How's it going!

Yeah it's spring! I love spring for one reason is that summer follows. I'm training and still doing some rehab on my own. 20 to 40 reps each leg of eccentric step downs divided over 3-5 sets of 8-10 reps. My back squat is as of this post 175x10)3. Not much but no pain and I'm going to be patient. I'm power snatching 40kg for sets of 3-5 reps and squat cleans of 50kg for 3-5 reps(this is my front squat workout killing two birds with one stone. OH squats for 30kg 5-8 reps and some snatch balances with the same weight. My knee has some tenderness but not at the patella or quad tendon. I'm also able to jump rope and i'm doing some box jumps, not real high but each couple of weeks a little higher.

Update

It's friday and I will workout today. To catch up on Sept. 30th I had orthoscopic surgery to cut through some of the scar tissue that was inhibiting my ROM. I was immediately able to flex my knee to 140 degrees. Since then I've had the usual set backs (petella tendonitis and lots of swelling). But after having it drained twice my PT and myself feel it's time to go on my own. Wish me Gods blessing and good luck. Thank you.

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.

Friday Dec.5 2008

WOD (workout of the day) One (1)minute of deadlifts @ 225lbs (NOT fast) 1 minute squated overhead press @20lbs (because of flexibility had to go this lite) 1 minute row for calories on rowing ergometer, 2 minutes rest repeat 5 times. My numbers were 8/17/11, 10/16/10, 9/15/11, 8/16/12, 9/13/15. The deadlift numbers I'm proud of because, one they show my strength and stamina is improving and two, they show that for now if I continue to take my time I will improve steadily towards my goals.