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Bodybuilding Injuries
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While bodybuilding is not considered a dangerous sport, there are dangers that exist, in the form of injuries. The chances are very good that if you are a bodybuilder, you will eventually experience injuries to your muscles, and how you treat those injuries is vital to their recovery.
As with anything else, the first step is to avoid injuries as best as you can. This can be accomplished by making sure that you drink plenty of water, so that the muscles and tissues remain hydrated. Second, learn good form when lifting weights. Lifting weights in the wrong way can cause injury. Third, don't lift more weight than you know that you can handle. Finally, always use a spotter, in case something goes wrong.
Even after taking these precautions, things can go wrong, and injury may occur. At the first sign of injury, stop what you are doing, and seek treatment. This can mean the difference between being injured for a week or two, and being injured for life. There are those who will tell you to ignore it and work through the pain ignore them, and seek treatment!
Learn the RICE method of treating injuries. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. The muscle needs to rest, it needs to be iced, it needs to be compressed, and it needs to be elevated. The rest will allow the muscle to start repairing. The ice will reduce swelling and alleviate pain. With compression and elevation, edema is limited.
When using ice, use crushed or chipped ice in an ice bag, or use a chemically cooled ice bag on the area. Place the bag of ice on a towel, which covers the injured area. The general rule is 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off with ice. During the first 10 minutes, however, wrap the ice bag around the injured muscle with an elastic bandage to supply compression, and of course, keep the area elevated above the heart if possible.
Depending on the muscle that has been injured, and the severity of the injury, you may do well with a splint, so that the muscle is immobilized. Do not apply heat to the area unless directed to do so by your physician, as heat will not help reduce swelling, and may encourage it. Heat is usually used after the healing process has begun, in order to help the muscle relax.
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BONUS : Bodybuilding is a Lifelong Effort
You can see the image in your head. You are ripped. You have the arms, the legs, and the six-pack. You see yourself posing and looking good. You can imagine the opportunities that are going to come your way when you look like that. Right now, you are spending time in the gym, and eating food that you know you need to eat while your friends are stuffing their faces with pizzas and burgers. You know that in the end, when you get the reward of an awesome body, that you can also stuff your face with pizza.
Screech! That is the sound of the brakes being slammed on. Stop right there, and realize that bodybuilding is a lifelong effort. There is a start date a date when you will start training, but if you are serious about bodybuilding, there is no ending date. There is no date when you will reach a magic number and revert to your old ways. It doesn't happen.
Once you reach your current goals, you will most likely have new ones. This is the way that it works for most bodybuilders. There is always another competition to train for. There is always one adjustment that you want to make. There is always something else to work towards.
If for one minute you don't believe that successful bodybuilders eat, breathe, and sleep bodybuilding, you should take the time to go ask one. Seriously, talk to someone who competes in bodybuilding, and ask them if bodybuilding is just something you do for a while, or if it is a way of life that you actually have to live. They will tell you that it is indeed a lifestyle.
This doesn't mean that you can't ever eat that pizza. Everybody should splurge once in a while as long as it isn't every week, you won't hurt yourself by eating that yummy junk food! Just don't go into bodybuilding thinking that it is a temporary thing. It's not.
You can see the image in your head. You are ripped. You have the arms, the legs, and the six-pack. You see yourself posing and looking good. You can imagine the opportunities that are going to come your way when you look like that. Right now, you are spending time in the gym, and eating food that you know you need to eat while your friends are stuffing their faces with pizzas and burgers. You know that in the end, when you get the reward of an awesome body, that you can also stuff your face with pizza.
Screech! That is the sound of the brakes being slammed on. Stop right there, and realize that bodybuilding is a lifelong effort. There is a start date a date when you will start training, but if you are serious about bodybuilding, there is no ending date. There is no date when you will reach a magic number and revert to your old ways. It doesn't happen.
Once you reach your current goals, you will most likely have new ones. This is the way that it works for most bodybuilders. There is always another competition to train for. There is always one adjustment that you want to make. There is always something else to work towards.
If for one minute you don't believe that successful bodybuilders eat, breathe, and sleep bodybuilding, you should take the time to go ask one. Seriously, talk to someone who competes in bodybuilding, and ask them if bodybuilding is just something you do for a while, or if it is a way of life that you actually have to live. They will tell you that it is indeed a lifestyle.
This doesn't mean that you can't ever eat that pizza. Everybody should splurge once in a while as long as it isn't every week, you won't hurt yourself by eating that yummy junk food! Just don't go into bodybuilding thinking that it is a temporary thing. It's not.
