DEALING WITH INJURIES AND THE ROAD BACK TO THE ARNOLD | Kristen Dunsmore

Today we are joined by the incredible Kristen Dunsmore who is a coach for Juggernaut Training Systems and a very accomplished 63kg and 72kg lifter based in San Diego. Kristen had to make a really tough call at the 2019 IPF World Championships to squat 70kg as her first and ONLY attempt as she was dealing with a chronic glute injury. We spend the episode talking about that decision and how she felt about it, dealing with the rehab process and what that meant for her identity as a lifter, her transition to the 72kg class, and why her pain led to a period of burnout. There are so many takeaways from this episode if you are currently going through an injury, have rehabbed through an injury before, or you are a coach and wondering how best to approach an injury one of your clients has sustained!

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