When I was young, I had one goal and that was to be strong, fast and smart in whichever sport I did. I did waterpolo, swimming, athletics, rugby, cricket, triathlon and tennis. All at quite a high level and others competing for my province at home in South African. In other words, it was very competitive! I was running on hard surfaces and with not the best nutrition, recovery strategy or rest. My knowledge of what was good for my body and how to build tolerance was non-existent. I had on and off days and could never understand why I had an off day. I thought it was just normal. Looking back, I now know that I was shooting in the dark and sometimes had a hit and sometimes missed. I wish I had more knowledge, resources for a better training strategy and a mentor.

In this episode Jacob discusses aspects of training that he wishes someone had brought to his attention when he was younger. Aspects which would have helped him to understand his body better and what it needed as a young guy going all out numerous times a week in the gym or field. In doing so, we hope to help listeners to avoid pitfalls in their own training and be more resilient to injury.

Some of the things you’ll discover:

• Which aspects to consider when training
• Why it is important to re-evaluate your training philosophy regularly
• Why nutrition is key to limiting off days at the gym or on the field
• Why listening to reputable strength and conditioning coaches or sports scientists is a very good idea
• Learning which exercises is dangerous long term for joint health is a mush, especially when you are young

Highlights

Find out why you should pay attention to the aspects in this podcast to lay a solid foundation which will later look after you when you need your body for other things besides training or work. When you are young and inexperienced you often act carelessly, and to a certain extent this is needed, acting as a learning school but what we learn from it and how we apply this really matters when it comes to long term joint and physical health. We want our bodies to function in later life close to how we functioned as young adults. This is possible if we understand that our body's need a certain stimulation in the gym or sports field allowing us to build tolerance in a joint sparing way.

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