PTAaron's DC Training Journal

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Dont sweat it bro!! My motto:....if I'm seeing positive results in the mirror and in my training, I'm not worried about the weights. I'm not big on numbers with squats either but I'm not worried, my legs are growing like weeds!! ;)
 
Thanks IG and mpresiv ;)
I didn't mean for everyone to take me so seriously on that comment about embarassment, but it is nice to know you guys are so supportive :D
 
Workout 4
(done at the gym by my house, not the "usual" gym again - training partner is still off from training)

Seated Alternate Dumbell Curls:
45s x 18 RP

Dumbell Pinwheel Curls (4-6 second negative each rep):
40s x 8 straight set
*Damn, these were hard!

Paramount Leg Press Calf Raises (5 second negative, 15 second stretch each rep):
270+sled x 12

Cybex Squat Press:
770+sled x 10 straight
630+sled x 21 straight

Stiff Leg Deadlifts:
100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200 all for 6 reps, no rest between sets.

NOTES:
Got home and my legs were still shaking from the SLDLs!! Damn good workout! Very happy - leg press weights were higher than pre-cruise weights, and bicep curls were also higher than before my cruise period. Eating right again is making a big difference!
 
Both shoulders are really hurting today... so I didn't hit the gym this morning.

2 weeks til surgery... I'm starting to freak out a little.
 
OK... I'm officially falling apart this week... Got to work yesterday and my thumb started hurting - my thumb! What the hell?? Now it hurts to pick up a glass of water or hold anything - so I don't think I'll be doing any weights today! I think my body is trying to tell me something, not sure what it is though. ;)
On the plus side, my hamstrings are still insanely sore from the stiff leg deads I did on Monday. :D
 
the falling apart continues... i'm sick now... i went to my doctor yesterday to get some antibiotics as a preventative thing to make sure I am better by Tuesday - because otherwise we have to postpone the surgery!!
 
Oh no!!! I hope you are better by then. You don't want to have to wait any longer, I'm sure.
 
Surgery time got moved... I was supposed to go in at 1:30, now I'm going in at 11:30... I'm getting pretty nervous now because I know how much this is going to suck!! Tracy just left for work - now I'm wide awake and can't fall back asleep... (6:45am here now)
 
Surgery went well today... They had called to move my time up to 11:30 from the original time of 1:30 - but I didn't end up getting in to the OR until 3:30!! So that was a really long time to sit and wait - but at least Tracy was able to get there and see me before I went in for the surgery :)

I didn't get to talk to the surgeon afterwards, but he filled Tracy in on all the details once he found out she is also a PT. Apparently he found that the damage wasn't as bad as we had though. He mostly did a cleanup of the shredded part of the labrum and only needed to put in one suture to tighten the tendon back up - so my recovery should be a lot quicker than we had thought. He actually said I only need to stay in the sling for a day or 2 instead of a month!! He also said I should be able to be back doing "what I do" in the gym in 3 months as long as I take it carefully. That sure sounds a lot better than being able to START trying to work out at 4 months!!

So far the pain hasn't been too bad - I opted to not have the nerve block, and when I first woke up I was really regretting that choice... but now after some food, some Vicodin and some Motrin I'm feeling pretty good :) I've also got a pain pump in my shoulder... I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow, but it is bandaged up pretty good and I don't get to take that off til Thursday. I will definitely get a video clip of the pain pump getting pulled out for you guys.

Thanks everyone for the support, it means a lot!
 
That's great news Aaron!! You'll be back at it before you know it. Good luck :)
 
thanks IG :D I'm pretty happy so far... I haven't taken any Vicodin since bedtime last night and I'm feeling real good. Of course the pain pump is still in there... I don't expect it will be too bad though without it.

Here's a quick pic of me from this morning... looking hot in my sling ;) Nice hair right? Thats what happens when you aren't allowed to shower in the morning :(
 
Put some pics of the bandages and the pain pump in the pictures section...

Still haven't needed any Vicodin today - let it hang a bit without the sling and it got pretty sore, but it wasn't too bad... some of the puffiness I had in that pic above is starting to go away. My fingers were huge earlier I couldn't even move my ring this morning!

Picked up some Bromelain this morning too... supposed to be a "wonder suppliment" that helps with healing - so we'll see how that goes :D
 
Woke up around 5am with my shoulder absolutely killing me - but couldn't get up to take anything because Tracy was asleep on my other arm and wouldn't wake up! Once I finally managed to get up it felt better to just move it... I did pop a couple Vicodin to fall back asleep though. Overall last night the shoulder felt BETTER without the pump in it - felt like I could move it more easily, but so far this morning (been up for like 20 minutes) it is pretty achy. I will be going to the gym this morning to ride the exercise bike and maybe do some easy leg work. I am going to wait a bit though, want to make sure the Vicodin from this morning is out of my system before I try driving.
 
It has been nice the past couple of days - my friend Peter has been staying here during the day to help out with things... today is the first day I've been home alone... luckily Peter left a fridge full of food that he cooked! Tracy is still staying with me of course, but she works all day...
 
Went to the gym... did 35 minutes on the bike, then some knee extensions, seated hamstring curls, and sled calf raises. Felt good! I had to laugh when I got there though - the lady behind the desk asked "What are you planning to do today with your arm in a sling?" I said "Cardio" She said "Now that is dedication!" I kind of glanced around the gym at the 3 people that were there working out in their WHEELCHAIRS and had to laugh at how stupid that comment was!!
 
Thanks IG ;) I was so bloated in that pic! My fingers are finally normal size again!
 
Yesterday (Sunday) went to the gym and rode the exercise bike x 35 minutes... then did 1 rest paused set of dumbell bicep curls, chest press machine, shoulder press machine, seated row machine, and one armed lat pulldowns for my left side :D My left side is pretty sore today!!

Shoulder is more on the achy side today - was pretty active all weekend with it, so I'm not surprised. I start PT today - so we'll see how THAT goes!
 
First PT appointment was today... Things went really well - a lot more range of motion than expected... Started on some simple exercise, did bicep curls up to 10lbs for 10 reps which made my shoulder hurt pretty bad because of the weight hanging down.
 
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