Re: HEAVY DUTY USE (msg 22471)

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Hi

Pardon my late response but I've only joined this group recently. If

you've had a resurf since you posted I hope it's been successful.

I spent most of my 20s in the gym lifting heavy weights...more

bodybuilding than powerlifting, though. I would say after a resurf

the prone upperbody work would, not surprisingly, be fine. I would

even say (note - one person's opinion)that upperbody work in a

standing position would also be OK, provided you're fully healed and

you work your way back up slowly. Even the movement your hip would

go through from a heavy set of standing power cleans (probably the

jerkiest movement I can think of) shouldn't be a problem. If you're

thinking of doing an advanced and/or heavy exercise that you did

successfully before your resurf, I would assume that your technique

would be pretty solid and, even though you wouldn't have trained hard

for some months, or even years, your muscles would be sturdy and,

importantly, your bones would be strong. Of course, when you're

lifting, you are only as strong as your weakest link and I'd say it's

really important to think of your hip/bottock area as a weak link

(which is sad in a way because in weight trainers it's generally one

of the strongest). In short, I'd say, switch on your muscles, switch

on your brain and listen very closely to your body. Also, a lot of

what sportspeople are doing with resurfed hips is new so you may be a

pioneer!

As far as leg strength and leg size goes, I'm glad I did a lot of my

heavy work when I was younger and fitter. I had big legs (non-

bodybuilders - excuse me...here comes an ex-bodybuilder's

ego/insecurity coming out) when I was training and I must have done

something right because I stopped heavy training 14 years ago (I'm

42) and they still look OK, if I say so myself (I'm 5ft 9in tall

and weigh about 242lbs (110Kgs))

I would have to conclude, although again it's just my opinion and I'd

be happy to be proved wrong, that the potential for achieving very

significant strength and/or size gains in the lower body after a

resurf would be limited. Deep, heavy squats (in my opinion the only

way to go for leg size/strength) would be a pretty risky

proposition. I'd say the possibility for deep squats with a lighter

weight is much better. I'd be very careful with heavy weight going

through a resurfaced hip joint (for non-lifters...we'd be looking at

a squat with thighs parallel to the floor of anywhere from 400-800lbs

depending on a lifter's weight class and a good bodybuilder would

commonly do a full deep squat with anywhere from 400-650lbs).

I'm getting my resurfacing done in July ( R - BHR Dr , Canberra)

and I can't squat anymore. I can do an incline leg press OK and I

may return to that eventually. We'll see.

I must say that years of heavy weights done with very good technique

through a full range of motion never hurt my joints. It was the

running and aerobics after I gave up heavy weights that did me in.

Bye for now

Tony

> Any bodybuilders/powerlifters/track and field people out there

> exposing their implants (resurfs) to heavy weights or hard landings?

> European MDs are liberal with limitations whereas US docs cringe....

> whats actually happening when someone runs hard or lifts heavy?

> Assuming the patient has strong bone to begin with, do they fail?

> Any relevant stories/experiences appreciated.

> Thanks.

> Bo.