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Risk of injuries as beginner?

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MagicMerlin22
Posts: 42 - Karma: 81
I watched the LJ Strenio Season+Injury edit and now I'm a bit scared to try new stuff etc. How big is the risk of injuries as a beginner, and how to avoid they injuries? Should I just keep on progressing and hope that never happen something?
I never broke anything in my life, so I don't know anything about it...

Mar 17 2013 4:05PM
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ggfski42
Posts: 651 - Karma: 700
take care of your body. Some injuries are going to be unavoidable. For instance i destroyed my knee cap on a down rail in late january. Season ender, but i cant wait to get back on the mountain. You cant let serious injuries linger in your head or youll puss out every time.
Mar 17 2013 4:25PM
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Kebec
Posts: 627 - Karma: 74
stretch (alot) and always eat right to keep energy and stay awake to increase concentration...

other than that, unless you're going off axis on jumps bigger that 30ft and not doing disaster 270's, you'll be fine as long as you pay attention.
Mar 17 2013 5:32PM
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bighomieflock
Posts: 2040 - Karma: 2,445
Just ski smart and you'll be fine. Calculated risk taking is good, hucking is bad. It's a dangerous sport, you have to live with the fact that you could tear an acl etc. Those injuries suck but hey, you'll most likely recover. The risks taken in skiing are a hell of a lot better than Mtb, fmx, bmx, possibly skating, etc.
Mar 17 2013 6:16PM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
when you say beginner. are you starting freestyle coming froma point of being a reasonable skier in general or have you kinda got the basics and that's about it?
I ask because i threw myself into freestyle having learned the very basics of skiing and had problems getting my body to do what i wanted and confidence in riding up to and away from features. For some time i had problems with my form and being too backseat in general which led to me not having control when i got into the air. Luckily i spent some time focussing on improving how i skied while learning freestyle and didnt get injured but my friend wasnt so lucky and has damaged his knee twice due to lack of control and recently had to have his acl replaced.

tldr: as a beginner to freestyle having good form and being a generally good skier will increase your control and reduce the risk of injury and ultimately increase the pace of learning.
Mar 17 2013 6:29PM
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brokaw
Posts: 81 - Karma: 159
don't be afraid of hurting yourself. I broke my jaw in 3 places this year and honestly it is not very painful. Recovery can be rough though. Just try not to fuck up your legs and things that are crucial to moving your body. Anyways 96% of the time when you fall, you dont get hurt even though you feel like you really should. Just go for it. Hopefully you have insurance and if you dont then be really really safe
Mar 17 2013 6:33PM
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scratchskier321
Posts: 2571 - Karma: 1,313
Lmao
Mar 17 2013 6:47PM
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SladeSki
Posts: 263 - Karma: 290
This, just ski smart, push yourself to try something new, but don't do anything you know is completely out of your skill level/comfort zone.

Also, buying protective gear might help your confidence. For example: impact shorts, back protector/pads... Etc. obviously, these are in addition to a helmet. POC makes great stuff, but it's expensive; Demon Protection is also good, and it's more affordable.

So all in all, ski smart and progress at your own comfortable speed, that said, try and do something new every time you go out to help build creativity and confidence, and wear some gear.
Mar 17 2013 7:01PM
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johnnyBuz
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 1,270
This is what amazes me and what I love about skiing. A lot of times there is this mental barrier that blocks you from trying a new trick. And when you finally get the confidence (alcohol induced or not) to try the trick and you most likely fall the first time, you realize the pain and consequence wasn't really that bad even if it looked gnarly as fuck.

I was just learning fronts the other day - I landed on my back on all 5 attempts off pretty big jumps and the worst thing that happened was I was a little sore the next day.

As long as you don't leap too far from your comfort zone the consequence of failure is minimized.
Mar 17 2013 7:09PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,449
LEARN HOW TO FALL.

People dont realize there are ways to fall and save yourself from injuries (I dont have any advice on how it kinda just comes with years of falling). Stay limber and stretch alot, drink milk to get them strong bones and smoke alot of weed to convince yourself that you're invincible. I'd say thats about it.
Mar 17 2013 7:31PM
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