Andy Ruse Training 1 Week After Elbow Surgery, August 2009

[purorock78]

This dude will be under the knife again real soon lol... go light dumb ass

[thepsychopimp]

I fractured and dislocated my elbow 10 months ago and had surgery. Now, I have pretty much full range on flexion, but can't extend my arm more than 15-30 degrees of lockout, and my pronation and supination suck- I can only turn my hand palm up or palm down about 30-45 degrees from a neutral handshake position, no matter how much I work it. How is your supination and pronation?

[Blenderate]

@thepsychopimp Extension/supination/pronation were all about 95% of my other arm after the surgery and PT, but they've gotten a lot worse since then, as the bone spurs have grown back.  :(

[thepsychopimp]

@Blenderate I feel you. I wake up in the morning and my hand is frozen in a Karate chop position. I can't receive change with that hand, and I can no longer deadlift, my pet exercise. I can only lift with my hand in a neutral position. And then there is the chronic pain...

[accushot9999]

What song is this? It sounds a lot like Racer X but I'm not sure.

[Blenderate]

@accushot9999 It's Buckethead. First song off the Bucketheadland album.

[airman355]

Hey man im 15. Fractured my elbow in many pieces, got plates all over it. cant straighten (surgery was in july) but im working it man thanks for the inspiration.

[ste867]

This is very inspiring. Im 24 years of age. I love the gym and i got up to 15 stone and i was benching 140kg unitl i fracured my elbow in june 2010. I shattered my elbow but then it also grew new bone in the wrong places stopping my arm extending it and touching my shoulder. I have my operation in january 2011. I do go the gym still but its so hard. How did operation go for you?  Did you ever get back what you was lifting? Good video

[Blenderate]

@ste867 Went pretty well, all things considering. I just benched 429 (195 kg) in the gym the other day. Keep your head up! Your arm will never be as good as new, but that doesn't mean you still can't do great things with what you've got.

[ste867]

@Blenderate Cheers mate. I wish you all the luck for your powerlifting plans.

[wonphi]

@Blenderate Very well said, I suffered from a TFCC tear on my wrist, very disabling injury for weight and power training, but with patience and slow training, you will still be able to push your body and excel in other forms of physical prowess, my wrist is never 100% as good as before, but over all actually never felt as good as I have right now. It was depressing at first though, I must admit.

[thepsychopimp]

I feel off my deck 9/17/10 and smashed the radial head into about 4 pieces and smashed off a piece of the ulna, and dislocated it about 2 inches out of the joint, completely rupturing the main ligament. I'm now struggling to regain ranges of motion- from 90 degrees to the face is hard. I deadlifted 435x10 earlier this year and now I'm struggling to eat and drink with this hand! They tell me I have early signs of HO- heterotopic ossification and may need a second surgery in 6 months.

[jaxau]

that's awesome, your're awesome

[bpajuelo]

Wow Man your a beast with one arm!!! I just got diagnosed with a bone spur in my elbow and was wondering if the surgery benefited you? Like were you able to return to 100 percent?

[Blenderate]

@bpajuelo Yes, the surgery gave me back some of my range of motion. No, my arm will never be as good as it would have been if I never never broken it.

[thrillseeker70]

What kinda injury did/you have and how long was/is your arm outta action?, and when it finally healed/heals will you be able to properly workout with it to as much as possible to near the same extent as you did before ?.

[3Moskau]

great montage andy! now that's what a man looks like boys and girls! love that odd squat bar deal in the begining, never see such a thing before.

[hotboxingit]

blenderate: how'd you get bone spurs in your elbows?

[bruno082985]

This has to be one of the most impressive things I have seen on video. Wow!

[joeblackforu2]

thats dedication work brotha

[mochalex]

That's badass.

[lim1819]

hey...

I also having a bone spur inside my elbow...

can I have ur msn or something that we can talk ?

I want to know more about the surgery...

[Salamandria23]

It's people like you that keep me going every single day. Goodluck at healing on your injury, thanks for this vid :)

[ftlty]

very inspiring Andy , i just have the index finger top part amputated because a sharp iron dumbell has fall on my finger ,and i am looking forward if you have some advice for me regarding what exercises can i do for lower body if i don't have a Safety squat bar ...

thanks man you are such a great motivation in this hard moments ....keep up !

[Blenderate]

Ouch. You can do belt squats with a dip belt. Put your feet on two benches and let the weight hang in between. You can also squat with a normal bar, holding on with only one hand. If you can get a hold of a Manta Ray (the molded blue plastic thing), it helps a lot with balancing the bar.

[MrJordan9992]

Thats Inspiring stuff mate all the best with your recovery!

[rpickett578]

how did you develop the bone spurs? Just curious.. I fractured my radial head about a year ago and im heading to the doc this week to ask about some pain im still experiencing in the joint...

[Blenderate]

They developed out of a fracture I had when I was 10 years old.

[leemhayward]

That's commendable, most guys would never train like that.

[GettinSwolled]

damn!! thats some serious motivation youve got!! It rubs off on the viewer :D

[chu1234]

nice buldge on those situps bro

[Blenderate]

I'm going to assume you're an extroverted female fan. Please don't tell me if I'm wrong.

[chu1234]

sorry bro im all man

[atitkem]

awesome

[doremifasoinlove]

Wow! talk about determination! that is awesome man!

[pdellorto]

That's really good stuff. Thanks for videoing that workout and posting it.

Good look at Raw Unity!

[HeroesOfNewerthGuide]

I expected the rocky montage at the end.

[HotPocketEXE]

Well shit, I wasn't making excuses before but now I don't think I ever can. Thanks guy.

[krj213213231]

Very good job dude.

How did you get bone spurs?

[Blenderate]

They grew from a fracture I suffered when I was 10 years old.

[409man]

Strong statement you make Andy! Good luck at RUM

Gabe

[klaran]

the man is a beast!

buckethead owns

[SteviGX]

Man you are a monster. Your video's are inspiring! Good Luck at RAW Unity man!!!