For the most part i'm able to deal with the pain while working with other muscle groups. It's only on these two exercises that it's unbearable. I'm not going to put myself out for a year...I need time to let myself recover with some time off from these two lifts.
I got an invitation from the USAPL to come compete in the Junior Nations June 11th. If I won the championship, I would be on team USA and would compete in IPF's World Meet. I would LOVE to do all of this, but I really think I should take some time off from competing. I'll most likely come back next year competing in the USAPL. I will lift one qualifying event in the spring to qualify for the Junior Nationals again next year (I will be 19 so i'm still able to lift in this event). Hopefully, i'll be National Champion and move on to compete in Worlds next year.