#28 - Inspirational Interview | Don't Let Surgeries Stop You From Barbell Training or Powerlifting

Surgery after surgery could easily stop someone from continuing to powerlift or barbell train. And oftentimes we're faced with the worry that we'll never get back to where we were before surgery. It's important during these times to shift our focus and our mindset to what we can do in order to stay motivated and not lose what we're so passionate about.    Our goal with bringing on some of our clients is to share their unique stories, experiences with barbell training, and how their training has impacted their lives positively despite the negative medical narratives and belief systems surrounding barbell strength training in hopes that it inspires even just one person out there.    In this series of interviews, each episode consists of a PRS client sharing their journey of overcoming injuries and illnesses, recovering from surgeries, and navigating changes in their lives and the role that barbell training has played throughout this process for each of them. These are just a handful of our clients that are truly inspiring and motivating and we hope that sharing their stories will inspire you, your patients or clients, or your family to incorporate barbell training into your life or continue barbell training during challenging times.   In this interview, we'll sit down and speak with PRS client, Melissa who is a 40 year old lawyer who's been a  Nationally competitive powerlifter for over a decade. Over the last four years Melissa has experienced four major surgeries both related and unrelated to lifting, pregnancy, and becoming a new mother amidst the pandemic. Despite what seems to be multiple setbacks, Melissa has never "missed" a training session and her positivity and commitment to training prevail.   In this episode, Melissa shares her experiences with multiple surgeries, pregnancy, and becoming a new mom and how she reframes her mindset and perspective about training and competition to stay consistent with her training. We hope this episode inspires you to look at setback after setback, injury after injury, and stress a little differently so you keep putting one foot in front of the other instead of giving up.   If you're enjoying our podcast, please leave us a review on Apple or Spotify.   Join our Facebook Community for free form checks, live Q&As & more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PRS.Barbell.Mastery    Got questions or guests you'd like to hear on the show? Submit them here: https://forms.gle/7Vu2HmgHoeQY9xM59    Get in touch with the show! Web: https://www.progressiverehabandstrength.com Email: [email protected] Rori IG: @rorimegan_prs Alyssa IG: @alyssahope_prs