For those who don't know, I hurt my lower back pretty badly after competing at #usapl Raw Nationals 2014. On top of that, I didn't really do what I was supposed to in regards to proper recovery. I say this because it was a complete mental mind fuck watching everyone competing and essentially getting stronger without me. There were so many times I thought I'd never compete again especially after taking such a long time off. And here we are less than 3 weeks out from my first Nationals on over 3 years. In the words of #henryrollins, "I think that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts." #feelsgoodman #strongbodystrongmind . 📸 @recon_ro