The past 6 months have involved lots of ups and downs, plenty of injuries, and a roller coaster of emotions. One thing has stayed consistent though, and that is my training, nutrition and recovery protocols. There has also been a lot of time to indulge and enjoy life, and I am feeling stronger than ever before! My career as an educator has officially begun, and I am set to make the absolute most out of 2015!
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120kg Axle, an Overhead PB |
On the physical side of things, I'm feeling pretty good. I've managed to block out the annoyance of my right leg and the dead nerves in my knee, hips and face! I have a feeling these things will be giving me grief for some time to come. Will I return to strongman fully? I'm yet to see. I know one thing: I will definitely be doing this upcoming competition with a heart full of pride and a body I can trust to hold out. The mental side of things has been much harder, dealing with the uncertainty of what I want out of all this training, not knowing whether I want to commit to strongman or powerlifting, constantly changing my schedule, getting injured (SI joint twice, among other little niggles I can attribute to the accident). I have only been getting back into strongman training for about 2 months, after I was cleared of needing more surgery. Before that it was a strength program involving mainly barbell compound lifts and a focus on powerlifting. As soon as I got my first taste of strongman, knowing I didn't have to worry about any serious injuries, I was back in my happy place. I realised that I love this kind of training, and I know I will continue doing it, whether I decide to keep competing or not!
I feel as if I am back to 100% , even though that may not be the case. So the accident set me back by a about a year, not bad for how messed up I was. I still stand firmly by my belief that it was my training that saved my life during that very critical injury. A strong body saved me initially, and a strong mind is what helped me recover so quickly. Also yoga, that has been just awesome in my recovery as well! I couldn't be happier right now, and I've never felt more ready to kick ass!
Really though, as long as I keep hitting PBs, I'll be happy....
Thanks for reading. Will post results of SASM 2015
- Eli