I posted this in the rehab thread, but I'll post it again here for congruence with my journal:
The doctor just called with the results of my MRI. He said I didn't damage the meniscus, but that I broke cartilage loose in small chunks…the cartilage being the type that wears out as you get older and can lead to arthritis. He said it was hard to tell the extent of the damage. He didn't steer me toward surgery, because it is trickier and can have more complications than a meniscus repair actually…6 weeks of non weight bearing/inactivity, extended rehab, with the possibility of it not being a success, and having to go back with a donor's cartilage and screw it in me. He eluded to the idea it might be better to see how this progresses on it's own.
I have a hunch that although surgery is more difficult, the fact that I didn't damage the meniscus is more promising for my body to heal itself naturally.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Do you believe supplementation (glucosamine, condroitin, MSM, fish oil leaning on EPA, Wobenzym N enzymes, etc) can actually help to rebuild cartilage or alleviate this problem? What is the general outlook for this type of injury?
Considering whether or not I should continue jumping. Now I'll post my workout from today.
stationary bike 4:00, bodyweight squats, bodyweight lunges, some treadmills & other general movement
power clean 5 reps,4,3,1,1,1 w/ 88 lbs, 111, 135, 199, 243, 253 lbs. new PR!! :thumbup: :dance: :thumbup:
hang snatch (from above the knees) 1 rep, fail, 1, 1 w/ 133 lbs, 163 fail, 153, 163 lbs. new PR!! :thumbup: :dance: :thumbup:
notes: good ole Jonathan ain't got nothing on me today! I tied his power clean max for today…the beginning of his training. I was also within 2 lbs. of his hang snatch. this is good new, cuz if I decide to carry through with this, I can go off of his numbers/percentages and see if mine get bigger too. :laugh:
Yes, I know. I already made all the conversions. His journal says he started his training with a power clean max of 115 kilograms, for example. That converts to 253 lbs. If it said he did 253 kilograms, well that would be 558 pounds, and he would seriously threaten Hossein Rezazadeh for the super heavyweight Olympic weightlifting title.
technique rehearsal (stationary & walk-throughs)
4 x 1st phase passing flatland to sandpit
3 x low speed 6-step approach TJ's
notes: felt good. the magic pills (glucosamine, fish oils, etc) are starting to work to make the knee feel better. they make a difference, no lie. I basically get a whole week off after maxing out, as called for by Sir Edwards…today I just decided to see what I had for demonstration purposes for the kids. outlook is good.
ok i just didnt see anywhere where he started with only 115kg all the singles seemed over 130kg
what do u do for your rehearsal stuff?
Oh yeah, Lorien didn't post what Edwards did in January, when he tested his maxes at the onset of his training. Mike followed up with a link to January & February, as well as the article by his coach:
As for rehearsal, it's probably stuff you already know about the technique…I just do lots of it. Actually, some of the stuff I practice comes from the discussion on TJ that you had with Mike about 4 years ago (there's an old thread in here somewhere which is good). You know…how to receive the ground, rocking heel-to-toe/full-footed contacts, projection of the hips well beyond the support leg on all 3 phases, not being in a hurry to cycle the leg through, etc. Also, the rehearsal ties into the new technique I'm using with the sweeping single arm-over the top. I practice the typical posterior pelvic tilt (thinking projection of high beams from the hips), leading with the hips, pelvic rotation (thinking swivel vs. frozen), opposite arm to leg working in unison & as mirror images of one another, focusing the line of balance to the middle, vertical shin angle through moment of departure during approach rehearsal (stepping down onto an imaginary/arbitrary takeoff mark…love to feel pinched), etc. As for stationary drills, one of them is holding the desired body position that we want off the board by holding an arm out and leaning into a partner or wall…takeoff leg is fully extended back on the "board", hips in front, straight driving angle, etc. Another is from a single leg stand, doing a repeat free leg motion of driving the knee, but then soon after allowing it to extend through its swooping miss at the ground…this is done working the sweeping single arm at the same time. Most rehearsal is done in slow motion, so we can absorb and internalize the motions throughout the mock triple jump. It actually gets you very comfortable and relaxed with the event, imagining how it will feel at various points.
Yeah, ha! Even if it is just mental, or time's passing which is healing, I'll take it! Makes ya feel the hope! But I've heard good things about the Glucosamine.
endurance bounding: 3x12 each leg SL hops, 3x12 alt. leg bounding, 3x12 LLR-LLR, etc. w/ 1:00 rec. b/n left SL hops & right SL hops & 2:00 rec. b/n all other sets (used low speed 4 step run-in on all) {144 total contacts}
Jonathan Edwards GS/body weight circuit: 3 sets of 15 exercises, minimal rec. b/n exercises & 30-60 sec. rec. b/n sets
15 push-ups, 15 lying hip lifts, 7 each arm seated MB twist and throw, 35 sec. body bridging from floor-to-box (upper hamstrings), 25 contacts octagonal jumps, 6 x 10 sec. rollover supine & prone handstand isometric core stabilizers w/ alt. leg support, 20 twist crunches, 45 sec. superman, 30 treadmills, 20 crunches, 7 glut-ham raises, 10 pogo singles for height w/ stiff legged plantarflexed landing & reset, 20 bench dips, 15 sec. each leg stand on wobble board w/ sweeping single arm action, 10 split squat leg exchange jumps
static stretching 10 min. & again 2 hrs. later for 12 min. w/ warm shower
notes: man it's been a long time since I've done some extended bounding. whereas I don't necessarily agree with it, it was prescribed for today, and I did enjoy it…it went very well and I kept up the speed. bounding done in trainers across grassy football field. circuit was another story. circuit give me pounding headache. I do not like circuit that still wear me down.
jumping routine: 4 x 1st phase TJ passing (lower speed, shorter run, flatland to flatland), 1 x 6-step approach TJ (preceded by 4 step walk-in)—no measurements taken
power snatch 3x6x133 lbs (70%)
hang clean (from above the knees) 3x6x178 lbs (70%)
bench 3x6x135 lbs (73%)
*used 3:30 rec. b/n all sets & a 5:30 rec. b/n exercises
—1 hour layover—
abbreviated warm-up A w/ TJ phase rehearsal 20 min.
jumping routine: 4 x 1st half of 1st phase free leg drill (lower speed, shorter run, flatland to sandpit), 4 x 6-step approach TJ's (preceded by 4 step walk-in)—no measurements taken
dynamic & static stretching 12 min.
notes: everything felt great for the first part of the workout. I was really jumpy & eager for the TJ'ing during the warm-up…then we tried jumping into our water-logged 'sand'pit. it simply did not give, it was like clay on the landing. made my kneecap hurt something irregular trying an entry into that muck. we called it off and headed to the weightroom. after the weights, I finished the jumping routine from 6 on my own at another site. it wasn't so good, cuz my body was tight, rt. patella tendon was sending a message again, and I had lost most of my fight on account of this blasted weather. I swear I'm moving out of this God-forsaken state. I got the will, but it ain't providing the way.
