Any Weightlifters/Bodybuilders Who've had Total Hip Replacement?

Bigger Stronger Leaner Injuries and Rehab
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Hi all,
Hoping that I might hear from weightlifters/bodybuilders who have had total hip replacement. I had my right hip replaced 3 weeks. ago. I am an avid gym goer and a personal trainer. One of the toughest aspects of THR is having to suspend my work outs (and my work as a personal trainer). I saw my surgeon this week (2.5 weeks post surgery for a follow up) and he actually told me I could do upper body workouts, as long as I remain in the seated upright position. I did a brief and simple upper body workout last night, after three weeks of inactivity:
*seated machine chest press
*seated lat pull down
*seated machine shoulder press
*standing dumbbell tricep extension behind the neck
*dumbbell bicep curls
*standing forearm curls

I did it in circuit training style - 3 sets each body part, 8-10 reps each

I am wondering if there are other weightlifters/bodybuilders out there who have had total hip replacement and how you have managed through the recovery and any advice and suggestions you can offer me . I also do a lot of walking (now using Nordic walking poles) and I keep my diet pretty strict in order to minimize fat gain.

Thanks to anyone who can offer their feedback. Much appreciated.
sincerely,
​Lorne

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Dave Tate I believe had a total hip replacement,

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@JRT6 gave a good name. Dave Tate has talked about this a fair amount.

Ed Coan also had hip replacements. There’s a video or two out there about him talking recovery.

Those are two fairly prominent powerlifters.

Personally, when I’ve had hip replacement clients, or really, even clients with a hip history, a go-to of mine is wall squats i.e. where you sit against a wall and stay there.

Usually gets people to where they feel they’re at least getting a good quad workout, in a squat-similar position.

If they’re strong, I’ll put a DB on each thigh. Have had people add quite a bit of weight with this, though of course you can’t get up to what a strong person can back squat. But unless you have pretty strict restrictions from the surgeon, you can get some work this way.

The ability to be in a squat position, but with the torso upright, usually feels better on people’s hips than when the torso leans forward, such as in a back squat or deadlift, as it lessens the amount of hip flexion. More hip flexion => more hip compression.