Powerlifter Jim Hoskinson Uses Injury To Overcome & Excel

Critical Bench interviews Jim Hoskinson. Hoskinson is a man of resolve who has overcome a serious injury and continues to excel at his chosen sport of powerlifting. While working for the Christian Power team in Alabama, he tore both of his quads and ruptured his patella tendons. He spent 13 hours without pain medication and worst of all, he was told that not only would he never squat again. Recently Jim squatted 1107lbs at the APF Alabama State Meet.

Hoskinson discusses how he sees the future of powerlifting: "I don't feel that I am educated in the dynamics of the structure of powerlifting to answer this intelligently. I have for the most part trained alone in the 6 years of my powerlifting. My gym and home are outside of the powerlifting circles. I have had nothing but positive experiences in the different federations that I have competed in. I have always been treated better than I probably deserve and the meets seem to be getting bigger and better. I know that there are a lot of disputes within the sport, but me personally I will enjoy it for as long as I can, give back to it as much as I can and accept the direction it goes in and set my personal goals accordingly."