In the meantime, the 2019 Arnold Australia Strongman champion anticipates a lot of leg workouts in the coming months.Rob Kearney took to his Instagram to address his current situation. Overcoming obstacles has never been an issue for me. His focus has shifted entirely on getting back in competition shape after his surgery and rehab. Moving Forwardĭespite this major career setback, Kearney seems to have adopted a healthy mindset about the whole ordeal.

Additionally, Kearney will not compete in the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic in Ohio come March. 11-14, 2020, in Bradenton, FL as well as the inaugural Shaw Classic, currently scheduled for Dec. This means that Kearney has to withdraw from the 2020 WSM competition, which is scheduled for Nov. We’re looking anywhere between eight to ten months before I’m back competing again. Unfortunately, the injury will require ample rehabilitation time following surgery - which is scheduled for Oct. He “felt a large divot” in the back of his elbow, indicating a ruptured triceps tendon.Ī post shared by Rob Kearney on at 1:36pm PDTįollowing an MRI, the official diagnosis was a ruptured distal triceps tendon. Fortunately for Kearney, this is his first “big injury in strongman” across his 11-year career. Kearney’s background in sports medicine - which includes a master’s degree in athletic rehab - helped him isolate what the issue was almost immediately after he stepped away from the log. I felt like a balloon had popped in my arm. During his fourth attempt, his clean was good, but as the log moved overhead during the jerk - where the triceps kick in - his left arm gave out: Upon failing the lift, he shifted his goal from challenging the world record to advancing his American record. Kearney had no sense that anything was wrong during attempts one and two, but did feel something slightly off in his third attempt. That is a full three kilograms (10 pounds) over his current American log lift record. He says that his warm-up felt great (specifically that his jerk mechanics seemed smooth), and that he had already hit 218 kilograms (480 pounds) in training. Prior to the attempt, everything was going well for Kearney. Fourth attempt - 220 kilograms (485 pounds) - failed, sustained an injury.Third attempt - 220 kilograms (485 pounds) - failed.Second attempt - 205 kilograms (451 pounds) - good lift.First attempt - 190 kilograms (419 pounds) - good lift.Here are the attempts with corresponding weights that Kearney made: Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: TRICEP TENDON RUPTURE… What's Next? ()

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