[Michelle]

AKA.... how old/injured is too old/injured.

Requesting feedback.

Am in a strange spot in life right now.... injuries have had me out of the game for a bit now. These are the typical "old injuries" that resurface from time to time and each time they resurface, they resurface with a little more viciousness.

The thing is, each time they resurface, the common denominator seems to be its because I've slacked on my PT. 2005 was a year I slacked big time.... training went out the window... the gym went out the window... my usual routine got changed up. So now I pay the price.

OTOH, I've had several people tell me the bottom line is more about age, and the deterioration process inherent to injuries that is taking its toll. That's a sad thing for me to swallow. That I need to chill out a bit... it's part of life, and dealing with a damaged body.

What are people's thoughts on this? The title of the thread is because I view it in that way. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Or to put it in terms regarding this issue, does training hard cause functional breakdown of the body over time, or is it the cessation of training hard that leaves us vulnerable to the body going sideways?

I know which answer I WANT it to be. But I also fully realize I am quite possibly coming from a case of denial.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks.

m1