Ep 192 The Comeback: Catastrophic Chest Injury to World Record Holder ft. John Self

Send us Fan MailYou’re never defeated. There’s always a way back. Look inward and look upward for the strength to overcome your toughest days. Everyone loves a good ole’ fashioned comeback story, especially the team here on the Strong By Design show. Lifelong weight lifter John Self loves a good competition and performing at his very best. But a career ending pectoral tear 5 years ago seemed to be the end of his powerlifting competition days. Through faith in God and in himself, John persevered and reclaimed his greatness as a World Record Holder lifting more than double his bodyweight in RAW competition.   "It wasn't a giving up thing or a quitting thing... It was just me thinking I'm definitely done now, no more crazy bench pressing." -John Self   Time Stamps 0:24 – Welcoming today’s special guest on ‘Strong by Design’ podcast 3:56 – Get to know John Self 6:18 – The power of praising God in difficult times 7:50 – John recounts his comeback after a catastrophic injury 11:39 – Discover John’s journey back to bench pressing + setting a new raw bench press world record 21:25 – John on what the path to becoming a world record holder looks like 25:55 – John shares how his wife and son got into the world of bench pressing 32:15 – What’s next for John? 37:49 – The truth about supplements 47:04 – Connect with John Self through his social media channels   Connect w/ John: Instagram Facebook   Connect w/ CriticalBench:  Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Support the showConnect w/ Critical Bench: YoutubeFacebookInstagramCriticalBench.comCriticalNutritionLabs.comStrongByDesignPodcast.com