Being injured sucks. Even if you can still get in the gym and continue training around the injury, it still sucks. Working out at anything less than 100% just isn’t fun.
Do you know what’s even worse? When the injury is something that forces you to stop working out completely. No going lighter. No training around it. Just sit at home and wait for everything to heal. Now that really sucks.
And while not being able to do what you enjoy doing (assuming you actually enjoy working out) sucks, and not being able to push yourself to make more progress also sucks, the thing that may very well suck the most is knowing that you’re going to slowly begin losing the progress you’ve already made.
I’m talking about the muscle mass and strength you’ve worked your ass off for months/years to gain.
And now an injury is forcing you to sit around and watch it disappear. I hate to use the word “sucks” again, but that sucks as much as suck is possible of sucking.
Anyone who has been in that shitty position before knows this all too well, and anyone who hasn’t can surely imagine. And that brings us to the almighty question of the day…
Is there anything you can do about it? Is there some way to maintain some (or all?) of your muscle and strength while you recover from your injury?
Well, in all honesty, that depends on the specifics of your injury and the time frame for it to heal. The more serious the injury and/or the longer it’s going to take to get better, the less likely you’re going to be to maintain ALL of your muscle and strength. It’s just unavoidable.
I’ve always been a skeptic, but I’m starting to see the value in a good intra-workout.
Liquid aminos are my go-to during long, heavy leg sessions.
I’ve been taking this for a month and my recovery has definitely improved.