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robocop		From Iron Side Back to Robocop	04-10-2010 @ 17:40
Commentators say: he benches like a bodybuilder Member 231, 1873 posts SQ 400, BP 275, DL 365 1040.0 kgs @ 135.7kgs Eq	Post Edited: 04.10.2010 @ 18:48 PM by robocop hello my sugden brothers of strength as you know i have been through a tough time of it the last 12 months or so. ripped my calve clean off at UK's strongest man and i continued to train arround it as i was getting invites to some big once in a lifetime comps i was scared if i turned them down they would never come again but not resting the injury was to cause a lot bigger problems took silver at the WPF worlds in vegas, then finished top at the Scottish qualfier and won Scottish powerlifting champs then it caught up with me was winning lancs comp before calve played up in farmers and at the arnolds after about 6 months of not planting my feet properly to protect the calve i mannaged to rupture both my knees clean off i thought i was finished with any strength training i had an awesome team who worked on me in america and only after a few days of rest and s**t loads of morphine i was back on my way home in a rather nice wheelchair and two metal "forest gump" leg braces i have to thank my we brother in strength ken for sticking with me all the way through all the troubles we had getting home once i was home it was rest, nighmares, lots of pain, lots of difficulty and a lot of support from my friends and family after 4 weeks i got my 78 staples out after 5 weeks i started my own experimental physio after 8 weeks i broke my braces after 9 weeks i started to walk unassisted after 12 weeks i started pysiopherapy at 12 weeks i started gym training at 16 weeks i started lower limbs circuit training at 24 weeks i was leg pressing now i am at 30 weeks pre opp and just over 4 months out of my braces and i have decided to enter the BPO British Record Breakers on 5th Dec to finish this terrible year on a positive note so this is my journal taking me 9 weeks to the comp i hope this helps me keep focus on where i am going and where i have been please stop by and say hi to the man with no knees and his journey back to normality
thosebananas		...	04-10-2010 @ 17:42
Trophy Hunter Member 743, 3329 posts SQ 230, BP 130, DL 300 660.0 kgs @ 118kgs UnEq	good luck pal!
Boar		...	04-10-2010 @ 17:43
Nothing left in the tank. Member 5, 25583 posts Administrator	Hell of a year mate !! It looks to have been a tough road back but your doing great !
Ben_F		...	04-10-2010 @ 17:50
vegetarian with a big deadlift - who would have thought... Member 340, 13300 posts SQ 315, BP 190, DL 350 855.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq	All the best with the training Andy, great that you are back to it.
Duncan		...	04-10-2010 @ 17:51
deadlift 300kg conventional ? never gonna happen Member 414, 1127 posts SQ 275, BP 187.5, DL 317.5 780.0 kgs @ 115kgs Eq	Come on the Penfold!
robocop		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:08
Commentators say: he benches like a bodybuilder Member 231, 1873 posts SQ 400, BP 275, DL 365 1040.0 kgs @ 135.7kgs Eq	gonna leave this post free to put my pictures of my legs in
nick		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:09
finally got a tagline Member 1190, 2812 posts SQ 300, BP 200, DL 350 850.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	good luck
robocop		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:19
Commentators say: he benches like a bodybuilder Member 231, 1873 posts SQ 400, BP 275, DL 365 1040.0 kgs @ 135.7kgs Eq	ok workout one sitting about 136k 4/10/2010 leg day box squats at the lowest setting 11 inch raw 65k x 3 65k x 3 105k x 3 145k x 3 175k x 2 can i just point out i have been s**t scared to do a body weight squat and i tried box squats only last week dont know where that came from knees felt fine quads felt great 4 months out of braces and i am at nearly 400lb in squats silver dollar deadlift 60k x 10 100k x 6 140k x 3 220k x 3 260k x 1 300k x 1 320k x 1 340k x 1 felt fast had some more but was getting a sore head from all the noise coming from the two chuckle brothers doing farmers leg press 60k x 20 100k x 20 140k x 10 220k x 10 260k x 1 had went cold watching ken try to lift my 187 stone calves leg press machine 10 plates (about 75k) 3 sets of 21 seated calve machine 60k 3 sets of 21 body weight calve raises BW x 100 reps that was me done felt great f**k knows where they box squats came from that actually inspired me to start this journal and fell confident to record breakers next up shoulders on tue then back on wed, bench on sat and back to legs on sunday
miked		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:34
Scottish champion (105 pensioners) Member 363, 627 posts	All the best Andy
Simon_T		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:41
wales Member 1058, 5361 posts SQ 220, BP 140, DL 294 654.0 kgs @ 106kgs UnEq	Hell of a year, Good luck Andy.
robocop		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:42
Commentators say: he benches like a bodybuilder Member 231, 1873 posts SQ 400, BP 275, DL 365 1040.0 kgs @ 135.7kgs Eq	thanks guys for all your kind words ill try my best to get back in shape for ya !!!
ALWEBB72		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:42
Is wasting away !!! will be down to 30 stone soon Member 1649, 2160 posts SQ 290, BP 235, DL 325 850.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq	how are the legs after you finished your workout?? good luck.
robocop		...	04-10-2010 @ 18:51
Commentators say: he benches like a bodybuilder Member 231, 1873 posts SQ 400, BP 275, DL 365 1040.0 kgs @ 135.7kgs Eq	ALWEBB72 said:how are the legs after you finished your workout?? good luck. f**ked but in the best possible way, to feel actual quad DOMS is nothing short of sexual after the pain of the tendon kniting together again the worst pain was breaking through the scarr tissue and getting ROM back in my legs that was nothing short of hell i did it the brave way though, not nice
BigKen		...	04-10-2010 @ 19:11
Not in Loz's top 10 uk strongmen Member 144, 4421 posts SQ 320, BP 165, DL 350 835.0 kgs @ 123kgs Eq	Ah mate it's good to see a new journal after everything that has happened this year! I still can't believe all the troubles we went through to get home... and as you say nobody would ever believe us if we told them it all! Lets make it the best prep possible bro, here comes the pain!!!
thosebananas		...	04-10-2010 @ 19:27
Trophy Hunter Member 743, 3329 posts SQ 230, BP 130, DL 300 660.0 kgs @ 118kgs UnEq	Team Dumbarton at Unit Classic. BOOM.

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