Topic: Shoulder surgery

[Bill Barkelew]

Dane,
We met at the Nat Masters in El Paso. I tore my rotator cuff in 2000 right after the NM in Savannah. I had mine repaired on 3-24-2004. Dis all the usual rehab, when told to do 3 times a day did 6 times and worked both shoulders the same also did what leg work i could from first day on.
4-30-2004, started trying to get in sq position right arm would not come into shoulder but slowly worked it evey day, everything was done with no pain as PT told me pain was my enemy.
5-8-2004, started light sq with bar
5-15-2004, started front sq with 50K
5-17-2004, started sn overhead sq with stick
5-26-2004, started sn pull with 20k
6-2-2004, started snatches with stick
6-4-2004, oh squat with 20k
7-16-2004, snatch with 20lb
7-24-2004, snatch 20k
8-13-2004, press 3x10/22.5
9-11-2004, snatch 40k
9-17-2004, first cl&jk 50k
9-20-2004, press 3x10/40
9-24-2004, sn 50k, cl&jk 70k
10-8-2004, sn 65k, cl&jk 80k
10-11-2004, press 50k x9
11-5-2004, sn 75k, cl&jk 90k
12-11-2004, contest day, 83k bw, sn 70, 75, 80 miss, 80 made in warmup room, cj 90, 95 pass 170 total
It was a long road but worth it. My advise go slowley with your recovery and do lots of very light work.
Hope to see you at some future masters meets
Bill Barkelew

[Dane Hussey]

Dane,
We met at the Nat Masters in El Paso.

Bill,

I remember it well, talking with you and your wife in the hotel lobby. Next years National Masters is in Savannah.

Looks like it took you about seven an a half months until you were able to do both lifts fairly well. You are right about pain being the enemy. It is a long road back depending on the extent of the surgical procedure. I went for the 11th PT session today. The last will be next week as I have been spreading them out due to the expense and I can do most every exercise at home. Doing the rotator cuff strength building exercises is not the problem. Working on getting the full range of motion is. So, I am making haste - slowly.

When I'm done with this, my goal is to be able to do a one arm pushup again.         

See you next time and good luck with your training.

Dane