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Created by: nakedathlete Original Starting post for this thread:
Last January I was literally run over by an SUv while on a bike ride and I have struggled to try and get back into proper form. Previous to that it was 2 staph infections in 6 years, having a hand severed in press previous to that, shattered elbows, dislocated and degerated vertebrae, melted flesh from the ankle down in 5th grade and multiple other catastrophic injuries over the course of my lifetime. Running, basketball, cycling and strength challenges have been the only thing that has prevented me from going into a deep depression with all of my down times but this last one, being run over, has really taken the wind out of the sails and I struggle to get back. The only thing I keep telling myself is that I would rather have mobility with my pain so I plug along, lightly, in hopes that I can get back to dunking, sprinting for distance and overpowering my opponents. Its hard. Its always hard but we dont quit. We must stay motivated otherwise we have pain with NO mobility. Mobilty with pain is a better option. Thats my only motivation for now. Whats yours?

Created by: nakedathlete
Original Starting post for this thread:

Last January I was literally run over by an SUv while on a bike ride and I have struggled to try and get back into proper form.  Previous to that it was 2 staph infections in 6 years, having a hand severed in press previous to that, shattered elbows, dislocated and degerated vertebrae, melted flesh from the ankle down in 5th grade and multiple other catastrophic injuries over the course of my lifetime.

Running, basketball, cycling and strength challenges have been the only thing that has prevented me from going into a deep depression with all of my down times but this last one, being run over, has really taken the wind out of the sails and I struggle to get back. The only thing I keep telling myself is that I would rather have mobility with my pain so I plug along, lightly, in hopes that I can get back to dunking, sprinting for distance and overpowering my opponents. Its hard. Its always hard but we dont quit. We must stay motivated otherwise we have pain with NO mobility.

Mobilty with pain is a better option. Thats my only motivation for now.

Whats yours?

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User Details are only visible to members.	Wow nakedathlete! I am so sorry for all your body has been through!! I think it's amazing that you keep striving for fitness, many would not in your situation. I am sorry for all of you who are always in chronic pain though. Like Itsbeen said, people like you are very much a motivation to me. I spent my entire life NOT being motivated for fitness until last spring. Something happened, and I'm not sure what and why. Ok, maybe I do, when I turned 50 I figured 'the rest of my life' did not seem so long anymore, so why not go for it now? And I did. And it stuck. And this year has been amazing. I don't do as much as many of the poster's here in the fitness thread, but I do a lot, and some days it's all I think about, so I do more. So mostly my motivation is a visualization of what I -can look like, feel like and the strength that I can have, like never before. It's exciting to me. Some times I can't tell that I am stronger, so I often enlist some poor sole and ask them if they can lift that, ...15x. lol, and then I can see it. Even though I haven't reached my weight goal yet, the changes in my body are also keeping me motivated now, (unlike the dreadful beginning as my past threads here prove) I just 'want' to keep going now and feel terrible when I miss a day. This is all very new to me considering how long I lived without feeling like this. I also listen to a lot of music that compels me to move. It makes me feel happy and when I feel happy I want to reach all my goals even more. I have had terrible sciatica for the past 3 weeks and I just missed my first 2 days of fitness because of it and I feel awful! Your OP here has just completely motivated me to carry on today. Thank you. And I wish you so much success in your goals and motivation for them ...and I do hope that someday soon your pain decreases. My husband told me last night he thinks we should get bicycles. The last time I was on one, I was in 2nd grade and I flew over the handle bars and broke all my front teeth and my left wrist. But after reading you're story, it's official, I'm gonna pass! .... there's plenty of other things I can do. lol
Kunkletown PA			Username hidden (2981 post)

User Details are only visible to members.	Being healthy was my motivation. Between not being able to keep up with the kids (over weight and a bad knee), breaking my foot (3 pins and 3 screws), and horrible family medical history I decided it was time to take it seriously so I could be around to harass my husband and kids. My goal was to be healthier when I turn 40 than I was when I turned 30. I am now working towards my first 5k, down 100 lbs, and most importantly I can run after those little rascals of mine when they try to run away.
Bensalem PA			Username hidden (792 post)

User Details are only visible to members.	It's been a year since I started having nerve pain in my hip & leg (right side). Often bringing tears to my eyes. I can no longer sleep on my stomach (hyper-extension of my sartorius). My motivation is the continued journey to be stronger, faster, jump higher or last longer on the pullup bar (my very first goal 3 years ago, to do pullups). Movement (getting warmed up) actually takes the pain away. But afterwards it comes back. So why do I keep working out? Cause being sedentary would probably make it worse. I want to keep my functionality as I get older. And it seems rest didn't help decrease my hip/leg pain so I figured, why bother. Crossfit strongly encourages record keeping to chart progress. Seeing improvment keeps me motivated. Keeping up with folks younger than me at the gym keeps me motivated. Not looking my age when I see myself in the mirror keeps me motivated.
Las Vegas NV			Username hidden (836 post)

User Details are only visible to members.	WOW - what a tough row to hoe! - People like you are my motivation! That couples with the man I was yesterday! Each day I want to be a better me, more fit, able to breath, able to excel, able to run, jump, play, look at myself in the mirror and be proud of who I am. Good luck on your journey, it is a journey and you'll eventually get back to the best point you can have. Will it be the peak you once had? Who knows, but you can only strive for that peak. You are the one to beat! But that's just me! ItsBeen
Amherst OH			Username hidden (2271 post)

User Details are only visible to members.	Last January I was literally run over by an SUv while on a bike ride and I have struggled to try and get back into proper form. Previous to that it was 2 staph infections in 6 years, having a hand severed in press previous to that, shattered elbows, dislocated and degerated vertebrae, melted flesh from the ankle down in 5th grade and multiple other catastrophic injuries over the course of my lifetime. Running, basketball, cycling and strength challenges have been the only thing that has prevented me from going into a deep depression with all of my down times but this last one, being run over, has really taken the wind out of the sails and I struggle to get back. The only thing I keep telling myself is that I would rather have mobility with my pain so I plug along, lightly, in hopes that I can get back to dunking, sprinting for distance and overpowering my opponents. Its hard. Its always hard but we dont quit. We must stay motivated otherwise we have pain with NO mobility. Mobilty with pain is a better option. Thats my only motivation for now. Whats yours?
Livonia MI			Username hidden (43 post)

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