Taking it easy is paramount. I'm a big fan of MMA and know that those athletes fight hurt all the time, but you have to be careful.You keep going like this and you'll tear an mcl or really kill your back and then where will you be? Not fighting is where.
I work in a physically demanding field too, and I have to overcome a lot in terms of my size, and I know my limits. I'm 5 feet tall, it's very hard to move and lift someone who is 6 foot 6 and 350 pounds when I have no leverage. While in the past I might have muscled through it and then ignored the searing back and knee pain I'd get and do 8 more patients like him, when I pulled an oblique in February that took 4 months to stop hurting I knew I had to slow down a bit. I don't want to slip a disk or tear something so I take a breather or ask for some help, and when I get home I rest and ice/heat the parts that hurt me.
I know this is something you're passionate about, but you need to think a bit smarter if you want to go far. The smarter MMA fighters know when to take a day off and when to stop practice early because of fatigue and pain.
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