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Diary of a Weightlifter The Energy of the Team
By Thorin Gault While I felt fortunate to talk myself into bundling up
have the equipment required and doing the work.
to continue training and
eightlifting is an There is a silver lining to all
Windividual sport. When competing, those lonely of this. First, I did find a way to
you are on the competition sessions really highlighted the dig deep and do the work under
value of training with other
platform, it is just you and the less-than-ideal conditions.
barbell. Training can be a lonely people. Even though I am an Building the muscle of self-
endeavor as you, and only you, introvert and enjoy spending motivation is more valuable
can do the required work. time alone, I found it quite than any physical muscle when
difficult to make lifts above it comes to sports and life.
The COVID situation served ninety percent of my best. It
to exacerbate the loneliness took a few months to figure Second, I appreciate my gym
of weightlifting. Over the past out how to find the necessary and my Cornwall Weightlifting
2 years, I’ve spent months at intensity within myself to Club team so much more now
a time training alone in my consistently hit big numbers in that we are back together.
garage. At times I was bundled the garage. Training alongside like-minded
up in multiple layers of clothing It was also more difficult to get athletes, sharing each other’s
just to stay warm. I competed in excited to train. I have always enthusiasm, successes, joys,
multiple virtual competitions, LOVED to train, so it was an failures, and pain is worth more
by myself, in my garage. unfamiliar feeling to have to to me than I had ever imagined. Photo Submitted
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