Faking an Injury

If you are or were an athlete I'm sure you have had some difficult practices. You are pushed so far that you don't know if you can continue and faking an injury would give you the easy way out. Your knee started hurting, or you are having an asthma attack. I know these are actual injuries you can have, but some people use them as excuses or make up that something is hurting them. I feel like a lot of people fake injuries now a days because they don't think they can continue with the workout.

If you don't think you can continue with a workout you need to push through it. This is training your mind to push through things it doesn't think it can do. You will make your mind stronger and each time you finish something difficult it will become easier the next time. Not everything is going to be easy and it is not supposed to be. Your body is physically able of doing these things; you just need to put your mind to the test.

Another reason you should never ever fake an injury is because you are not helping yourself in any way. Yes, you get to take a break for a while in order to not feel physically tired, but it is not going to truly help you. The people around you have finished that workout and are pushing to get better every day. They don't let up. If you give in to the pain you are just allowing your opponents to get even farther ahead of you. They will have done the hard work out and be more prepared for it next time. They are becoming stronger while you remain the same.

The next time you think you are doing yourself a favor by faking an injury to allow yourself to sit out, think again. It might be difficult during the workout and you may hate your sport for that couple of minutes, but it will definitely benefit you in the end. Skipping workouts is for athletes who aren't committed and don't believe in themselves. Be strong, be committed, and most of all believe in yourself. If you don't think you can do it, chances are you won't. Your mind is a very strong thing. What happens when you actually get injured and no one believes you? Be the athlete others look up to.