Dear Tia, my life changed seeing you and Mat fraser, I was a 😴 typical married men with kids and not taking care of my health, after seeing your encouragement and commitment I started my workout from.March 2020 and today the way I look and my healthy life style bring a big change in my life. My looks literally went 10 years younger and thanks for sharing your experience which is really helpful and encouraging as how healthy and meaningful a life could be ♡ cheers stay fit follow Tia workouts♡♡
Someone once told me that, the iron will I have within myself and such pride for is the same will that drives the negatives in me. The key is to recognise which mode you're in. When it drives you to succeed, let it loose. When it drives your inner demons, block it and take back control. You're a truly inspirational athlete and person Tia. Thank you for sharing and good luck in 2020.
I had a similar experience with a stress fracture in my back. I really appreciated hearing your perspective. Before I married my husband, I was struggling with stubbornness and made many injuries worse because of it. Right now I am dealing with some rotator cuff pain and I decided to take a few days off of training. Thanks for convincing me it was the right decision. Short term rest for long term gains. You’re incredible.
Thank you so much for sharing this! Perfect timing in our little bubble...My 15 year old son attended his first CrossFit class yesterday and he did great with burpees and calorie bike...We had the "listen to your body/check the ego" talk when we registered him. It was nice to hear/see your authentic reflection and share it with him too! Such a powerful lesson I take heed to, also, as I continue to CF in my forties.... 🙌
Thank you Tia! I actually pulled a muscle in my back this last weekend and have been debating going to the doctor. I skipped several CrossFit classes which devastated me, but I am listening to my body. Also I made that appointment. 😊
This was a severe lesson but by sharing it you may save someone injury or pain. Your admission that it was a mistake helps us avoid letting our ego override good sense. We are used to seeing the champion, but you showed us that champions excel not only from determination but honesty and humility. Thanks for this Tia-Clair. Respect & hugs!
Thanks It's an eye opener I am 57 years old and a cyclist all my life Just started CrossFit because I need more strength as i am getting older Right now my hamstring on the right side is hurting because of squatting My cycling mind is used to not quitting , but watching this video makes me realize that I have to step back and listen to my body So Thank You for this !!!
@@Northwindbreeze overall my fitness is much better The only problem i have is that i gained more muscles Before crossfit a was 78 kg now it's 82 So my performance during hard and long climbs is worse But overall i am happy
Thank you for sharing, Tia! I just started CrossFit & my first OHS session lead to my biceps, forearms, thumb, & pointer fingers going numb. Im taking it easy & focusing on mobility to improve. This was a good reminder to continue doing that & focus on healing
I remember reading about this in your book!!! I love that you’re sharing this because I’m sure there are people that are pushing through injuries and making it worse instead of better. I’m learning on my journey to health that there’s a difference between sore from exercise and pain!!! Yet again, you prove how awesome and transparent you are! Who knows how many people you will help by sharing!!! One month to the games, I’m so excited to cheer you on!!!!
This was so helpful. It has never happened to me on that level, but it has with small thinga like: my shoulder hurts after a bad night sleep. I'll definitely take your advice, thank you so much!! Love from Spain💞🏋
Heck yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Getting so caught up in working hard because that’s what you believe is going to make you the most productive. Yet working smart while working hard, taking care of little things. Makes such a difference. Thanks for sharing. This is real, especially in CrossFit, because people can burn themselves out with the high intensity of the workouts. I noticed trying to keep up with your ego, can hinder my full potential. Lol my ego gets me every time though when my gym crush enters the gym🤦🏽♂️ Imma work on that.
Starting CrossFit for the first time this week at the age of 44😬. I’m a little scared but I’m still going to give it a try. Thank for sharing your experience
It's so true!! and a tough, tough lesson to learn (still recovering after 6mths with broken leg from overtraining and not listening). Turns out my body is just as stubborn in not recovering fast. How to be stubborn and yet not stubborn - pretty much sums up my challenge in sport and in life! Good luck for the coming months 💪🏼🙂
Thank you so much for your story! At the moment I'm dealing with a disk herniation! Had it for over a year now and now having to have surgery. It's so nice to hear this and your side of things as mentally I feel like i'm like you too stubborn. Thank you so much for your story, makes me feel a lot better and to ease up on myself. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Tia❤ my mcl hurts (football injury), and I'm really stubborn and push myself through WODs. Just started, im three 3months in and go 6 days a week. Thankfully, I have a coach who watches me like a hawk and kicks my butt when he sees I'm overloading when I shouldn't be. You're so great. Thanks for sharing!! Love from Brisbane 🇦🇺
Thank you for being so brave sharing your experience. I've been in a similar situation (no training, but at work) and it's kind of a red flag that you were not in a place/environment where you felt safe to express you were in pain, perhaps your decision to keep quiet was fueled by your ego (as you said in your video), but maybe also by the environment... stay safe!
This video really helped me, because as you taught if you say to someone that you are feeling pain or something, I was going to feel weak, and injured my self way more in the process. After this video, I started to say to my couch if I had problem, and this was a game changer.
This story sounds very close to what happened to me. I lost a lot of weight in 2014/2015, after I was done a friend challenged me to gain muscle. So, I hit the gym, rain or shine, 6-days a week. I was always lifting weight. It wasn't a little weight either, I was squatting with four 45-lb plates on each side of the bar. If didn't have traps, just keep shrugging everything; Didn't have biceps, just keep curling. I knew I definitely had back pain, I just thought it was genetic. When I moved to this big city in 2018, the pain got worse, walking on linoleum felt like stepping on cold needles. Then, one day I was working my job at this small newsstand/lotto terminal and all of a sudden I just got hit with a ton of pain, it felt like a cattleprod to the spine, and I couldn't walk. I fell against the back counter and couldn't move for nearly an hour. The next day, I went to the student medical centre at my university. They examined me and said I was not using proper form in the gym, I was lifting too often, and kind of unrelated, I'm autistic and had to be taught how to walk normally as a kid, but have trouble doing it, I often revert to the wrong way because it's how I've always done it. I was given a lecture by a back specialist who did stretches and retaught me how to walk, then was sent for a deep back massage where the masseuse commented that my back was like a bush of rose-thorns. That's when I went to this gym I didn't belong to, but I knew it for producing CrossFit top 20'ers and 2 gold medal Olympic athletes, also all of it's trainers had PhDs. I hired one of their trainers and within four sessions spread over a month, the trainer whipped me into shape and drilled good form into my head. They literally refuse you weight belts because you need to learn proper form, lol, but it worked.
It was devastating for me when I had to take a break from Crossfit because of a shoulder injury and I became a runner when that happened. I'm thankful I recovered from the injury and I found the sport of running that I love! I took a break from Crossfit just in time. However, the lesson I learned helped me to never miss a race! My first goal for every race was to get to the starting line healthy! I've run 5 marathons and 7 half marathons and learned to listen to my body and that just about every training season I would have about a week where I would needed to tone the training down quite a bit. The lessons from Crossfit helped me to never miss a race! Now I'm back at CrossFit and feeling great! This second to go around the CrossFit is different because I'm at a different box and they practice level method. I really like the level method at my CrossFit gym because the workouts seem to be scaled so perfectly for where I am at. It gives me realistic and doable goals towards my bigger goals and allows me to celebrate my small accomplishments along the way. Level method helps me to resist the temptation to do too much. It gives Endless Options for scaling and celebrates a lot of small steps in the journey.
My biggest mistake, when I first started Crossfit: I farted in the middle of a WOD. Really loud. Coach told me to "listen to my body". I told them "I'll listen, just don't make me smell it."
Good on ya Tia. I remember seeing Ben Smith say something years ago along the same lines to a question "what do you wish you'd known when you started that you know now" and he said something like "ignore PRs and focus on form for at least the first year". And loving the AC/DC shirt!!!
Hi Tia-Clair and Shane, I've only just watched this recording and as a Sports/Remedial/Soft Tissue Therapist based in the UK this was actually brilliant to see as I get so many athletes coming into my studio and have been thinking the same way as you did, yes we can rebuild most of them but sadly there are times when we cannot. For us the first 72 hours are critical we can do so much more the earlier we get the injury. I always say to every client listen to your body it will tell you when it needs a rest, it will tell you when it needs help. So thank you again for putting this out there as it can only help others Regards John Mitchell (MIRSM)
Glad you are ok!! don’t feel bad, we all have probably pushed through pain when we shouldn’t have-but we learn from them and you have helped others with your story!! Thanks for sharing!!
Well Tia, you wasn't silly, just without experience, I remember when I was young in my career like Judo Athlete, at 23 years, I've made Deadlift with 198 Kg, was ok that repetition, but I've tried to do with 200 Kg, was a failure, I was stubborn, I felt a pain in L Spine, was similar like your story. Well now I'm 53 years old, and in this long couple of years I've learnt more about biomechanics, recovery, foundantional movements, about sport science, about strength and conditioning etc., and now I am able to make my training and for others with weights or just with my body in safe, why because I let my ego down, and I understand that wisdom and patience are so important in everything I do. Good luck this year Best Team Tia & Shane, stay safe and strong and by the way thank you so much for the Royal Deluxe Rock Band, mostly for the song Dangerous!!!
Thanks for Sharing Tia. It resonates. I've had an injury now for 8 weeks. I love running and can't run. Same thing gave it rest, tested out, repeat until it blew up. Waiting on MRI now. Kudos for being so open, it was like you were interviewing your younger self. Its interesting how philosophically you can look back on it now but boy have you learned in the best fashion. You came back and smashed all in sight!
Thanks Tia. In the midst of training it is so difficult to honestly acknowledge an injury or potential injury. Been there myself. Lucky for many of us, we came out of it without permanent damage and can lift another day. Thanks for sharing.
I think the older you get the less choice your body gives you on whether you listen to it or not. My wife is a physiotherapist so I am fortunate that I can tell her immediately when I feel pain and get health advice and she will immediately tell me not to workout when it is a problem even when I want to ignore it. There's a workout mentality about working through the pain but I think a lot of people don't know their bodies well enough to differentiate between the pain you can and should push their and the kind of pain that could be a hint at a serious injury. My opinion "Don't be a hero". If you feel pain rather have it checked, if you are sick don't go workout, and for goodness sake if you are sick don't go to work. I digress, this is an important message in this video.
Tia, this advice is 💯 spot on. I’m sorry you had to go thru the injury but I’m glad you bounced back from it and are encouraging fans to actually REST and recover. People love to brag about never taking a rest day and then they wind up with a serious injury. I sometimes resist changing up my routine even tho I know those aches and pains are telling me to rest (about to turn 43!)😬 Your vid was a good reminder.
I am a bodybuilder for 17 years and i had done couple shows and decided at my 30 years old birthday to fold the bodybuilding page and start with the crossfit life , but before doing it physically, i made sooooo many researchers about it theoretically to know what is it , and the things you should consider first to learn : 1- leave your ego outside the gym and be beginner no matter what is your sport background… 2-Be patient with your self and go on your own pace and don’t rush your self to catch up with others and get hyped up because it can cause you an injury.. 3- learn how to eat properly to maintain your muscles and recovery at the same time .. 4- learn all the recovery tips because its almost the key to the success in the crossfit .. 5- train and work hard but listen to your body very well … 6- hire a coach for weight lifting and Olympic lifting because its the most dangerous part … 7- drink a lot of water and take your supplements and track your caloric input and output… If you do those steps before you step in to the crossfit box … man you will get a huge results out of it … pls correct me if am wrong about something 🙏💪🏼😊
YOU'RE REALLY A INSPIRATION MAM . AND I'M ALSO GOING THROUGH , WHAT YOU ALREADY HAD GONE THROUGH CAUSE THERE'S NO CROSSFIT COACHES AT ALL WHERE I'M LIVING RIGHT NOW IN INDIA AND EVEN YOU CAN SAY THERE'S NO PROFESSIONAL AND WORTHY CROSSFIT COACHES IN WHOLE INDIA TO TRAIN ATHLETES AND LET THEM A CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSELVES IN CROSSFIT GAMES AND MAKE THEIR COUNTRY PROUD . ( ( I'M TRAINING BOTH TRADITIONAL GYM MOVES LIKE PUSH , PULLS , CURLS ETC AT HOME FROM 4 YEARS WITH MIX OF CROSSFIT MOVEMENTS IN AT DIFFERENT SESSION AND I THINK I HAVE SOME SERIOUS POTENTIAL IN CROSSFIT GAMES AND I WANTED TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY BUT SOMEHOW I CAN'T , , HOPING FOR BEST ) )
Thank you so much for this....I have been having some tightness in my lower back and hips for a few months and while I know it is from the constant sitting I do for work...time to have a professional take a look and help me put a game plan in place to get me some relief.
This is such a good message to people who are starting to work out or trying to lose weight. I feel like even for me just starting out I am in it to win it and I have to listen to how my body is feeling instead of pushing myself to the point of hurting myself. I am so stubborn like you and this actually makes me realize that I need to take care of myself so that I can complete my goal of losing 80 lbs. Thank you for the great content Tia!
I made the same mistake. I injured my lower back until the pain reached the elbow of the left hand. I am trying to collect information to treat myself. I do a lot of flexibility exercises, but the pain in the left hand is still there. Thank you for this video.
I have seen so many people just push on when they are injured! Always the case I am fine with no injury at the end they are badly injured. Then suddenly they would ask why and how did it happen? Specific trail runners they never listen
It would be fun if you made a video on mistakes not to make when starting CrossFit. That would probably be helpful for a lot of people specially coming from you
Thank you for sharing your struggles. I too am dealing with back pain. Sounds like same kind of pain you had. My nemesis are deadlifts! I do listen to my body and have been going to physical therapy for a few months. I’m getting there slowly but surely!
Wow thank you! I didn't realize how much I needed to hear this. I startet with crossfit quite recently and you telling your story at the beginning resonated with me so much and I could see myself heading the same way.... You are a real inspiration!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I've finally mustered up the patience to take time off after working through an injury for the past year, and your words are really encouraging. "At the end of the day you're going to lose out on the goals and aspirations that you wanted achieve." Thank you for this reminder.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. You are such an inspiring athlete. I started CrossFit a year ago and since then I'm in love with it. Several months ago I injured nerve in my low back during intense deadlift sessions and didn't give myself enough time to recover properly and a few training sessions after pain was huge - I barely could walk. I was terrified. Luckily, after the recovery period, everything is fine now and I'm back on track with training. Now, I'm listening to my body more in order to keep progressing and involve in some of the upcoming competitions.
Thanks for sharing this story, Tia!! I totally can relate with you, hiding your injury from your coaches and training buddies (guilty here HAHAHAHA). It's sad to see all your efforts and goals be put on hold or thrown away because of a lower back pain even if you feel and think like you're strong enough to endure the pain and it will just go away. It is nice to see the Fittest Woman on Earth own up her mistakes in training and health overall. You're an inspiration to all strong ladies and guys out there! Truly a humble and grounded person!! Can't wait to see you in this year's CrossFit Games!!
I ran into something similar when I was a beginning marathoner. If I would have laid off sign my body sent me that I strained a body part. i would have been laid off 1-2 weeks. But it was my first marathon and I pushed through thinking what she was talking about, that these pains were normal. Well I ran my marathon on it and injured more than a strain. I was laid off from running for six months. Needless to say during that time I really got into body building my upper body, but the whole thing could have been avoided had I not been so ignorant.
Such a good word. Thank you for sharing that. I think you are extraordinary athlete, which you are but I noticed that your humility a made your gifting even more special in my eyes. I admire you and enjoy watching your competitions. I enjoy watching you compete with so much passion that it moves me in my spirit. Your are a fierce female warrior. I say female because we need more female warriors with good character. I really love the way you love your husband too. I really appreciate you sharing this story and being vulnerable with your mistakes. It truly impress me more about who you are as a person who just happens to also be a great athlete to say the least☺
Definitely worked through some injuries before although not as serious as yours was and now see how I could have done things better. Thanks for sharing a bit of your journey and advice with us.
Hey Tia , you're the reason I started CrossFit and trust me I'm doing really great..tbh I'm your biggest fan and for me " you're my hero" .. Sending you love and respect from 🇮🇳
Thank you for sharing! I completely was surprised with this video, and your overall message was very welcoming. Your shared an experience during your life where your decision making could of cost you your career. I too have a similar story where in my early 20's,I was arrogant , and I didn't not listen to my parents, and as a direct result it is cost me 4 years of my life just in limbo. But I am happy to report things are going extremely well today. I am glad to be a subscriber of you channel. As you have inspired me to push my fitness boundaries , my current PR for a mile is 6:13 as of yesterday. Thanks for what its worth...
Wow Tia?!? Thanks for the best advice, weird thing is I'm struggling with a shoulder injury for over 3 months now. Ever since we've gone to lockdown, as soon as it gets better then I would train and the pain keeps coming back. I kept putting it off until I decided to go see a chiropractor and she didn't seem find any serious issues. Cause of my worry, the thought of me with the time lost on my fitness progressions I kept on training at home & worked through my pain. Things just got worse, to a point I couldn't train if I wanted to anymore and that totally fustrated me and made me worry?!?! What if I can't workout anymore or be active?!? Myabe I've torn something as I experienced a torn ACL many years back. So I decided to totally stop training for about 3 weeks. I just started again this week and I seem to get my strength back and the pain hasn't come back, so thank goodness!!! What a relieve, I'm still taking it easy now. Gyms are allowed to re-open now in SA so have to see if it's safe to go back but I can't wait for things to get back to some what a normal routine... 😷
From what I have observed, Elite cross fit athletes are very similar in training intensity to professional 🏈 players also boot camp training in the US Army or Marines. They over train in general. In football, players get into tremendous condition for a career that lasts maybe 5 years. After that the body starts to break down under the stress placed on it. Crossfit athletes appear to have driven personalities that cause them to push past the limits of most ppl. In the 20s or even 30s this may not be an issue. But over the long term this will detrimental to good health as the body begins to breakdown. There are exceptions (there always are) but I have learned as I get older (I am 59) one definitely has to cut back and be more attentive to the body. Otherwise you end up hurting yourself and/or overtraining which also leads to injury. Keep in mind that high level cross fit athletes do tjis for a living and commit to 3-4hr days of training. This is too much for regular working ppl. Moral if the story? Have fun, train smart, think long term.
I had the exact same injury,cant explain the amount of pain I felt.Cant imagine how you trained for 8 mounts,I wasnt able to walk more than 100 meters.
Reminds me of the time I was training for a half marathon and got a virus that I wasnt recovering from that caused me to become really dizzy and fatigued. Instead of resting up I went out running not wanting to miss any training. Next thing I know Ive passed out on the concrete path at about 11pm while out on my own without a phone. I hobbled over to car at the lights and they rang an ambulance. 10 stitches in my nose and torn ligaments in my knee.
Thank you for this Tia. I was listening to your story and it was like someone else was telling my own. I went through the exact same process, both physically and mentally, and was in pain for more than a year just because I was way too stubborn and too scared of being told that I had to stop. Nevertheless I learned so much from this experience, and I think it has made me a more mature athlete, and I'm sure it did the same for you 🖤
Very big of you to admit that you were wrong Tia ..I'm seeing an osteopath for my back .So thanks for sharing that it's not just us guys that have ego problems lol . Take care x
Finally! Someone who admits what I see in the gym regularly. Cross fit athletes need to learn to train lift weights properly! Incorrect form from squats will set you back and can end the journey. I hope this resonates with folks.
I think an issue with Crossfit athletes getting inured is in the way they think. The mental determination/toughness that we consider an asset can be a detriment when it comes to slowing down, listening to the body and recovery.
I like how my CrossFit gym has for Quality days so it's almost like recovery is built into the program. For Quality means that it's not graded your only goal for that day is to do the best quality possible--
Thank you for sharing this! I needed this 🙌🏽 Your story is inspiring to me! Once a collegiate track n field athlete (800m-5k) before becoming a single mother for many years, maybe one day I’ll be next to you in the games 😉
Thank you Tia for sharing your story. Your wisdom will help many avoid the pitfalls of pride over listening to your body. I have been doing CF for 11 years now and in that time broke my back and have had a full knee replacement. I have fully recovered from both and CF has been a huge part of my recovery. Early on in CF it was so easy to let ego run the show. Today I am wiser. In it for the long haul!
Thanks for the motivation- I’ve been taking a few weeks off due to sore shoulders and this makes me feel good about that decision. They just keep feeling sore so I don’t know how much longer I’ll need to take off- but I know it’s worth it
I personally think learning the olympic lifts and things like front squats is actually what puts a lot of people off...it just seems too difficult...which is a shame...
Could you possibly make a video/comment about getting your head into a positive headspace? Specifically after your experience at the 2016 games. I find that being consistently positive with myself is difficult!
Kept squatting with back pain.....i injured my back and no way I could have kept going, the next day was hell, took two months to get better. I made it worst by constantly trying to stretch it out, crack my back, and foam roll....only when i stopped, and just focus on posture it started to correct it's self.
Hurt my lower back yesterday doing deadlifts, same weight I have been doing for the past ten years the only thing I did differently was stretching my hamstrings with my knees locked right before the first set.
So great to hear this. Yesterday I got severe pain in my lower back but now it gets better. How do you avoid such injuries? The lower back is always exposed to this, no?
Looks to me Shane wasn't alert enough in the beginning. Later on he had to know YOU TCT would train through pain until you'd be cripple so tha speak🤷🏻♂️AND my common sense says..SHANE KNEW but he didn't had the guts to confront you but also wanted you to win no matter ...🤔☝️I'm sticking with that analogy, sorry Tia. Hoping you will recover 100%. Cuz I read your 6th consecutive WIN👸 was *despite* you was competing with an old stress fracture problem. Having that said: thanks for all of your inspiration and Shane's too. Today I learned how one can train symmetri with a bar and sandbags. I thought that was very interesting to see and put my sport mind to👌👍✌ Amsterdam salutes
Yes I used play rugby I get hurt lower back on left side I had told arthritis but I was stubborn active work out gym in years. I get sciatica from right leg in painful. I am going to mri hopefully I don’t need surgery. My dream want CrossFit. Ego is killing me so bad. 😀✋
Dear Tia, my life changed seeing you and Mat fraser, I was a 😴 typical married men with kids and not taking care of my health, after seeing your encouragement and commitment I started my workout from.March 2020 and today the way I look and my healthy life style bring a big change in my life. My looks literally went 10 years younger and thanks for sharing your experience which is really helpful and encouraging as how healthy and meaningful a life could be ♡ cheers stay fit follow Tia workouts♡♡
Very encouraging to see great athletes passing on tips and donating their time to us, thank you. i love your videos. kisses from Brazil
mal sabe ela que ela é grande referência no crossfit aqui no brasil kkkkkkk
@@xen-1317 num é! sou louca pra conhecê -la!
Someone once told me that, the iron will I have within myself and such pride for is the same will that drives the negatives in me. The key is to recognise which mode you're in.
When it drives you to succeed, let it loose. When it drives your inner demons, block it and take back control.
You're a truly inspirational athlete and person Tia. Thank you for sharing and good luck in 2020.
That was very profound . Thanks for sharing.
Honestly, we all out here "just squatt'n with the bois, tryna throw down"
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I had a similar experience with a stress fracture in my back. I really appreciated hearing your perspective. Before I married my husband, I was struggling with stubbornness and made many injuries worse because of it. Right now I am dealing with some rotator cuff pain and I decided to take a few days off of training. Thanks for convincing me it was the right decision. Short term rest for long term gains. You’re incredible.
Thank you so much for sharing this! Perfect timing in our little bubble...My 15 year old son attended his first CrossFit class yesterday and he did great with burpees and calorie bike...We had the "listen to your body/check the ego" talk when we registered him. It was nice to hear/see your authentic reflection and share it with him too!
Such a powerful lesson I take heed to, also, as I continue to CF in my forties....
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This is so relatable. I'm walking around on all these old injuries that never healed quite right because I was too stubborn to heal up.
appreciate your honesty about you being stubborn. thank heavens you weren't permanently damaged and are able to give us the "thrills" at the games.
Thank you Tia! I actually pulled a muscle in my back this last weekend and have been debating going to the doctor. I skipped several CrossFit classes which devastated me, but I am listening to my body. Also I made that appointment. 😊
This was a severe lesson but by sharing it you may save someone injury or pain. Your admission that it was a mistake helps us avoid letting our ego override good sense. We are used to seeing the champion, but you showed us that champions excel not only from determination but honesty and humility. Thanks for this Tia-Clair. Respect & hugs!
Boy did I need to hear this! Thank you Tia for sharing!! My ego always gets in the way, and I'm hoping to remember this advice when I need it
Thanks It's an eye opener I am 57 years old and a cyclist all my life Just started CrossFit because I need more strength as i am getting older Right now my hamstring on the right side is hurting because of squatting My cycling mind is used to not quitting , but watching this video makes me realize that I have to step back and listen to my body So Thank You for this !!!
hi! I am also a cyclist. If you dont mind sharing, how are you doing now with a bit of crossfit?cheers.
@@Northwindbreeze overall my fitness is much better The only problem i have is that i gained more muscles Before crossfit a was 78 kg now it's 82 So my performance during hard and long climbs is worse But overall i am happy
Thank you for sharing, Tia! I just started CrossFit & my first OHS session lead to my biceps, forearms, thumb, & pointer fingers going numb. Im taking it easy & focusing on mobility to improve. This was a good reminder to continue doing that & focus on healing
I had already read this story from Tia's book (which is great go read it) but hearing it from her is a whole other story, you are so great Tia
I remember reading about this in your book!!! I love that you’re sharing this because I’m sure there are people that are pushing through injuries and making it worse instead of better. I’m learning on my journey to health that there’s a difference between sore from exercise and pain!!! Yet again, you prove how awesome and transparent you are! Who knows how many people you will help by sharing!!! One month to the games, I’m so excited to cheer you on!!!!
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This was so helpful. It has never happened to me on that level, but it has with small thinga like: my shoulder hurts after a bad night sleep. I'll definitely take your advice, thank you so much!! Love from Spain💞🏋
I'm starting CrossFit this week and these tips are more than awesome. Thank you so much for everything!
Goodluck!
I did start last week i hope you will enjoy it as much as me ! Have fun !
Thanks guys!
Same... and we have the same last name haha
@@barbaraabdo1755 hahaha cool!
Heck yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Getting so caught up in working hard because that’s what you believe is going to make you the most productive. Yet working smart while working hard, taking care of little things. Makes such a difference. Thanks for sharing. This is real, especially in CrossFit, because people can burn themselves out with the high intensity of the workouts. I noticed trying to keep up with your ego, can hinder my full potential. Lol my ego gets me every time though when my gym crush enters the gym🤦🏽♂️ Imma work on that.
Thank you for always coming off so humble, Tia. You're an inspiration to me and my students. Keep it up, we love your videos!
Starting CrossFit for the first time this week at the age of 44😬. I’m a little scared but I’m still going to give it a try. Thank for sharing your experience
It's so true!! and a tough, tough lesson to learn (still recovering after 6mths with broken leg from overtraining and not listening). Turns out my body is just as stubborn in not recovering fast. How to be stubborn and yet not stubborn - pretty much sums up my challenge in sport and in life! Good luck for the coming months 💪🏼🙂
Thank you so much for your story! At the moment I'm dealing with a disk herniation! Had it for over a year now and now having to have surgery. It's so nice to hear this and your side of things as mentally I feel like i'm like you too stubborn. Thank you so much for your story, makes me feel a lot better and to ease up on myself. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Tia❤ my mcl hurts (football injury), and I'm really stubborn and push myself through WODs. Just started, im three 3months in and go 6 days a week. Thankfully, I have a coach who watches me like a hawk and kicks my butt when he sees I'm overloading when I shouldn't be. You're so great. Thanks for sharing!! Love from Brisbane 🇦🇺
Thank you for being so brave sharing your experience. I've been in a similar situation (no training, but at work) and it's kind of a red flag that you were not in a place/environment where you felt safe to express you were in pain, perhaps your decision to keep quiet was fueled by your ego (as you said in your video), but maybe also by the environment... stay safe!
I’ve only been lifting for the last year so these stories are really important for people like me! Thanks heaps 💜
Your determination is admirable! It’s hard to know sometimes what is normal pain and what isn’t! Thanks, Tia. 😃
This video really helped me, because as you taught if you say to someone that you are feeling pain or something, I was going to feel weak, and injured my self way more in the process. After this video, I started to say to my couch if I had problem, and this was a game changer.
This story sounds very close to what happened to me. I lost a lot of weight in 2014/2015, after I was done a friend challenged me to gain muscle. So, I hit the gym, rain or shine, 6-days a week. I was always lifting weight. It wasn't a little weight either, I was squatting with four 45-lb plates on each side of the bar. If didn't have traps, just keep shrugging everything; Didn't have biceps, just keep curling. I knew I definitely had back pain, I just thought it was genetic. When I moved to this big city in 2018, the pain got worse, walking on linoleum felt like stepping on cold needles. Then, one day I was working my job at this small newsstand/lotto terminal and all of a sudden I just got hit with a ton of pain, it felt like a cattleprod to the spine, and I couldn't walk. I fell against the back counter and couldn't move for nearly an hour.
The next day, I went to the student medical centre at my university. They examined me and said I was not using proper form in the gym, I was lifting too often, and kind of unrelated, I'm autistic and had to be taught how to walk normally as a kid, but have trouble doing it, I often revert to the wrong way because it's how I've always done it. I was given a lecture by a back specialist who did stretches and retaught me how to walk, then was sent for a deep back massage where the masseuse commented that my back was like a bush of rose-thorns. That's when I went to this gym I didn't belong to, but I knew it for producing CrossFit top 20'ers and 2 gold medal Olympic athletes, also all of it's trainers had PhDs. I hired one of their trainers and within four sessions spread over a month, the trainer whipped me into shape and drilled good form into my head. They literally refuse you weight belts because you need to learn proper form, lol, but it worked.
It was devastating for me when I had to take a break from Crossfit because of a shoulder injury and I became a runner when that happened. I'm thankful I recovered from the injury and I found the sport of running that I love! I took a break from Crossfit just in time. However, the lesson I learned helped me to never miss a race! My first goal for every race was to get to the starting line healthy! I've run 5 marathons and 7 half marathons and learned to listen to my body and that just about every training season I would have about a week where I would needed to tone the training down quite a bit. The lessons from Crossfit helped me to never miss a race! Now I'm back at CrossFit and feeling great! This second to go around the CrossFit is different because I'm at a different box and they practice level method. I really like the level method at my CrossFit gym because the workouts seem to be scaled so perfectly for where I am at. It gives me realistic and doable goals towards my bigger goals and allows me to celebrate my small accomplishments along the way. Level method helps me to resist the temptation to do too much. It gives Endless Options for scaling and celebrates a lot of small steps in the journey.
My biggest mistake, when I first started Crossfit: I farted in the middle of a WOD. Really loud. Coach told me to "listen to my body". I told them "I'll listen, just don't make me smell it."
Bruh
Good on ya Tia. I remember seeing Ben Smith say something years ago along the same lines to a question "what do you wish you'd known when you started that you know now" and he said something like "ignore PRs and focus on form for at least the first year". And loving the AC/DC shirt!!!
Tia kept us in suspense for almost 4 minutes. Best thriller movie of the year
Hi Tia-Clair and Shane,
I've only just watched this recording and as a Sports/Remedial/Soft Tissue Therapist based in the UK this was actually brilliant to see as I get so many athletes coming into my studio and have been thinking the same way as you did, yes we can rebuild most of them but sadly there are times when we cannot. For us the first 72 hours are critical we can do so much more the earlier we get the injury.
I always say to every client listen to your body it will tell you when it needs a rest, it will tell you when it needs help.
So thank you again for putting this out there as it can only help others
Regards
John Mitchell (MIRSM)
Glad you are ok!! don’t feel bad, we all have probably pushed through pain when we shouldn’t have-but we learn from them and you have helped others with your story!! Thanks for sharing!!
Well Tia, you wasn't silly, just without experience, I remember when I was young in my career like Judo Athlete, at 23 years, I've made Deadlift with 198 Kg, was ok that repetition, but I've tried to do with 200 Kg, was a failure, I was stubborn, I felt a pain in L Spine, was similar like your story. Well now I'm 53 years old, and in this long couple of years I've learnt more about biomechanics, recovery, foundantional movements, about sport science, about strength and conditioning etc., and now I am able to make my training and for others with weights or just with my body in safe, why because I let my ego down, and I understand that wisdom and patience are so important in everything I do. Good luck this year Best Team Tia & Shane, stay safe and strong and by the way thank you so much for the Royal Deluxe Rock Band, mostly for the song Dangerous!!!
Thanks for Sharing Tia. It resonates. I've had an injury now for 8 weeks. I love running and can't run. Same thing gave it rest, tested out, repeat until it blew up. Waiting on MRI now. Kudos for being so open, it was like you were interviewing your younger self. Its interesting how philosophically you can look back on it now but boy have you learned in the best fashion. You came back and smashed all in sight!
Thanks Tia. In the midst of training it is so difficult to honestly acknowledge an injury or potential injury. Been there myself. Lucky for many of us, we came out of it without permanent damage and can lift another day. Thanks for sharing.
I think the older you get the less choice your body gives you on whether you listen to it or not. My wife is a physiotherapist so I am fortunate that I can tell her immediately when I feel pain and get health advice and she will immediately tell me not to workout when it is a problem even when I want to ignore it. There's a workout mentality about working through the pain but I think a lot of people don't know their bodies well enough to differentiate between the pain you can and should push their and the kind of pain that could be a hint at a serious injury. My opinion "Don't be a hero". If you feel pain rather have it checked, if you are sick don't go workout, and for goodness sake if you are sick don't go to work. I digress, this is an important message in this video.
Tia, this advice is 💯 spot on. I’m sorry you had to go thru the injury but I’m glad you bounced back from it and are encouraging fans to actually REST and recover.
People love to brag about never taking a rest day and then they wind up with a serious injury. I sometimes resist changing up my routine even tho I know those aches and pains are telling me to rest (about to turn 43!)😬 Your vid was a good reminder.
I am a bodybuilder for 17 years and i had done couple shows and decided at my 30 years old birthday to fold the bodybuilding page and start with the crossfit life , but before doing it physically, i made sooooo many researchers about it theoretically to know what is it , and the things you should consider first to learn :
1- leave your ego outside the gym and be beginner no matter what is your sport background…
2-Be patient with your self and go on your own pace and don’t rush your self to catch up with others and get hyped up because it can cause you an injury..
3- learn how to eat properly to maintain your muscles and recovery at the same time ..
4- learn all the recovery tips because its almost the key to the success in the crossfit ..
5- train and work hard but listen to your body very well …
6- hire a coach for weight lifting and Olympic lifting because its the most dangerous part …
7- drink a lot of water and take your supplements and track your caloric input and output…
If you do those steps before you step in to the crossfit box … man you will get a huge results out of it … pls correct me if am wrong about something 🙏💪🏼😊
❤ Open, honest and humble AND an amazing athlete! Big love for you Tia! ❤
YOU'RE REALLY A INSPIRATION MAM . AND I'M ALSO GOING THROUGH , WHAT YOU ALREADY HAD GONE THROUGH CAUSE THERE'S NO CROSSFIT COACHES AT ALL WHERE I'M LIVING RIGHT NOW IN INDIA AND EVEN YOU CAN SAY THERE'S NO PROFESSIONAL AND WORTHY CROSSFIT COACHES IN WHOLE INDIA TO TRAIN ATHLETES AND LET THEM A CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSELVES IN CROSSFIT GAMES AND MAKE THEIR COUNTRY PROUD .
( ( I'M TRAINING BOTH TRADITIONAL GYM MOVES LIKE PUSH , PULLS , CURLS ETC AT HOME FROM 4 YEARS WITH MIX OF CROSSFIT MOVEMENTS IN AT DIFFERENT SESSION AND I THINK I HAVE SOME SERIOUS POTENTIAL IN CROSSFIT GAMES AND I WANTED TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY BUT SOMEHOW I CAN'T , , HOPING FOR BEST ) )
Thank you so much for this....I have been having some tightness in my lower back and hips for a few months and while I know it is from the constant sitting I do for work...time to have a professional take a look and help me put a game plan in place to get me some relief.
By far one one MOST valuable and educational videos on CZcams for new & experienced athletes to watch 🙌
Thanks for sharing this
So so true. Listen to your body. It won't perform if you push through real injuries. Learned the hard way as well
This is such a good message to people who are starting to work out or trying to lose weight. I feel like even for me just starting out I am in it to win it and I have to listen to how my body is feeling instead of pushing myself to the point of hurting myself. I am so stubborn like you and this actually makes me realize that I need to take care of myself so that I can complete my goal of losing 80 lbs. Thank you for the great content Tia!
I made the same mistake. I injured my lower back until the pain reached the elbow of the left hand. I am trying to collect information to treat myself. I do a lot of flexibility exercises, but the pain in the left hand is still there. Thank you for this video.
I have seen so many people just push on when they are injured! Always the case I am fine with no injury at the end they are badly injured. Then suddenly they would ask why and how did it happen? Specific trail runners they never listen
It is not comfortable just laying out mistakes for everybody to look at and scrutinize. Thank you for the lesson
I am a physio and unfortunately these type of injuries need rest. Clearly you learnt from it very well!
It would be fun if you made a video on mistakes not to make when starting CrossFit. That would probably be helpful for a lot of people specially coming from you
Thank you for sharing your struggles. I too am dealing with back pain. Sounds like same kind of pain you had. My nemesis are deadlifts! I do listen to my body and have been going to physical therapy for a few months. I’m getting there slowly but surely!
Wow thank you! I didn't realize how much I needed to hear this. I startet with crossfit quite recently and you telling your story at the beginning resonated with me so much and I could see myself heading the same way.... You are a real inspiration!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I've finally mustered up the patience to take time off after working through an injury for the past year, and your words are really encouraging. "At the end of the day you're going to lose out on the goals and aspirations that you wanted achieve." Thank you for this reminder.
I knew that Tia is more than strong and I found her also lovely so much in this video! :) Thank you for your advice legend!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. You are such an inspiring athlete. I started CrossFit a year ago and since then I'm in love with it. Several months ago I injured nerve in my low back during intense deadlift sessions and didn't give myself enough time to recover properly and a few training sessions after pain was huge - I barely could walk. I was terrified. Luckily, after the recovery period, everything is fine now and I'm back on track with training. Now, I'm listening to my body more in order to keep progressing and involve in some of the upcoming competitions.
Thanks for sharing this story, Tia!! I totally can relate with you, hiding your injury from your coaches and training buddies (guilty here HAHAHAHA). It's sad to see all your efforts and goals be put on hold or thrown away because of a lower back pain even if you feel and think like you're strong enough to endure the pain and it will just go away. It is nice to see the Fittest Woman on Earth own up her mistakes in training and health overall. You're an inspiration to all strong ladies and guys out there! Truly a humble and grounded person!! Can't wait to see you in this year's CrossFit Games!!
Thank you for being so honest and vulnerable. 👌🏽👏🏽✨
I ran into something similar when I was a beginning marathoner. If I would have laid off sign my body sent me that I strained a body part. i would have been laid off 1-2 weeks. But it was my first marathon and I pushed through thinking what she was talking about, that these pains were normal. Well I ran my marathon on it and injured more than a strain. I was laid off from running for six months. Needless to say during that time I really got into body building my upper body, but the whole thing could have been avoided had I not been so ignorant.
Such a good word. Thank you for sharing that. I think you are extraordinary athlete, which you are but I noticed that your humility a made your gifting even more special in my eyes. I admire you and enjoy watching your competitions. I enjoy watching you compete with so much passion that it moves me in my spirit. Your are a fierce female warrior. I say female because we need more female warriors with good character. I really love the way you love your husband too. I really appreciate you sharing this story and being vulnerable with your mistakes. It truly impress me more about who you are as a person who just happens to also be a great athlete to say the least☺
This reminds me to take a rest day. Sometimes, I get feverish symptoms from overtraining
Beware of rabdo
This is so inspiring Tia - I 💯 agree in listening to your body. I love this very much 🥰🥰😍
Definitely worked through some injuries before although not as serious as yours was and now see how I could have done things better. Thanks for sharing a bit of your journey and advice with us.
Another thing is that I do to prevent injury is that I regularly see a very good massage therapist that has experience working with athletes.
Hey Tia , you're the reason I started CrossFit and trust me I'm doing really great..tbh I'm your biggest fan and for me " you're my hero" .. Sending you love and respect from 🇮🇳
Tia is a great example for women wanting to enter any sport.
@@rasher331 not just women , she's inspiration to everyone
Thank you for sharing! I completely was surprised with this video, and your overall message was very welcoming. Your shared an experience during your life where your decision making could of cost you your career. I too have a similar story where in my early 20's,I was arrogant , and I didn't not listen to my parents, and as a direct result it is cost me 4 years of my life just in limbo. But I am happy to report things are going extremely well today. I am glad to be a subscriber of you channel. As you have inspired me to push my fitness boundaries , my current PR for a mile is 6:13 as of yesterday. Thanks for what its worth...
Wow Tia?!? Thanks for the best advice, weird thing is I'm struggling with a shoulder injury for over 3 months now. Ever since we've gone to lockdown, as soon as it gets better then I would train and the pain keeps coming back. I kept putting it off until I decided to go see a chiropractor and she didn't seem find any serious issues. Cause of my worry, the thought of me with the time lost on my fitness progressions I kept on training at home & worked through my pain. Things just got worse, to a point I couldn't train if I wanted to anymore and that totally fustrated me and made me worry?!?! What if I can't workout anymore or be active?!? Myabe I've torn something as I experienced a torn ACL many years back. So I decided to totally stop training for about 3 weeks. I just started again this week and I seem to get my strength back and the pain hasn't come back, so thank goodness!!! What a relieve, I'm still taking it easy now. Gyms are allowed to re-open now in SA so have to see if it's safe to go back but I can't wait for things to get back to some what a normal routine... 😷
I injured my neck and wrist yesterday during a back squat.This is exactly what I needed!
Tks! For opening your ❤️ to regarding the injury you had. Honestly is the best policy.... Hang in there Tia & Shone your doing great .
From what I have observed, Elite cross fit athletes are very similar in training intensity to professional 🏈 players also boot camp training in the US Army or Marines. They over train in general. In football, players get into tremendous condition for a career that lasts maybe 5 years. After that the body starts to break down under the stress placed on it.
Crossfit athletes appear to have driven personalities that cause them to push past the limits of most ppl. In the 20s or even 30s this may not be an issue. But over the long term this will detrimental to good health as the body begins to breakdown. There are exceptions (there always are) but I have learned as I get older (I am 59) one definitely has to cut back and be more attentive to the body. Otherwise you end up hurting yourself and/or overtraining which also leads to injury.
Keep in mind that high level cross fit athletes do tjis for a living and commit to 3-4hr days of training. This is too much for regular working ppl. Moral if the story? Have fun, train smart, think long term.
I had the exact same injury,cant explain the amount of pain I felt.Cant imagine how you trained for 8 mounts,I wasnt able to walk more than 100 meters.
Reminds me of the time I was training for a half marathon and got a virus that I wasnt recovering from that caused me to become really dizzy and fatigued. Instead of resting up I went out running not wanting to miss any training. Next thing I know Ive passed out on the concrete path at about 11pm while out on my own without a phone. I hobbled over to car at the lights and they rang an ambulance. 10 stitches in my nose and torn ligaments in my knee.
You are awesome Tia ...keep sharing your fascinating life with us...we love you and Shane. Peace
Thank you for this Tia. I was listening to your story and it was like someone else was telling my own. I went through the exact same process, both physically and mentally, and was in pain for more than a year just because I was way too stubborn and too scared of being told that I had to stop. Nevertheless I learned so much from this experience, and I think it has made me a more mature athlete, and I'm sure it did the same for you 🖤
Very big of you to admit that you were wrong Tia ..I'm seeing an osteopath for my back .So thanks for sharing that it's not just us guys that have ego problems lol .
Take care x
Finally! Someone who admits what I see in the gym regularly. Cross fit athletes need to learn to train lift weights properly! Incorrect form from squats will set you back and can end the journey. I hope this resonates with folks.
I think an issue with Crossfit athletes getting inured is in the way they think. The mental determination/toughness that we consider an asset can be a detriment when it comes to slowing down, listening to the body and recovery.
I like how my CrossFit gym has for Quality days so it's almost like recovery is built into the program. For Quality means that it's not graded your only goal for that day is to do the best quality possible--
Thank you Tia! I really would love to get into CrossFit and I appreciate your tips and experience.
That is an attainable goal. ;-)
Thank you for sharing this! I needed this 🙌🏽 Your story is inspiring to me! Once a collegiate track n field athlete (800m-5k) before becoming a single mother for many years, maybe one day I’ll be next to you in the games 😉
Love that!
You are the greatest. Isolated much enjoy seeing you.
You're amazing xx Thank you so much for being so brave and sharing your story xxx
Thanks for the advice. I'm new to Crossfit. It's awesome!
Thank you Tia for sharing your story. Your wisdom will help many avoid the pitfalls of pride over listening to your body. I have been doing CF for 11 years now and in that time broke my back and have had a full knee replacement. I have fully recovered from both and CF has been a huge part of my recovery. Early on in CF it was so easy to let ego run the show. Today I am wiser. In it for the long haul!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the motivation- I’ve been taking a few weeks off due to sore shoulders and this makes me feel good about that decision. They just keep feeling sore so I don’t know how much longer I’ll need to take off- but I know it’s worth it
I am just seeing this a yr later but I am glad I seen this! Thank you Tia!
Amazing video!! Thank you for sharing this. Hugely helpful to see everyone gets hurt, and great advice on handling it. A true champ! 🏆💯
This is such a great lesson! Thank you for sharing!!
Be honest especially with yourself. Otherwise, the consequences can be severe.
this should be required viewing for all CrossFitters
I personally think learning the olympic lifts and things like front squats is actually what puts a lot of people off...it just seems too difficult...which is a shame...
Could you possibly make a video/comment about getting your head into a positive headspace? Specifically after your experience at the 2016 games. I find that being consistently positive with myself is difficult!
Kept squatting with back pain.....i injured my back and no way I could have kept going, the next day was hell, took two months to get better. I made it worst by constantly trying to stretch it out, crack my back, and foam roll....only when i stopped, and just focus on posture it started to correct it's self.
You need to be very careful foam rolling your back at any time. Theres only certain areas you should foam roll and the spinal area is not one of them.
Hurt my lower back yesterday doing deadlifts, same weight I have been doing for the past ten years the only thing I did differently was stretching my hamstrings with my knees locked right before the first set.
I’m so appreciative of this, thank you!
We all learn from our mistakes
So great to hear this. Yesterday I got severe pain in my lower back but now it gets better.
How do you avoid such injuries? The lower back is always exposed to this, no?
Looks to me Shane wasn't alert enough in the beginning. Later on he had to know YOU TCT would train through pain until you'd be cripple so tha speak🤷🏻♂️AND my common sense says..SHANE KNEW but he didn't had the guts to confront you but also wanted you to win no matter ...🤔☝️I'm sticking with that analogy, sorry Tia. Hoping you will recover 100%. Cuz I read your 6th consecutive WIN👸 was *despite* you was competing with an old stress fracture problem. Having that said: thanks for all of your inspiration and Shane's too. Today I learned how one can train symmetri with a bar and sandbags. I thought that was very interesting to see and put my sport mind to👌👍✌
Amsterdam salutes
You are an amazing athlete, thanks for sharing your story, it is really powerful!
Yes I used play rugby I get hurt lower back on left side I had told arthritis but I was stubborn active work out gym in years. I get sciatica from right leg in painful. I am going to mri hopefully I don’t need surgery. My dream want CrossFit. Ego is killing me so bad. 😀✋
Thanks, I did something really similar on deadlifts and didnt see anyone for 10 months. Bad idea!
I'm really enjoying these videos! Keep it up guys!