Sore from working out - at last!

So I am at 6.5 weeks post-surgery on an aggressive protocol. I recently added new exercises at PT prefatory to getting back in to two shoes, which should be in about a week and a half. Since yesterday was a holiday Friday and my wife had yoga class at our gym, I hitched a ride with her and did a workout based on my PT, here is what I did (all with boot on):

Exercise bike: 40 minutes level 3 80 RPM
Leg lifts - 20 with each leg in all four planes of motion (boot on)
standing balance with 8# ball - 30 seconds on each leg
Leg presses - 2 sets of 10 with the bar and 2 10 pound weights
Squats “sit to stand” - 2 sets of 10
Step ups - 10 with each leg.

In the evening I took the Metro train into Washington DC for dinner with my boys so I walked about 4 blocks FWB with no crutch or cane.

Well, this morning I am sore, but “good sore” - both glutes and hips really feel the work I put in yesterday, which is great. I am looking forward to continuing with PT and with these workouts on my own! Can’t wait for the boot to come off so I can do even more. OS said strengthening with my legs and feet pushing away from my body is what I need to concentrate on.

Oh - also last week at PT, with the consent of my therapist, I had my wife come in while they were doing “scar tissue mobilization” massage and she learned how to do it, so now I am taking the boot off once a day for her to give me a massage and rub vitamin E on my scar. I also still take the boot off once or twice a day to use the vaso pumps (still a chance of blood clots until I am out of the boot) and I also take it off to shower, and to walk between the bathroom and my bedroom (very carefully!) after I shower and before I dress.

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4 Responses to “Sore from working out - at last!”

  1. oscillot, on July 5th, 2015 at 11:29 pm Said:

    That’s great, Bob! You’re a faster healer than me. Pretty neat you have a personal masseuse, too. Did the therapist recommend she knead your shoulders and back with Vitamin E, too? ;)

    Keep it up!

  2. bobfv, on July 6th, 2015 at 7:22 am Said:

    Ha ha, I wish! Over the holiday weekend I went to the gym twice and it was so nice to have a tendon rubdown after I showered! I wish I could get her to do it longer but I manage about 10 minutes of bliss before she gets bored and does something else! :)

  3. ejbvmi, on July 11th, 2015 at 4:03 am Said:

    Well played, Bob. I may have to drag my wife to a PT session next week for training. ;-)
    Great job, and thanks for the inspiration. I’ve been doing exercises and home and riding my bike here, but you’ve inspired me to the hit the gym this weekend.

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