05/08/2026
Injuries happen. It’s part of training.
That doesn’t mean you should avoid pushing yourself, but it does mean you should train intelligently and pay attention to what your body is telling you. We can do our best to reduce the risk through good technique, smart programming, recovery, and load management, but sometimes things still happen.
Now if you’re getting hurt all the time, that’s probably a sign to take a deeper look at your training.
I was feeling really good with the sn**ches too. Hit 8 reps each side and was on my third and final set when something felt off during the backswing. Stopped to check and realized I ripped my palm open. I honestly think it happened because I took a quick bathroom break after the second set, washed my hands, and that softened my palms up too much. Poured alcohol immediately on the wound, apparently you’re not really supposed to do that anymore. Live and learn.
Then the next week I tweaked my left calf during an EMOM of double unders with the jump rope. Limped around for a few days, but it’s already getting better and I’m slowly rehabbing it now. Honestly both injuries were pretty minor, they just set me back a bit.
The hand took kettlebells out for a while because of all the grip intensive work, and the calf strain limited a lot of movement variation since I had to avoid putting any bodyweight on it.
Still training though.
That’s usually how it goes. Most of the time your body isn’t completely broken. You just adjust, work around what you can, rehab what needs attention, and keep moving forward.
Be back soon, ttyl 🫶🏽