Today I sit down with Cali native, Benji-Stark Elster.
Benji is a 21 year old soccer player who is currently recovering from an ACL injury he had last August.
During Benji's soccer career he's had to overcome 3 major knee surgeries to be able to play the sport we both love and a common theme amongst all 3 injuries was that Benji used his time off the field when he was injured to better his life in any way possible.
Benji isn't the type of guy who likes to waste time, he even said on today's show when he had his fist knee surgery that the next day he spent hours playing chess just to be able to keep training his mind!
One thing Benji and I related on was being able to create new goals while dealing with injuries to keep your mind focused on progress vs stagnation.
Benji's injuries were:
-Meniscus tear on right knee
-Right knee cyst that needed operating on
-Left knee ACL Tear
The beauty of Benji's and my injury is that we have the tools using ATG to be able to rebuild ourselves so that when we get back on the field we're stronger than we were before.
For instance, the first time Benji got injured he used all that time to gain size and strength in his upper body while his lower body was recovering.
During his second injury as Benji was coming back he only trained his left side to allow his right leg to heal while at the same time, training his off leg to improve.
And lastly with his latest injury he's used this time to create another one of his many businesses which is Freak Athlete Equipment.
If you are someone who follows ATG training and this podcast and you are looking to get some of the training tools we use to build our legs up such as:
-Nordic Bench Mini
-Slant Board
-Slant Blocks
-Tib Bars
exc.
You can check out his website and get your pre-orders in now!
Link is below!
https://freakathleteessentials.com/?sca_ref=2139240.eBia3Z6RDq
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