The Knee Study
So the Day started with a little bit of a sleep into 0545 hrs. Then bacon and Eggs with lots of Coffee. My appointment at the hospital was for 0830. Everything went extremely well. I have the print outs from today and she showed me the graphs from 1 yr ago. Exciting stuff. I will either get the sheets scanned and put them up or take close ups of the sheets and get them up by the end of the weekend.
But to sum it the numbers go something like this.:
The Test is done on a Biodex machine that measures force out put. It also reacts only to what it is given so it is safe for damaged joints.The test consists of 6 reps of Ext /Contraction.
A Peak of 140 n-m of Extension force going into surgery in my right knee. /Contraction peaked at 130 but quickly dropped off to 100 N-M of force over the 6 reps.
189 n-m of Extension force as of today in my right knee /With a contraction of 150. Things stayed solid throughout with only a slight variance. I actually get strong(er) from start to end. Most people get weaker from rep 1 to 6.
In Comparison with the healthy leg my Left Knee Peaked at 190 n-m last year. Today i hit 249 n-m. Slightly disappointed that i did not get 250.
It was also cool to learn that anomalies on the graph with my right knee will always be there. To a trained eye they speak of the ACL repair.
So as Buddy "Coach X" Morris said to me last May. "They have permanently altered your knee. It may work like it originally did but it will never be the same as it was originally". I now have quantitative proof that there is a difference. That doesn't mean i am going to slow down at all.
1200 hrs to 1225 hrs
OH Press
2 x 10 x bar
1 x 5 x 65
1 x 5 x 80
1 x 5 x 85
1 x 5 x 100
1 x 9 x 110
3 x 9 x 85
2 x 7 x 85
Banded Push Ups 3 x 13 x Black Mini Band
Side Laterals 4 x 11 x 20 lbs
Mtn Dawg Rows 3 x 11 x 45 lbs
A very fast session. Everything felt solid and strong. Got a great shoulder pump. Just what i needed out of a lunch time session. As much as I can while I am at school i will be training at lunch as well as first thing in the morning. The increase in being sedentary all day is wearing on me. I sucked back a Protein shake and half a pound of Bacon back in class.
The Shaman
So going to see my RMT is always fun. This dude is constantly learning. So from the last time i saw him 3 weeks ago until now he went to another training seminar. The last one was Myofascial Capsule Release treatment that he did on my hip and worked extremely well. This time he had a few new tricks he had just learned. This set of techniques work the joint through an active ROM so what you gain you keep to a certain extent.
It worked Extremely well. I gained 15-20% of movement in my hip. I was able to Externally and Internally rotate my hip natural through it's full range of motion. The best part is that I can do this every day at home. It is not a treatment that he will do and will last for a few days and then i have to go back and eventually things reset.
Instead i can do this daily, things will maintain and improve. As things get back to their full range all the time he has further techniques /exercises to show me to push things a little further.
To be able to walk in and be out of discomfort and have a better RM in 10 min is awesome. I am expecting a very solid Squat session this Sunday.
Tomorrow is the Day of the Silverback.
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