Hard to fathom we’re almost 12% through 2025 already.
If you missed the past couple of videos, we’re discussing the reasons why you should take it easy this year if you want more rapid 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 resolve them.
Today, Part 3… Which I said in our last video click here 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 optimal it can to do what you ask it.
But…
After a few decades of shuffling papers and riding a desk, your body has “changed its shape,” and therefore its ability to function the way it’s intended and the way you want it to.
These are called movement dysfunctions .
And when you load them enough (weight / kettlebell training), you end up “breaking” things.
Sometimes for a while .
Sometimes permanently .
Neither are desirable.
Slowing down, identifying your “issues,” then fixing them, goes a significant way in both your current training and your future training.
Get yourself on a effective restoration program.
Do it daily. 10 to 30 minutes.
Every day.
You’d be surprised 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 was arguably one of the most successful training blocks of my life.
I got 90% of my 25-year old chronic bilateral knee pain to ultimately 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 addressed that in my late 30s, my early 50s would be much, much different . Certainly extremely painful.
How long will it take you to get your issues to go away ?
Well, it hinges on what they are and how long you’ve had them.
One thing’s for sure, time doesn’t stop and entropy occurs .
Your issues aren’t going to fix themselves by themselves .
In fact, they’re only going to deteriorate 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 easing up 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 near and far term .
Assuming of course you’re using a proven training program and not just winging it and seeing if it sticks .
All the best ,
Geoff Neupert.