I think the biggest thing for you right now is going to be getting your appetite and diet back under control. Although the use of your leg is limited to say the least you can still train upper body which can keep you busy in the gym. It won’t be hard to find seated or chest supported versions of your favorite lifts to use.
As far as any prohormone or AAS use, wait until you have made as much progress as possible without them. Just like someones first cycle you should hold off until you have hit a plateau for some time. Then go straight for AAS, don’t mess with prohormones. Good luck.
You don’t want to cut back healthy fats. You just lost a lot of tissue, and healthy fats fight inflammation as well as helping your recovery. You need the healthy fats. And you’ll probably need a little bit of carbs too–I don’t know what your idea of “limited carbs” is, so I dunno for sure.
Glad to hear you made it out alive. That is not something I would like to experience :).
I would second the advice to stay away from prohormones, at least for a while. In my opinion the possible sides are worse than going it alone, especially because these sides will place yet more strain your already stressed body and may actually HAMPER a healthy recovery. Muscle mass they might help with, but bone health, and tendon/ligament health, both of which are vastly important to squatting big in the future, will not be helped. They improve much slower than muscle mass, and that is one of the reasons I would stay away from PHs right now. If you increase the strain on your bones and ligaments from increased muscle mass you run the risk of permanent injury or another year long set back. Bone damage can take at LEAST a year to heal to normal. Tendons strengthen at approximately 1/3 to 1/5 the rate of muscle, maybe slower.
Look, it’s not what you wanted to hear but its the truth. This isn’t going to be a 2 month recovery, at least if you want your bones to be able to support heavy squatting weight and lots of muscle mass.
That’s a hell of a fight to have made it through,keep your head up!
Everything,will slowly come back with time don’t push to hard,listen to your body and slowly you’ll get back on top.
judge
[quote]duhast234 wrote:
Thanks guys. The PH’s are but away until I have recovered and have the green flag to safely do whatever I could do previously in the gym.
My diet is getting back to normal, however since exercise is limited the carbs and fat are cut back.
Also, I do not possess that primal force to take a man’s life. ( I wish I did) My upbringing instilled morals conflicting that.
I am very interested now in learning self defense tactics.[/quote]
LOL interested in learning self defense tactics. No amount of self defense is good enough to defend against someone with a gun. Even if you take classes that teach you how to disarm someone…to me…I would never engage someone with a gun…I’d give them w.e. the fuck they wanted. If you want to learn self defense for hand to hand combat thats cool tho…join an mma gym.
[quote]facko wrote:
duhast234 wrote:
Thanks guys. The PH’s are but away until I have recovered and have the green flag to safely do whatever I could do previously in the gym.
My diet is getting back to normal, however since exercise is limited the carbs and fat are cut back.
Also, I do not possess that primal force to take a man’s life. ( I wish I did) My upbringing instilled morals conflicting that.
I am very interested now in learning self defense tactics.
LOL interested in learning self defense tactics. No amount of self defense is good enough to defend against someone with a gun. Even if you take classes that teach you how to disarm someone…to me…I would never engage someone with a gun…I’d give them w.e. the fuck they wanted. If you want to learn self defense for hand to hand combat thats cool tho…join an mma gym. [/quote]
As far as moral beliefs and upbring and whatnot… there’s nothing wrong with defending your life. Especially against some scumbag street thug. They have nothing to live for and killing them certainly shouldn’t be a mark on your conscience and is certainly not detrimental to society.
And it’s easy to engage someone with a firearm. You simply pull yours out and empty the magazine into their center mass.
[quote]duhast234 wrote:
Thanks guys. The PH’s are but away until I have recovered and have the green flag to safely do whatever I could do previously in the gym.
My diet is getting back to normal, however since exercise is limited the carbs and fat are cut back.
Also, I do not possess that primal force to take a man’s life. ( I wish I did) My upbringing instilled morals conflicting that.
I am very interested now in learning self defense tactics.[/quote]
If I may make a recommendation, please check into jujitsu. I will be enrolling my son as soon as he comes of age…they say he’s ready now, but I know better. Anyway, a few months ago I decided to enroll after determining it was the best way to find out whether or not it would be good for him.
I do not like guns and also do not like the idea of street fighting as I knew it back in the day. I’ve had my head repeatedly bashed against the concrete by someone in possession of this killer mentality that I also do not possess, and I’ve had my eyes almost gouged out. I was in search of something that would keep my child safe as well as the safety of his opponent, which IMO even if he’s a punk, he’s someone else’s kid…albeit probably a product of bad parenting.
Jujitsu teaches real world applications to likely scenarios (battle on the ground). I was hooked after my first lesson, it’s very cerebral as well. The way I look at it, if he can defend himself properly, he will possess unwavering confidence that will allow him to succeed in other aspects of his life more readily as well - much like what you are in search of. Worst case scenario I figure is he might break someone’s arm and I may get sued for the medical bills, better than having him take a life defending himself IMO.
I love the iron too, but possessing the ability to defend yourself will increase your confidence probably even moreso than benching 300 again.
Man, Im also glad that you are ok! Thats one heck of a story! Like someone said earlier, you should thank God to be alive!
It seems to me that maybe you should consult your doctor and do so throughout your recovery. I know you probably are doing this already, but im speaking of consulting with them specifically about AAS during your recovery. Who knows, he/she may prescribe some AAS down the line.
With regards to martial arts as a defensive strategy, this is definately an option to be looked into! I would suggest taking Kung Fu (because Im partial)for a few years. I trained in various Kung Fu styles for many years and can attest that it is a great mechanism for self defense.
However, any type of martial arts or self defense classes will give you the physical and mental help you need in situations like the one that just occured, especially where speed, accuracy, and mindset are vitally important. This is not to say that you’ll be able to catch a bullet with your teeth, but you will definately have a much better chance at surviving lots of situations, pyhsical and emotional alike!
i was gonna say i cant be the only one lol. all the fancy shit stays in the safe. but the benelli rides on the back window of the truck with me at all times
Guys, thank you immensely for the tips. Bushy, the Fish oil comment makes great sense. World, I cant wait to dig into the Marine corps martial arts tactics. My buddy returns from Iraq next week, and we are going to get our concealed.
Hopefully you got my PM regarding proper personal protection calibers as well… if not, message me.
If you wish, PM me about actual weapon models as well-- I own 11 handguns currently, about half of which could easily be utilized in a concealed fashion.
Martial arts training, or self defense tactics are probably a good step towards your recovery. Many replies here refer to your physical recovery. In conjunction with that is your mental well-being. I hope you are in, or are seeking a CISD (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing) program.
The military, police, rescue personnel, frankly anyone involved in a major incident, which includes a shooting, should attend some type of CISD. It is designed to help you regain your confidence, and help you stay asleep at night, so you’re not reliving the incident over and over. Good luck, and I wish you a speedy recovery!
[quote]5.0 wrote:
Martial arts training, or self defense tactics are probably a good step towards your recovery. Many replies here refer to your physical recovery. In conjunction with that is your mental well-being. I hope you are in, or are seeking a CISD (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing) program.
The military, police, rescue personnel, frankly anyone involved in a major incident, which includes a shooting, should attend some type of CISD. It is designed to help you regain your confidence, and help you stay asleep at night, so you’re not reliving the incident over and over. Good luck, and I wish you a speedy recovery![/quote]
