08/06/2026
Why do I keep getting injured?
A trap I see a lot of athletes fall into is the dreaded injury cycle.
Get injured, recover, return to playing, get injured again two weeks later.
It can be so frustrating, and you feel like you are missing out.
So how can we avoid this trap?
The best thing you can do while you are injured is to train around your injury.
It might sound counter intutive, because your doctor or physio told you to rest your injury, but that doesn’t mean that you have to spend 6 weeks on the couch eating ice-cream.
If you have an upper body injury, you can train lower body.
If you have a lower body injury, you can train upper body.
People want to take a complete break while they are injured because it’s EASY. Training around your injury is hard.
If you really want to get back on the field and avoid the constant injury cycle, then you need to keep training.
When you stop completely, you not only stunt your progress, but the rest of your body gets weaker and slower. Which makes the rest of your body more susceptible to injury when you return.
Training around your injury is also powerful for your mindset. Rather than focusing on what you can’t do, we are focusing on what you can do.
If you have been struggling with injury, then maybe it’s time to do something about it.
Get off the injury cycle, get back on the field and get in the game!
