If you train hard and push your body to the limits it’s almost impossible to avoid some form of microtrauma, but being smart about your training and kettlebell training will help you avoid MOST major injuries.
Most of the time the overuse of any movement pattern will eventually lead to potential repetitive use injuries. That goes for running, pushups,
kettlebells work, or just about anything done with too much volume and intensity.
It’s easy to get a little overzealous with a challenge that has a thousand attached to it. Thousands of swings, snatches, squats, (pick your poison) will definitely get you fitter, but at what cost? With just about everything you do you should be thinking about your athletic longevity. How can you move like an athlete as long as humanly possible.
For me that means avoiding injury and here are three ways I like to assess and incorporate things to help me do just that.
- Always look at the Risk/Reward of...