{"id":11928,"date":"2023-04-11T18:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T18:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11928"},"modified":"2023-04-11T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T18:09:52","slug":"ricky-garard-is-out-of-2023-crossfit-season-after-shoulder-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/ricky-garard-is-out-of-2023-crossfit-season-after-shoulder-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Garard Is Out of 2023 CrossFit Season After Shoulder Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-crossfit-games-day-two-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232749\">Australian CrossFitter Ricky Garard<\/a> took home an Individual podium finish at the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tia-clair-toomey-justin-medeiros-win-2022-crossfit-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232750\">2022 CrossFit Games<\/a>. This year, the veteran CrossFitter will have to take some time away to recuperate before he can enjoy that kind of performance again. <\/p>\n<p>On Apr. 6, 2023, Garard revealed in a YouTube video that <strong>his 2023 CrossFit season is over after suffering a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-shoulder-health-stability-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232751\">shoulder injury<\/a><\/strong>. At the time of this article&#8217;s publication, the precise severity of Garard&#8217;s ailment is unclear. However, the athlete maintained that he needed surgical intervention after tearing his acromioclavicular joint (or AC joint) by falling off a mountain bike. In turn, <strong>his ensuing recovery of 4-6 months<\/strong> will knock him out of <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/crossfit-2023-season-programming-changes-competition-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232752\">the rest of the 2023 CrossFit campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/ricky-garard-shoulder-injury-2023-crossfit-season\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lyteCache-6.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/start-training-over-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232753\">How to Start Training if You\u2019re Over 40<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/split-squat-vs-lunge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232754\">Split Squat vs. Lunge: Upgrade Your Single-Leg Training<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Garard didn&#8217;t mince words describing how the nature of this injury hit his sensibilities. After spending the better part of roughly four years away from CrossFit following suspensions from performance-enhancing drugs, the athlete was undoubtedly hoping to build on his 2022 podium result. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPretty disappointing,&#8221; Garard said. &#8220;I&#8217;m still trying to take it all in and realize what\u2019s actually happened. &#8230; I came off my mountain bike, landed on my shoulder, and ruptured my AC joint. So, a fair bit of damage resulted in me getting surgery just two days ago now. It&#8217;s looking like I&#8217;m out for four to six months recovery &#8230; That means my season is gone for 2023. So, yeah, it is devastating. I can\u2019t really believe that it\u2019s happened to be honest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Garard&#8217;s injury will force him out of the 2023 CrossFit Games on Aug. 3-6 in Madison, WI, the athlete didn&#8217;t rule out a return to later-year competitions outside of the CrossFit season paradigm. For example, the 2023 Rogue Invitational, which does not have a concrete date at the time of this writing, could be in play depending on how Garard&#8217;s recovery unfolds. <\/p>\n<p>Given that the contest has taken place <a data-lasso-id=\"232755\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-crossfit-rogue-invitational-results-justin-medeiros-laura-horvath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in October for the past two years<\/a>, that could be when the CrossFit world sees Garard compete again. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI will work for coming back at the end of the year, possibly Rogue [Invitational], Dubai [CrossFit Championship], <a data-lasso-id=\"232756\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-down-under-championship-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Under [Championship]<\/a>, <a data-lasso-id=\"232757\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-wodapalooza-prize-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami [the 2024 Wodapalooza]<\/a>,&#8221; Garard clarified. &#8220;There are still plenty of competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Garard has made two CrossFit Games appearances in his career, in 2017 and 2022. He was subsequently disqualified from the 2017 iteration for performance-enhancing drug issues, but earned his best-ever podium result in last year&#8217;s edition. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqqlibuJCHa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ricky Garard <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f1e6-1f1fa.png\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"> (@rickygarard)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232758\">7 Tips to Perfect Your Deadlift Form<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"232759\">How to Build Muscle: The Training and Diet Guide for Lifters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Garard likely had ambitious plans to build on his third-place performance in the 2022 CrossFit Games. He&#8217;ll have to wait until the year 2024 to come back strong and in an ideal top form.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @rickygarard on Instagram <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/ricky-garard-shoulder-injury-2023-crossfit-season\/\">Ricky Garard Is Out of 2023 CrossFit Season After Shoulder Injury<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, Australian CrossFitter Ricky Garard took home an Individual podium finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games. This year, the veteran CrossFitter will have to take some time away to recuperate before he can enjoy that kind of performance again. On Apr. 6, 2023, Garard revealed in a YouTube video that his 2023 CrossFit season is over after&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Ricky Garard Is Out of 2023 CrossFit Season After Shoulder Injury appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11928"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11931,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11928\/revisions\/11931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}