Setbacks of an Athlete.

As an athlete, Weintraub must deal with the setbacks of injuries. For the past few months, Weintraub has been battling tendonitis. Tendonitis is an inflammation of the patellar tendon, which prevents the athlete from being able to apply pressure on that area of his knee. He first noticed the pain while squatting with a heavy load of weights. Since, it has caused him several months of pain. The greatest difficulty has altered in his performance as an athlete. The athlete explains, “I can still throw good consistent throws in competition due to adrenaline, but it tends to prohibit me from throwing hard in practice and getting into those strong powerful positions that my body is used to being in.” In order to speed up the healing, the athlete spends four times a day stretching, icing, and resting his knee. The greatest difficulty has been working out, because he is used to pushing himself beyond limits. Now, the athlete must focus on shaping other parts of his body and avoiding his knees.



Photo Credit: James Weintraub