Health Dealing with Physical Decline

[Caesar]

I have just got back from tennis having, for the third time this year, ****ed something in my back.

Last summer I was playing pennant. Now I am losing club matches to pushers my own age and older. I struggle for months to get fit and as soon as I do I get injured again. I can't move, I can't get core rotation, I can't hit a kick serve to save my life because I can't get any back arch. Forget about form, I'm struggling to stay on the court.

I do yoga. I do martial arts. I stretch before and after exercising and I exercise every day. Every time I get injured I put on kilos and every time I work like a mofo to drop them again to ensure I'm in good physical condition. I have had my coach remodel my service action. I have no idea what else to do. I am only ****ing 27. This should not be happening.

I get out on that court and I simply cannot do things that I know I should be able to do. It is immensely frustrating. I really cannot deal with it any more. I don't care about losing but I care about not being able to do things because my body is letting me down.

What the **** do I do? Someone please tell me. I mean, I am not a great athlete but physical fitness, playing sport and feeling healthy has always been a massive part of who I am. Every time this happens I stack on weight, can't do anything I enjoy and generally wind up depressed. Do I just give up tennis altogether? If not, how do I come to terms with the fact I am a guy in his 20s seemingly stuck in the body of someone in his late 30s? I'm sure I'm not the only person to go through this.

I don't know if anyone has any insight but **** I just needed to rant. I'm ****ing over it. **** this shit, I'm ****ing off to get ****ing pissed.

****.

 

[Jackfrost]

Sounds like you are on a merry go round mate. Injury-weight gain-overtraining-injury. If you take out the weight gain you won't feel the need to overtrain and hopefully avoid injury.

 

[Igloo]

I feel your pain. I'm 21, have ****ing arthritis in both knees and ankles, as well as cysts. That's not counting my back and shoulder injuries either. I played through the last couple of years with a ridiculous amount of strapping, and being injured every week, but have had to give footy away. It's shattering, and not something you like to accept, but i'm realistic about it.

What the **** do I do? Someone please tell me. I mean, I am not a great athlete but physical fitness, playing sport and feeling healthy has always been a massive part of who I am. Every time this happens I stack on weight, can't do anything I enjoy and generally wind up depressed. Do I just give up tennis altogether? If not, how do I come to terms with the fact I am a guy in his 20s seemingly stuck in the body of someone in his late 30s? I'm sure I'm not the only person to go through this.

This paragraph describes me perfectly. In team sport especially, it's horrible to watch everyone run around injury free, when you get stuck with all the shit. My body feels years ahead of what it actually is.

Really the only things you can do is accept it and give it away, or keep going through getting over the injury, gain fitness, and maybe do it all over again. I had to give it away, because it would have killed me to keep going.

 

[Piss Poor]

Maybe you need to start a less physical sport.
Lawn bowls, Swimming for Oldies, Walking, Um what else, Musical chairs, Knitting, not really sure what goes down in a nursing home but pretty sure it something like this.
Oh yeah i forgot, get into Bingo.

and if all else fails, just sleep in and go to bed early.

 

[Silent Alarm]

My parents have hit 40, and they're both fit, never get any kind of injury, and lead an extremely healthy lifestyle. I've basically inheireted all of those.

Which means...

A truck is going to kill me by the time I'm 25

I should be playing AFL. The Weapon's regiment wouldn't be enough to get me injured.

 

[Caesar]

Both the above posters can go **** themselves.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Play a better sport.

 

[Schache It Off]

Tennis, ha.

 

[exbunobooga]

Thats life son.

 

[Ted38]

I have just got back from tennis having, for the third time this year, screwed something in my back.

Last summer I was playing pennant. Now I am losing club matches to pushers my own age and older. I struggle for months to get fit and as soon as I do I get injured again. I can't move, I can't get core rotation, I can't hit a kick serve to save my life because I can't get any back arch. Forget about form, I'm struggling to stay on the court.

I do yoga. I do martial arts. I stretch before and after exercising and I exercise every day. Every time I get injured I put on kilos and every time I work like a mofo to drop them again to ensure I'm in good physical condition. I have had my coach remodel my service action. I have no idea what else to do. I am only ******* 27. This should not be happening.

I get out on that court and I simply cannot do things that I know I should be able to do. It is immensely frustrating. I really cannot deal with it any more. I don't care about losing but I care about not being able to do things because my body is letting me down.

What the **** do I do? Someone please tell me. I mean, I am not a great athlete but physical fitness, playing sport and feeling healthy has always been a massive part of who I am. Every time this happens I stack on weight, can't do anything I enjoy and generally wind up depressed. Do I just give up tennis altogether? If not, how do I come to terms with the fact I am a guy in his 20s seemingly stuck in the body of someone in his late 30s? I'm sure I'm not the only person to go through this.

I don't know if anyone has any insight but **** I just needed to rant. I'm ******* over it. **** this shit, I'm ******* off to get ******* pissed.

****.

Sack the tennis, at least for a prolonged period, don't know what MA discipline you partake of but can't think of any that would be exactly beneficial to your situation. Don't know enough about Yoga to comment, some of the stretching that you do might not necessarily be beneficial particularly where your spine is concerned. For mine it seems you should be spending time in the pool both swimming (supported) and aerobic exercises.

 

[dales.girl38]

During high school I had to wear knee braces of some kind when I was Scottish dancing or playing footy (an odd combination, in hindsight). Something to do with the cartilage in my knees. Either way, it wasn't improving with age, so I haven't kept up with either sport since finishing school, not that I would have considered keeping up with footy anyway.

My mum's side of the family is absolutely riddled with arthritis, so I can see myself ending up with it as well. It's not a bad deal though considering we don't have any family history of other conditions.

 

[The_Reaper]

****ed up my shoulders when I was in my teens.

Still can't do anything with them.

 

[Poseidon]

Use steroids.

 

[Northworth]

What the **** do I do? Someone please tell me. I mean, I am not a great athlete but physical fitness, playing sport and feeling healthy has always been a massive part of who I am. Every time this happens I stack on weight, can't do anything I enjoy and generally wind up depressed. Do I just give up tennis altogether? If not, how do I come to terms with the fact I am a guy in his 20s seemingly stuck in the body of someone in his late 30s? I'm sure I'm not the only person to go through this.

I don't know if anyone has any insight but **** I just needed to rant. I'm ******* over it. **** this shit, I'm ******* off to get ******* pissed.

****.

 

[Caesar]

Surprised nobody has raeccomeded barrel roll tbh

 

[The Speaker]

Surprised nobody has raeccomeded barrel roll tbh

double tap the r trigger

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Maybe you try too hard with all the other stuff you do. Maybe you might need to lay off playing for a while.

 

[getthefooty]

Surprised nobody has raeccomeded barrel roll tbh

Caesar's first ever spelling mistake?

 

[Caesar]

this thread has not been the pity party i was looking for

 

[Igloo]

Caesar's first ever spelling mistake?

If he followed through with what he said in the OP, he may be inebriated at the moment which would certainly help

 

[The Speaker]

this thread has not beene the pity party i was looking for

you on something tonight seacra?

 

[Messenger]

this thread has not been the pity party i was looking for

You had my pity at "my coach remodelled my service action".

 

[muttweed]

You had my pity at "tennis"

 

[TheSituation23]

Problem Solved !

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Sounds like you're in a bad cycle as others have said.

Need a circuit breaker maybe... Give tennis the arse for 6 months (or 12)... maybe just have a very light casual hit very few weeks to keep a bit of touch.

Concentrate on keeping fit and do things that are may not bring on muscle strains... Running, cycling, boxing training keeps you super fit. You might be able to get some miles and time under your belt without injury and then with a bit more confidence can have another crack.

Injuries are shit... first destroyed my knee at 15 and basically haven't been without knee or shoulder issues since. I can keep fit with the above types of exercise but my knees just ****in ache and ache and probably always will. Just not built for it!