With only a few weeks left of season and Weintraub’s senior year, the athlete is facing his greatest difficulty since beginning CSULB. In recent months, Weintraub has pushed himself to fight the growing pain in his knees. However, the pain has surpassed his ability to perform well physically and mentally. At his last meet, his mother noticed his pain and alerted the head coach. She told the coach she felt it was time the coach took matters into his own hands and have a Doctor prescribe him medication. The coach finally agreed and alerted a doctor who would give him medication that would alleviate the inflammation in his knees.
Although Weintraub’s coach agreed to the medication, he asked the athlete to meet him in his office on Tuesday to discus his concerns. The coach explained to Weintraub that he felt that the athlete has gotten to a point of pain where it has affected him physically, but more mentally. He noticed a great lack of motivation in Weintraub during meets. Weintraub explained to his coach that he, “tried to tell you before.”
As the season is soon coming to an end, Weintraub hopes to limit weight training to every other day in order to store as much energy as he can.
Photo credit: Weintraub Photography
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