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The Ranger
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Smart...That was my downfall.....
Ranger
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Screw the pain, SQUAT ANYWAY!
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SteelWeaver
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Gladi, I think I'm gonna have to agree with Candi and valerie here - you don't seem to have been much of a happy camper with the OL thing - there were a few bright patches here and there, but on the whole it seems to have been a bit of a miserable experience for you. Some miserable experiences seem to be OK to stick through, because they are finite and temporary, and have specific, easily viewable rewards at the end of them, but others just seem to swamp one to the point where you just don't know which way is up anymore. I personally think you've stuck at this, and worked through the pain (mental and physical) longer than most people could have.
Maybe it's just time to take a break, step back, reevaluate, do some AR, see a chiro if you can, get some massage, eat some wholesome yummy food, and then make a decision about which direction you want to take your training.
Consulting a PT and talking to your trainer about it is LOGICAL and totally acceptable in my mind - if my trainer (hee hee, my new trainer
) had a problem with a PT's commments, I'd seriously reevaluate that trainer's qualifications to be training me.
Gotta live in that body a long time yet ...
Good luck!
Maybe it's just time to take a break, step back, reevaluate, do some AR, see a chiro if you can, get some massage, eat some wholesome yummy food, and then make a decision about which direction you want to take your training.
Consulting a PT and talking to your trainer about it is LOGICAL and totally acceptable in my mind - if my trainer (hee hee, my new trainer
) had a problem with a PT's commments, I'd seriously reevaluate that trainer's qualifications to be training me.Gotta live in that body a long time yet ...
Good luck!
Gladiola
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Yup, I'm pretty sure I gotta make a change one way or another. Both OL Coaches & places to train are VERY hard to come by. I'm still devasted.
The truth with my coach is that he never wanted to be a coach. His f/t job is architecture & he kinda started coaching since he could no longer compete himself (b/c of his knee surgeries). I guess that's the reason the beginners don't interest him.
I had put a lot of thought into "finding a sport" on which to focus my strength (as one of my friends put it) - to do something besides teach aerobics. I felt so sure this was the one for me.
Temple - you said, "So when THEY TELL YOU your injury is..." - that was my issue. I didn't know how to interpret my own pain. I didn't know what it was.
The truth with my coach is that he never wanted to be a coach. His f/t job is architecture & he kinda started coaching since he could no longer compete himself (b/c of his knee surgeries). I guess that's the reason the beginners don't interest him.
I had put a lot of thought into "finding a sport" on which to focus my strength (as one of my friends put it) - to do something besides teach aerobics. I felt so sure this was the one for me.
Temple - you said, "So when THEY TELL YOU your injury is..." - that was my issue. I didn't know how to interpret my own pain. I didn't know what it was.
circusgirl
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You in California? They recommend a couple of coaches here:
http://www.americanweightlifting.bigstep.com/generic.html?pid=3
http://www.americanweightlifting.bigstep.com/generic.html?pid=3
Candi Barr
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Gladiola, do you have good insight into why you feel OL is the right sport for you? That might help you choose a direction. Is it that you like doing every workout in a team environment? The security and support of a regular coach? Is it the technical precision of the lifts that appeals to you? Do you think OL is a sport where you would be successful in organized competition and that’s important to you? If you know the answers, you could decide to find a way to continue in OL, or choose something else. If you want to stay in OL, one approach might be to decide exactly what you need to get from your current coach, and be your own coach for the rest of it. I think you said he feels the only way to train for OL is OL? I’m certainly not an expert here, but it’s hard to believe that’s the only way. Could you put together your own program where you combine power-lifter type training for strength and OL practice as necessary for the technical aspects? You would have to find your own way to rehab/work through your hip problems. Sounds like your OL coach isn’t a good resource there anyway.
Gladiola
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I'm in Maryland & actually teach aerobics for a mid-size university here. My coach said he knew ppl there & I had e-mailed him (that last e-mail) asking if he knew the head S&C coach there b/c I was going to see if I could use the varsity weight room. He didn't answer that Q.
Combining regular lifting & PL techniques with some OL training is definitely possible. It's just - if you train in OL or PL to compete - that is your primary objective. You mold your body to maximize your 2 or 3 (respectively) lifts. Without planning to compete, it'll be hard to design a program with no goal.
I've been thinking of training like a BB again & maybe even competing, or maybe PL. It's hard for me now to answer the question of WHY I want to do OL b/c I've put so much energy into convincing myself now that I DON'T want to do it, so I can cope & not feel so crushed.
My friend & teammate who was such an awesome source of support at first has made it all worse too. He was saying I'm not truely dedicated, don't know what it takes to be a good lifter, not willing to make the sacrifices, I'm just an aerobics instructor who lifts, I need to understand it's not about working out hard, it's lifting with heart & soul & I don't get that, blah blah blah.
Combining regular lifting & PL techniques with some OL training is definitely possible. It's just - if you train in OL or PL to compete - that is your primary objective. You mold your body to maximize your 2 or 3 (respectively) lifts. Without planning to compete, it'll be hard to design a program with no goal.
I've been thinking of training like a BB again & maybe even competing, or maybe PL. It's hard for me now to answer the question of WHY I want to do OL b/c I've put so much energy into convincing myself now that I DON'T want to do it, so I can cope & not feel so crushed.
My friend & teammate who was such an awesome source of support at first has made it all worse too. He was saying I'm not truely dedicated, don't know what it takes to be a good lifter, not willing to make the sacrifices, I'm just an aerobics instructor who lifts, I need to understand it's not about working out hard, it's lifting with heart & soul & I don't get that, blah blah blah.
