sucks about your knee my man. My right knee has been all whacked off lately so I know what you’re going through… its shitty.
did you pick up a knee sleeve? Its worth it dude. Hope the little date night is fun.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
My left knee is killing me today and is actually slightly swollen. As much as I want to get back to traditional back squats, I might be stuck on the box for awhile. In the grand scheme of things, shit could be worse. Was supposed to go run whole court pickup tomorrow, but if my knee’s still janky I’ma chill. Gonna do the plp with bw squats later (if my knee cooperates), and I’m grabbing drinks with this broad I met a couple weeks ago after work, so I’ll holler.[/quote]
Fuck yea I’m winnin the race![/quote]
Hahaha, that’s more of a victory by dq than an ACTUAL win, but I’ll give it to you.
[quote]gregron wrote:
sucks about your knee my man. My right knee has been all whacked off lately so I know what you’re going through… its shitty.
did you pick up a knee sleeve? Its worth it dude. Hope the little date night is fun.[/quote]
Yeah man, it’s the same knee that’s been bugging me for 3+ years now. It’s frustrating like no other but you gotta play the hand you’re dealt. Man, I was actually gonna ask you what brand sleeves you got. I’m definitely gonna pick some up if they’ll help. I still need to knock off the weight vest, but I put it on hold 'cause I’ve spent a shit ton of money the past couple weeks moving and getting the place setup. I’ll get everything soon though fa sho.
Last night
13 chins
25 bw squats
25 incline neutral knuckle pushups
12 chins
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
sucks about your knee my man. My right knee has been all whacked off lately so I know what you’re going through… its shitty.
did you pick up a knee sleeve? Its worth it dude. Hope the little date night is fun.[/quote]
Yeah man, it’s the same knee that’s been bugging me for 3+ years now. It’s frustrating like no other but you gotta play the hand you’re dealt. Man, I was actually gonna ask you what brand sleeves you got. I’m definitely gonna pick some up if they’ll help. I still need to knock off the weight vest, but I put it on hold 'cause I’ve spent a shit ton of money the past couple weeks moving and getting the place setup. I’ll get everything soon though fa sho.[/quote]
Moving is expensive.
Do you know what’s specifically wrong with your knee? I know you’ve had surgeries on at least one of your knees but dunno if your current pain is related.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
sucks about your knee my man. My right knee has been all whacked off lately so I know what you’re going through… its shitty.
did you pick up a knee sleeve? Its worth it dude. Hope the little date night is fun.[/quote]
Yeah man, it’s the same knee that’s been bugging me for 3+ years now. It’s frustrating like no other but you gotta play the hand you’re dealt. Man, I was actually gonna ask you what brand sleeves you got. I’m definitely gonna pick some up if they’ll help. I still need to knock off the weight vest, but I put it on hold 'cause I’ve spent a shit ton of money the past couple weeks moving and getting the place setup. I’ll get everything soon though fa sho.[/quote]
Moving is expensive.
Do you know what’s specifically wrong with your knee? I know you’ve had surgeries on at least one of your knees but dunno if your current pain is related.[/quote]
You ain’t lying.
I ruptured the patella in the knee but waited too long to get surgery and the tissue calcified. Since it happened don’t think the knee has ever felt better than 85% of what it was, and that’s on its best days. Other days (like right now) it hurts like hell just sitting on the couch. It’s honestly pretty disheartening, but it is what it is.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
sucks about your knee my man. My right knee has been all whacked off lately so I know what you’re going through… its shitty.
did you pick up a knee sleeve? Its worth it dude. Hope the little date night is fun.[/quote]
Yeah man, it’s the same knee that’s been bugging me for 3+ years now. It’s frustrating like no other but you gotta play the hand you’re dealt. Man, I was actually gonna ask you what brand sleeves you got. I’m definitely gonna pick some up if they’ll help. I still need to knock off the weight vest, but I put it on hold 'cause I’ve spent a shit ton of money the past couple weeks moving and getting the place setup. I’ll get everything soon though fa sho.[/quote]
Moving is expensive.
Do you know what’s specifically wrong with your knee? I know you’ve had surgeries on at least one of your knees but dunno if your current pain is related.[/quote]
You ain’t lying.
I ruptured the patella in the knee but waited too long to get surgery and the tissue calcified. Since it happened don’t think the knee has ever felt better than 85% of what it was, and that’s on its best days. Other days (like right now) it hurts like hell just sitting on the couch. It’s honestly pretty disheartening, but it is what it is.
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Is there any way to get it fixed, another surgery or anything? That sucks man.
^^^ I was told that they could detach the patella, scrape off the tissue, repair it and re-attach it, but it wasn’t a guarantee that I’d ever be able to do anything athletic again. The other option was rehab. So, I didn’t want to go through a major surgery and possibly be worse off than where I started so I chose to rehab it. I’d honestly trade 10 years off my life to have my knees back to 100%, but I don’t know any genies so it looks like I’m stuck playing the hand I was dealt.
Played ball at an outdoor court for about 45 minutes, then drove to the gym-
Explosive pushups-6x3
Standing military-barx?,95x10,115x8,125x7 + chins-10,+25x8,+55x5
Db bench-%0’sx?,85’sx7,6,6 + inverted rows-4x10
Arms
Despite the fact that I was absurdly hungover and had no energy, I actually had a pretty good workout. Might take manana off to give my knees a break.
Yesterday- had a meeting about a promotion, had the rest of the day off, did-
13 shoulder width pullups
26 bw squats
26 cf pushups
13 pullups
Then proceeded to get day drunk as fuck with a buddy of mine. Went home to take a nap about 8, woke up about 10:30 and thought better of going back at it, grubbed and passed out.
Today-
14 neutral chins
27 bw squats
27 incline pushups
13 n chins
The pump on these is starting to get serious.
14 chins
28 bw squats
28 cg pushups
14 chins
Not sure if I mentioned it but all pushups are chest to floor and full lockout. Did this before breakfast, and I think I’m gonna keep it that way. My apt’s carport has beams that are basically chinup bars, so when I’m not at work that’s what I’ve been using. My schedule has changed so I’m working mornings to afternoon, so gonna have my first 3 meals prepped the night before so I can take 'em to work, and I’ll do the plp there before breakfast.
Warmup- 200 fast revs jump rope
Upper mobility
1-board bench-barx2x10,95x2x5,135x5,155x5,185x3,205x3,215x3,225x3,235x3,185x10
Scap retracted cable rows-50x10,100x10,120x10,140x2x10 + db inc-40’sx8,75’sx8,7,6
Cable laterals-3x10 + band pulls-3x10
Hammer curls + inc db Skullcrushers
Pretty good workout. Been doing 2 board variants for awhile and it honestly felt a little awkward going to a 1 board. I expect at least a decent improvement next week. Only gonna play ball 2-3 times a week now so I can focus on meeting my weightroom # goals. Also, the break should be good for my knees. Y’all be good.
Posting in here so I’ll get updates to my hub from this log haha.
^^^haha, right on buddy.
Played ball for about 2 hours, then
15 shoulder width pullups
29 bw squats
29 sw pushups
14 pullups
While playing ball I caught a pretty serious elbow to the eye and now there’s a nice little bubble between my cheek bone and lower eye lid. It’s black and blue like a bruise but there’s some pretty solid red in there too. After playing, went home and took the dog on a long walk and walked by a neighborhood bar and ended up running into a couple of dudes sitting on the patio I hadn’t seen in probably 3 years. Long story short, joined 'em, suckered the bartender into buying my beers (and 2 gnarley shots) and now I’m home. My post workout meal was aforementioned drinks and a basket of chips and salsa. Wanted to eat as normal but one of those shots has my stomache in knots, so it looks like I’m down for the count.
Thinking about dropping ball for a little while, or maybe 1 day a week at most. Don’t think I’ve mentioned it, but for about a month and 1/2 I’ve had a gnarley pain on the outside of my left foot between the ankle and the heel. It’s bad enough that I can’t fully extend my foot (or stand on my toes, jump fully, etc…) So, just gonna lift 4 days a week and focus on getting bigger, stronger and hammering away at mobility. Also looking to an affordable boxing gym 'cause I haven’t done anything like that since 8th grade and I want to be cold with my hands.
i think taking some time off from ball is a good idea. Ice and rest up your foot buddy. Get that thing fixed up.
[quote]gregron wrote:
i think taking some time off from ball is a good idea. Ice and rest up your foot buddy. Get that thing fixed up.[/quote]
Wish it was just the foot (or achilles, which I think it is). It’s also my knees, shoulders, right elbow (which I hyperextended several months ago) pinched nerve in my neck which has been lingering for at least 3 months… I could go on for days. All these injuries make progress slow, but I thoroughly enjoy training, so I work around/through 'em.
Hit the heavy bag for 20 minutes then did some deads and abs. Worked up to 335 for 3. Wasn’t hard, just haven’t done a dead in at least 6 months. Have a vid somewhere of me doing at least 425. A new goal is a 5-hundo dead. This week’s a little goofy due to work schedule, but next week will be more structured.
Also, the chick I was seeing in Portland is coming to visit Oct 15-22. Not sure if I’ll get to the gym while she’s here. Obviously I’d like to but we’ll see. Here’s a pic she sent this afternoon.
Edit: did the plp after deads and some chick asked if I was doing crossfit.
15 wide neutral pullups
25 bw squats
30 incline knuckle pushups
15 closer n pullups
5 bw squats
( . )( . ) !!!
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
( . )( . ) !!![/quote]
Haha. Dude, I literally “lold” at that. I like that the only time you’ve left a comment is when there’s boobs. Guess I should post more of those for you fellers.