injury

I had a training day that was hard but I felt fine. I felt like I put in a lot of good work. The next morning my left knee had a severely limited range of motion where it got more and more tense as I passed 90 degrees. No bruise, no swelling, no pain. After a week I could hinge or parallel...

Hello Strong First Community! Been training w/ KBs and following Pavel since Muscle Media 2000 days... I'm 50 and have sustained a 1 cm inguinal hernia with some adipose tissue exposed but no bowel or intestinal bulge. Setting up a surgical consult next. I'm looking for a couple things from...

Hi, 4 years ago in the last tennis match I played, a "pop" came up at the top right of my calves. 3 osteopath sessions later, a bit of "rest", seemed like it was ok. Kept lifting, kb and bb, so far so good I thought... Last year I did some sprints with Arthur, the young tennis pro I coach...

Greetings everyone, Awhile ago I posted about my first kettlebell injury from doing one arm swings doing “Simple & Sinister” with a 16 kg kettlebell. I took a month long break after feeling the sensation of pulling a muscle in the lower left of my back. I have done Pavel’s RKC program minimum...

Greetings. First time poster. Have followed Pavel's kettlebell and deadlift programs ever since coming across one of his old RKC dvds 12 years ago and have replaced all of my kettlebells with Strongfirst brand. He's basically changed my life. But purchased the audiobook and kindle versions...

Hi All, a week ago I have injured my anterior cruciate Ligament (ACL) during a soccer game. I went to the doctor and got an MRT, who diagnosed either a severe partial rupture of my ACL or a complete rupture which is not that clear looking at the pictures. My orthopedist said that the knee is...

Hi All, first of all i want to make clear that i dont want to accuse any program or the C&J to damage the ACL but rather want to ask a critical question, hear your opinions and experiences on this matter. So 5 weeks ago i started the C&J program which was published by Pavel at the Strongfirst...

Dear strongfirsters, today I hurt my tailbone while swinging the kettlebell. I suddenly felt a sharp pain on the bottom position of the swing. The same thing happend to me before, about two years ago. The pain went away after a couple of weeks, but my tailbone kept being fragile for quite a...

Hi there! I recently posted looking for advice about my training and I got multiple responses, seems like a very great forum! I am giving it another shot with my injury aswell, looking for tips! I hurt my left erector in an attempt on max lift in Clean and Jerk. I couldn't really feel it as it...

Hi, Two weeks ago I fractured my radius and chipped the end of the ulnar on my dominant arm (left). I have a soft cast on for 6 weeks, that I can remove myself. For the past two weeks, all I have done is the odd bit of mobility and bodyweight squats. I have asked around, some people advise...

Hi! first post here and i hope some of you could help! I am 35 years old, have been training on and off for the last 15 years, now i am based in Tanzania, Africa. I recently started training hard again (maybe pushed it too much) and doing lots of pullups (not top form, some kipping), and about...

Just read Brett Jones' most recent article about his knee injury and recovery. I recently tore my meniscus for a second time, this time a bucket handle tear, full length tear where the meniscus has flipped over and is now M.I.A. Sounds like it may have been similar for Brett. Because of the...

I’ve got a nice collection of KB’s gathering dust. I’ve neglected them since I started running 5 years ago. After a string of injuries and guessing I’m not as strong as I used to be. Injuries: glute, hamstring, soleous. I’ll be entering into another marathon cycle in February 2020, prior to...

Hey, folks! I need insights on the correct way to place my grip for the squat as my triceps/biceps (both arms) hurt when I go for a sub 75-80% or above squat. It's been an ongoing issue for some time now. I've had a couple of dozen PT sessions for the same but the pain resurfaces each time I...

Hi all, I've posted on here once before for a form check and it was very helpful. I have recently been trying to graduate to single arm swings with a 24kg bell. I felt like my two-arm swings were going well for a while. In the last week or two I have noticed tennis elbow starting to flare up...

On the 12/27/2018 StrongFirst podcast, Dr. McGill explains (41:45-42:06) that not everyone can do swings. He said some people need to "build [a] stiffened foundation first." Have any of you worked with students who you realized had to do other training before starting swings? If so, what...

I used to do 10 sets of pull ups a week in the 6-8 reps range over two sessions. I've been doing this for four months up until December 2018, and never had any lingering forearm pain. In the past 5 weeks, I've found myself with more time, and have decided to do 5-7 sets of pull ups everyday (at...

Hello SF community, I lack mobility in my right shoulder and struggle to 'pack it' get it to sit in the socket - if I lie on my back with it kind of raises up. I've had it for years without getting treatment. It feels 'in' and packed on the TGU, but not fully in the swings - definitely not...

Hey strong folks! my name's Norbert and I'm glad to be here! I've practiced combat systems and "fitness" (calisthenics, Indian maces, kettlebells and regular weights) since I'm 14 years old (I'm 48 now). I suffered several injuries because of my full-contact sparring/contests, but never, ever...

I am on the S & S protocol. Currently on 24kg. I have slight pain in my right knee on the insight. Could this be from doing the swings wrong?