Story time: I got left by my wife over a year ago. I ended up in a vast depression that had me down the dark road of day drinking, passing out, waking up, drinking more. Instead of realizing I was poisoning myself, and that's why my stomach hurt, I would take it as hunger and go get a shit ton of fast food. back to drinking, on a cycle of 3 to 4 days. couple days off from it when I had my daughters, and as soon as I was alone again I was back at it. Ashamed to say I weighed nearly 400 lbs after months of this, and not much muscle to be honest. Then I started watching Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw. That's when I found out about you and was inspired by your stories. Working hard and going through ups and downs in the pursuit of your dreams. That was the motivation I needed to get back to trying to lose weight and bettering myself. Depression is a bitch, and thanks to you and your friends, it literally saved my life. Now I have the motivation to get better for not only myself but my two little girls. Seeing you coming back from an injury and refusing to quit has poured gasoline on that fire in me just a little bit more. Thank You Robert.
Keep up the good work man! I used exercise to drag myself out of a deep depression, and keeping with it every day keeps me sane and happy. I call it my medicine.
You can do it Robert. You have inspired me to try and enter my first strongman next year. Enjoy seeing different things you do. Keep on keeping on. Stay strong and pretty.
If you do and you post on your channel. I'll subscribe for sure. Get it kid👍💪. Actually screw it subscribe now. Look forward to the progress from your Canadian fan club 😁👌.
FWIW. I had my left shoulder completely rebuilt in 80. By 81 I was in the Army. After 4 years there I spent the next 24 as a street cop. At 62 today I'm still in the gym lifting and loving life. What you're experiencing is absolutely normal. For quite a while it felt as if my shoulder no longer belonged to me. It was weird. It also passes as your strength returns. The more you lift the faster it returns. Do what your doctor says. Follow your rehab program and you'll be back in Monster mode in no time. I know I don't have to tell you to stay motivated, you're a master of motivation, but Do Not Get Discouraged. Especially if you have a set back. We're all in your corner. Kick that injury's ass and take your crown back.
Happy to see you back at it man. I just finished recovering from a labrum tear in my right shoulder, no surgery but it still took a year for it to feel right, now it's stronger than ever. Just registered for my first strongman comp here in Oregon which has been a dream of mine that I'm finally living. Love the vids man, I've looked to you for a lot of inspiration.
OBI Awesome to see you healing up! I have had multiple should issues, but knock on wood never needed surgery. Here are some tips and things that helped me out during shoulder rehab: 1. Start with small focused movements (i.e. Range of Motion), and light weight. Really focusing on smaller movements with lighter weight was huge for me, then gradually increase ROM and weights. 2. Pool work was also amazing, provides just that extra buoyancy when executing different movements in the water. 3. Sleeping position is also huge, once I started actually paying attention to how I was positioned while sleeping my shoulder felt better upon waking in the morning. 4. I noticed during the video you stated it just felt a little weird or awkward. I know exactly what you are talking about, its just a feeling of something is a little off and that creates a feeling of weakness. One thing that I noticed is to start paying attention to "tightness" in the shoulder, the when exercising and rehabbing shoulder, after awhile the tightness will be less, and less. 5. Lastly, patience and then a little more patience. It sucks not being your best but a mistake I made during my first shoulder rehab is I left that feeling overcome me and I pushed it too hard and reinjured it, the process is slow but if you are patient, present, and observant you will get back to where you want to be. Take Care Brother, look forward to seeing you compete again!
Robert, I greatly admire your strength and drive, it encourages me to push harder. I have had many many broken bones over the years. But I do not go to the doctor. Mostly I heal them on my own. Many many years ago I tore my rotator cuff went to the doctor for that they told me I'd never lift my arm above horizontal without surgery. I worked with it and worked with it until I got it to almost 100% (no surgeries). Many years and several broken bones later, in the winter of 2020 to summer 2021 I broke my leg, twice, yes two separate times, uuggg I know. Didn't go to the doc for it, been working on it myself. I've been very very sick since August 2021, bedridden several times since then. I'm coming to the front now though. I'm starting to rehabilitate my legs. I would never wish any injury on anyone. Having said that I'm glad to be going through this Rehabilitation with you. You keep posting brother and I'll keep watching. We'll fix these problems together. Stay safe and stay strong my friend.
I'm 63 and going to physical therapy for a rotator cuff injury (no surgery). Those simple little exercises can kick my ass. So I loved this video. This is the ONLY place I'll say "Build Back Better" is a valid path. As for The American Monster Take it slow, be Monstrous and shock them all by winning WSM 2023.
Glad to see you back. Anyone who's had t o recover from an injury fully understands. Drop the ego at the door as they say...one rep one set at a time on the path to healing and recovery. Before you know you will be back and better than before... there's a t shirt slogan in there somewhere lol... Good to see you back 😎👍
Seeing you have to start at square one and feeling nervous is super inspiring brother. Gives me motivation to work with what I got and quit feeling like it's pointless for me to go to the gym. Thank you for being real, it makes you relatable and also makes us want to see you succeed even more. Consistent high reps at modest intensity are your friend right now Obi!
Having also rehabbed from a rotator cuff tear, it really is a matter of consistency and proper rotator cuff exercises. Hoping you make it to WSM this year too.
Robert I think it's great you are working with your doctor to get back to being the Strongest Man of the world. I am down right now also, my problem is my doctor is the VA and they are not the best at listening. In 2014 I got down and ended up in a wheelchair, the VA would not even send me to a neurologist when I kept telling them in PT that my strength was not the problem, my problem was a disconnect between my brain and my legs. After seeing a military doctor they sent my to a neurologist that said he could do nothing until my back was fixed, I had three back surgeries and after a year and a half in the wheelchair I was walking with a cane in weeks. I don't know what's going on right now but I am back to using a walker to get around. I know I need to start at the basics again and build up strength but the pain is getting worse and I am barely able to get from one room to another. After 20 years as an Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech, manually lifting 250lbs bombs repeatedly and hooking them to logging chains to be hauled to the disposal area where they were manually stacked again to be blown up to being a 58 year old man that can't curl 15lbs 5 times is very discouraging.
Having had rotator cuff surgery, not that I lift like you, but your approach is perfect. You’ll see jumps in weight as your comfort builds. Looking forward to you reclaiming the log.
Hey there brother. Good too see your back in a gym and lifting! I hope your recovery moves along without any dramas, and you can crack the WR log!! If not the American record. Big love, from Australia.
Right here with you on your journey, my man👍 Rehabbing rotator cuff tear myself. PT has me completely moving away from barbells and just use dumbbells for all pressing movements. Starting to feel much better. slowly doing the work to get back. More people than you know are on the same journey🤘🤘
Seeing the process of building yourself up from the ground up to compete with the strongest is just as interesting as seeing the final results in my opinion.
I had a stage 2 rotator cuff tear and managed to heal it without surgery using the peptides BPC-157 and TB4. After a few months of PT exercises and those peptides I'm back to 100% function of my shoulder lifting heavy like I was a kid again. You can get them from a Dr. prescription through a compounding pharmacy or order yourself online. I wish you a speedy recovery!!
Just watched your video Monster. Great to see you back at it👍👍 I love the videos you put out, and love the stuff you do with Brian. It decompresses me. I laugh my tail off on the hot yoga video. Anyway. Great to see you rehabbing (spelling)?? Your shoulder. You are correct. Ya gotta take it slow. Been there, done that, own the t-shirt. I look forward to see you come back to the competition floor, and hope too see you and possibly meet you at a Shaw Classic sometime. Take care Monster.
yes, most definitely be YOU again, be strong, pretty, and tough , (in running, we actually go slow to get fast - we start somewhere, as a base and build from there, same same with muscles) , YOU go Oberst !!
Good to see you easing back into it the proper way, Obie. Wishing you a speedy recovery and looking forward to seeing what you have to show us in the years to come! Stay strong and pretty! 💪
I’m a huge fan, love your content and your competitions. Can’t wait to see you back in strongman and competing! Im dealing with a torn up left shoulder. Had to have a surgery to repair rotator cuff, labrum, bicep tendon , bone spurs and a leaking cyst. I never thought I was gonna get better, but after watching your channel, I haven’t given up and I gave up on doubting myself and I’ve made huge improvements with therapy and recovery. Thank you for what you do!
Rob everyone looks at you as a very popular figure but no one thinks you could ever win a big title these days. I really freaking hope you prove everyone wrong this year. 2022 could be epic for you.
As a 35 year old dude, I have no doubt Obie can come back. I had a back and hip injury where I almost lost the ability to walk. I now feel fantastic. It takes time but your body has great propensity to heal itself if you do the right things. If your young and going hard, you're going to get injured. It happens. Get back up. Fix yourself and get back to kicking ass.
Ob, Arthur Saxon was old time syrongman who mastered the bent press. Bent press and windmills with kettlebells is super for shoulders. There is a lot on tubes a lot on kettlebells and club bells for great shoulder health. KB grips are special for press, its not a barbell grip.
After my shoulder surgery I was told that I would not be able to shoot a bow or raise my arm overhead. Yeah that was motivation and i can do way more than before surgery. Thank you for the video and the motivation keep up the good work.
You better not quit brother I wanna compete against you when I reach that level. I got my first strongman competition coming up on the 22nd of this month it's called winter wreckage can't wait man.
You doing external rotation exercises? Face pulls? I imagine your PT has told you to do those but that is a must for you to do with this kind of injury
Just injured my shoulder and prob gonna be out for a little bit. Definitely not as serious as yours but this seriously serves as a comforting inspiration in my own recovery.
Good to see you lifting again. I have a left shoulder impingement and Labrum tear, I feel your pain. I love Brian, but would love to see you snag a World's Strongest Man title! Stay STRONG AND PRETTY!!
Glad to see you back doing what you love. Love all your content. Can’t wait to see you get that WSM win. Just don’t re-injure yourself. I know from experience muscle atrophy is a b*tch. My physical therapist had me start out easy and then slowly(months went by) started getting more difficult but I finally was able to get back to where I was prior and better than prior by the end.
