Lou's Post Shoulder Surgery Log

[lou t]

I'm over due to start logging in again. I've always felt that being part of this community is important to me in staying motivated. So here is today's training:

Heavy Leg Day

	thursday			SETS	REPS	WT	Setup
heavy leg	heavy legs
		lying leg curls		4			1st set 10, add wt 2nd set do 8, add wt 3rd set do 6, 4th set same wt as 3rd do 6 reps + tack on 25 partials
		hack squat machine		10	5	140	45 sec rest. explosive sets no grinders
		leg press		5	10	270	find tough wt and rest only 45 sec. same wt. pump style no lockout
		leg ext		1	10		do 10 reps pump style, drop wt do 10 more, drop wt do 10 more
		1 handed DB sldl		3	15	65
		20 minutes LISS

[old guy]

welcome back - hard to keep a good man down.

[slowmotion]

Good to see you back, Lou!

[Walter Palmer]

Welcome back. Logging is a good discipline.

[iamsmuts]

Are you having trouble holding on to the bench for the lying leg curls with just one arm? Or are you using some kind of sophisticated machine? Come to think of it, a lot of this must be a little difficult to stay in place if you can't use both arms.

I always found that leg curls were like trying to wiggle my ears as I had so little strength and control of the muscles involved. Though I kind of miss them in some sick way.

[lou t]

Are you having trouble holding on to the bench for the lying leg curls with just one arm? Or are you using some kind of sophisticated machine? Come to think of it, a lot of this must be a little difficult to stay in place if you can't use both arms.
I always found that leg curls were like trying to wiggle my ears as I had so little strength and control of the muscles involved. Though I kind of miss them in some sick way.

I hold on with my right hand while my buddy pushes my back down on heavish sets. I find leg ext. to be harder with only one arm, but I manage ok. its funny how I now look at machines total different as now I have no choice but to use them. By necessity, I've become creative in finding ways to change things up.
Tomorrow I will attempt back squats using a safety bar with one hand. Will not attempt much weight. My goal is to just find my squat groove.

Good to see you back, Lou!

welcome back - hard to keep a good man down.

Welcome back. Logging is a good discipline.

Thanks guys.

[Mr. Bingley]

happy new year lou, hope things are progressing nicely!

[Bergstedt]

I'm glad to see that you're back, Lou! I hope you had a merry Christmas and have a happy new year with lots of heavy lifting and a healthy shoulder!

[tdood]

Lou! I thought you disappeared! Glad to see you are on the road to recovery.

[Dag]

You probably mentioned it elsewhere but would you mind saying what caused the need for your surgery (not how it happened but was it a torn rotator, etc) and how long the recovery period is?