010 to April 2012.
It Military was arguably one of the most beneficial training blocks of my life.
I got 90% of my 25-year old chronic bilateral knee pain to eventually disappear.
I could walk up and down stairs without pain.
I could run, jump, hike… All of it.
I’m certain if I hadn’t taken care of that in my late 30s, my early 50s would be significantly different . Certainly really painful.
How long will it take you to get your issues to go away ?
Well, it is determined by what they are and how long you’ve had them.
One thing’s for sure, time doesn’t stop and entropy takes place.
Your issues aren’t going to get better on their own by alone .
In fact, they’re only going to worsen as you get older.
May as well make 2025 the time to fix them.
Not sure if you’ve heard this saying that was born in US Military Special Operations:
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.”
Deliberately taking your time your training and identifying your “gaps” - your recovery, your technique errors, and your “issues”…
And then addressing them…
Improves your training efficiency and therefore your results in both the short and long runs .
Assuming of course you’re using a good training program and not just guessing and seeing if it pays off.
Keep pushing ,
Geoff Neupert.