Re: WORKOUTS ON A BHR & YES BELGIUM MARCH 23rd!

[Guest guest]

hey Bo,

I'm 42 as well and 5'11 " weigh 180. I've been squatting sets of

6 at 175 lbs and probably could do more but dont have a spotter.

my personal max ever is only 325 so I think you'll be doing sets of

300 in a year.

But I get a real good burn at that weight and thats really

what I'm trying to accomplish so I can increase my vertical

leaping. I'm 13 months post-op and started by squatting just

the bar at first and have moved up very slowly. I never was a

power lifter but have lifted since I was 16 for sports. The progress

I've made this past year seems about the same as when I first started

lifting and developing muscle way back in high school because

of the 10-12 years of atrophy (couldn't squat at all), so patience is

key. I feel my legs

can get back to being as strong as they ever have been in another

year or two and it's not the hips, its the rebuilding of muscle.

I just started doing power cleans

again with the bar and 45's (135 lb), I tried 6 months ago but

stopped because I wasn't ready for 135 and using 25's hurt my back

cuz it was too low to the floor. Congrats, on your decision

to go to Dr. De SMet. Let me tell ya, it feels reeeeeeal good

to feel those muscles in the legs and buttocks again!

jeff bilat 1/03

> Hello,

> Im scheduled for a left BHR in March. 42 year old male, laborer

> and powerlifter relagated to only bench press for the past few

> years. Is anyone out there pursuing bodybuilding or strength

> training goals on their resurfaced hardware? Heavy flat-out

> squatting notwithstanding, Id like to charge the mid-body/leg

> muscles up again, theyre still there, just not used much in the

past

> 5 years. Some docs indicate that muscle mass helps " hold you

> together " further reducing the dislocation risk which resurfing

> already addresses.

> I know of a bodybuilder who recently squatted 500 lbs on his THR.

> Not sure if thats foolishness or the shape of things to come (if he

> has a plastic cup i think he risks wearing it out). I dont need big

> singles, but my body may easily ask for 300 lbs/hi rep squats once

> things get going, is anyone else doing that? Maybe I should forget

> it and just do stairs and hike! I can accept that, but dont want to

> leave cards on the table. I have to do some heavy lifting just to

> get a days work done. We all want to get ours lives back. Ive got

a

> lot of bone in the femur neck area, which is a good start, I guess.

> Relief from the pain will be a blessing in itself but like a lot

> of people Im looking for the most from this. The Fall 2003 months

> were pretty depressing when faced with the local docs small

> ball/plastic THR and prognosis of limitation and caution. From what

> Ive heard some hard work will be OK once the cup is grown in well.

> Just looking for relevant experiences.

> Itll be great to see other Yanks in Ghent! Anyone intent on

> sampling the Belgian beer?

> BO.

[Guest guest]

Great to hear from you Jeff. I like to hear that others are doing

some work out there. I believe you are wise to avoid big weights,

plenty of good results can come from poundages that are easily

handled, just increase the volume and speed. Nothing wrong with

cleaning 135, just work to do more reps/faster. I see a lot of high

school football players working hard to powerclean 135 convincingly.

My worry is becoming overzealous and experiencing a failure of some

sort. So Im trying to determine how strongly these deviices grow

into place. The people at Midland seem to have the greatest

confidence in them, and they project tremendous estimates on the MoM

wear. I hope you have only the best of results!

Bo.

> > Hello,

> > Im scheduled for a left BHR in March. 42 year old male,

laborer

> > and powerlifter relagated to only bench press for the past few

> > years. Is anyone out there pursuing bodybuilding or strength

> > training goals on their resurfaced hardware? Heavy flat-out

> > squatting notwithstanding, Id like to charge the mid-body/leg

> > muscles up again, theyre still there, just not used much in the

> past

> > 5 years. Some docs indicate that muscle mass helps " hold you

> > together " further reducing the dislocation risk which resurfing

> > already addresses.

> > I know of a bodybuilder who recently squatted 500 lbs on his

THR.

> > Not sure if thats foolishness or the shape of things to come (if

he

> > has a plastic cup i think he risks wearing it out). I dont need

big

> > singles, but my body may easily ask for 300 lbs/hi rep squats

once

> > things get going, is anyone else doing that? Maybe I should

forget

> > it and just do stairs and hike! I can accept that, but dont want

to

> > leave cards on the table. I have to do some heavy lifting just

to

> > get a days work done. We all want to get ours lives back. Ive

got

> a

> > lot of bone in the femur neck area, which is a good start, I

guess.

> > Relief from the pain will be a blessing in itself but like a

lot

> > of people Im looking for the most from this. The Fall 2003

months

> > were pretty depressing when faced with the local docs small

> > ball/plastic THR and prognosis of limitation and caution. From

what

> > Ive heard some hard work will be OK once the cup is grown in

well.

> > Just looking for relevant experiences.

> > Itll be great to see other Yanks in Ghent! Anyone intent on

> > sampling the Belgian beer?

> > BO.