Focus on What You Can Do
Assuming you'll be training long term, at some point, your usual workout routine will get disrupted. You will not, at least for a period of time time, be able to do At some point, your usual routine will be disrupted. You will not, at least for a time, be able to do the workout or exercises you prefer to. .workout and/or exercises you prefer.
At some point, life will get in the way of following your program.
- You might sustain an injury.
- Gyms might be shut during lockdown and be forced to train at home.
- Have some minor niggles that are restricting you.
- You might suddenly recieve random pain from a certain exercise.
- Work or your family life might get in the following your program.
- Find certain exercises aren't possible as you get older.
- Your back might feel a bit sore.
At some point, life will get in the way of following your program.
They key is to still continue training, and do what you can.
Far too many people will stop training if they can't training the way they want to. Don't be one of those people.
Far too many people will stop training if they can't training the way they want to. Don't be one of those people.
I have a couple of examples of when I've had to make changes to my preferred way way of training.
When I first started lifting weights I had terrible shoulder problems. I would often be in pain because of it. I couldn't do much, if any pressing exercises as it would cause severe shoulder pain. Bench pressing, dips, overhead pressing all had to be out of my program. I had to concentrate on legs, back, and rear delt exercises. I was soon able to add in bench pressing. It was only one work set a week to start with, but over time, as my shoulder improved, I was able to add more sets and do more pressing exercises. During this time, I greatly improved my squat, deadlift and upper body pulling exercises.
I once hurt my knee doing kickboxing. I couldn't squat for months, but I could still trap bar deadlift. So I concentrated on making improvements on that until I was able to squat again.
I've seen people in similar situations, and apart from some rehab exercises, they completely stop training. You can, and should still train around injuries and niggles.
Right now, gyms are shut because of lockdown. You probably don't have the same equipment at home, and are having to make do with doing bodyweight exercises and running. Is it what you prefer to do or want to do? Nope, but it’s what you can do, so make the best of it. Don't make the mistake of not doing anything because you can't do what you would like to do. All this does is it makes it harder, and will take longer to get back to where you were before lockdown.
When I first started lifting weights I had terrible shoulder problems. I would often be in pain because of it. I couldn't do much, if any pressing exercises as it would cause severe shoulder pain. Bench pressing, dips, overhead pressing all had to be out of my program. I had to concentrate on legs, back, and rear delt exercises. I was soon able to add in bench pressing. It was only one work set a week to start with, but over time, as my shoulder improved, I was able to add more sets and do more pressing exercises. During this time, I greatly improved my squat, deadlift and upper body pulling exercises.
I once hurt my knee doing kickboxing. I couldn't squat for months, but I could still trap bar deadlift. So I concentrated on making improvements on that until I was able to squat again.
I've seen people in similar situations, and apart from some rehab exercises, they completely stop training. You can, and should still train around injuries and niggles.
Right now, gyms are shut because of lockdown. You probably don't have the same equipment at home, and are having to make do with doing bodyweight exercises and running. Is it what you prefer to do or want to do? Nope, but it’s what you can do, so make the best of it. Don't make the mistake of not doing anything because you can't do what you would like to do. All this does is it makes it harder, and will take longer to get back to where you were before lockdown.
If you suddenly can’t do a favorite exercise or an injury from an unrelated activity makes certain exercises impossible, don’t panic, get upset and stop training.
Focus on what you can do, and do it the best you can.
Focus on what you can do, and do it the best you can.