For those who are completely ignorant on this (me), is 22cm a lot for a quad tear?
Fairly large, yes, but not unheard of.
The size will obviously be a consideration and will proportionately extend recovery.
In terms of prognosis, the location and thickness would matter more - e.g. is it extending to the musculotendinous junction, is it full-thickness or only partial, etc.
Muscular tissue does well re: healing, due to blood supply etc. and 6-12 week stage sees a massive difference in soft tissue healing.
How is his fitness? Can he cross train or just rest for 12 weeks?
It seems questionable someone could stay fit after what sounds like that serious an injury so close to the Olympics.
The size will obviously be a consideration and will proportionately extend recovery.
In terms of prognosis, the location and thickness would matter more - e.g. is it extending to the musculotendinous junction, is it full-thickness or only partial, etc.
Muscular tissue does well re: healing, due to blood supply etc. and 6-12 week stage sees a massive difference in soft tissue healing.
How is his fitness? Can he cross train or just rest for 12 weeks?
It seems questionable someone could stay fit after what sounds like that serious an injury so close to the Olympics.
Why don’t you check out his strava and answer your own question.
Thanks. Question: why do religious people attribute every good thing in their life to God but not the bad things? Conner thanked God for helping him recover from his injury. Did he also blame God for getting injured in the first place??
Question: Why do people mischaracterize people of faith based on misguided assumptions?
More accurately, Conner was grateful that God helped him through his injury.
That could be with a number of things: Trusting in the process, Mental and emotional strength, good attitude, healthy perspective on life etc.. All things that come from his relationship with the Lord, and apply through both the successes and trials in life.
I didn’t mischaracterize what Conner wrote. You did. You’re basically suggesting that God merely helped Conner by providing moral support. That’s not at all how Conner described God’s role.
Conner described God as having ultimate control over Conner’s ability to run in the Olympics. He literally wrote, “the road to the Olympics was ultimately in the Lord’s hands” and “my wife and I moved forward with faith, trusting that God’s plan is always better than our own.”
Full Statement below via The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:
“As an athlete with dreams of competing in the Olympics, I’m used to pushing my body to its limits. But after the Olympic trials, I started feeling pain in my right quad. After consulting with doctors, I was devastated to learn I had a 22 cm tear down the center of my quad. This meant I would have to take several weeks off running and cancel upcoming races. My spirit was deflated. I was so excited to start preparing for the Olympics, but now I couldn’t do that as planned. It wasn’t what I had in mind, but I knew the road to the Olympics was ultimately in the Lord’s hands. The recovery was anything but easy. It forced me to exercise in ways I wasn’t used to and pushed me out of my comfort zone. But my wife and I moved forward with faith, trusting that God’s plan is always better than our own. I was amazed at the recovery process. It was a beautiful reminder that when trials come, I have a choice to either draw closer to the Lord or pull away and rely on my own efforts. I’m so grateful for the Lord’s unfailing efforts to help my wife and me in such a critical time. Because of our faith in Jesus Christ, we know that no matter how the race turns out, we are still children of a loving Heavenly Father. —Conner”
Thanks. Question: why do religious people attribute every good thing in their life to God but not the bad things? Conner thanked God for helping him recover from his injury. Did he also blame God for getting injured in the first place??
Seen variations of this question hundreds of times on the internet and not once has it ever been answered
God is teaching Connor some sort of lesson or testing his faith by letting Connor's quad get torn.
Now the larger question is whether this happened randomly due to physics.... or if Satan or one of his minions came down and tore poor Conner's quad.
Question: Why do people mischaracterize people of faith based on misguided assumptions?
More accurately, Conner was grateful that God helped him through his injury.
That could be with a number of things: Trusting in the process, Mental and emotional strength, good attitude, healthy perspective on life etc.. All things that come from his relationship with the Lord, and apply through both the successes and trials in life.
I didn’t mischaracterize what Conner wrote. You did. You’re basically suggesting that God merely helped Conner by providing moral support. That’s not at all how Conner described God’s role.
Conner described God as having ultimate control over Conner’s ability to run in the Olympics. He literally wrote, “the road to the Olympics was ultimately in the Lord’s hands” and “my wife and I moved forward with faith, trusting that God’s plan is always better than our own.”
I stand by my question.
You certainly did mischaracterize his statement, and to answer your "question(s)", which rather than being authentic, were thinly veiled insults, you need only examine the following:
"Because of our faith in Jesus Christ, we know that no matter how the race turns out, we are still children of a loving Heavenly Father."
This implies that whatever happens with his performance good or bad, it's not going to change his relationship with God. Thus he wouldn't blame God, he's also not implying that because of his relationship with God he will automatically reign supreme over the competition. It's a process, and a lot of hard work and effort goes into competing that the Olympic level. One can always show gratitude to God for being in a such a position in their lives through talent and hard work.
So your perception implied by your question is not reality. Religious people can be grateful and attribute their success to God. While accepting the fact that God put us here to experience successes as well as failures, and part of the Journey of life is to navigate those the best we can with faith.
Certainly a religious person could fall into the trap of assuming they are entitled to only good things because of their inherent "goodness" or devotion to God. But in so doing they would err, as their "perceived" relationship or expectations of God would inevitably falter consequently they would place blame on God. That's not uncommon, perhaps you don't see such attitude among "religious" people because after becoming bitter such people don't remain religious for long.
A healthy and proper relationship with God as implied by Conner's statement does not lead down such roads.
Question: Why do people mischaracterize people of faith based on misguided assumptions?
More accurately, Conner was grateful that God helped him through his injury.
That could be with a number of things: Trusting in the process, Mental and emotional strength, good attitude, healthy perspective on life etc.. All things that come from his relationship with the Lord, and apply through both the successes and trials in life.
I didn’t mischaracterize what Conner wrote. You did. You’re basically suggesting that God merely helped Conner by providing moral support. That’s not at all how Conner described God’s role.
Conner described God as having ultimate control over Conner’s ability to run in the Olympics. He literally wrote, “the road to the Olympics was ultimately in the Lord’s hands” and “my wife and I moved forward with faith, trusting that God’s plan is always better than our own.”
I stand by my question.
Would that be Lord Sebastian Coe?
If God is all that powerful, God is no mere Lord, King, or even Emperor.
I didn’t mischaracterize what Conner wrote. You did. You’re basically suggesting that God merely helped Conner by providing moral support. That’s not at all how Conner described God’s role.
Conner described God as having ultimate control over Conner’s ability to run in the Olympics. He literally wrote, “the road to the Olympics was ultimately in the Lord’s hands” and “my wife and I moved forward with faith, trusting that God’s plan is always better than our own.”
I stand by my question.
You certainly did mischaracterize his statement, and to answer your "question(s)", which rather than being authentic, were thinly veiled insults, you need only examine the following:
"Because of our faith in Jesus Christ, we know that no matter how the race turns out, we are still children of a loving Heavenly Father."
This implies that whatever happens with his performance good or bad, it's not going to change his relationship with God. Thus he wouldn't blame God, he's also not implying that because of his relationship with God he will automatically reign supreme over the competition. It's a process, and a lot of hard work and effort goes into competing that the Olympic level. One can always show gratitude to God for being in a such a position in their lives through talent and hard work.
So your perception implied by your question is not reality. Religious people can be grateful and attribute their success to God. While accepting the fact that God put us here to experience successes as well as failures, and part of the Journey of life is to navigate those the best we can with faith.
Certainly a religious person could fall into the trap of assuming they are entitled to only good things because of their inherent "goodness" or devotion to God. But in so doing they would err, as their "perceived" relationship or expectations of God would inevitably falter consequently they would place blame on God. That's not uncommon, perhaps you don't see such attitude among "religious" people because after becoming bitter such people don't remain religious for long.
A healthy and proper relationship with God as implied by Conner's statement does not lead down such roads.
Seen variations of this question hundreds of times on the internet and not once has it ever been answered
God is teaching Connor some sort of lesson or testing his faith by letting Connor's quad get torn.
Now the larger question is whether this happened randomly due to physics.... or if Satan or one of his minions came down and tore poor Conner's quad.
For the mormons, Satan is the brother and equal of Jesus, and the son of one of the mormon gods. They live on the planet Klatu. When a mormon who has paid all of his tithes to the Supreme Elders and Council of Seventy and other assorted poobahs dies, he gets his own little planet where he is a god, and all of his wives and all of his children are there to serve and service him for eternity. The only question is, if his kids also paid their tithes and such, and they get their own little planets where they are also gods, how can they spend eternities on their planet and also on their father's planet? How can they be on both planets at the same time for eternity? Do they experience eternal life in two different places. Isn't that confusing for them?
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