The Mental Battle of Injuries - Tim Kontos

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with someone I greatly respect and have learned a tremendous amount from over the last 15 years, Tim Kontos.  This is not our usual podcast.  With my current injury and all the things that have come along with that, I wanted to speak with someone specifically about the mental side of injuries and how to navigate through them and help clients do the same.

Tim Kontos is the Associate AD for Sports Performance and Student-Athlete Wellness at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Kontos is going into his 27th year at VCU. First arriving in 1998 as the head strength and conditioning coach, he became an assistant athletic director for sports performance and was again promoted to associate AD before his new title of associate AD for sports performance and student-athlete wellness. From August of 2018 to January of 2021 Kontos supervised the Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, Sport Psychology and Sports Performance departments. This was in addition to being responsible for the design, implementation and supervision of all strength, speed and agility programs for The Rams’ Baseball and Volleyball teams. He currently Kontos oversees Volleyball and the Sports Performance department. 

Kontos got his coaching start at his alma mater, Radford University, where he spent two years serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the ice hockey team, prior to joining VCU. Kontos is a Master Strength & Conditioning Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association earning the highest honor in the profession in 2015. He is also the Head Coach and Owner of Kontos Strength which is an online platform that offers custom programming and coaching, including return from injury and competition prep. A firm believer in learning “under the bar” Kontos was a competitive powerlifter from 1994 until retiring due to injuries in 2023. His best lifting accomplishment? A competition best 600lb Squat in knee wraps at 198lbs. In his off time Kontos enjoys being outside with his wife, Laura and kids Alex, Zane and Moriah. Coaching Experience Associate Athletics Director for Sports Performance and Student-Athlete Wellness – Sept. 2018-Present Associate AD for Sports Performance at VCU – July 2016-Sept. 2018 VCU – 1998 Radford University – 2 years (working with ice hockey)

We discuss:
Stoicism
Acceptance
Fear
Disappointment
Love and gratitude
Pride and humility
Being a burden and asking for help
Expectations
Patience
Self-Imposed Pressure

Find Tim:
@kontosstrength
tim.kontos@gmail.com
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