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Thanks papa! Got a lot in the pipeline too....Looking great! Love the title lol.
You do you, buddy.So - if anyone reading this was here for all the drama of my first thread (2nd knee surgery on my right knee, followed by blowing my left foot apart and having surgery on that etc etc)
So after all that it turns out I'm gonna need a total knee replacement. I'm in my mid 30's and I still want to be competitive in powerlifting so I'm not super psyched about this. However a break from the monotony of pain and reduced mobility is gonna be very welcome.
I was lucky enough to get on a video call with a guy who set the all time world record raw squat at 525kg (1157 pounds) and he did this AFTER have a TKR. Turns out Vlad is a huge sweetheart and spent a lot of time talking to me and giving me advice. I'm still kinda floating from that. He also told me if he had my beard he'd have squatted 1200 pounds :)
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So now I'm pretty much at peace with the surgery. At my age there's zero chance of getting a knee replacement without having to do it again later...so despite what I'm sure will be a LOT of criticism I'm going to continue to pursue my competitive strength goals and use the knee how I like. I've had a low 600's squat and I think I'm capable of squatting in the 8's before it's all over.
And I'm not fucking sorry cause you know what? When I think about what's the worst that could happen....catastrophic failure of the knee that can't be saved? Amputation? In all seriousness if I had to have my leg amputated...I'D STILL SQUAT AND DEADLIFT. There are guys with leg prothesis out there doing it too, it wouldn't stop me. So fuck it I guess.
Thanks for listening
BR
When is the procedure? Just wanna put good vibes out for ya.So - if anyone reading this was here for all the drama of my first thread (2nd knee surgery on my right knee, followed by blowing my left foot apart and having surgery on that etc etc)
So after all that it turns out I'm gonna need a total knee replacement. I'm in my mid 30's and I still want to be competitive in powerlifting so I'm not super psyched about this. However a break from the monotony of pain and reduced mobility is gonna be very welcome.
I was lucky enough to get on a video call with a guy who set the all time world record raw squat at 525kg (1157 pounds) and he did this AFTER have a TKR. Turns out Vlad is a huge sweetheart and spent a lot of time talking to me and giving me advice. I'm still kinda floating from that. He also told me if he had my beard he'd have squatted 1200 pounds :)
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So now I'm pretty much at peace with the surgery. At my age there's zero chance of getting a knee replacement without having to do it again later...so despite what I'm sure will be a LOT of criticism I'm going to continue to pursue my competitive strength goals and use the knee how I like. I've had a low 600's squat and I think I'm capable of squatting in the 8's before it's all over.
And I'm not fucking sorry cause you know what? When I think about what's the worst that could happen....catastrophic failure of the knee that can't be saved? Amputation? In all seriousness if I had to have my leg amputated...I'D STILL SQUAT AND DEADLIFT. There are guys with leg prothesis out there doing it too, it wouldn't stop me. So fuck it I guess.
Thanks for listening
BR
So - if anyone reading this was here for all the drama of my first thread (2nd knee surgery on my right knee, followed by blowing my left foot apart and having surgery on that etc etc)
So after all that it turns out I'm gonna need a total knee replacement. I'm in my mid 30's and I still want to be competitive in powerlifting so I'm not super psyched about this. However a break from the monotony of pain and reduced mobility is gonna be very welcome.
I was lucky enough to get on a video call with a guy who set the all time world record raw squat at 525kg (1157 pounds) and he did this AFTER have a TKR. Turns out Vlad is a huge sweetheart and spent a lot of time talking to me and giving me advice. I'm still kinda floating from that. He also told me if he had my beard he'd have squatted 1200 pounds :)
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So now I'm pretty much at peace with the surgery. At my age there's zero chance of getting a knee replacement without having to do it again later...so despite what I'm sure will be a LOT of criticism I'm going to continue to pursue my competitive strength goals and use the knee how I like. I've had a low 600's squat and I think I'm capable of squatting in the 8's before it's all over.
And I'm not fucking sorry cause you know what? When I think about what's the worst that could happen....catastrophic failure of the knee that can't be saved? Amputation? In all seriousness if I had to have my leg amputated...I'D STILL SQUAT AND DEADLIFT. There are guys with leg prothesis out there doing it too, it wouldn't stop me. So fuck it I guess.
Thanks for listening
BR
Yea dude I've heard really good things from the people I've spoken to who have had TKR's. At this point aside from training and everything else I'm just super stoked to have the opportunity to live without all this pain for a while. Be able to walk more than half a mile with my kids when I take them to the strawberry picking fieldsI came In For the Doom like the title says and you talk of a knee replacement.
It isn’t as bad as it used to be if you get the new techniques. My mom was in and outpatient with a new knee. Only small scars and walked up the stairs to her bedroom when she got home at the end of the day. No months of immobility at all. This was at least 7 years ago.
I came In For the Doom like the title says and you talk of a knee replacement.
It isn’t as bad as it used to be if you get the new techniques. My mom was in and outpatient with a new knee. Only small scars and walked up the stairs to her bedroom when she got home at the end of the day. No months of immobility at all. This was at least 7 years ago.
Looking great! Very clean.Been pretty bad about updating. The flower tent is boomin. This first wide angle shot doesn't do a good job of showing how nearly level the canopy is - even though the two HGK's in front are on the ground and everything else is up on buckets or the platform
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Thanks buddy!Looking great! Very clean.
Thanks dude! I have a specific memory of an experience with the best Sour D I've ever smoked in my life while in college in Vermont in the early 00's and it's never been rivaled since. From what's coming off my girl here in mid-ish trending towards late flower is getting close. I'm excited but there are a couple more cuts I wanna look into if I can get my hands on them....Man who doesn’t love a good Sour D! I had a buddy back in the mid 00’s who grew a great sour S, one of my favorites to this day. I’m seeing similarities with yours, makes me drool just thinking about it. The rest looks great as well you’ve got a nice little nursery going on.
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