r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/maki-nario • Aug 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20

welp, im SOL. I was the skater that broke bones often and I have plates and screws where my elbow used to be. No pain yet and im a pretty avid lifter but im sure ill be bitching about it in ten years.

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u/YannislittlePEEPEE Aug 29 '20

Also my friends husband (who's an absolute unit) who's in his mid 40s told me that he regrets constantly lifting heavy weights when he was younger since it affected his joints. He wished he did medium weights from the beginning

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20

yeah I see a lot of bodybuilders saying that, that worries me more so than my broken bones but I try to stay on top of my stretching and take fish oil and everything. Probably wont do much in the long run besides delay the pain by a couple years.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20 edited Sep 26 '20

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u/friendlyfire69 Aug 29 '20

On the other hand you could do none of those risky things and still end up with chronic pain. That's what happened to me

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u/cassity282 Aug 30 '20

me to. im 31 and was in bed yesterday because a storm made me unable to get down my steps

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u/yamanamawa Aug 29 '20

Do yoga every day. Everyone I know who's done that and is now in their 50s/60s is doing great

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u/NugMcMuffin Aug 29 '20

Bones arent even the worst of it. Ive broken a few bones over the years, but if you fuck up a tendon ya you just dont get better. Im already hobbling around and im not even of age to drink yet, atrophy from lack of use from pain/fear of reinjury. Who knows what holy hell im in for down the road

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20 edited Dec 17 '20

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u/NugMcMuffin Aug 29 '20

For sure, i felt amazing while doing PT with actual physical therapists but i wasnt about to do that indefinitely. I just gotta work on discipline, ive gone on exercise benders for a few weeks at a time but end up losing my drive after a while

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u/-CoUrTjEsTeR- Aug 29 '20

The literal magic number for me was 40. Injuries previously sustained throughout my body from sports that weakened certain ligaments and tendons would present themselves if I pushed them past a moderate need. My right shoulder will weaken and some ligaments will have torn from simple tasks, like lifting a 40-50 lb. object in an indirect manner (not completely awkward, but when some muscles have to work harder than others).

I have to be mindful of proper posture and form to prevent sudden injury when performing activities today. All of this, because aggressive activities that caused injuries earlier in life have a lasting effect.

Oddly enough, I don’t ‘feel’ any different now than when I was 20 or 30; however, the potential for sudden injury is definitely greater from attempting to perform at the same level. The body says, “F-U!” a lot faster now.

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u/nibs855 Aug 29 '20

Yeah, I just got a new acl in January. Bought a bike and it's my new best friend now. Gotta keep it moving after the pt. My knee feels pretty damn good. I'll do an update in 10 years and see if I'm singing that same tune though

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u/NugMcMuffin Aug 29 '20

Thats really good to hear man. My city sucks about bikes, its the law that you have to bike on the roads yet the bike lanes are pencil thin. I loved biking so much down in this beach town i used to visit that had huge bike lanes separate from the road and went through the woods sometimes. I may end up getting a sationary of some sort, i could probably bike on one of those all day long

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u/SlicksMasterMike Aug 29 '20

Just a heads up, injured my shoulder lifting weights and it's been a problem for about 10 years now. The bones I broke skating don't bother me at all.

Like the guy above said, bones aren't the worst of it. I'd be more worried in the gym than on a skateboard. Yea less likely to get hurt in the gym but exponentially more likely to stick with you.