Just like the laws of engineering, every structure in the body has a breaking point.
For the body, every bone, ligament, tendon and muscle will also have its own breaking point. Again, bones being the strongest part of the body, it makes sense to use them to their full capacity. Take note, however, these bones are subject to incredible stress and strain, and it's not uncommon to see athletes with stress fractures.
The down side to bones is they take a very long time to heel and adapt. This is assuming they are fed the right ingredients along the way. It is critical that with any form of running and intense exercise, the bones receive adequate nutrients - gained from a good diet.
Often we see and hear of individuals taking forever to heal. When investigated further, it is often due to a poor eating plan/diet, subsequently there is a drastic shortage of vital building blocks for repair, therefore delaying and making it sometimes near impossible for adequate repair to take place.
You see, the body isn't very hard to fix, once you have the right ingredients and system in place.
I sometimes find people understand better when I say it's much like trying to build a house, it's near impossible to build a house without the bricks and mortar that hold it together. Trust me, I could go further with this analogy, but for the sake of simplicity I'll continue on.
Back to the breaking point, as you know, tissue can 'break' for a number of reasons. Generally speaking, bone can be compacted, fatigued or bent, while ligaments, tendons and muscle can be over stretched or torn.
For the sake of explanation, I'll use rubber bands as an analogy.
NOTE: this may come off a tad offensive to some individuals sensitive about their age, and technically there are many more variables involved, but I'll generalize for now.
Imagine you have a fresh new rubber band (much like a healthy fit teenage athlete), compare that to an old dried up rubber band (you can guess which the later refers to).
Now, obviously there are many differences, but in this context we are particularly concerned with the breaking points of the two.
That is, the new rubber band is very strong and flexible, therefore has a high breaking point, while the old is proportionally weaker and more vulnerable to breaking.
So the point is you must take into consideration your current state of ability, as some physical states are obviously in a more vulnerable position to break and result in injury.
The good news is, however, that regardless of your age, fortunately we can change this 'braking point'. No doubt you would have heard of the benefits of weight training, stretching and good diet etc on tissue strength. An individual can significantly improve not only strength but performance, as long as they go about their training in a sensible manner, that is, not over do themselves and keep the stress below the individuals 'breaking point'.
So what would be your breaking point?
Well, there are many indicators, not just pain. What people fail to realize is that we can still cause a great deal of stress to our tissues in the absence of pain.
A loss of normal function is very common. For example, running up a hill and perceiving your legs are not quite performing the way they normally would, odds are you've pushed the tissues involved too far and you'll likely know about it in a couple days.
With that in mind the common leg pain we receive a couple of days after a hard training or race (referred to as 'delayed onset muscle soreness' or D.O.M.S.) is precisely this. During the activity we are partially tearing the tissues, often without any major signs or symptoms. Only to find a notable discomfort while the body slowly goes about repairing this damage.
Here's a great little check-list to help prevent injury:
Allowing your body adequate recovery through rest and enough healthy food.
Not training when you feel drained or injured (listen to your body)
Not doing too much high intensity training (at least in the beginning)
Running in appropriate footwear (check the running shoe section)
Avoid too much firm ground (as takes huge toll on bones and tissues)
Ensure functional warms ups and cool downs, especially in winter.
Mix up your training (mix high intensity with low intensity e.g. hills one day, easy run the next).
I want you to realize and experience the joys of running, I find nothing worse than watching fellow competitors and casual runners complain or struggle with injury
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For the body, every bone, ligament, tendon and muscle will also have its own breaking point. Again, bones being the strongest part of the body, it makes sense to use them to their full capacity. Take note, however, these bones are subject to incredible stress and strain, and it's not uncommon to see athletes with stress fractures.
The down side to bones is they take a very long time to heel and adapt. This is assuming they are fed the right ingredients along the way. It is critical that with any form of running and intense exercise, the bones receive adequate nutrients - gained from a good diet.
Often we see and hear of individuals taking forever to heal. When investigated further, it is often due to a poor eating plan/diet, subsequently there is a drastic shortage of vital building blocks for repair, therefore delaying and making it sometimes near impossible for adequate repair to take place.
You see, the body isn't very hard to fix, once you have the right ingredients and system in place.
I sometimes find people understand better when I say it's much like trying to build a house, it's near impossible to build a house without the bricks and mortar that hold it together. Trust me, I could go further with this analogy, but for the sake of simplicity I'll continue on.
Back to the breaking point, as you know, tissue can 'break' for a number of reasons. Generally speaking, bone can be compacted, fatigued or bent, while ligaments, tendons and muscle can be over stretched or torn.
For the sake of explanation, I'll use rubber bands as an analogy.
NOTE: this may come off a tad offensive to some individuals sensitive about their age, and technically there are many more variables involved, but I'll generalize for now.
Imagine you have a fresh new rubber band (much like a healthy fit teenage athlete), compare that to an old dried up rubber band (you can guess which the later refers to).
Now, obviously there are many differences, but in this context we are particularly concerned with the breaking points of the two.
That is, the new rubber band is very strong and flexible, therefore has a high breaking point, while the old is proportionally weaker and more vulnerable to breaking.
So the point is you must take into consideration your current state of ability, as some physical states are obviously in a more vulnerable position to break and result in injury.
The good news is, however, that regardless of your age, fortunately we can change this 'braking point'. No doubt you would have heard of the benefits of weight training, stretching and good diet etc on tissue strength. An individual can significantly improve not only strength but performance, as long as they go about their training in a sensible manner, that is, not over do themselves and keep the stress below the individuals 'breaking point'.
So what would be your breaking point?
Well, there are many indicators, not just pain. What people fail to realize is that we can still cause a great deal of stress to our tissues in the absence of pain.
A loss of normal function is very common. For example, running up a hill and perceiving your legs are not quite performing the way they normally would, odds are you've pushed the tissues involved too far and you'll likely know about it in a couple days.
With that in mind the common leg pain we receive a couple of days after a hard training or race (referred to as 'delayed onset muscle soreness' or D.O.M.S.) is precisely this. During the activity we are partially tearing the tissues, often without any major signs or symptoms. Only to find a notable discomfort while the body slowly goes about repairing this damage.
Here's a great little check-list to help prevent injury:
Allowing your body adequate recovery through rest and enough healthy food.
Not training when you feel drained or injured (listen to your body)
Not doing too much high intensity training (at least in the beginning)
Running in appropriate footwear (check the running shoe section)
Avoid too much firm ground (as takes huge toll on bones and tissues)
Ensure functional warms ups and cool downs, especially in winter.
Mix up your training (mix high intensity with low intensity e.g. hills one day, easy run the next).
I want you to realize and experience the joys of running, I find nothing worse than watching fellow competitors and casual runners complain or struggle with injury
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