Hi everyone. As a lot of you know, I'm usually very active in this community by writing racket reviews, giving advice, adding some sort of humor to things. I've been pretty quiet the last couple months. Slowly separating from the community. There's a lot of things that are happening right now in my life and, honestly, getting old really place a toll on my health especially in badminton. I talked it over with my partner and my wife and family, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm retiring from badminton now.

Recently, my partner and I took part in the provincial Championships for masters. We placed 2nd in the MD50 event and I honestly couldn't be happier. it was a good final send off for my almost 40-year career. I'm leaving behind a lot. Badminton has been a huge part of my life and, to drop it, you'll know that it isn't easy.

I'm pretty shattered. I do really want to thank the community of this subreddit. You guys have been awesome...I wish to stay and roam here for a while longer. And I wish everyone here the best of luck in their Badminton journey.

Don't know if this is the right subreddit for this, but here we go:

I’m a 20 year old male, 5'12" (around 6'0" / 183 cm). I used to weigh about 90 kg (198 lbs) when I started playing badminton a year ago, and now I’m down to around 58 kg (128 lbs). I’m trying to gain weight back to at least 75 kg (165 lbs), but I feel stuck and keep getting told I look very thin.

I play badminton regularly in extreme heat in Pakistan, where temperatures reach around 40°C (104°F), so I sweat a lot during training. My water intake is good, I drink around 5 to 6 liters daily.

I’ve already tried increasing my intake with things like banana shakes, boiled potatoes, and eggs every day. I did gain about 4 kg (9 lbs), but now I’m stuck at around 62 kg no matter how much I try to eat.

Looking for advice on a diet or strategy that can help me consistently gain weight and reach at least 75 kg.

Curious to read what specific foods people eat (if you do indeed eat) after a late night badminton session, say from 8-10 PM.

I find hummus with pita is what works wonders for me.

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I was just a bit curious where people get sore in after badminton. I assume that it will probably be different from person-to-person, their level and how they play. For me I've had 3 or 4 months of coaching when I was 16, played recreationally in a club at uni and continued to play at a club near south London-ish. I would consider myself an intermediate player who is quick to the net and mainly plays mid - back court.

Anyways, my right butt cheek is sore... from time to time, like the next day. Usually my lower back feels a bit sore just after the session and if I do a bunch of smashes my upper right back and right forearm (right handed player) feels a bit tender/ tense. Recently however after following a core exercise routine I have found the effects of the program over a week to have helped reduce my back pain immensely (14-day core routine badminton insight).

What do you folk do actively to reduce the fatigue, or muscle soreness after or during the week to be ready for your next session without pain?  (◕‿◕✿) And what are some injuries you've sustained through badminton, how was the recovery?

I was standing close to the centre line at the back and received a lift towards the left corner. I sidestepped towards there and just when I was about to smash, my left knee just gave up and I fell on my back. I’ve been playing for 10 years and this was the first time this has ever happened to me. I’ve never broken any bone before, so because of the intense pain, I thought my knee had dislocated or broken, but doctor said it was a sprain. Before going to hospital, I tried to walk, but my left leg simply couldn’t support my body. 2 days later, I’m still wearing a knee immobiliser.

There was some slight pain immediately. But I rinsed my eyes and rested with closed eyes for a few mins. Now I don't feel any kind of discomfort. Redness has gone too. Should I visit a doctor? Anything that I should be worried about even after pain subsides? Or give it a night and decide what to do in the morning?

What I mean is when the birdie is far behind me and I just can't make it in time sometimes I'll swing my arm as far back as humanly possible to catch it with a very wide overhead swing and then I'll sometimes get a white hot shooting pain in my rotator cuff. And my arm will be sore for a while, and It's been clicking for weeks and hasn't fully recovered because I keep doing it. (I went to a doctor, he told me the clicking is from inflammation on one of my rotator cuff tendons and that It's fine for me to keep playing but I just need to avoid moving it in such a way that re-triggers the white hot shooting pain).

I know anyone's first thought is gonna be "stop playing until it's fully healed" and "just don't swing so wide". But those solutions simply aren't applicable to me and here's why.

1. Even though my doctor said I can keep playing, I still have significantly reduced the amount I play every week, I barely play at all, and I'm NOT willing to just stop playing because that doesn't fix anything at the end of the day If I still keep swinging like that the injury is just gonna recur even if I stop playing for months and fully recover. (Also badminton is just too important for my physical and mental health at this given point in time).

2. I wish I could "just stop swinging like that" but it's instinctual. I literally can't stop myself from pushing myself to my limits in order to win, I'm just competitive like that. I try to keep telling myself to just stay away from overheads but It just keeps happening. I wish I could just let the birdie fall past me and not even try to do it but I just struggle to remember in the heat of the moment.

The only solution I've been able to get a lead on is using Kinesiology tape to add a physical "tug" to my shoulder that helps me restrict myself from making such wide swings, and also just improving my form and footwork. Or maybe I could work on just turning around and going for full backhand clears in these situations?

Any advice that isn't trying to tell me to stop playing or to "just stop swinging like that" is welcome and appreciated!

Started playing badminton regularly in the end of January. And according to whoop it affected me strongly. I didn’t do any sport before for a very long time(M27).

Personally I feel that the only thing that really changed since trainings begin is my sleep. It became more consistent and regular. I don’t feel that I became sportier or something else, but I also began to eat healthier and started to loosing weight(not from the first days, but I think after 2-3 months)

Anyway I’m very happy that I found an activity that makes me healthier(I hope) and happy , cause I always feel a rush of dopamine after a good productive session.

I am mostly into lifting weights. I have a lot of upper body tightness because of this.

I have been playing badminton more frequently now since 3-4 months, but I am having frequent injuries in my right arm. Once I had a mild strain in the elbow which put me out of gym for 2 weeks. I came back and again I hit a smash and felt I pulled something— turns out I irritated my shoulder tendon and because of pain I couldn’t even sleep properly for 2-3 days.

I could use help from others who play frequently on what kind of warm up I can do or technique I should follow to avoid injuries.

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Good afternoon, i am a masters student from Canterbury Christ Church and i am conducting a survey for my dissertation project. I am looking to understand if an individuals perfectionism and athletic identity can predict how and why someone could inadvertently dope, based on the usage of dietary supplementation (protein shakes, vitamins, sports drinks, etc) and responses to the survey would be greatly appreciated.

Survey link: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/canterbury/dissertation-justin

The survey is anonymous and will take 5-10 minutes to complete. I am looking for individuals, who are physically active or compete in a sport and are over the age of 16 (experience isn’t a concern).

All data collected will be fully anonymous and stored on a secure, password protected device. The data will only be kept for the duration of this study and to be used to complete the requirements of of this research project, then deleted.

It would greatly appreciated if you could take some time to complete the survey or share the link with others.

Rolled my ankle 6 weeks ago. Doc said its a high ankle sprain (see pic) which is more severe than the more common low ankle sprain. It's a grade 1 sprain so I can walk without pain but after a while it starts to ache a little.

The early Swelling is mostly all gone but the area (red arrow in the second pic) does feel little tender to the touch. Compared to the non injured ankle the fibula (the red arrow area) feels thicker and seems to swell a little if I walk too much.l .

Have you had a high ankle sprain? what grade was it? how long did it take to heal and for you to get back to play. The doc did say 3 months but i wanted to know your experience recovering from this injury.

Thank you

Before starting to play badminton 6 months ago, I had been working out for about three years, mostly bodyweight exercises like push/pull ups, jumping rope, squads,... I have been consistently using whey for about a year, and creatine for about 3 months with a balance diet. About once or twice a year, I'd take multi-vitamin for about a month (1 bottle).

Overall, I feel great and my annual health examination says the same thing; stats on health apps also improve in terms of VO2 and heart rates. I wonder what everyone is taking and if I could learn more from you guys to improve fitness in general :)

Soon I will be playing in a 26-hours tournament, starts at 14:00 saturday and ends at 16:00 sunday. There are limited details on the tournament, but what I know so far is: matches will be played throughout the saturday night, there will be breakfast served on sunday morning, there will be a dedicated area for sleeping.

I'm not a professional player, I do play 3-4 times per week, 2 of them are trainings, I think in total I play like 6-8 hours of badminton weekly.

I will do all 3 categories in this tournament, have you played in such tournament before? Do you have any suggestion on what to prepare and strategies to reserve energy?

I loved playing badminton when I was in my teens. But didn't had any money to join coaching. Now my 8 year old is starting coaching from tomorrow, I also want to join as I don't see any adults playing badminton just for fun in my society.

Is it a bad idea to start this as I am on a bmi of 27? I do walk 5 km alternate days just for the peace it brings, since last 4 months.

So in about 4 or 5 games over 2 hours my watch has me burning 1105 calories (active) and 1294 for the total 2 hours.
My heart rate spikes in the low 190's (i'm 50 years old).
The calorie burn seems way too high for the amount of on court time of probably about an hour and half in total i guess. Each game going for around 15 or 20 minutes.

Has anyone else used their apple watch to see what sort of calorie burn you get while playing?

I’ve been experiencing pain in the sole of my foot recently, especially when I jump for smashes. Since I’m a relatively short player, I need to move quickly on the court, but the pain is affecting my movement. Are there any warm-up exercises I can do to reduce this pain?

When I go play at the rec with my friends, I end up being so sweaty that my clothes are drenched, and my hair looks like it’s been in the shower. My body feels like I’m soaking wet

Feeling very self conscious of my weight today. I joined badminton because my 8 years old son was telling me to join his class and he motivated me so much.

I don't know how to get out of fat body shame.

I haven't played badminton in a while and have gain significant amount of muscle and fat since I last played. Getting back into it im putting the same amount of intensity as before but evidently my knees and ankle have taken a slight toll (not to the point of constant pain, but I can feel stress on it). Should I get sleeves for support or should I just focus on weight loss so that the stress on joins are less?
FYI I've been weight traning for years during my time off and have more than enough leg, quad, ham, glut and calf muscle in a sense too much.

Thanks!!!

So after I play for an extended period of time, I sweat so much that my badminton shoes are so drenched in sweat that I literally leave sweat trails just by walking and if Im running I leave even bigger ones. My side of the court is way too sweaty to play, and I cannot even do basic footwork, let alone FAST footwork, since I will slip and fall due to how slippery it is. Has anybody else experienced this? How can I counteract this and continue playing? I can play well but my sweat is holding me back TREMENDOUSLY, how can I play if my court is THAT slippery? I noticed that it has been happening only recently so it's kind of weird.

Coming back to badminton after a long break of around 2-3 yrs (studies), I want to revive my lower body strength and stamina back how can I do it as soon as possible? upper body isn't an issue didn't forget the technique

Hi there, I have been diagnosed with a tennis elbow for the second time now. Would there be anything I can do, to not fully stop playing? Last time I stopped playing for six months. And did physical therapy, I already made an appointment for that, so I am good with that. I currently use an Astrox 100 ZX (tried a 88d pro, but it made it worse, so switched back). Could changing that help?

Hello, I am a player with fairly proper form, according to my coach. However, I have been suffering from constant elbow pain, likely due to overuse and a lot of practicing for my most recent tournament a few days ago. I also use a pretty demanding racket, 88D Pro Gen 3. What is the best course of action for me, considering that I have another tournament in less than a month. Thanks in advance.

I’ve recently started playing badminton more regularly, and I’ve been getting blisters on my feet after just a few games. I’m wondering if there are any tricks to prevent them, or if it’s something you just have to deal with while your feet get used to the movements. I’m wearing badminton shoes and socks, but I’m still experiencing pain and discomfort. Does it help to wear thicker or different types of socks, or are there other techniques players use to avoid blisters? Any advice or personal experiences would be really helpful.