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    Good to hear you have plans, its good ol Lou coming back!

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    How's recovery going Lou?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farback View Post
    How's recovery going Lou?
    hey man, thanks for checking in.

    I'm a little over 4 weeks out from surgery and seem to be doing pretty well. hard to tell really since I'm in a sling and don't start PT until the week after Thanksgiving.

    Last week I managed to get to the gym 4x's.

    I did leg press, leg ext, leg curls, seated calf raise, abs and some cardio using arch trainer. I have to train with the sling on, but so what.

    today I did:
    leg press
    2 plates x 30 (1 ea side)
    4 plates x 20 (2 ea side)
    6 plates x 20
    8 plates x 20
    8 plates + (2) 25's x 20

    leg ext
    50 x 20
    60 x 20
    70 x 20
    80 x 10

    leg curls
    30 x 20
    40 x 20
    50 x 12
    60 x 12
    70 x 12

    leg press machine calf
    4 plates x 20 x 3

    V bench situps x 25, 20, 15

    tomorrow I'l get some cardio in.

    my weight is down to 148.5. waist 32.5

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    great stuff, plus i'm sure the sling is a chick magnet

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    How goes it? I hope you are recovering nicely.

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    Hey SloMo, thanks for reaching out. has been a while since I logged in.

    I started physical therapy a few weeks ago. slow going as all I can do right now is assisted stretching.
    I'm not allowed to move my arm voluntarily as it will engage the affected area muscle. The pain level through PT has been at times, very painful. I'm told it is normal as the muscles and tendons are getting stretched and the muscle is getting some work.

    I'm trying to be patient and do the right thing by not rushing things.

    I can tell I lost some upper body bulk or definition, but the hell.....

    I've been training for about 6 weeks....LEGS, LEGS, LEGS.
    I'm grateful to be able to at least be doing something.

    my training week is arranged as follows:
    day #1 heavy legs
    day #2 40 minutes cardio
    day #3 HiTT 20 minutes
    Day #4 Light legs
    Day #5 30 minutes cardio
    day #6 rest
    Day #7 Heavy legs

    I've been using:
    leg press
    hack squat machine
    leg curls
    leg ext
    Split squat machine
    calf raises

    my BW is @ 149, down from 167 in July. Waist is @ 32.5"

    I don't expect to be able to do any upper body work or BB squat for another 3 to 6 months.

    I thought I might be able to be in a position to compete in 2017 USAPL nationals, but not likely. On a good note, I've been coaching and have a lifter who won the NJ State and qualified for 2017 Arnold's in Ohio. So I'm pumped about the opportunity to get a lifter to this event and meet the big names in the sport.

    I haven't logged my training because its pretty mundane.

    I've been following you guys, good to see most of you working hard.

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    Nice to see the update. Maybe I will see you at the Arnold. Planning to check it out next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by manveer View Post
    Nice to see the update. Maybe I will see you at the Arnold. Planning to check it out next year.
    thanks,
    I think i'll start a new log since this one is old. I'll be creative and call it, 'Lou's Post Shoulder Surgery Log'

    Lou's Post Shoulder Surgery Log
    Last edited by lou t; 12-29-2016 at 02:01 PM.

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