I made this video over two days at the club. Ive been trying to hit a 80kg power snatch for ages but, as you can see, in the end it was just out of my reach. This video sums up what has been a very frustrating year for me with weightlifting. I came into the year with the goal of becoming incredibly strong so that I could go back into Crossfit as a beast. Initially things went well, I hit PB after PB and improved my technique out of sight at the GCWC. Eventually though my old, banished, hip injury reared its ugly head and I began to struggle once more. For a while I tried to be a blockhead and push through, but eventually I did what I should have done from the beginning and got it checked out. A casual physio appointment turned into an X-ray, which turned into an MRI, which became a CT scan and an appointment with a surgeon. They found a bony growth which was causing all my pain and discomfort. At that point I had two options, give up weightlifting, take up something better for my joints and avoid the pain OR do a surgery which would correct the abnormality and allow me to squat, but would necessitate months of rehab. I basically had the choice of being stuck, but safe or taking myself all the way back to baby - to give myself a chance to get better. In the end it was a tough choice but I went under the knife on Wednesday. The hardest part was accepting that I was basically deciding to throw two years hard work down the drain. My saving hope is that one day Ill be warming up with this weight. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:04:54 +0000