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This video shares my personal experience dealing with injuries as well as recommending an approach to deal and recover / rehab from them.
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[@herb.itall.bivore7288]

“You can’t go wrong with getting strong” I love that and I can testify that that is very accurate. In the past I’ve spent far to much time and effort focusing on flexibility and mobility when it comes to injury, but getting strong makes so much more sense and really works.

[@adamzuritacastillo]

Damn dude! It's like you read my mind, I yesterday got injured, and I just came here to look for a video, and it's here in my recommendations, thanks for the video, greetings from Mexico!

[@simonbizek3759]

This is the Best vid on your channel🪐🔝. Made my day

[@awesomeguy3211]

Ive been dealing with the same injuries since 2017, this video was helpful

[@diarmuidbrady8987]

Love conversational videos

[@matopienivain6329]

really hits close right now... i’ve been dealing with an injury for the whole of 2020, now spent already more than two months without running. but the thing is that i never got checked and hence i didn’t take it as seriously as i should have. so now after two months of ”revovery” my foot is worse than it ever was and i’m finally gonna see a doctor. can’t help but think how much easier and quicker it could’ve been. wow it’s so hard but SO important to listen to you body and take its messages seriously!

[@nkigarrity]

Great advice and reminders, thank you! As someone who struggled for years with a high hamstring tendinopathy (which I finally got to heal almost completely) and now something with my supraspinatus, I'm noticing some interesting parallels between the two. The rehab stuff starts to make it feel better immediately, and it's so tempting to think you're pretty much almost healed after a week or two when you're just not. Then the yo-yo of re-injury, more rehab, re-injury. That six month timeline is the real deal and may even be on the minimal side if you're talking about 40-year-old tendons (cough). I'm about a year into a near-daily workout habit with HIIT and bodyweight stuff and so pissed that a lot of the workouts I want to do now hurt my shoulder. Looking for ways to "stay strong" while I address the imbalances that led to this latest injury.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Nikki Garrity definitely knowing it needs time is key, it might be more than 6 months. Lots of time to get some strong ass legs then, and maybe some rotator cuff for good measure

[@monkeymansam09]

Great video, really needed this to remeber to not go back to it, still got an injury and was lying to myself saying it was fixed. Thanks tom :)

[@MrApetape]

Really awesome thoughts about that theme. Im really lucky that ive never had a real big injury while doin sports because I had a dislocated shoulder from a bike accident so I had to be really carefull for about 5 months and also had physical therpy,but like i said i didnt do any sports back then,but today im spending at least 2-3 days in a bouldering gym and im really aware of my body and try to listen to it as soon as it makes unusual stuff,id say it helped me a lot of times to prevent bigger injuries. My big advice: If something feels unusual or you feel pain in anyway,take a step backwards,look closely and call it a day id youre in doubt. You can go another day as well. It‘s not about how long youve been doing sports,its about how long youre able to do sports.

[@sebastianwidow692]

I just want to say, thank you so much for this video, it's exactly what I needed been trying to work around an injury for some time now couse I was frustrated I'm not going to progress, now I understand Ican still do it, I just have to change the focus, you are the best, thanks again!

[@cecilyplum845]

This is such a good video, definitely go and talk to an in-person professional. I was an athlete as a kid and injured my knee at 12 but brushed it off and spent years just continuing, got additional minor injuries and by the time I saw a professional at 17, my knee has now progressed to the point of no return, and it’s taken two doctors, two physios and almost 4 years to get the hip and ankle implications in that leg under control with targeted stretching and strengthening. Even my knee is better than it has been in years. It will never be perfect, and I’m going to need a replacement far younger than I should, but I can get to a physical point where that can be delayed as long as possible, and I can continue without a cane for longer.

[@SoulBladeM]

Thanks for putting things in perspective and sharing your experience. (If you don't remember) I follow you since your original HS routine. You inspired me to start cooking through showing how simple one can start - just the pan and some vegs and eggs. Back when I started following you I was a medical student, now I graduated and became a medical doctor. :) Keep up the top quality content!

[@bramvannijnatten5509]

Great video dude! Def great advice, new sub

[@matiasgaleas3635]

good video bro i needed this point of view

[@shakeeljessa9619]

I like the artistic film stuff you do Tom! Keep the coffee footage coming :) Also I took your advice and scheduled an appointment with a physio as soon as I watched this vid

[@CSFREERUNNING]

Cool to see you checked out Adam's work man. Will keep an eye out for that podcast for sure.

[@Heavyork]

Cool that you got a hold of Adam Meakins! I'm a physical therapist myself. His article on monkey shrugs from 2013 really helped me help with a few patients who just weren't getting better with traditional treatment.

[@EbonyPenmarks]

Hello Tom, I think a year ago, I commented on a video about my right hamstring hurting with a sharp pain whenever attempting middle splits. Your advice was to strengthen with abductor flies. After a year of strength training, my hamstring feels better, and I am far more close to a full split after using your PNF techniques. Thanks Tom!

[@christopherrogers3069]

great channel Tom! as a physio I'm very skeptical of youtube health 'pros.' that being said I've never found your videos to be anything but exceptional. keep it up!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

christopher rogers now that means a lot. Thanks Chris 👍

[@ItsAlreadyRendered]

I have had two injuries (torn calf and strained hamstring) and both times I took my time with it. I still went to the gym and did worked on what wasn't hurting but my primary focus was on rehabing that injury. Even when I didn't go to the gym I still worked on it at home whether it was doing some SMR (self myofascial release), active stretching or using bands. Seven months after tearing my calf I went into my first strongman competition stronger than ever.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

ItsAlreadyRendered awesome man. Nice way to bounce back 💪

[@bradygolden5232]

This editing is great.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Brady Golden thanks man. Thought this b-roll came out really nice

[@patacon54]

You’re drinking Honduran coffee! I was born there but grew up and live in Canada. Thanks for your videos, it’s so helpful for my mobility and pain, I have muscular dystrophy. And I am 65 years old.

[@JGCalisthenics]

As a calisthenics athlete - quit the Dogma, and use weights & accessory exercises. This would’ve saved me months of injury ✌️

[@MrApetape]

JG Calisthenics yeah always mix the best from sports. Having the same with climbing,thought that just climbing related stuff is the thing. Good god im happy that im also doin calisthenics,weight,swimming (:

[@BodyweightWarrior]

You know it Jake #BodyweightBasics

[@JGCalisthenics]

Tom Merrick aaayyy 😁💪

[@fka_the_body1542]

Real talk thou 👍

[@jennyobiliseen4301]

I do a lot of yoga for my mental health, but I do notice that when I have injuries and even when I don’t, doing yoga help to stretch and focus my mind of correct positioning and form.

[@KhalBR]

You can't go wrong While watching Tom 😁

[@tc-3]

First of all, thank you for addressing my comment... IN A FULL-LENGTH VIDEO FORMAT! This was very useful. I'm very hesitant when it comes to paying ''professionals'' to sort my shit out because I'm yet to stumble upon a knowledgeable physiotherapist in my area whose approach is not solely based on resting, foam rolling and static stretching. For example, when I had PFPS (patellofemoral pain syndrome) in my right knee, I was advised to stop running, roll out and stretch my quads two times a day. Since I'm self-taught when it comes to most things, me being me, I've started researching like crazy and discovered than knee pain is usually caused by weak hip or feet muscles (or in my case, both). I've started religiously doing glute, adductor and abductor exercises coupled with arch strengthening exercises and my knee started to feel stronger and more stable. I gotta get back to doing all those things again because I've been feeling some stinging in my knee lately... Setting realistic time frames. Yeah, I have a problem with that. I always hope I can be back to where I was in two weeks which sets me up for another injury.

[@pafue]

The points you adressed are basically my learnings from my ongoing injury. My cause of my supraspinatus inflammation is most likely from olympic weightlifting (everything overhead e.g. snatches and jerks). It is an injury of overuse overtime. For two months i trained through the pain. Then the corona lockdown kicked in. First i just let it rest without activity, as the doctor suggested. Didn't help. I started going back to calisthenics training which is my training background prior to weightlifting. It didn't help either, probably worsened it. Don't know why exacty, maybe the one arm pushups weren't good, or it was too intense in general (it was a program with which i started calisthenics and dug that up for the lockdown training; trained on the hardest program in that book). Then when weightlifting was available again, the pain was still there. That was the time i accepted that I need to stop and start doing some rehab exercises instead. On the next lockdown in 2020, somewhat around september i think, mostly yoga, stretching for splits, and shoulder rotator cuff exercises were the main incentive in the exercise regimen. (Your videos were/are a valuable source on the stretching part, thanks very much). The injury Is still ongoing unfortunately, and most physios were massaging only. Maybe i need to ask for more strengthening exercises. I am doing some basic calisthenic exercises which are not hurting right now, and furthermore need to pick up on rotator cuff exercises again, on whose i slacked lately. This injury is still ongoing after a year. Another doc i visited said the supraspinatus is mostly inflamed with a micro tear maybe, and the supra also caused some problems to the bone from its pulling on it. It can last for a year he said. He suggested not doing anything overhead strength training wise for that time period. yeah right not gonna happen. i hope patience and listening to the body whilst training and rehabing will do the trick. Thanks againg for your videos, as i found out about them since the last year.

[@umarmaliktabassum46]

Whew that coffee! That's exactly what I needed as well! 😁

[@theaveragenewbie2465]

Loving the B-Roll and Music inspiration by Peter McKinnon - including coffee :D During my taekwondo years in my 20's I often overstreched my leg muscles and instead of getting a rest / rehab, which led to other injuries and frustration. Due to these injuries, my flexibility has been gone for a while. But in 2019 I'm going after it again, starting with your PNF side split guide :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

The Average Newbie haha it’s fun to try. Best of luck with the splits

[@JoshauCalum]

I have injured my wrist doing handstands. I was shocked to see you use that as the first example hahah! My injury occured during warm up... Time to get a pro to look at it I guess!

[@calisthenicsindia8498]

Thank u 😊 soo much ❤️

[@iamdavidwparker]

Dang- I need to up my latte pouring skills. Well done!

[@jaidev9296]

Hey! Tom what exercises you do for forearms

[@goatsun1300]

Very nice cappuccino! I'm from Italy

[@zenlifestyleandmannersshow6892]

Great video (as usual), Tom! Have you ever considered flying out to Australia and collaborating with FitnessFAQs, Tyson Edwards, and Lachlan Walker? That would be a dream come true! Some of the best, realest BWF content creators.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Zen LifeStyle and Manners Show yes and potentially at some point but a collab might come out sooner....I’ll just leave that there

[@zenlifestyleandmannersshow6892]

Tom Merrick damn 🤗

[@chutkulachampaks9925]

Please make a video on Bicep tendonitis

[@bramvannijnatten5509]

Currently having problems with my elbow (golfers elbow), u said this was one of your injuries. How did you get rid of the injury? Just rest?

[@saudal4524]

Tom, what advice would you give if I have been suffering with sports hernia (athletic pubalgia) for the past 9 months and I am not willing to do a surgery. I play football and I am not sure how exactly I got the injury but it happened during a game. What I mean is I felt the pain after the game ended. I have been following your videos and I feel discomfort the most when I do the hip flexor/ glute stretch.

[@truegopnik2456]

i need to deal with injuries too. The think is that those are downhill injuries

[@MarlonB44]

Hey Tom, 6 months after my elbow injurie they feel strong again but I still feel a slight clicking or slight pain when I practicing handstand or weighted muscle ups for too long. Apart from using elastic bands and massage balls is there any trick you know of? I'd like my elbows to be stronger than before but it's not really a muscle I can work on.

[@idancohen4753]

In training for vsit I pulled a muscle in my back that is usually active when I do basics like pullups, so if it doesn't go away when my bar arrives I'll try to treat it that way. If that fails that means something is really messed up and I'll just take a brake.

[@BGflow91]

Tom please answer me man. What did you do to get rid of tendinitis/bursitis in your shoulders??

[@Funnygirl-cf8yl]

Hi Tom, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis and already had a hip replacement. I believe in move it or you lose but finding it hard as I've hurt my shoulder so need to build back to more mobility. Can you suggest gentle exercise to help. I've just start you flexibility program and feel much less stiff after please help

[@michelfavre1696]

Thank you for all the good advices. Currently i have two epitroclheites (on each elbows..). What you did to heal and haw many month ? Thanks

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Michel Favre mine took about 6 months for 90% and another 6 months to get to 100%

[@loboplateadostacker]

I suffered permanent injury and now I'll never be able to work out or practice a sport. I was too naive to ever consider this possibility, so when it happened it hit me hard. Tbh, I still feel angry at I don't even know what, and it is very hard to release stress and accumulated energy now that I can't work out, it's a whole lesson of patience and wisdom. Enjoy sports, don't take physical condition for granted, and be thankful for it every day. Take care, people.

[@aloexkborn]

A bit more then 2 years ago I teared my scapholunate ligament in my left wrist in a crash with my BMX. My mobility got a little bit better after rehab, but even until this day I only gained back 80 % of my ROM. The only good thing about it is, that it doesn't really affect my BMX riding :) As much as I would like to start working on some bodyweight skills like handstand, planche etc.. it's just painful when I try. I decided to give up on that and replace it with safer weighted options.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

aloexkborn ah man at least you’re back. Maybe try using parallettes for the handstands as it puts the wrist in as much extension

[@thespongebob2011]

What's the name of coffee express you're using?

[@christineholmberg7431]

Thanks for talking about the pyschogocial side of injuries. I was injured for the first time since I was 9 last year at age 25. I dislocated my elbow after falling from a boulder while rock climbing. A year later I suddenly started having elbow pain, which was diagnosed as right medial epicondylitis. I am 3 months into my reinjury and it has been a difficult process mentally. First tried to self diagnose the problem and I was in major denial of the extent of the injury even after the MD made it clear that this could be a chronic issue. I did not want believe or accept the damage that had been done. Ever since I dislocated my elbow I've developed an irrational fear.of injuries. I still live in fear and denial. I am trying to work on patience and focusing on other areas of life, but I miss rock climbing and pushing myself physically very much. How do you fill the void of something you love so much?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Christine Holmberg ah man I completely get that. Injuries are the most annoying that stop you doing what you love. Main thing is to continue to work towards goals in ways that don’t affect your elbow. Hip flexibility, pushing strength, rotator cuff health, core and even some very light technical work can all still be done

[@christineholmberg7431]

@@BodyweightWarrior I have used this rehab time to learn more about injury prevention and how the body works. I have been stretching, massaging, icing and doing light upper body exercises for my elbow trying to avoid causing pain. I found your lower body mobility and flexibility videos helpful too. After the rest phase I've noticed it is important to keep tending to the joint frequently prevent stiffness and tenderness. Thanks for videos. I will continue the learning/healing process :)

[@sofie4372]

I recently sprained my ankle and toe because I slipped. Taking the time to let injuries heal is incredibly important. I tried doing my sport and made it worse.

[@shuraragi]

nice coffee making Tom 👌

[@mihaelamocanu4854]

Hy everyone! Really need help, so please respond of you have any advice. So, I'm not flexible, I started doing yoga for a couple of years now, some postures are ok for me, some are not. Thing is, since this quarantine, I started stretching daily and I'm really dedicated to be more flexible. The thing is, after two weeks of daily stretching...i got into a point where my hamstrings hurt so bad that I can't even do the things I was able to do before. It's like my whole body cracked.... I feel like an old lady that is not able not even to put her shoes on. I feel lost. 😥 I don't even have someone to whom I can talk about this. If you have been thru a similar situation or you have some advices, please write to me. Discovered Tom some days ago, I find this channel to be so so useful. But first I have to understand what is happening to my body. Thank you so much! ❤️

[@idancohen4753]

About golf elbows, there's a possibility I got it and didn't realize and kept training, how bad is it?

[@vexylrei3406]

I'm still suffering from a lower back injury, it's not serious but it just won't seem to go away. I've had it for around 5 months now and every time I try to get back into back related exercises it just comes back even if I take it slow. Any advice would be great, I'm on a bit of a tight schedule as I am joining the army and I need to be able to get running again without making my injury worse

[@kajuse1016]

Hey, I am 14 and I am very active. I dance (not professionally) which includes a lot of stretching and strength. I have had problems with my knees and lower back and I have been to many professionals yet nothing really helped nor told me what's wrong. I am currently undertaking Chinese medicine and it's pretty good but not good enough. It is very stressful.

[@MiguelGonzalez-xy1ll]

Im a boxer and have a lot of shoulder pinching and rounded delts. Who should i see? I want someone who will give me excercises to strengthen my weak areas not just a chiro or massage.

[@uddim004]

I can't sit cross legged any ways to help with this

[@timsherman7736]

How about a slight rotator cuff tear (maybe not even that) in the shoulder? I feel the pain and it corresponds with a small tear in my rotator cuff, but the symptoms seem to be less than that of an actual tear (I still have some strength and the pain is not as severe). Yet I have had this pain for the better part of a couple of years. Any advice?

[@agufana]

After watching the video, Im pretty sure his advice would be see a professional!

[@nootherchance7819]

You hit all the points of what an athlete must get in the must of when injured. Acceptance and optimism are what helped me tremondously through my injuries up to today. Back in November I dislocated my left shoulder at a four wall handball tournament and admitted into labral shoulder repair surgery two weeks after. It was definitely devastating because I was trainning for a national collegiate tournament this month. All the years I put into getting my form right and reaching at an exceptionally competitive level only to be pushed aside. But hey, this made me realize I was, indeed, pushing well beyond my physical limits throughout my training sessions. Also, that I really need to pay attention to these seemingly subtle and minor pains because my subjective sense of the severity of the issue will likely be wrong. Tomorrow is my first day at PT post-op. Small steps, but progress is being made!

[@russellhogben6628]

Oh God, training injuries.......I have several at present. They are such a pain, literally.

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

Injuries can be caused not only if your doing incoŕrectly, but if you put too much pressure on your body. It all depends how much you take rest time is as important as training hard. By the way doing yoga as some had mentioned can heal you.

[@jeller9519]

6:49 that subtle voicecrack tho

[@itzdea6605]

I've had rotator cuff tendinitis for over 8 months and its the worst thing ever. I'm trying to recover but its not good. I remember watching this video 6-7 months ago qnd thinking it would be over now but sadly it's not. It has gotten better but I'm far from satisfied... :(

[@ernstlang1746]

I struggle with something called snapping trizeps and ulnar nerve syndrome, but there is no (!!!!) infortmation out there on that! I am very disappointed i have seen so many therapy professionals but no one could help me. I think ill study physical therapy due to that, i cant give up on my dreams. what would you do if you really wouldnt know what to do because there is no information out there?? Greetings

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Ernst Lang yeah I’ve had some issues with this and a close friend did too. He saw David McGettigan at Pain & Movement Specialist based in Ireland :)

[@andrewwright5190]

Your dog is beautiful =)

[@ale333kost21]

One word.. ICE (like immediately after happening, and then also antiinflammatory products and good quality food. Also as Tom said in the video, no need to rush till you fully recover! Precautionary measures can be flexibility and strengthening exercises focused to those recognised as weaker areas)

[@DavidKolbSantosh]

WRONG! www.therugbyrepublic.com/performance/2015/8/24/ice-is-for-corpses-recovery-tips-with-dr-kelly-starrett www.mobilitywod.com/propreview/people-weve-got-to-stop-icing-injuries-we-were-wrong-sooo-wrong-community-video/

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Ale33321 second part yes but heat has actually been shown to be more beneficial for injury recovery. IcE is good in acute phases :)

[@merces47letifer4]

Aww look at that pupper

[@vishalmehta746]

I don't have any pain in shoulder but while rotating there is pop sound.....I just want to know how to cut it.....Love from India 🇮🇳

[@TheFlorian1994]

Hey bro got any info on overcoming bicep tendonitis in the shoulder?

[@ahmedalnaimi8211]

Do you still have this problem ? If you are i can help

[@TheFlorian1994]

@@ahmedalnaimi8211 I still have this problem. Please tell me more :(

[@ahmedalnaimi8211]

@@TheFlorian1994 basically Start training you arms again Start by doing slow eccentric only curls 3 sec negtive 3 sets 15-20reps with light weight And from then increase the weight Slowly Train it as frequently as 4 times per week if you can Continue doing this for the first month or 3 weeks And then start doing normal curls again But with slow negative also with light weight high reps 12+ and increase the weight Slowly 2-3 times per week Conting doing this for 2-3monthes and the pain should be gone Also work your tricep as well as faorarms extensors and flexores Ice you bicep after each training sessions And ylu should be good I heal mine in a matter of 2.5 monthes completely And also train your chest and back freely But be sure to warm your bicep with some curls before doing so And use nutral or overhand grip in back exercises

[@TheAtl0001]

What a coincidence, injured right knee 3 weeks ago doing ass-to-grass squats (too heavy and way too deep). Unfortunately the best remedy is rest, rest and rest.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

B BG best of luck with your recovery

[@oceanmermaid7581]

One tip to heal injuries is intermittent fasting as it rises growth hormone up to 2000% . I had 9 months of a tendinitis that didn't heal despite steroid shots and rest, and after 1 month of intermittent fasting and rest, it healed.

[@Anas-gb4nx]

Bro how much does that coffee machine cost? Looks Legit!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Raphael Tdot it’s a Bezzera Magica. I sold my car when I went to uni and bought it :)

[@grunow]

Which coffee grinder do you use ??? Thanks I don’t understand why sometimes people think that spending money in health or a good coach it’s a bad investment 🤷🏻‍♂️ ..... do yourself a favor and get a professional advice and assist to seminars.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Gastón CG it’s the mahlkonig Vario, very good grinder for domestic use. And I know, I used to have that opinion but when I don’t know now, I value someone else’s knowledge

[@GRIFFTUBE]

Remove the mini acoustic guitar from your shoulder and that’l fix the pain 👍🏻

[@iansimon6964]

😂

[@emersonpavezzi8170]

Injuries are ultimately a good thing.. They always come as a result of neglect. Neglecting a movement and sometimes it comes from not understanding. But then after you get injured, you understand. Don’t know of anything that teaches more than injuries. Also it helps you to find alternatives and progessions. Embrace them is all I can say. 🤙🏼

[@xristoslekkas121]

Second

[@sheriftawfik471]

Extremely hard to accept injuries when u believe u can't have one before

[@georgesand5907]

Coffee addicts unite

[@BodyweightWarrior]

George-Paul Sand we gotta stick together