Recently, we posted a video about Alex Puccio’s Road to Recovery from her ACL and MCL tears.  The video gives you a behind the scenes look at Alex’s recovery process and all the hard work she put in to be able to return to climbing at the V13 level only three months after her surgery.

To follow up on that video, here’s an article from Climbing Magazine by Elliott Natz and Max Ritter that outlines Alex’s recovery process and includes advice from Alex herself on how she was able to come back from her injury still climbing at such a high level so quickly.

“With a pre-injury schedule that involved training every day for several hours, Puccio was extremely bored within a week of the injury. ‘I’m always so motivated. I would hate to have to make up a lot of work,’ she said. Soon, she was back in the gym doing core work, hangboarding, and shoulder-focused injury prevention.” – Elliott Natz and Max Ritter

Alex Puccio’s Advice for Coming Back from Injury:

While you’re hopefully not sidelined by a serious injury, Alex’s advice is not specific just to her case.  Climbers facing any kind of setback from a minor finger tweak or bit of tendonitis to major medical issues will benefit from Alex’s insight into what it takes both mentally and physically to get back into climbing form.  Her advice includes:

• Positive vibes
• Stay active
• Mental focus
• Chill out
• Listen

Click through below for the full article where Alex discusses all of her advice in greater detail.  Whether you are currently injured or not, this article contains some great advice about how to deal with the inevitable low points that come with trying to climb at your limit and still come out stronger and with a solid mental approach.  Check it out!

Full Article: Overcoming Setbacks with Alex Puccio

(photo courtesy of climbing.com)

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