Regaining Confidence After an Injury

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I'm slowly back to climbing and seeing progress on my knee. I can't climb as hard and do certain moves like aggressive heel hooks, toe hooks, drop knees. Just need to be patient and do my best to heal up, but once I'm feeling a lot better I'll be back outdoors on my projects.
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[@rockentry]

Man.. not climbing for a couple of weeks is so hard! I feel fortunate enough that it's not as serious and just need to take it slow. I'm doing rehab exercises every day and making progress, hope to be back on my outdoor projects soon. Wishing you a lovely day and good sends!

[@dawpps]

double injury sounds pretty serious

[@rupz7064]

All the power to you my dude, injury is sometimes just part of the proces even though we try our best to avoid it.

[@Ryan-go9wc]

Is this your first climbing injury?

[@Josh8far]

Same boat! No where near as experienced but 2 weeks ago, about 1.5months into climbing for me, I sprained what is likely my TFCC in my wrist. Went from looking for every opportunity to hit the gym to reluctantly sitting at home. Aiming for my first return after this holiday weekend!

[@HansPeter-xk3cm]

I had 1 year off, was climbing 7a back then! i had a virus attacking my nerves, now I can’t straighten my fingers and have very low strength in my right arm. Used to play the guitar for 10 years, which is impossible right now. It felt so frustrating to get back to climbing on lowest grades, but now I am loving it again, though I am struggling on 6a boulders. Never give up, no matter how hard u climb. The journey is always worth it! The Doctors said I will get stronger, but I won’t get back to where I was. Let‘s prove them wrong :)

[@sophiachalks]

Being injured is the worst but I love how you’re always keeping a positive attitude and doing what you can 🎉🥰

[@_alex_y.not_]

I love how you mentioned towards the end about feeling grateful just to be able to climb. Gratitude for what we have is what gets us through the tough times. 🙏

[@rockentry]

Love that!

[@Tabyyyy]

I came from Michelle’s channel after watching your video with her! I love your story keep going always! Rooting for you

[@13BenVan]

I hate injury injuries. It's like adding insult to injury, but it's an injury instead.

[@angelojumped]

I just twisted my knee last week and man has it been hard to accept. This video is definitely inspiring. Would be lovely if you did something about how you handled your rehab and if there are any climbing specific exercises you’ve been trying. All warmth.

[@daddydojang]

Glad you’re ok brother. Keep healing. Merry Christmas.

[@MP-bx3uj]

Finally made progress projecting 12c and injured a pulley! I’m right there with ya! Everything changes with time 😊

[@seaweeddave4360]

Really great stuff, I personally love watching the process you go through. Definitely gonna have to try acouple of these out tomorrow night if they havnt redone any of the sections. Hope your knee heals up stronger then it was!!

[@waiyanyoon]

I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago too and I am climbing two grades below my project grade. I can resonate with you about the mental aspect of going back to climbing after injury. Climbing with my ankle still feeling pain makes me even more scared of falling from the slabs. Glad to be back to climbing and taking baby steps like you!

[@n1ck_kc1n]

As someone that's been dealing with knee pain from a previous sporting injury from when I was younger, I'm wishing you a speedy recovery! Heel hooks with my left knee will always be a bit limiting for me, but like you've said, at least I'm still able to climb.

[@Randres24]

You should make a collab video with Hopper’s Beta about your injury!

[@AshleySwensonClimbing]

Oh, no... Ozzy! I didn't realize that tweak affected you that badly. So sorry to hear about your knee, but I'm glad you're doing what you need to heal and recover properly. Happy holidays to you and Sophia! 💕🎄

[@sparklesthefatcat5826]

I just sprained my MCL about a month ago, close to healed now so I’m about to start climbing again. It totally sucked to be out for so long and I’m really worried about getting out again. Thanks for this video, made me feel a lot less nervous!

[@casperlans7131]

I hope you have recovered in the meantime. I am also dealing with a climbing injury at the moment (elbow). On the one hand: it really sucks. On the other hand: I really focus on my technique right now, trying to always climb with straight arms and putting as much weight as possible on the legs. So hopefully in the end I emerge as a better climber.

[@fac3less619]

Having a positive outlook while recovering from any injury is important! Heal up soon

[@rockentry]

It’s so important! Thank you 🙏

[@PimLos]

feel ya, i tore my meniscus four weeks ago an had surgery. will do recovery and babysteps on the wall next year. it affected my mental quite a bit.

[@rockentry]

As you heal up with time see if you can work on other parts of your body to get stronger. I try my best to use my recovery time to work on other areas I can focus. Wishing you a healthy recovery.

[@davidheart02]

Happy you can still climb!

[@henryheidt7969]

That yellow one looks like a v6 project I just did. I could really relate to that climb

[@RossPotts]

I can tell you with confidence, baby that knee as long as you can stand it, or longer. At almost 54, all my old injuries that I have not rehabbed correctly are protesting and keeping me from getting me to 5.11/5.12. I can only do maybe 45 minutes, tops, a day before it start getting twinge-y. My heart attack put things in perspective years ago… Always plan ahead for the long run, and you’ll be much happier.

[@FlashFocused]

watching this after tweaking my knee on my project yesterday

[@GeekyGaia]

I fractured my tailbone in April when I fell off the wall, and it took a month for me to heal. The fall was my fault but this has not deterred me from climbing. Although I haven't been climbing as much as I did before I intend to get back into it. This incident taught me patience and to know what my body is capable of and to keep strengthening it. I know how hard it is to get back into the gym after an injury, I still have those nerves when I get back on the wall but I did learn from my mistake and I am still determined to enjoy this sport.

[@SnowmansApartment]

perfect time for focusing on the one arm pull up =)

[@richardh3913]

Hope the knee heals up soon

[@FlashEscalade]

I hope your knee is doing much better. Get well soon

[@rockentry]

Thank you 🙏

[@ericconnor3728]

damn, that knee injury is one of the accidents I'm afraid of. I'm good at heel hooking and getting the knee/hips as close to the wall as possible. I always feel how much pressure the knee is under during such moves. scary!

[@SeeMeRoland]

What was your knee injury? I lightly sprained my MCL on a fall from a climb and it took about two weeks of rest to feel ready to climb again. Still feeling some soreness when bending my knee but it's much better now.

[@adonisbrandon2323]

Every time you post I’m looking for beta at Origin 😅😅😂. There’s a yellow 6 by the weights that’s pretty cool 👀

[@brutalctg7654]

would it help having that right heel in before u do the last move on the yellow to minimizee the swing or do u need the right foot lower to generate.

[@jonkrause6714]

Always inspiring. 🤩The truth of mental training only happens out of fear - of injury, height, any self made doubt, etc. Stinks on your knee injury, but your mental strength will drive your resilience to resolve of improved purpose. Beyond current rehab exercises, are there any other knee strength building exercises you’re doing to prevent recurrence? sometimes the knee or any injury could be result of other muscles, tendons, ligaments above and below the knee/area?

[@rockentry]

Working on my hip mobility and flexibility. If my hips can't turn inward then most of the twist happens on the knee and thats not good, for instance when you do the drop knee when you twist in if you're lacking him mobility then your knee takes a hit. But, you're right an injury could be a result of other areas we're lacking and need to improve or strengthen.

[@jonkrause6714]

@@rockentry thank you. As simple as hip mobility - forgot about that. Always setting the bar higher of excellence for skillset, inspiration and motivation to keep going. You’re awesome, my friend. 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@RealWorldClimbing]

Injuries suck! I think especially the little tweaky ones. It feels like they could be avoidable, and that they shouldn't shut us down so much for something so minor. At least with big ones like broken bones, etc. its a little more obvious! Hang in there, you got this! Mental game = strong!

[@oliverbarry7160]

When you say 'took a couple of weeks off' did you fully stop all activity using your leg? Were you trying any active rehab in this time or did you try things like 1 leg climbing or campus training?

[@rockentry]

First couple of days I just rested I couldn’t do much to it because it would hurt. Then I started doing rehabilitation exercises once I was able to move more without pain. I didn’t feel safe climbing and didn’t want to risk it. Now I’m able to climb but can’t put too much pressure when heel hooking or toe. slowly getting better tho!

[@Negrurafresca]

What gym is this? :0 setting looks awesome! ❤

[@rockentry]

The Pad Henderson located in Nevada

[@BlessUpDiHerbs]

hey what city do you live in?

[@bradlesc1000]

I know there are some people that probably love the soft narration, but I think the majority just prefer a regular narration. You didn't do it much this video which is good for me, but it's just something to consider in the future. Definitely make separate videos for soft narration I think.

[@bradlesc1000]

Still liked the video :)

[@pigozs]

I broke my calcaneus in June. It sucks... I really wanna get back to hiking without the pain 😭

[@rockentry]

Oh man, so sorry to hear. Hope you eventually heal and are able to enjoy your hikes.

[@rubenwegenermartinez1421]

first

[@eXistanCial]

Do you have any sort of video or guide planned for the mobility exercises you were doing?

[@andrewkim9503]

Oof I heckin feel you. I sprained my wrist a couple weeks ago. I took a full week and a half off, have been climbing one armed for a week, and only now feel good enough to slowly start climbing on it again. I'm definitely staying away from big dynos and project level climbs for a bit though 🥲. Sucks