Snap relax, think of this as a long de-load.
Pushups
pullups
leg extensions with bands
leg curls with bands
supermans
all ab exercises
shoulder work while seated.
Lots of stuff to do. So go do it…
Try training a guy who used to be a D1 wrestler who now is in a wheelchair due to an accident with a drunk driver.
Adapt and overcome…
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Although I do have a question: You actually send your shirts back to have them tailored for a little weight gain here and there? Most benchers I know have an arsenal of shirts (many that are custom) that accommodate such nuances in physique changes. Alterations are expensive and take time. And those of you who bench weights in that range don’t normally get tremendous longevity out of a shirt, I wouldn’t think, especially if training geared all/most of the time.
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Indeed I have found alteration to be a more repeatable method, and it significantly lengthens the lifespan of an SDP. At almost CDN$400 all-in, it gets expensive fast when you wear them out.
Lattimer got very good at buying his crazy-small and breaking them in, but I found I ripped a portion of them regardless. So I buy mine small, stretch them, and get them tailored back to size, where they stay good for quite a while. I have one SDP that I have used for almost three years now…
And I find exact fit makes more than a few pounds difference. Not so much with overall tension, but with the ability to set the shirt consistently…and consistency is the name of the game.
Trained today.
Flat bench. Can’t drive with my legs at all so my numbers are significantly down. But that’s to be expected. It’s good to know that I have mastered the art of leg drive.
Also close grip bench, machine rows and more machine rows, pecs, biceps, DB tricep extension, some chins (6, 4) . . . the boot is heavy to haul up! Truly makes it a weighted chin, which I must do more of when I’m able.
In between sets of nearly everything I did one-legged eccentric pistols. I’m getting very strong with these. Will soon be able to get back up.
And, yes, I’m taking my primrose.
ow wow, sorry to read about your foot surgery. hoping your rehab goes smoothly like last time.
with your other foot… what bones did they fuse in the midfoot? can you bend your foot back to balance on the ball of your toe? how is your ankle dorsiflexion? just curious…
Good training, your sound like your gonna be super swole head to toe despite yourself!
Good on the Primrose too.
ok, what’s with the primrose oil?
[quote]lil power wrote:
ok, what’s with the primrose oil? [/quote]
lol, I dont know LIL i had a guy who did my diets and that was on the list, oddly it helped with many things, the 2 big Ms for me “monthly” and “mentally”, keeps me even keel if you will.
He had it as a “healthy” fat, so i take 2500 mg as my fat in a meal.
[quote]alexus wrote:
ow wow, sorry to read about your foot surgery. hoping your rehab goes smoothly like last time.
with your other foot… what bones did they fuse in the midfoot? can you bend your foot back to balance on the ball of your toe? how is your ankle dorsiflexion? just curious…
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My current surgery involved fusing the metatarsal cuneiform joint (the one right above the arch) and the second metatarsal itself. The surgery that I had on my other foot five years ago involved breaking and resetting the bone below my first toe with two screws and fusing the second metatarsal. Both surgeries are used for bunion correction although my problem was hypermobility/predislocation in that joint.
I can’t answer the ankle dorsiflexion question yet since I’m only allowed very limited mobility of my foot at this point. I start physical therapy tomorrow.
I was thinking about your PT question from the other page…they may have you in just to assess skin integrity, making sure the scar is healing correctly, and that the joints above and below the fusion are remaining mobile to ease the progression back to weight bearing?
It must be very frustrating to go from your old training level and intensity to being NWB. You are smart though, and so are your muscles. They’ll remember what to do once you’re back fully. Being smart about this now will help you to be setting records when you’re 80.
Hey Snap!
Just checking in with ya. Glad that the surgery went well and that your on your way to recovery (thank you for satisfying my morbid curiousity with the pics btw, lol).
Damn you’re a fighter, ain’t ya! Already back in the gym and everything. eventhough you may be feeling frustrated, and you will, just know that with your kind of will, and the knowledge you have, you have all the right tools to make this recovery a fruitful one!
Anyways, I understand your frustration. I really do. I looked at your shoulder surgery as a shining example of what recovery can look like for an athlete when I got mine done. So I hope you can reflect on it and pull yourself together when your frustrations crop up. Its so cyclical the whole recovery thing, no?
So yeah, go to PT!!! Its great that they have you starting it, you need something. And anyways, its part of your recovery!
Keep up the great work! And here’s to coming back even stronger than before 
I had my first physical therapy session this morning. I was able to tolerate a fairly vigorous foot massage, which can be mentally challenging when feeling so vulnerable with all the hardware in my foot. I also started “gas pedal” band training to strengthen my quite-atrophied calf and ankle.
So in addition to the upper body maintenance weight training I’m doing, these type of PT exercises/therapies will be the protocol for the next few weeks until x-rays show that the fusions have been successful and the pin in my toe is removed. Then I’ll get to begin walking in an air cast and eventually seriously lifting!
I’m going to suspend logging until that time when I have something really exciting to say. But I’ll be checking in on you guys!
Thanks for reading.
Measurements as requested by Arachne:
1/18/2012
Height: 5’4"
Weight: 108.5
Shoulders: 37"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 26"
Hips over hipbones: 32"
Ass at widest: 34"
Quad at widest: 20.5"
Calf at widest: 12
Wrist: 5.5"
Tiny super jocks unite!!!
5’4 is a great height!!
starting PT is progress-
ecentric pistols are kind of hard nice work
its good to be moving forward
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
5’4 is a great height!!
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I wanna be 5’4 too harumph
Tiny super jocks FTW!! Of course I was like, “shoulders, mhm, chest, mhm, 34 inch ass! NICE!”
Your stature makes your lifting all the more impressive. Its really awesome!
Oh this is too much fun. We’re practically identical. Questions: waist is at narrowest or the belly button?
Is the chest measurement with boobs, or below or above? I’m specifically interested if you have more lats than I do. One thing is for sure, I have no excuse for not kicking it up a notch on my squats. Yay!!
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
Oh this is too much fun. We’re practically identical. [/quote]
You two should hug !
Ai yi yi…talk about too much fun!
So hows that foot, Ms. Snapper?
Good luck on the recovery, not that you’ll need luck with your work ethic. Lots of impressive lifting in here; can’t wait to see more.
Good luck with your recovery and pt!! This surgery sounds painful!!!
Just checking in on you.
I’ve got a half inch on you in height, and 3 pounds in weight. You are just a bit smaller than I am at all measurements, yet WAY STRONGER.