It's official.. I can squat again!

**Dude-Man** · 11-12-2003, 01:36 AM

I am pumped. Tomorrow at physical therapy i get to squat! Hopefully my therapist will let me do a 20 rep set... I always used to take whatever weight i could do for 10 and do a maximum intensity set of 20.. rep out 10... stand with weight.. do 2 or 3 more... stand.. 1 or two.. stand.. till i get to 20. He'll probably make me use like 95 or something. I don't care, from here on out, it's gravy.

**Farmer** · 11-12-2003, 01:38 AM

awesome bro, were you coming back from surgery?? or was it someone else on the board.. either way it is good to hear!

Peace

Farmer

**bigol'legs** · 11-12-2003, 01:45 AM

AWESOME!!! this is the kind of news I like to hear!!

**Dude-Man** · 11-12-2003, 01:45 AM

knee surgery late in august.. 7 weeks in total with no weight at all bore on the knee. It's been a rough couple of months.. actually had to relearn to walk. still dont' have running down. but it's all coming

**Dude-Man** · 11-12-2003, 01:46 AM

big, what happened to the photoshopped legs avatar? i thought it was hilarious.

**Da Bull** · 11-12-2003, 01:55 AM

Great news bro.....good luck,and keep us posted

**bigol'legs** · 11-12-2003, 02:05 AM

AWESOME!!! this is the kind of news I like to hear!!

**Da Bull** · 11-12-2003, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by chrisAdams

big, what happened to the photoshopped legs avatar? i thought it was hilarious.

He still has them,just added the bananna back

**bigol'legs** · 11-12-2003, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by Da Bull

He still has them,just added the bananna back

hehe you wish... those are my real legs.... just added a banana

**Kärnfysikern** · 11-12-2003, 04:49 AM

Thats great!!, how did you injure your knee so surgery was neccesary??

**mass junkie** · 11-12-2003, 07:53 AM

Great news Chris...I tore my ACL a few years back.....that was the worst pain Ive ever felt in my life ..Decided to do my own therapy and am back stronger than ever before....by the way my doctor blamed the injury on heavy squats......after he told me that I changed DR's

**hoss827** · 11-12-2003, 09:27 AM

Allright! Thats awesome man, I love squats. I'm happy for you, what happend though that forced you to get knee surgery? Just curious..glad to know you're gettin better bro, peace.

**cb25** · 11-12-2003, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by mass junkie

Great news Chris...I tore my ACL a few years back.....that was the worst pain Ive ever felt in my life ..Decided to do my own therapy and am back stronger than ever before....by the way my doctor blamed the injury on heavy squats......after he told me that I changed DR's

yea Chris...congrats, i'm actually excited for ya

i tore my acl a few years ago as well...doc blamed mine on basketball - told me that i should stop playing and stop working legs at the gym - he literally told me to do leg raises (the ones where you lay flat and lift your leg straight up horizontally into the air - he told me i could work up to 20 lbs...i went home and did 20 lbs that day). I then took 2 weeks off, switched doctors, went back to squatting and lifting harder, but more carefully than ever...kept playing ball...and i haven't had a prob since

I'm still in disbelief that his advice was to focus on building my upper body and forget about legs...

**Dude-Man** · 11-12-2003, 01:20 PM

It was a miniscal tear known as a buckethandle. You can have them for years and not know about it.. until something lifts up the part that was torn and jams it under your knee cap, keeping you from straightening the leg. I'm pretty sure i got it playing basketball when i was like 12.. but i was just walking up some stairs and then bam, gave out on me.