Sometimes you just need to STOP.

We’re obsessed with progress. Beating last month. Hitting new PRs. Moving forward.

But when injury strikes? That mindset becomes your enemy.

Progress stalls. Frustration builds. And you start looking for solutions: more rehab, more stretching, more core work, MORE, MORE, MORE.

But what if you don’t need more? What if you just need to STOP what’s making it worse?

This week, two clients had breakthrough moments with their hamstring injuries:

Client 1 jokingly asked if I was a magician because their pain dropped so dramatically.

Client 2 wondered if their improvement was real or just placebo from starting something new.

Here’s the honest truth: I’m not a magician, and I didn’t give them some secret exercise protocol.

What I did was REMOVE the activities that were irritating their injuries, then added movements to restore what was missing and strengthen weak spots.

For Client 1: no running or speed work. For Client 2: no hinge or lunge-based movements.

Why? Both had nerve-related injuries. And nervy injuries don’t respond to being stretched, loaded, and bent in every direction. They need time to settle with ZERO pain during training.

Not 2/10 pain. Not “I can feel it a bit.” NO PAIN.

Think of it like an open cut - you let it heal, you don’t keep picking at the scab.

Once the pain settles, we progressively reintroduce those activities with improved movement patterns and strength. That’s when real, lasting progress happens.

Skip this step? You end up like so many people I speak with: lost, confused, frustrated with zero progress - or worse, giving up completely.

So ask yourself: Am I letting my injury heal, or am I picking the scab every time I train?

Here are some simple ideas to refocus yourself.

• Stop 'testing it'. This only acts as an irritation.

• Find what you can do pain free and stick to that for one full week. Then build it very slowly for the next week.

• Think about the injuries you have had prior to this one, and strengthen them as much as possible. Make these old injuries your priority, even if you think they are 'fixed'.

• Continue strengthening the rest of the body around the injury. If you hamstring is sore, you can still train the other 95% of your body.

• Get a fresh set of eyes. I would say this because I'm a coach, but coaches coach to help people, so if you need help, ask.

If you’re stuck in that cycle right now - bouncing between short periods of hope and then frustration, trying everything but seeing no improvement - let’s fix it together.

Book a free 30-minute training audit and I’ll show you exactly what’s holding you back and the first steps to getting back pain-free and strong.

Let’s build a plan that actually works.

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