Damn, HT, you’re on tough SOB!
Get well soon and keep positive throughout your struggles.
And dude: you’ve come quite a ways since starting your diet. It’s even evident from just looking at your post-op photo. The lean look suits you.
Glad to read your wife is there for you - nothing beats family.
Take care of yourself man. Get ll soon!
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
not sure at this point, right now i just want to be able to walk and work and do reasonable daily activities and recreation without pain.
as it was, it was very tough making it through a night at work, could not ride my bike or walk my dog without significant pain, and things like playing around shooting baskets with my girls or even tossing a Frisbee at the park was out of the question.
for the last 2-3 months, i stoped doing any leg work besides dead-lift variations, just to let you know how bad it had became. [/quote]
Any advice for us “young” and dumb guys to not let that happen?[/quote]
Pick your parents wisely
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
not sure at this point, right now i just want to be able to walk and work and do reasonable daily activities and recreation without pain.
as it was, it was very tough making it through a night at work, could not ride my bike or walk my dog without significant pain, and things like playing around shooting baskets with my girls or even tossing a Frisbee at the park was out of the question.
for the last 2-3 months, i stoped doing any leg work besides dead-lift variations, just to let you know how bad it had became. [/quote]
Any advice for us “young” and dumb guys to not let that happen?[/quote]
Pick your parents wisely [/quote]
THIS,
and also, i think the main thing that wore out my knee was the rotational throwing at a fairly high competitive level for about 5 years longer than i should have. once the muscle tears and other injuries started happening on a regular basis (around my mid 30’s) i should that packed it in, but i kept working and training around injuries and it caught up with me.
[quote]FattyFat wrote:
Damn, HT, you’re on tough SOB!
Get well soon and keep positive throughout your struggles.
And dude: you’ve come quite a ways since starting your diet. It’s even evident from just looking at your post-op photo. The lean look suits you.
Glad to read your wife is there for you - nothing beats family.
[/quote]
you are one large mammal.
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
not sure at this point, right now i just want to be able to walk and work and do reasonable daily activities and recreation without pain.
as it was, it was very tough making it through a night at work, could not ride my bike or walk my dog without significant pain, and things like playing around shooting baskets with my girls or even tossing a Frisbee at the park was out of the question.
for the last 2-3 months, i stoped doing any leg work besides dead-lift variations, just to let you know how bad it had became. [/quote]
Any advice for us “young” and dumb guys to not let that happen?[/quote]
Pick your parents wisely [/quote]
THIS,
and also, i think the main thing that wore out my knee was the rotational throwing at a fairly high competitive level for about 5 years longer than i should have. once the muscle tears and other injuries started happening on a regular basis (around my mid 30’s) i should that packed it in, but i kept working and training around injuries and it caught up with me.
[/quote]
Overachiever.
Nice to see you posting again
I notice the comments about the parents, and I’m assuming this is about genetics here…
Is there either proof, or even your smart bastard opinions here, that one can be more genetically prone to injury based on genetics ?
I am curious to all of your thought on this.
MORE SURGERIES! first of two carpal tunnel releases done last week. healing “ok” not great though.
hanging about 207-212lbs
Good to hear from ya big guy.Take care and heal up and enjoy the comfort of those sugar rings.Man I gotta send you some real donuts haha.
recover well, champ
You’re looking good Mike, that V taper look is very apparent in the picture you posted! Good luck with your recovery from the surgeries
Good luck with the recovery man.
I’m not sure if you’ve posted this somewhere, but I was wondering what your best throws were.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
I notice the comments about the parents, and I’m assuming this is about genetics here…
Is there either proof, or even your smart bastard opinions here, that one can be more genetically prone to injury based on genetics ?
I am curious to all of your thought on this. [/quote]
I firmly believe that mike most things, propensity towards certain injuries (or inherent “weaknesses”) are genetic. My mom has had knee problems (despite being in good shape) for as long as I can remember. I played basketball and didn’t take care of myself with stretching and such as much as I should’ve, but blew both knees out by 27 (I’m 31) and am currently working through a partially torn meniscus in my left knee. My oldest brother has torn both acl’s. And, he’s my half-brother from my moms side. She seems to be the common denominator. If I ever decide to have kids, they’re wearing ankle weights the day after their first steps.
Hope all is well HT.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
I firmly believe that mike most things, propensity towards certain injuries (or inherent “weaknesses”) are genetic. My mom has had knee problems (despite being in good shape) for as long as I can remember. I played basketball and didn’t take care of myself with stretching and such as much as I should’ve, but blew both knees out by 27 (I’m 31) and am currently working through a partially torn meniscus in my left knee. My oldest brother has torn both acl’s. And, he’s my half-brother from my moms side. She seems to be the common denominator. If I ever decide to have kids, they’re wearing ankle weights the day after their first steps.
Hope all is well HT.[/quote]
I agree. In my case, it’s arthritis. My spinal surgeon took a close look at my MRI’s, X-Rays and CT scans and it turns out all of my discs are degenerative, The bottom 2 which take most of the punishment of years of basketball and daily abuse are totally fucked and the L4-5 had to be removed. My knees are slightly arthritic and so are my hips. This comes from my moms side. All of this leads to tighter muscles and less mobility.
Over the last 5 years I’ve torn my ACL, meniscus, possibly groin and a month ago strained my right hamstring really bad. This happened because my right knee never got it’s full strength back and buckled during a league basketball game. One weak link can throw everything out of whack.
HT, I’ve been silently following this thread and it’s really helped my with my diet as well. As a guy on the wrong side of 30 and injury prone, it’s inspiring to see you working ass off in here and the progress you’ve made at your age. Good luck with everything and thank you and zraw for the useful information in this thread!
[quote]I AM INVINCIBLE wrote:
I’m not sure if you’ve posted this somewhere, but I was wondering what your best throws were.[/quote]
SHOT WAS HIGH 50’S LOW 60’S HAMMER was 180’s ??
highland games was pretty decent, open stone 30-35" braemer stone upper 20’s, 56 weight for distance 30’s, 28 wfd 60’s, 22lb hammer 80’s, 56 wob 12-13’
