Yeah, there's a big difference between being hurt and being injured. I'd go so far as to say that most athletes will deal with both during their career. Learn

Yeah, there's a big difference between being hurt and being injured. I'd go so far as to say that most athletes will deal with both during their career. Learning to manage it is truly an art. If you're too conservative you leave a lot on the table. Being too aggressive absolutely will get you injured. The one consistent thing though that research shows is that if you are considtently doing workouts that you would rate as a 10/10 on your own internal uncalibrated scale, you are at much higher risk for injury. The art of knowing how hard to push yourself isn't something that people just intuitively know. It takes experience of failing in both directions to nail the sweet spot. It's not impossible to learn, but I agree that most athletes don't even have it nailed. Thats one of the things a good coach is for.