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    1. 01-09-07, 9:40 am #1
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      I am just kind of curious as to what kind of injuries most people have sustained and had to overcome for the life



      I know for myself, back in 2004 i severed the tendons in my right hand pinky and ring finger...resulting in 4 surgeries and the 4th was where they ended up cutting the pinky off, and half of the ring finger...was tough to get back in to it. i was lifting in between my surgeries (barely any weight) to keep the arm used to the movement and not to let the muscles atrophe.
      The last surgery was in March of 06, and i have had to COMPLETLEY redo my lifting styles. you would be amazed at what a difference those 2 fingers make in your lift. you have to change the way you grip the dumbells completely for that hand.

      that and you get some weird looks. lol. i use those looks, and i look at my hand and remember the long hard recovery road..and use that energy and fuel my powerlifting sets, and push myself to grow in size and strength.

      i feel that, with me, it is mind over matter...i can ignore the pain in my hand and force myself to push it even harder, and i feel like i am constantly having to strive to prove myself to, well...myself.
      I have only done 2 powerlifting competitions in my time, placing top in my class for both. they were personal conquests for me. i needed to know that among the people i have been working out with through the years MY gains have pushed past theirs, even though my size has not.

      powerlifting is a selfish lifestyle...and i LOVE IT.

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    2. 01-09-07, 12:09 pm #2
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      Damn dude. Inspirational. Way to stick with it through hard times. Takes a lot of brass to keep following your dreams. Awesome. Strength and honor.

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    3. 01-09-07, 12:21 pm #3
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      Thanks man, i really appreciate it. it gets tough, and i have to try and work on my hand a lot to fix it. but all i can ever remember are my tattoos.

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    4. 01-09-07, 5:27 pm #4
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      Quote Originally Posted by rcrott1 Check Out Post
      I am just kind of curious as to what kind of injuries most people have sustained and had to overcome for the life



      I know for myself, back in 2004 i severed the tendons in my right hand pinky and ring finger...resulting in 4 surgeries and the 4th was where they ended up cutting the pinky off, and half of the ring finger...was tough to get back in to it. i was lifting in between my surgeries (barely any weight) to keep the arm used to the movement and not to let the muscles atrophe.
      The last surgery was in March of 06, and i have had to COMPLETLEY redo my lifting styles. you would be amazed at what a difference those 2 fingers make in your lift. you have to change the way you grip the dumbells completely for that hand.

      that and you get some weird looks. lol. i use those looks, and i look at my hand and remember the long hard recovery road..and use that energy and fuel my powerlifting sets, and push myself to grow in size and strength.

      i feel that, with me, it is mind over matter...i can ignore the pain in my hand and force myself to push it even harder, and i feel like i am constantly having to strive to prove myself to, well...myself.
      I have only done 2 powerlifting competitions in my time, placing top in my class for both. they were personal conquests for me. i needed to know that among the people i have been working out with through the years MY gains have pushed past theirs, even though my size has not.

      powerlifting is a selfish lifestyle...and i LOVE IT.

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    5. 01-09-07, 5:43 pm #5
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      Thank you brother


      it has been a really hard road both physically and mentally...

      the hardest part was the mental game. just reassuring myself that i CAN do that weight without those 2 fingers.. and that i CAN grow by leaps and bounds past those bigger guys in my gym if i push myself hard enough. and to know that no matter what i will always have my will and determination behind me pushing me to go higher in this lifestyle.

      i just found out today that they may have to go back in on my hand and release some of the tension that is on my middle fingers tendon because it is screwed up...

      so now i sit here thinking to myself, Why keep lifting if they are just going to cut me open again and again?

      then i remember my Ranger Unit Motto...Achieve anything without fear.

      i remember that no matter what i am always going to have my mind and my will....and that no matter what, i am a stubborn mother fucker and i will keep pushing myself til i hit my goals..and when i hit those goals, i will set higher ones after that and go from there.

      i remember that no matter what, this is my lifestyle, and this was my CHOICE...i could have sat on the sidelines watching life go by. but i dont. I chose this lifestyle because i want to defy gravity with the weights. I want to scare the shit out of people when i am at the gym benching 300. i want to eat my stale ass fucking diets.

      i WANT this life.


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    6. 01-09-07, 6:06 pm #6
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      Quote Originally Posted by rcrott1 Check Out Post
      Thank you brother


      it has been a really hard road both physically and mentally...

      the hardest part was the mental game. just reassuring myself that i CAN do that weight without those 2 fingers.. and that i CAN grow by leaps and bounds past those bigger guys in my gym if i push myself hard enough. and to know that no matter what i will always have my will and determination behind me pushing me to go higher in this lifestyle.

      i just found out today that they may have to go back in on my hand and release some of the tension that is on my middle fingers tendon because it is screwed up...

      so now i sit here thinking to myself, Why keep lifting if they are just going to cut me open again and again?

      then i remember my Ranger Unit Motto...Achieve anything without fear.

      i remember that no matter what i am always going to have my mind and my will....and that no matter what, i am a stubborn mother fucker and i will keep pushing myself til i hit my goals..and when i hit those goals, i will set higher ones after that and go from there.

      i remember that no matter what, this is my lifestyle, and this was my CHOICE...i could have sat on the sidelines watching life go by. but i dont. I chose this lifestyle because i want to defy gravity with the weights. I want to scare the shit out of people when i am at the gym benching 300. i want to eat my stale ass fucking diets.

      i WANT this life.


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      Brother, you and I think alike... Most people think lifting takes place at the level of bone and muscle. Nah, serious lifting takes place between the ears. It takes place in the heart....
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    7. 01-09-07, 6:09 pm #7
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      Hey man, congrats on the winning struggle. Curious how you deadlift, hook grip I'm assuming?
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    8. 01-09-07, 6:10 pm #8
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      if you dont have the heart to endure the hardships of this life...you will get no where.
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    9. 01-09-07, 6:12 pm #9
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      Quote Originally Posted by rcrott1 Check Out Post
      I am just kind of curious as to what kind of injuries most people have sustained and had to overcome for the life



      I know for myself, back in 2004 i severed the tendons in my right hand pinky and ring finger...resulting in 4 surgeries and the 4th was where they ended up cutting the pinky off, and half of the ring finger...was tough to get back in to it. i was lifting in between my surgeries (barely any weight) to keep the arm used to the movement and not to let the muscles atrophe.
      The last surgery was in March of 06, and i have had to COMPLETLEY redo my lifting styles. you would be amazed at what a difference those 2 fingers make in your lift. you have to change the way you grip the dumbells completely for that hand.

      that and you get some weird looks. lol. i use those looks, and i look at my hand and remember the long hard recovery road..and use that energy and fuel my powerlifting sets, and push myself to grow in size and strength.

      i feel that, with me, it is mind over matter...i can ignore the pain in my hand and force myself to push it even harder, and i feel like i am constantly having to strive to prove myself to, well...myself.
      I have only done 2 powerlifting competitions in my time, placing top in my class for both. they were personal conquests for me. i needed to know that among the people i have been working out with through the years MY gains have pushed past theirs, even though my size has not.

      powerlifting is a selfish lifestyle...and i LOVE IT.

      Strength and Honor brothers...

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    10. 01-09-07, 7:28 pm #10
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      I've had quite a few injuries through the years. Rotator cuff tears, elbow tendonitis amongst others. You gotta be smart about training and warming up. I no longer "push through the pain", if something hurts I now stop and evaluate it whereas when I was younger, I would try to tough it out.

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    12. 01-09-07, 10:29 pm #12
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      A Few

      Ive also had a few in the past from previous sports (wrestling and football) torn lebrum in my shoulder, both acl's torn, as well as one of my pcl's. I still dont have an acl in my right knee which I should probably get fixed but the doc said my length strength has compensated for my loss. Theres nothing I hate more than hospitals let me tell you.
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      1. fractured left colar bone doing a flip
      2. fractured left colar bone, doing a "bike" flip
      3. fractured right colar bone, ran into a hurricane prook fences post
      4. cracked right kneecap, had knee sugery
      5. broke right wrist 3 places, while jumping a ramp
      6. broke left wrist on roller blades
      7. fractured skull, flew off hood of car going 35mph
      8. cracked neck (not that serious but had to wear a brace) in a fight
      9. broke tail bone in a fight

      now i walk with a little limp... I might be missing a few things.
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    14. 01-11-07, 1:20 am #14
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      Quote Originally Posted by ransom.holland Check Out Post
      1. fractured left colar bone doing a flip
      2. fractured left colar bone, doing a "bike" flip
      3. fractured right colar bone, ran into a hurricane prook fences post
      4. cracked right kneecap, had knee sugery
      5. broke right wrist 3 places, while jumping a ramp
      6. broke left wrist on roller blades
      7. fractured skull, flew off hood of car going 35mph
      8. cracked neck (not that serious but had to wear a brace) in a fight
      9. broke tail bone in a fight

      now i walk with a little limp... I might be missing a few things.
      haha and not a single lifting injury!?
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    15. 01-11-07, 8:38 am #15
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      1. Fused lower back
      2. Broken ankle, 2 screws
      3. Broken leg
      4. Broken forearm, 7 screws, a rod and a plate
      5. Broken hand
      6. 3 knee operations, Left knee
      7. 2 dislocated shoulders
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      That's it for now.
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      My last season of baseball before I decided to pursue lifting and bodybuilding seriously took a toll on my body, especially now as I go deep and deeper into lifting and the choices become obvious...suck it up or bite the bullet. Here's the laundry list of ways baseball screwed me up.

      Nerve damage in my left hand, both elbows, and both shoulders
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      Ripped two toenails off
      And tore both my ACL and meniscus on the same play (a whole 'nother story)

      But the thing about tearing my ACL and meniscus...I didn't need surgery. The off-season work I did in the weight room building my legs and hammies (stiff-legged deads, especially) saved me from the knife. The doc looked at my xrays and told me to take it easy for a while. And I'm just about back, in leg development at least.
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    18. 01-14-07, 2:15 am #18
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      Might as well throw mine in here, not that theres many.

      I've never broken a bone, but have, patella tendonittis, two grade 2 ankle sprains, dislocated jaw two times, broken nose two times, severed nerves in left hand-can't feel two fingers...haha its pretty trippy sometimes and besides minor pulls and tear thats about it.
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      there are those days.....

      those days where i sit here and wonder to myself, "why bother?"

      then i remember my life choice....my determination..
      i had a physical the other day...
      I have reynauds...which is a blood circulation problem where the blood doesnt flow to my hands/feet in colder weather..sitting here in my 70 degree apartment, my hands and feet are freezing.

      i have barrets esophagus, which is a tear in the lining of the esophagus leading to the early stages of cancer, i cough constantly from it..

      and i found out that i have 2 cysts on my testicular sac that may be cancerous..so it has been a really rough month for me....all i can do to get by is remember the code....remember that we are elite...we are above everyone else in life. we are the ones that defy gravity, and if we can defy gravity we can do any-fucking-thing we want.

      the doctor said to me, "other than those problems you are as healthy as a horse." so i guess i got that goin for me. lol

      next week i have 5 days straight of Dr appointments, and i am not really looking forward to the results. worst case scenario....2 forms of cancer, and another hand surgery or two.

      best case scenario....cancer isnt going to spread and only 1 hand surgery.


      I feel like this lifestyle is pushing me to strengthen my will and determination. forcing me to become even stronger on a daily basis...it is really hard seeing my parents worry and my mom cry and me just sitting there..nothing i can really do about it.

      i look at the Animal posters i have around my place every day and remember the will and determination of my fellow brothers of iron out there.....how we are all bound by blood to this lifestyle...

      i remember that no matter what, this lifestyle and this mentality can get me through anything. and whatever doesnt kill me sure as fuck will make me stronger...and push me to test the boundaries of gravity even more on a daily basis...

      not a day goes by where i just want to sit here and cry about it all...but fuck that. i am not going to let this get me down, to weaken my spirits...to change my mentality..

      I will "achieve anything without fear". i have that tattoo'd on my right arm in japanese..as well as many other sayings that help push me in my daily struggle.

      i asked what kind of treatments they have for the reynauds...their answer..."move where it is warm"


      all i can do is live my life one day at a time i guess...remembering that my will and determination and lifestyle are never-changing...and they will never break.


      Strength and Honor brothers.

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    20. 01-15-07, 6:59 pm #20
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      @rcott-you are the man brother. Keep it up brother more than half the battle is mental and you got that part conquered.


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