How it happened

I can understand how some might feel I'm either lame, stupid or both. But there is a perfectly good reason this happened. Up until my back surgery I had not done a decent Hypertrophy phase in at least 3 years. This is what lead to an advanced stage of tendonitis. I had no continuous knee pain but I should have remembered that Hypertrophy phases are where tendons get stronger.

It's been a long time!

And for good reason, on March 25th while trying to get some depth in a barbell lunge I completely torn my quad (rt) tendon. I had surgery on April 17th and started rehab on May 28th. Because I was in a straight leg brace for 9 weeks, I'm having a hell of a time getting my ROM back. I at 111 degrees as of August 13th. Whether on my own or with PT I am going to get 130 plus degrees.

Wow I have to Thank God, My girlfriend

Donna Mc. , my physical therapist Donna Cespon, my Chiropractor Dr. Chris Barney plus two Personal Trainer friends of mine Kenny Neita and Ryan Campbell because without their help and support I don't think I would have made it this far and had this kind of response to therapy and training I'm enjoying now.Because of a short lived change in schedule on Saturday, the 14th I squat snatched and squat cleaned for the first time in my life and had a ball! Not real heavy(105 lbs, 135 lbs) but never the less FUN! I've been symptom free now since 6,14,2007. Thank you my friends, I could never repay you.

A New Year

I've bounced around a little on this blog, but the main reason I'm writing is so other people don't make the same mistakes I made. If you've had back surgery listen to the experts and/or ask questions until you're satisfied. What you might not know is that there are many ways of training to get the same results. Don't let anyone tell you there is only ONE way to train. You must find one that not only helps you meet your goals but also agrees with your personality.