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    • NathA
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      1 year ago

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      It’s hard to get going, but you’ll be ok once you start. Also, you’ll regret it later if you fail.

      • fullkitwanker
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        1 year ago

        Thank you Nath. Surprisingly I’m not actually struggling with motivation in general. Its just that I have been playing a lot of tennis and I also want to complement that with some gym sessions. Problem is, I do too much and my body doesn’t seem to like it. I’m doing tennis like 5-6 days a week and adding gym to that might get a bit much so I need to cut down my tennis time a little bit. Anyway, today’s upper body day so it hopefully won’t be too bad!

        Might even do some footwork plyometric workout actually.

      • fullkitwanker
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        1 year ago

        I’m actually a 1.5, brain says rest up but heart says go to the gym you lazy potato

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          1 year ago

          Compromise on gentle stretches and sports massage at home. Or schedule rest and recovery as an essential part of fitness.

          If you’re swinging and jumping about 5/6 days a week at tennis you may already be at risk of developing shin splints or repetitive strain (tennis elbow)

          • fullkitwanker
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            1 year ago

            I have about 5 different injuries i’m carrying :(

            Achilles Tendonitis (more on the left leg)

            Right knee tendon inflammation

            Wrist tendon inflammation

            Right ankle ATFL (I tore the ATFL late last year but its still giving me some grief)

            Most of these are tennis related injuries though, but I have them under control with proper stretching / gym routine!

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              Oof yeah, make sure you treat those and allow some recuperation between matches! It’s admirable to be active but rest isn’t laziness