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20 years old, 5'9", 194 lbs

my sob story: so about two years ago, I was involved in a car accident that left me with a torn left ACL, half-torn left meniscus, a fractured left shoulder and rotator cuff. because of hectic schooling (it was around the time of college entrance), I did not vouch for surgery until August 2010. The surgery was done on the 27th of August so its been roughly 6 months thus far. I've done moderate to little real exercise in the elapsed time, and this is not including the rehab stuff the doctor forced me to do.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxgnmjbc0wo
unfortunately, before my accident i did not film much of my workouts so this is one of possibly three videos i have filmed. it was filmed in 2008.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS2wJSLOJzo
this was filmed somewhere in December of 2010, 3-4 months after my surgeries.




although i'm no stranger to weightlifting, much of the motivation, the anger, the passion, and the drive is lost :(
i'm scared to squat because of my knee and shoulder, and even more scared of the bench, but we'll see...

i'm going to try and record and log everything i do instead of just keeping numbers in my head. hopefully this will ignite me to get back into fitness again. D:

3 months later lol... finally feeling good! its currently my sophomore year in college and finals are about. after study grinding for 4-6 hours (lost count), I decided to go hit some calisthenics...... sort of...

- 8x8 pylo pull up

- 8x15-20??? hand clap push up

- 8x????? maybe 5-6 one handed pylo push-up

the temptations of weights were too strong:

- 3x5 pull-ups w/168 lbs...... i originally thought it was 180 lbs til i check my phone log :( was pretty disappointed

- 3x8 ring dips w/135 lbs


here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWdYyUqC4ug

wrists aren't strong enough yet so i wore wrist wraps... maybe in 3-4 more sessions they will be impervious to the impact. i would like to get a +200 lb pull-up sometime in my lifetime. the most weight I have seen a person do (internet or real life) is 202 lb is on youtube and it is by this guy ---> (http://www.youtube.com/extremistpullup). check the man out if you haven't heard of him. also check out (http://www.youtube.com/user/Fazioenterprise). i'm going to start my cycle by enhancing my body's ability to absorb force and improve explosiveness and these were the two guys i drew my inspiration from.

so the current goals are:
- a 200 lb pull-up
- all the crazy stuff Fazioenterprise was doing LOL. i'm kinda on the heavy side but w/e. believe = achieve

Be carefull with weighted pull-ups especially with your past shoulder problems.
I have started a workout log for my pull-ups you should check out.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthrea ... t672620191

its been 3 days, roughly 6-8 hours of sleep in-between. finals are finally over.
i did 2 dynamic sessions in less than 24 hours; they were breaks from studying for exams.

- 8x5 one handed push-ups with claps. 16 sets total

- experimented with handstand push-ups and other Fazioenterprise stuff (which were mostly unsuccessful lol.. not filmed)

- force training for upper body

- 3x8 dumbbell press on stability ball

- dumbbell row

- 30 minute walk (not filmed)

- eatened banana (not filmed)

- shoulder prehab/rehab stuff etc. (not filmed)

Overall, a crappy day because of insufficient sleep and food. i was kind of zzzzing through the whole routine.
here's the vid: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxFF1N0- ... ideo_title)