Are you Injured ? Follow these guidelines

So you're injured. You should NOT be surprised. You are an Olympic weightlifter. it's all part of the sport.

First thing's first. Diagnose the injury. If you are intelligent and confident enough to diagnose yourself, go ahead. Or go see an MD.

Step two, diagnose your new limitations. What can you NOT do anymore ? If it hurts even slightly, you can't do it. A wrist injury, for example, means you can't hold or press over-head. But you can still squat. A knee injury means you can't push. But you can still pull, and press. See how this works?

Any attempt to "ease" back into things, or to train "around" an injury, will simply prolong the injury recovery rate and you will lose out on gains in the long run, or even more likely, injure yourself further.

This is a slow sport that requires years of investment to reach peak performance. Would you rather be the go-hard who lifts hard and recklessly but makes great gains fast ? Or would you rather be the slow and steady turtle who makes his gains over the years. Oh and I should mention that the go-hard gets injured and cannot train for the rest of his life. Just calling it like I see it. Take this with a grain of salt. The stronger person is the one who trains the longest. Think two years of hard training vs 10 years of smart training.