Cross Fit and Injury

[enfuego23]

DH and I are going to our first Cross Fit workout tonight. We are planning on joining Cross Fit and starting an intro class which meets 3 x's a week. 

Right now I am dealing with a right hip adductor magnus strain (high hamstring tendonitis). I'm trying Cross Fit because, obviously, my body needs a break from running and I want to try something new. WIll I be able to do Cross Fit with this injury? I'm nervous to start Cross Fit and make my injury worse.

Cross Fit seems pretty intense to me so I'm pretty nervous about this. I need someone to assauge my fears:( 

[emilyinchile]

A good instructor should be able to work around injuries and come up with something else for you to do if the WOD would be a problem. That said, I have dealt with tendinitis in several different places and always been told to really just rest. CF usually does more full-body exercises, so you might be really limited and not get as much value out of it if you're not able to do anything with your legs. I don't know how much you're able to do right now. Definitely go a little early so you can talk to the instructor, and if he or she doesn't seem to know how to work with you then consider a different box if there's another one near you.

[wambam]

You need to make sure you have a qualified coach. If they're worth their salt, they will be able to help you scale/modify things for your injury. If they don't modify anything for your injury, RUN AWAY, FAST, in the other direction.

[enfuego23]

I plan on talking to the coach tonight - I really hope they can work with me and modify things.

I can use my legs - only thing that really hurts is standing just on my right leg.

[katietornado]

Where are you going? PM me if you'd like. Having worked at Rogue, I have a feeling for each of the gyms in the area. If you're going to the one I'm thinking of, the owner is kind of a dick and not awesome about adaptations.

[pag41989]

If you have a great coach they are very good about working around your injuries. Luckily I have not had any bad injuries but a couple of other people have had injuries and our coach was able to work around all of them. We just had to make sure to talk to him beforehand.

[joenali]

Maybe it's just me, but I'm questioning you starting something new with an injury? Why not wait until you are 100% before you start and then you can really get into it! I don't think it's worth perpetuating even if you have a coach that will modify things. I'm assuming most coaches are not doctors or PTs.

[clseale]

Ditto, Joenali. Are you in PT for this? When I was in PT for the same thing, the only thing I did was PT. Even if you're not in PT, doing this before you are healed seems like a pretty bad idea.

[enfuego23]

This is not what I want to hear:(

[runaways]

Yeahhhh...I'm going to add my voice to the chorus of "rest and PT!!"

I know it's not what you want to hear, but it's so important to give your body the time it needs. It works hard for you, so be kind to it!

[clseale]

Jan 30, 2014 11:03:17 GMT -5 enfuego23 said:

This is not what I want to hear:(

I'm sorry. We just want you to heal. Plus, it seems like you would get more out of the class if you wait until you can do it without restrictions. I know it sucks.

[kams]

Jan 30, 2014 14:48:10 GMT -5 clseale said:

Jan 30, 2014 11:03:17 GMT -5 enfuego23 said:

This is not what I want to hear:(

I'm sorry. We just want you to heal. Plus, it seems like you would get more out of the class if you wait until you can do it without restrictions. I know it sucks.

And best GIF award goes to...


Sorry enfuego

[emilyinchile]

Sorry, lady. I answered the question - yes, you should be able to do CF - but everyone's right that the only thing for tendinitis is rest and PT. It's a stupid, boring injury, but if your goal is to get healthy and get back to running then just switching up your exercise isn't the answer.

[dragonfly08]

I have to join the "rest and PT" camp.

I always figured I knew my body and could take care of things myself...until I couldn't. I'm in PT right now for a rotator cuff injury. I haven't done ANYTHING upper body related since before Christmas, other than PT, on advice of my therapist, and while it's killing me the upside is that I'm seeing slow but definite improvement. Inflammation is down, range of motion is majorly improved, pain is a lot less. Better this, IMO, than risking further injury (especially a full tear) and needing surgery because that puts me out for six months or so.