When you are sick/injured, getting better is your JOB

by Mike

Regarding training injuries and getting well after a sickness: a lot of people (myself being a good example of this) tend to slack off and kind of half-ass a recovery. To be sure this might be a good way to handle illnesses and injuries that are the result of stress or otherwise working too hard, but many times, more discipline, not less is what will make the recovery go smoother (and faster).

For times like this, it might be best to consider that getting well is your job and you better treat it as such.

Doc/therapist gives you a list of things to do? Do them. I'm sure we all know someone who went into rehab, was told to cut certain things out of their diet or just got back from the chiro and had a list of things to work with. They kept at it for a couple weeks, but after awhile, got bored or started making excuses* and six months after their estimated "return" date, they're still getting calls like ("Mike, when you coming back, buddy?").

When you're injured - make it your job to get better.

* I've got other things to do/it's boring/if I skip one (then two, then three) days, it won't make a difference/I'll start tomorrow, etc.