Why You Keep Getting Injured at the Gym

You’re motivated. You show up. You lift. You push.

But then — bam — another tweak, another pull, another week off.

If you feel like you’re constantly bouncing between progress and recovery in the gym, here’s the hard truth:

It’s not bad luck. It’s bad patterns.

Here’s What Most People Get Wrong in the Gym:

1. You train on tight muscles.

   If your body isn’t moving well — if your hips are tight, your shoulders are jammed, your ankles are locked — your joints compensate. And that compensation leads to injury.

2. You skip recovery.

   A warm-up and a quick stretch at the end aren’t enough. Muscles get overused, fascia gets stiff, and tension builds until something gives. And guess what? It’s usually not the strong muscle that breaks — it’s the one trying to keep up.

3. You keep pushing through pain.

   “No pain, no gain” only works until your body says, “No more.” That little discomfort in your knee or your shoulder? It’s not random. It’s a warning. Ignore it, and it turns into weeks of lost progress.

What You Need to Do Instead

• Fix the restrictions before you load the movement

• Stop training over dysfunction

• Make recovery part of the program — not an afterthought

At Andrea’s Touch, we see this all the time. People come in after a setback and say, “I don’t know what I did wrong.”

But the truth is, the injury happened before the workout — it just showed up during it.

Massage can:

• Release stuck tissue that’s limiting your range

• Help identify imbalances you didn’t even know were there

• Speed up recovery and keep your training consistent

• Prevent small issues from becoming full-blown injuries

Final Thought

Getting injured isn’t just part of the game.

It’s a sign that something needs to change.

If you’re serious about making progress, stop ignoring the warning signs.

Start training smarter. Recover better. Move with purpose.

Andrea’s Touch is here to keep your body in the game — not on the sidelines.