TQpew....road to recovery

[The Wenis]

acl surgery on right knee on march 2d.

stats on march 1st: 5'11" 220lbs 13%bf cold flexed.....quads 26" calves 17.5" bicepts 18.25" chest 48"

stats today (general anesthesia and 4 days of total inactivity did this to me): 206 lbs Lquad 24.5" Rquad 23" Lcalf 17" Rcalf 16.25" bicepts 17.75" chest 46"

goal is to return to and surpass these pre-surgery 3d set lifts w/in 7 months:

squat 405x5 (90 degrees) dead 405x6 bench 315x7 overhead dum ext 130x12 seated calf raise 255x8 lateral raise 40x8 wide grip pulls x6

won't cycle again until the legs can handle heavy weight, probably 4 to 6 months.

back to the gym saturday march 13

 

[The Wenis]

damn, yet another setback. ribs have been bothering me for several weeks. doc looked at them yesterday and said i have an 80% healed fracture. great. told me to take another week off and wait until next week to start lifting again.
so now i'm looking at 3/20 as my first day back in the gym. i'm scared to think what kind of strength i will have lost by then.

 

[kingc_79]

good luck man....i just had a surgery (kidney transplant) myself and it will be 6wks b4 i can lift again and prolly a lil longer b4 i can do events so i feel ya pain.. just stay motivated

 

[The Wenis]

thx for the encouragement.

 

[The Wenis]

finally. felt soooo good to be back in the gym.
weight today 202


3/20
chest and tri
light workout b/c i've been off so long

bench (elbows in) 135 x 15 185 x 12 225 x 10
incline press 135 x 10 145 x 8 185 x 6
decline db press 120 x 15 150 x 12 160 x 8
overhead db ext. 65 x 20 85 x 15 100 x 12
narrow grip bench 135 x 20 145 x 10 155 x 8

 

[The Wenis]

so sore from that first workout i took the 21st off.

3/22

still have limited rom

right leg lunges with the bar only 3x8
right leg press 50 lbs 3x10
squat 50 lbs 3x10 not even 90 degrees


3/23
normally would be back/bicepts but ribs still ache a little, so bicepts only.
warm up
30lb db curls 2x10

preacher curl straight bar 70x10 80x9 90x6
cross hammer curls 35x10 45x8 50x6
incline curls 25x12 30x10 35x7

 

[The Wenis]

unbelievable. 3 weeks off and every workout is making me so sore the next day i feel like i've never been to a gym. i'm going to try to get back to my regular workout cycle this weekend but for now, just one muscle group at a time.
3/24 off

3/25 light shoulder only
arnold 45x10 55x8 70x6
lateral raises 30x10 35x8 40x7
pec deck(drop) 160-110-70x3

 

[The Wenis]

3/26 PT day
stretching
walking lunges 60
r leg press 65lbs 3x15
r calf 65lbs 3x15
r ham curl 35lbs 3x15
5 minutes on the balance plate
some funky rubber band flexion exercises
5 minutes balancing on r leg bouncing a 10lb ball off a little trampoline and back at me

go home and soak in ice for 45 minutes.

 

[out_at_sea]

acl surgery on right knee on march 2d.

stats on march 1st: 5'11" 220lbs 13%bf cold flexed.....quads 26" calves 17.5" bicepts 18.25" chest 48"

stats today (general anesthesia and 4 days of total inactivity did this to me): 206 lbs Lquad 24.5" Rquad 23" Lcalf 17" Rcalf 16.25" bicepts 17.75" chest 46"

goal is to return to and surpass these pre-surgery 3d set lifts w/in 7 months:

squat 405x5 (90 degrees) dead 405x6 bench 315x7 overhead dum ext 130x12 seated calf raise 255x8 lateral raise 40x8 wide grip pulls x6

won't cycle again until the legs can handle heavy weight, probably 4 to 6 months.

back to the gym saturday march 13

Do you know the causes for your ACL surgery? Do you run?

My ACL kinda bother me once in a while due to running...

Good luck on your recovery !

 

[The Wenis]

Do you know the causes for your ACL surgery?

soccer. running down the field, planted the foot to turn and !pop! the foot and shin stayed in place and the rest of me went flying. my physical therapist does a lot of the pro athletes in the area and told me he had never seen a non pro recovering as quickly as i am. good news.