Shoulder Injury...

Tim has been nursing a shoulder injury that occurred on July 25th.  On July 24th Tim did a 100kg complex.  It was the first time he had ever done that.  The next day he came to training and did a blocks below knee power snatch x2 and came out telling us that his shoulder was hurting.  He goes in Saturday to try to work out and just couldn't.  His shoulder was hurting so bad when he tried to lift that he was almost in tears.  He was incredibly frustrated and come Monday we asked the Chiropractor to work him in so that we could get him on the path to healing.  Today marks two weeks though and his still recovering.  It's been a hard time for him not being able to train.  He's been beyond frustrated because he was making so many gains and now he's in recovery mode.  When he goes back to training he will be easing back into it before his coach allows him to go full force again.  Plus his coach is going to do a lot of strength training as well to help that shoulder be stronger in hopes to avoid another mishap like this again.  

Let's be real though, it's been ingrained in Tim to push the envelope ever since he became an elite athlete by the coaches he's had over the years.  His coach in weightlifting though is definitely on the page of building up to things and taking recovery time when he needs it.  He's been so understanding while Tim is healing from this shoulder injury.  It's been such a great experience with this injury then the past injuries that Tim has had while doing the other sport he did with the coaches he's had.  His old coaches from the other sport would continue to push like crazy instead of taking recovery time.  They wanted him training even with an injury.  Such a different world with this sport he is doing now.  

Tim is still Tim though and he wants to be the absolute best that he can be in this sport and with that being said as soon as he can get back at 100% he will be pushing boundaries again towards being the best he can be.  He loves what he is doing and he holds his coach in high regard.  He will do whatever his coach tells him but his mind will continue to be about being the best he can be.  

We don't know where the sport of Olympic Weightlifting will take Tim but we do know he wants to give it his all and we are supporting him 100%.