I'm DarkShadow. And This is my story.
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Still training bro?
Are you still on FB, my friends list just got redic and canny find anyone nowadays!
Are you still on FB, my friends list just got redic and canny find anyone nowadays!
Small world. Nudge me next time you're in
Steel as in Pirate Steel? Wut lol.
I am still training. I'm not on fb but drop me a line on my trust.
Things are starting to look a lot better. My power cleans and press are now up to 95KG and deadlifts are back at 150KG for 6 reps. Although I felt a little niggling pain the day after, I'm going to lower the intensity this week and see how things pan out.
Conditioning work is panning out great. Yesterday's superset looked like this with strict form:
12KG KB Sit Up - 10 Reps
12KG KB Torso Twist - 10 Reps
12KG KB Turkish Get Up - 10 Reps each arm
Renegade Rows - 10 Reps
Crawl outs - 2 Lengths of Studio
26KG KB Swing - 10 Reps
30 seconds skipping
For 3 sets. Felt great.
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Small world. Nudge me next time you're in
Steel as in Pirate Steel? Wut lol.
I am still training. I'm not on fb but drop me a line on my trust.
Things are starting to look a lot better. My power cleans and press are now up to 95KG and deadlifts are back at 150KG for 6 reps. Although I felt a little niggling pain the day after, I'm going to lower the intensity this week and see how things pan out.
Conditioning work is panning out great. Yesterday's superset looked like this with strict form:
12KG KB Sit Up - 10 Reps
12KG KB Torso Twist - 10 Reps
12KG KB Turkish Get Up - 10 Reps each arm
Renegade Rows - 10 Reps
Crawl outs - 2 Lengths of Studio
26KG KB Swing - 10 Reps
30 seconds skipping
For 3 sets. Felt great.
Aha, Yea mayn, Pirate Steel
I Will y0, progress sounds good!
Hey guys,
Progress was going very well. I finished up a modified HST run with a comfortable 180KG deadlift for 5 reps.
My weight has been a lot healthier at around 174lb. This was a few weeks ago just before the operation:
On the 4th of September I went for my second operation. I was given a spinal anesthetic and opted to stay awake. When the surgeon came in, he lifted my leg and start pushing against my knee in various motions. He said "DS, I'm not too happy about this. I'm not convinced your ACL is completely gone. I sense some instability but I'm not certain. We're going to go into your knee and we're going to talk about this."
We went in for arthroscopy and the monitor was turned towards me. It was undeniably impressive, the level of detail you can see through these things. "You're ACL is here, it's as healthy as it can be. However, I can understand why the last surgeon thought it was torn." He proceeded to show me all the excess tissue that was hanging around and talked me through it. They remove the meniscus some more and cleaned up. "DS, don't let anyone touch this knee again. It's good, it's healthy."
I'm so glad it went the way it did. Imagine having to go through a hamstring graft with all the pain and absolutely none of the benefits.
I'm now 15 days post-op and I'm committed vigorously to rehab. Over the year my other knee has taken a lot of impact but I'm convinced with time and effort I can become better. As expected NHS Physio is has been quite poor. I've been back in the gym around 4 times a week incorporating the vast amount of time on the legs (coordinating/strength/balance) and some time for some light upper body work.
Progress was going very well. I finished up a modified HST run with a comfortable 180KG deadlift for 5 reps.
My weight has been a lot healthier at around 174lb. This was a few weeks ago just before the operation:
On the 4th of September I went for my second operation. I was given a spinal anesthetic and opted to stay awake. When the surgeon came in, he lifted my leg and start pushing against my knee in various motions. He said "DS, I'm not too happy about this. I'm not convinced your ACL is completely gone. I sense some instability but I'm not certain. We're going to go into your knee and we're going to talk about this."
We went in for arthroscopy and the monitor was turned towards me. It was undeniably impressive, the level of detail you can see through these things. "You're ACL is here, it's as healthy as it can be. However, I can understand why the last surgeon thought it was torn." He proceeded to show me all the excess tissue that was hanging around and talked me through it. They remove the meniscus some more and cleaned up. "DS, don't let anyone touch this knee again. It's good, it's healthy."
I'm so glad it went the way it did. Imagine having to go through a hamstring graft with all the pain and absolutely none of the benefits.
I'm now 15 days post-op and I'm committed vigorously to rehab. Over the year my other knee has taken a lot of impact but I'm convinced with time and effort I can become better. As expected NHS Physio is has been quite poor. I've been back in the gym around 4 times a week incorporating the vast amount of time on the legs (coordinating/strength/balance) and some time for some light upper body work.
Man of Honour
That's great new mate, hopefully with a decent rehab routine you'll be back better than ever.
Man of Honour
Great news and good to see you posting again 
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DS Is Alive 
You are always going to be lifting more than me and most for that matter Good to see you are well.
You are always going to be lifting more than me and most for that matter
Good to see you are well.
Wow it's been a while. I've been training hard since my last surgery. During that time, I travelled, got married and worked hard on the stability of my knee.
I've launched my new YouTube channel.
I'd like to start recording often and to start sharing my thoughts and ideas on returning to strength training. I feel there's a lot to share over this period. Be sure to check it out and stick around!
Here's my first video:
I've launched my new YouTube channel.
I'd like to start recording often and to start sharing my thoughts and ideas on returning to strength training. I feel there's a lot to share over this period. Be sure to check it out and stick around!
Here's my first video:
Caporegime
Good to see you lifting bud
I've had to take a back burner on a few things and try and fix it, it's just becoming a bugger.
Onwards and upwards for yourself!
I've had to take a back burner on a few things and try and fix it, it's just becoming a bugger.
Onwards and upwards for yourself!
Cheers.
Fix what Delvis?
Fix what Delvis?
Caporegime
Sorry, my back No real idea as to what's wrong though, appears to be muscular or something in spasm
No real idea as to what's wrong though, appears to be muscular or something in spasm
Hahaha, straight in - no background story. Delvis? Checks out.Sorry, my back
What happened?
Caporegime
Not sure, think I did it a few years ago but cant recall if it happened while squatting or deadlifting....my assumption is both. It just felt like major pump, no pain as such just sheer uncomfortableness.now however I can't go without a day of some form of discomfort
Can't moan though,managed to get my deadlift 1rm to 190kg, just reworking on my squat firm to hopefully get that up
Can't moan though,managed to get my deadlift 1rm to 190kg, just reworking on my squat firm to hopefully get that up
Definitely worth getting checked out. Well done, that's a solid lift.Not sure, think I did it a few years ago but cant recall if it happened while squatting or deadlifting....my assumption is both. It just felt like major pump, no pain as such just sheer uncomfortableness.now however I can't go without a day of some form of discomfort
Can't moan though,managed to get my deadlift 1rm to 190kg, just reworking on my squat firm to hopefully get that up
I had my MRI scan a while back and I'm having my third knee surgery tomorrow. This time on the other leg. I'm guessing in 2013 the pressure on the other leg started inhibiting my mobility. I knew something wasn't right but I had to see things out for the left leg before I thought about the other.
You can hear more about it here:
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Man of Honour
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I had the operation and I made a second video log which you can watch here:
Being completely oblivious to the procedure as they needed to know more, they repaired the meniscus which was a longitudinal tear.
The operation seems to have gone well. I'm taking some time out and looking forward to making a come back.
Being completely oblivious to the procedure as they needed to know more, they repaired the meniscus which was a longitudinal tear.
The operation seems to have gone well. I'm taking some time out and looking forward to making a come back.
In October 2015, I visited the Orthopaedics based on some discomfort behind the knee. He feared the repair may not have worked out.
I kid you not.
Surgery number 4
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Luckily the repair was on point. There was some scarring around the tissue, so he took a little away and just gave a general clean up.
I did not stop training. During the surgery I was in middle of a cut and I didn't get to complete it to the standard I wanted but I was satisfied with the end result. I was mainly on a calisthenics routine and it's the leanest I've in my life. I shredded down to 157lb.
Earlier this year I stepped up my rehab and started my first powerlifting cycle (After 2.5 years!!).
My end of year goal was to squat 140KG Raw. It's going better than expected.
I'm also currently in at around 169lb:
I kid you not.
Surgery number 4
. Luckily the repair was on point. There was some scarring around the tissue, so he took a little away and just gave a general clean up.
I did not stop training. During the surgery I was in middle of a cut and I didn't get to complete it to the standard I wanted but I was satisfied with the end result. I was mainly on a calisthenics routine and it's the leanest I've in my life. I shredded down to 157lb.
Earlier this year I stepped up my rehab and started my first powerlifting cycle (After 2.5 years!!).
My end of year goal was to squat 140KG Raw. It's going better than expected.
I'm also currently in at around 169lb: