Westside and Crossfit: do you really think you can pull that off?!?

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Prayers for you buddy.. That sucks

Thanks Harry

Yikes, not good.

Good luck with the MRI my mind is blown how fast you got it. Here unless if was emergency or serious 3-4 month wait unless you do it privately then $750 and 3-4 days.

Locally we are 7-10 days out on an MRI.

If I had been willing to run it through my insurance I would have insisted on getting an MRI as soon as we got back from Mexico. Working with the state plan i went the cortisone first.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

3/27- MRI today.

Doc's office called and said "Preliminary review shows a torn ACL and medial collateral meniscus tear and we're sending you to the best knee Doc in town."

At least we know what's wrong!



Headed to CF to get some work in before chores today. Supposed to be in the 50's, so taking down some old chain link fence and prepping posts for removal.

[DieselsMom]

Glad your getting some answers! Sorry to hear about the tears but Nolan's knee has been amazing after his surgery and never an issue with it.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

I'm ready to Be back to normal! Relative term.

3/28 CF

Warm- foam roller, situps, pushups, jump rope...not so good, ankle and hip mobility


Wall ball- emom
4x15 reps

Knee did not mind these


WOD- 12 min amrap
7 pull ups
15 box jumps
9 pikes


Tried my first box jump in months. Just to a 20 inch box...that was an adrenaline rush of pain. I did not expect that I could not jump. If I had done this 8 weeks ago I bet I would have gotten the MRI the next week.

So pull ups and pike situps.

Home and ice this son of a gun

[Boomer29]

did you get the results yet?!

[penny0527]

"Normal"....who knows what that is?

Ouch @ box jumps. Maybe not a good idea

[Big_Sky_Guy]

did you get the results yet?!

PA showed me the MRI today. Shows a torn meniscus in the medial collateral area and the ACL views show some abnormality that may be a tear. The manual inspection of the knee today shows L knee is 2 cm slack and R is 3 cm. Will meet with Doc next week and have him determine if the ACL needs surg.

What I don't understand is I know people with jacked up meniscus that have very little pain/problems. Mine has not settled down in over 8 weeks. Feel like I woke up and went soft...no puns intended.

"Normal"....who knows what that is?

Ouch @ box jumps. Maybe not a good idea

Apparently I am not normal as I am dumb enough to jump on a box (only once) when I am about to be scheduled for knee surgery. My mind says the ACL is for cutting, stopping, turning directions, so it should be no big deal to jump up, no real thought that the meniscus may really be a mess. Result was an adrenaline rush of pain. Then, 5 minutes later being supersmart, I was not sure if the pain was caused by the jump or the landing, so I go over and jump up to the pullup bar...yep, it's the jumping!!!



I asked what the popping sound was the other week when I stepped into the pickup with the R leg and the PA said it was likely the meniscus moving around. So, even though I don't want to get cut, it may be the best option. Will know more on the 8th.

[KissIcon]

awww man. Hope you don't have to get cut on. Anything knee wise suxs. Hope the best for ya.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

awww man. Hope you don't have to get cut on. Anything knee wise suxs. Hope the best for ya.

Thanks KI. I hope that the knee Doc can see a different way to make this heal up, but I am just as bad today as I was 8 weeks ago. PT accomplished very little and cortisone only lasted a week.

I am sick of not knowing what I am going to get every step I take. I do my best to push the ignore button.

[DieselsMom]

Honestly chat with Nolan about it. he had his meniscus, ACL and MCL all done in one go. Surgery in September on the ice in Jan to play hockey. He had a great recovery and has never had problems since and now that I have so many knee issues I only wish they would open me up to see what is going on.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Honestly chat with Nolan about it. he had his meniscus, ACL and MCL all done in one go. Surgery in September on the ice in Jan to play hockey. He had a great recovery and has never had problems since and now that I have so many knee issues I only wish they would open me up to see what is going on.

Will do.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

3/31- Gym. Sorry about the boring in here, but that's the way it's going to be for awhile.


20 on the bike


Scap raises-
15x25, 20, 15 (std speed)


Band pull aparts-
15x3


Bent over rear delt raises-
25x20, 18, 15


Leg extensions- single leg
30x20x3 (std speed)


Planks-
60 sec x 2



Home to move some gravel after removing fence and posts this weekend.

[BubsNBean]

Playing catch up.

You have meniscal issues and a possible tear in your anterior cruciate ligament. Then you go do box jumps?! CHAD!

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Playing catch up.

You have meniscal issues and a possible tear in your anterior cruciate ligament. Then you go do box jumps?! CHAD!

One jump...well, two. I gave it a min of rest and then tried to jump up to a pull up bar. Then I was convinced I was dumb.

In my defense it had been almost 8 weeks since I had done anything dynamic. 2 freaking months of riding the bike, walking, light leg extensions and barely squatting or dead lifting. I was a good boy!




The frustrating part is I know people with jacked up meniscus and they do not seem to be limping around like a b!tch (non-gender specific here). Who knows, maybe they were all gimpy the first few months after it happened.

Saturday was the box jump fiasco and today is the first day I can walk without constant feedback. I'll take it!

[BubsNBean]

Degree of tear and loading forces (body weight) will have an impact too, maybe that had barely-there tears? You never know.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Degree of tear and loading forces (body weight) will have an impact too, maybe that had barely-there tears? You never know.

Are you saying size matters? I've been working on it for years!

[BubsNBean]

Are you saying size matters? I've been working on it for years!

Lol, yes

[Big_Sky_Guy]

4/1- Gym

20 on the bike

Superset-
Scapular Raises
15x15x3 sets
Cable External Rotations
7.5x20x3 sets


Cable Pulldown- neutral/narrow grip
150x15, 15, 12


HS Plate Load Low Row-
90x10
115x5
135x10x3


Calf Raises-
90x20
140x15x3 sets


Planks






4/3- Guards PT Test

Waist at hips- 38.5" = fat, but I passed that test

50 pushups

45 situps

No run or walk due to the meniscus tear





Hit the Gym after driving home

15 on the bike


Superset
Scap raises
15#x20x3
External Rotations
7.5x20x3



HS Plate Load Chest Press- I added height to the bumpers so the arms would not drop below parallel
90x10x5
115x5x5

Basically working midrange to lockout


Rope Press Down-
65x10x3


Calf Raises-
90x20x3


Did not have much in the tank for the pressdowns after the max effort pushups early in the day and then all the lockout work.

[penny0527]

I agree on the box jumps. Not cool!

Take care of yourself!

[Big_Sky_Guy]

4/7- Gym


15 on the bike, cable pull down


Pullups-
10, 10, 9


DB Row-
80x5
100x5
125x5x3 sets


Band pull aparts-
3x20


Low Cable Row-
140x15x3


DB Curls-
40x10x3


Planks-
60, 45 sec


Shoulder mobility




Will see the Doc tomorrow. Will be good to know what's next.

[BubsNBean]

The anticipation is killing me.

How was your holiday? Enjoy some time with Gen and the fam?

[Big_Sky_Guy]

The anticipation is killing me.

How was your holiday? Enjoy some time with Gen and the fam?

Good Holiday. We are converting a bedroom to an office and it was nice enough to get some work done in the yard!

[BubsNBean]

Good Holiday. We are converting a bedroom to an office and it was nice enough to get some work done in the yard!

I need to start on our yard too.... not sure when I'll do it though!

[Big_Sky_Guy]

I need to start on our yard too.... not sure when I'll do it though!

I assume you're not doing too much with the yard as you're headed to OK this summer. Bucket of flowers on the porch should do it


Gen put out about 20 pots around our porch areas. We will seed most of them and pick up a few specific varieties. Not much longer before we start prepping the garden.

[HARRYBEAST]

I assume you're not doing too much with the yard as you're headed to OK this summer. Bucket of flowers on the porch should do it


Gen put out about 20 pots around our porch areas. We will seed most of them and pick up a few specific varieties. Not much longer before we start prepping the garden.

I built one at the new house and have my wife's cousin who has her own farm bringing compost to fill them. I can't wait. the yard work stuff I could do without though

[Big_Sky_Guy]

I built one at the new house and have my wife's cousin who has her own farm bringing compost to fill them. I can't wait. the yard work stuff I could do without though

Same here. We have been getting rid of grass since the first summer we owned the place. Still plenty of it left! Bushes and bark, drip irrigation, tall grasses, 6 raised bed gardens (that is work, but worth it to go grab food, wash it off and eat it) and hearty perennials that don't need babying. We have added 2 brick and 1 concrete patio, a 12x12 fort for the kids, and a pole barn for the adults. And we still have enough grass for a volleyball match alongside the house and good 100x40 section in front of the house.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

4/8- Doc. Talked through the whole run up to meeting him. He ran me through the wickets and ruled out the ACL. Then we talked about the rehab of the meniscus with no surgery and he said it would require me to behave for the better part of 6 more months if I expected it to heal and then there is no guarantee it would not slip again.

Versus 2 weeks of taking it very easy, 4 more weeks of build up and be active at 6 weeks (June 1). Sold.

Surgery next Tuesday.




Gym-

15 on the bike, int/ext rotations, press downs

HS Iso lateral Bench- set on 2 plates so it is a lockout workout
1 Platex10
2 Px10
2 P+25x5
3 Px5x5


DB OHP- Single Arm
20x10
25x10
30x5
35x5x5


Planks- Not much in the tank as the chest/shoulders were fried


In and out as we needed to get vehicles moved around the family and I needed to pack, buzz my head, shower and whatever else for Guards.

[HARRYBEAST]

Good decision on the surgery. In for your comeback

[penny0527]

Good luck with the surgery. Hopefully you are good as new soon. I know the pain has been a pain in the ass to deal with.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Thanks Harry.

P - you know all about the frustration.

Am interested to hear what stories I tell coming out of anesthesia!