Matt Wilkins
@mw
Sigh, sometimes it’s extremely difficult trying to help people that don’t want to be helped This is a 15 y.o. junior golfer, he’s good, but can’t compete well with his peers because he’s undersized and has no special abilities or talent. He’s just a -good- golfer Hurt his elbow last week. Never scheduled a session to get it evaluated by me I follow up today, and this is what he says… Like bro - my entire job is to do all the little things that a doctor doesn’t know about in order to rehabilitate injuries and help get you back to optimal performance as quick as possible. I’ve done it for the best players in the world in the NBA and NFL for almost as long as you’ve been alive. And your “boy who’s a doctor” just tells you to rest… ok. Good luck with that. He’s gonna call me in a month or two ready to train and then find out that just resting caused limitations and in other parts of his body (probably shoulder) all while losing time he could’ve been rehabbing
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
honestly, sounds like he doesn't want it bad enough. ngmi. whenever i was injured as a high schooler and into college (broken fingers, rotator cuff issues, ruptured eardrum, sprained rib), i did everything i could to be back to training — taped fingers, leg-only practices, extra PT or isolated dryland workouts, etc.
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Matt Wilkins
@mw
Yup, spot on. He falls into the category of “fake hard workers”. The people who work hard at their strengths and avoid strengthening their weaknesses. That archetype often has a confidence/cockiness that veils extreme insecurity. Likely had some early signs of success and then sputtered out. This kids going nowhere if his attitude doesn’t change
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