Dealing with some Achilles pain lately as #running season gets rolling. That does NOT mean I’m doing absolutely nothing and letting it “rest.” It DOES mean, I’m managing load on the tendon, modifying my training plan, and accumulating volume on the tendon through low intensity work.

Far too often I see active folks get some form of tendon pain, then get instructed to take a few weeks off and magically the pain is gone! So they get right back to what they were doing and the pain inevitably comes back and this cycle is repeated until a more dramatic injury happens.

Don’t be like that, pain does not mean you’re broken, in most cases you can, and should, work through some level of pain to stimulate “regeneration” in the irritated tissue, “motion is lotion “🧴.

Long duration isometrics (as pictured above), and low level plyometrics are great ways to manage, and get out of, tendon pain. These are also components that should be present in a well rounded training program all year long to help prevent injuries/flair ups in the first place.

Reach out if you’re sick of dealing with nagging injuries that keep you from doing the activities/sports you enjoy doing! And want to prevent them from happening all together. 🤙