30 days post is no time at all. With the work your doing your recovery will come quickly. Yeah, it sucks digging through the trenches but the value is great.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
30 days post is no time at all. With the work your doing your recovery will come quickly. Yeah, it sucks digging through the trenches but the value is great.[/quote]
thanks GV.
Its coming along.
I had to take a few days off after this weekend
halloween party and walking around left me banged up til today.
It doesnt take much to have me in need of ice and rest
One of those what ever happened to threads popped up in GAL recently and got me thinking about Mascherano’s rehab log after ACL surgery. It was a good read, thought you might like to take a look.
Been following along with your rehab, keep up the hard work
6 ways are definitley the shit, OH pressing, 6 ways and facepulls is a definite way to keep shoulder training simple and effective for the hypertrophiezz and strenf.
Way to fight through,your still a pussy though 
[quote]Scotto wrote:
One of those what ever happened to threads popped up in GAL recently and got me thinking about Mascherano’s rehab log after ACL surgery. It was a good read, thought you might like to take a look.
Been following along with your rehab, keep up the hard work[/quote]
sigh mascherano
Im sure I folowed her log but will take a look again , thanks for the reminder.
Ive been silent as to what Im’ doing at rehab. but I can talk about that a bit if people like.
and thanks Scotto
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
6 ways are definitley the shit, OH pressing, 6 ways and facepulls is a definite way to keep shoulder training simple and effective for the hypertrophiezz and strenf.
Way to fight through,your still a pussy though :)[/quote]
Im def a pussy.
im all about the strenf no treble
but hyPERtropiezz might need to take a preeority for a while.
thanks brother.
For anyone interested, Im a workers comp case so I am trying to down play any pics vids etc.
Its not pretty.
Still wearing a Giant ass leg brace
Still on crutches - no weight bearing on the shit leg
cant straighten out the shit leg - very little hyper extension
we cant follow normal ACL/MCL protocols
the combination of injuries/surgeries that are healing slow things down.
the patella tendon where the graft came from is very stiff and has little ROM
I see the surgeon again next week , and we can make a better evaluation for rehab then.
we do flexing and tensing of the quads
leg raises and with ankle weights Im up to a 3lb weight on the peg leg.
do these laying down and standing.
manipulation and stretching of both legs
tens machine ice and heat as needed - so we cant do much.
no stepping on Foam - no constant motion machine
so thats 3 days a week and if im not careful It leaves me for dead.
while im typing all this shit.
I will gloss over the
depression
anxiety
boredome
blame-games that happen thru-out the day.
cause they just suck.
and the percaset - which I stopped taking withen 10 days of surgery
gave me horrible night mares - like walking dead shit.
Like two dudes dragged me from my house
beat the fuck out of me
set me on fire
sliced up my gut
buried me alive
but left some air holes so you get to freak out and die slower
oh yeah the drugs where great.
OK I trained a little today this morning
thus I have all time like now
where I am am sitting with a king kong sized icepack on my knee
and I can be all salty and type.
10.30.14
band work lots
pull-aparts - dislocates no money drills etc.
TRX face pulls x pushup x row x fall outs 2x10
A1 facepulls 5x12-15
A2 Pull downs med nuetral grip 5x12-15
B chest supported row 1 45+ 125 5x10-12
C bw dip 6x12
D some tricep rope crap x some
notes-
kept is short - and light which is the move to make right now.
sat on the floor for the pulldowns which was smarter then trying to fit in one
dips- could have done more - too much like crutches
fucked around with some other machines
turns out some of them are ok
the HS machines are stupid as fuck
they dont work for me- long arms and the handles on all the rowing/pulling
machines from HS seem to be upside down as to where you would want your hands
will play with the other dinky machines next time.
[quote]brotardscience wrote:
im all about the strenf no treble
[/quote]
lol
dat shit ain’t realz, just temporary bro
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
[quote]brotardscience wrote:
im all about the strenf no treble
[/quote]
lol
dat shit ain’t realz, just temporary bro
[/quote]
its a few months of temporary
yesterday at PT did some ham curls
WUT 2.5 ankle weight on the hamless leg.
that shit sounds like a vegan tofu product
some training today
11.4.14
dislocates x mad
facepulls x many many many
TRX face pulls x pushup x fallouts 3x8-10
A chest supported row 5x10
B Oh db press wut 50 4x8
C bw dip 6x10
E1 cable curls 3x12
E2 tricep pushdowns 3x12
F1 hammer curl 25 3x10
F2 meadows 6 ways 3x10
notes
shit I tried HLR Pull-up 95lb bb bench- all vetoed.
pain from crutches- sleeping with shitty posture
past that - this felt pretty good
while Im typing incoherently
with an ice pack on my knee.
Fuck you Crutches
if you have ever had any remote pain in your
neck, shoulders, wrist, elbow, in say the last 27 years,
crutches bring that out.
other then that I feel fucking good
I know you’re not in the best place right now. But it will pass. Life will probably be a little different after an injury of this magnitude. But you’ll eventually reach a new normal. I am really enjoying your log. Not that it’s any significant consolation.
brotard,
I am not in a position to agree or disagree with any prognosis from my spot in flyover country.
What I am going to say is that shit gets modified ALL THE TIME and just like making any “estimate” it is better to under sell and over deliver. You are putting in the hard and painful work to get the best outcome. Keep doing that. Depression is normal. It sucks to be crippled. The parking isn’t worth it. Feeling shitty about feeling shitty is in fact the normal response. Just keep DOING the right things. I know you have a Godan in “Fuck It, Drive On” and “falling on your face is still moving forward” so put that to work.
To fight boredom:
If you haven’t already watch:
Archer
Game of Thrones
Deadwood
The Wire
Rome
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead is a guilty pleasure.
Regards,
Robert A
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I know you’re not in the best place right now. But it will pass. Life will probably be a little different after an injury of this magnitude. But you’ll eventually reach a new normal. I am really enjoying your log. Not that it’s any significant consolation.[/quote]
It will and it is moving - Im just bored and angry as fuck.
[quote]Robert A wrote:
brotard,
I am not in a position to agree or disagree with any prognosis from my spot in flyover country.
Depression is normal. It sucks to be crippled. The parking isn’t worth it. Feeling shitty about feeling shitty is in fact the normal response.
The Walking Dead is a guilty pleasure.
Regards,
Robert A[/quote]
It also sucks to complain about shit sucking.
Today sucked balls- rained trapped in the house
and when it rains - It becomes a painful day.
today I coundt get to the gym
Yesterday - at PT we did more tiny ham curls.
they felt awesome.
I see the surgeon tomorrow.
thought that was today - I misread that.
I will get a better idea about recovery and what we can do in PT
I also meant to thank people for the kind words.
But really dont hold back- a friendly kick in the ass is good too.
good news - saw the surgeon today in the AM
PT in the PM.
All is healing well - PT can move ahead full speed.
I can start to wean off this NFL sized brace.
and can move towards walking with a cane
PT-
Ice
a series of ‘quad sets’
where I flexed what would be a quad
4 different weighted leg raises
then we switched to machines
seated ham curls 3x12
bad girl 3x12
good girl 3x12
then I stepped on foam
and tried to press my heel ( and foot) into a 3" piece of foam
did that many x many
some stretching
ice and tens machine.
shit fucked me up.
11.8.14
I lifted weights but they where small.
stuff at home to fell less stiff.
stuffs at the gym to feel less like shit.
band work, some face pulls 3 x many
A Machine pull downs * 5x10
B CSR 5x12-15 2pts
C DB OH press 50-60 5x5
D meadows swings 15 3x20
E1 BW dip 5x15
E1 facepulls 5x many
notes-
been playing with different brands of machines
I found a good pulldown machine- I feels it.
think its like a nautilis nitro or some shit
chest supported row going for some volume
db oh press- bleh
meadows swings- this is a smart move for ffffed up shoulders.
dips and face pulls to finish
11.11.14
some training
band work
TRX medley facepulls x pushup x fall outs- 4x10
A Machine pulldowns 5x10
B CSR 2 pts 5x12
C Z press 45 55 65 95 105 all x 5 115 3x5
D1 6ways 5lb x 4x8
D2 ez bar brotard curls 55 4x8
E1 face pulls 4x20
E2 tricep pushdowns 4x20
notes
uhm the brand of pulldown is from techno gym- its awesome.
their other gear is junk. go figure.
chest supported row- just some volume
zpress- these felt good
other shit felt pretty good too.
can’t tell is the bar I used is 55lbs or 45- nothing on the manufacturers site
its 32mm x 7 feet.
HLR and Pull ups are out for a while, elbow is banged up from crutches.