Training With an injury

If you’re hurt, frustrated, and wondering whether you should even come to the gym, this one is for you. Clayton and Jennie break down what “training with an injury” actually looks like, why quitting entirely is usually the wrong move, and how to keep building fitness without feeding the injury.

- **What counts as an injury?**

- Acute vs. chronic injuries.

- Injuries can be musculoskeletal, post-surgery, lingering “tinges,” or chronic medical conditions.

- Injuries may have nothing to do with the gym. They are often just part of life.

- **The mindset shift: check the ego**

- You will not be able to move “normally,” and that is okay.

- Scaling is not punishment. It is the path to recovery and consistency.

- Pushing through pain often keeps the injury stuck or makes it worse.

- **Avoid the all-or-nothing trap**

- “I’m injured so I’m not coming in” is a common (and usually unhelpful) pattern.

- Most people can still do *something*, but it will look different.