The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

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My condolences to your family

 

probably both
it’s a strongman implement that we call a “Hussafel”, named after a famous ancient Icelandic manhood stone. It’s good for conditioning, making everything hurt at once, and getting rid of that pesky skin on your wrists and forearms.

 

"Hasselhoff" approved!

 

Fuck picking it from the ground

 

Just as a general update, but especially for you @PackCon, the MRI revealed a partial tear and scar tissue in the distal bicep tendon and a significant amount of tendinopathy in the bicep tendon and extensor tendon. So at least a couple of months more rest in hopes of avoiding surgery. Haven’t lifted since April!

 

You mean the way it's supposed to be done? Lmao

 

Yes. Fuck all that lol.

 

Surgery is quite a bit of risk and anesthesia is hard on your body. I develop a new allergy or issue every surgery I have. Its a ton of stress.

BUT my patients would have reached the end of conservative treatment by now lol.

I applaud you for being able to hang in there.

 

Thanks man. It’s tough because I know that once the recovery period after surgery was over, I would be good to go. But I would be in a sling for 2 months and then PT for another 2-3 months after that. Doc said full recovery could take up to a year. Hopefully it gets better before then we it’s just rest.

 

Sucks but best to avoid surgery unless nothing else is going to help. My wife tried for close to a year to rehab her neck/shoulder issues..ending up in a double discectomy 6 weeks ago.

 

Did someone say flex Friday?

 

What’re you weighing in at these days big man? 135? 140?

 

Sub 100. Just deadlifted 135 for the first time today. Big mood. Hoping to bench more than the bar next week

 

Is it your dominant hand?

Sling does suck, but its a royal suck if its your right arm and your right handed.

Driving sucks then. I was able to compensate driving pretty well with my left hand in a sling.

 

Whelp.

First week as a personal bitch is done.

13,000lbs of beer lifted, 2200 lbs of kegs hauled to be cleaned, 800lbs of rock salt hauled, and 500lbs of yeast dumped.

 

Left arm, noN-dominant. Good thing I traded my Tacoma in though. It was a manual and that would’ve been a bitch if I do have to get surgery.

 

One silver lining at least. My wife had her right shoulder done about 10 years ago so that wasn't happening for a couple of weeks. Pretty funny she got cleared to drive 2.5 weeks after this latest surgery, so far she's only done a few times since June 1st and half the time with me in case it's too much.

 

That would be tough! Is she recovering well otherwise?

 

So far yes, thank you ..I think she's ahead of schedule if anything.

Blows my mind, I dropped her off Friday May 14 at 5AM and picked her up Saturday May 14 at 5PM. She had the C4 and C5 discs removed and replaced in that time, I think 4-5 hour surgery. Technology is amazing..

Not being able to drive would kill me..twice in my younger years I was unable to, 4 months and 6 weeks within a year of each other..and that was torture