Justin's log
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:38 am
Hey everyone, long time no see.
I figured I’d start a new log. It’s been a long time since I updated the old one and stuff has changed quite a bit on my end.
Pre-March: I was getting my programming done by Hanley after a long lay off (Since September) and things were running really smoothly.
In March I was hit by a fork truck while on the job. Thankfully I didn’t die, but I had three breaks in my forearm and wrist and had to have surgery.
Surgery happened
Afterwards, I had some limited mobility in my wrist and some weird stuff going on with my hand ((Numbness etc)). The doctors kept telling me I had a “long road ahead” with rehab. Normally, I’m not a huge skeptic with PT stuff but this all just seemed off to me. I’ve broken bones before and usually the recovery process has been pretty minor. Nobody could tell me why they had this outlook, just that they did.
Covid started happening right around this time, so I never saw the same doctor when I was actually able to go to PT. (This was weird too)
Finally between the state shutting down and being frustrated I ended up just calling it quits on PT. I used some grippers at home and did some mobility stuff for my wrist and it’s probably at 85%. No pain or numbness so I am really pumped about that and excited to get back to training.
I’m not gonna jump right back into lifting. Before this fiasco, I was already a bit heavier than I would’ve liked and being laid up under quarantine has shown me just how far I can go in resembling a marshmallow.
Plus the great discussion on here has brought to my attention that if I want to be more resilient to future outbreaks, I should probably get my waist measurement down.
Short(ish) term goal:
Right now I’m sitting at about 40” waist at 212lbs
My goal is to get down to a 34” waist which would be right around 180lbs.
Long term goal:
Begin Montana Method again at 180lbs
I figured I’d start a new log. It’s been a long time since I updated the old one and stuff has changed quite a bit on my end.
Pre-March: I was getting my programming done by Hanley after a long lay off (Since September) and things were running really smoothly.
In March I was hit by a fork truck while on the job. Thankfully I didn’t die, but I had three breaks in my forearm and wrist and had to have surgery.
Surgery happened
Afterwards, I had some limited mobility in my wrist and some weird stuff going on with my hand ((Numbness etc)). The doctors kept telling me I had a “long road ahead” with rehab. Normally, I’m not a huge skeptic with PT stuff but this all just seemed off to me. I’ve broken bones before and usually the recovery process has been pretty minor. Nobody could tell me why they had this outlook, just that they did.
Covid started happening right around this time, so I never saw the same doctor when I was actually able to go to PT. (This was weird too)
Finally between the state shutting down and being frustrated I ended up just calling it quits on PT. I used some grippers at home and did some mobility stuff for my wrist and it’s probably at 85%. No pain or numbness so I am really pumped about that and excited to get back to training.
I’m not gonna jump right back into lifting. Before this fiasco, I was already a bit heavier than I would’ve liked and being laid up under quarantine has shown me just how far I can go in resembling a marshmallow.
Plus the great discussion on here has brought to my attention that if I want to be more resilient to future outbreaks, I should probably get my waist measurement down.
Short(ish) term goal:
Right now I’m sitting at about 40” waist at 212lbs
My goal is to get down to a 34” waist which would be right around 180lbs.
Long term goal:
Begin Montana Method again at 180lbs