Originally Posted by
pillpopper
I just ordered HGH Fragment 176-191 and will be using it with Lyle McDonald's "Rapid Fat Loss Handbook". I'm nursing an elbow and back injury and will be out of work for 2-3 weeks, so why the hell not? Book summary: High Protein, low calorie --750-1000 calories-- diet, next-to-no exercise.
Will also be injecting IGF into my achilles to heal that, too. I'm broken down and need time off, so all I'm doing is basically Physical Therapy exercises... calf exercises, rotator cuff exercises, and maybe some bicycling. Possibly will work on Oly lift form with an empty bar. I'll try injecting the HGH Fragment 176-191 5x/day and IGF after working my achilles/calves.
As for the injuries, here's the list:
Right Leg IM Rod from bicycle vs F-150 accident in 1999. It aches, I can feel stress on the proximal, medial pin when I squat/deadlift. I'd like to have it removed later this year, but I've already taken too many days off of work for injuries. Any more and they're likely to fire me. Heck, I'm afraid they'll let me go after this "vacation" is up so I'm spending it job hunting.
Right Pubic Rami was fractured in 1999. My Pelvis/gait is permanently imbalanced because of how it healed.
L1-L2 compression fractures in 1999... my biomechanics are no longer normal.
Partial Left Achilles tear in 2009 doing box jumps. I still have pain.
Tendonitis left elbow from doing Olympic lifts with poor form.
Currently out of work for left lower back pain. I forget the name of the muscle that is strained/sprained and will find out what it is called from my chiropractor tomorrow morning.
What caused the back injury? I'm guessing it was poor form plus poor biomechanics. I can't afford to do anything with less than perfect form.
I had been working Monday/Wednesday/Friday, alternating between a Starting Strength day and an Olympic Lift day. I was on Epistane and had been following this routine for 5 1/2 weeks. I lost 19.5 lbs and my strength was going up quickly. After my time off I'm not sure what kind of routine I'll try.
I work out at home, I have a bench with leg and biceps attachments, I have an open area where I squat/do olympic lifts but no squat rack. If I can't clean a weight, I can't squat it. All of my 1 rep maximums on Amspace are estimates calculated from the reps I had been doing, and I always "left something in the tank" (never trained to failure). I also have 2 barbells, a heavy bag + speed bag, an exercise bike, dumbells, 100 lbs of sandbags, gymnastic rings, girders overhead (for pullups/chinups/attachments) and elastic bands. Oh, and I had planned on building a pair of Parallettes ( See library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/13_03_Parallettes.pdf ). I bought the PVC pipe today.
This is the SIXTH time I've had to quit a routine due to injuries around the 5 week mark. I once read that Poliquin recommended 1 week of rest after 3 weeks of training, and I think I might need to do that given my predisposition towards injuries.
I'm considering seeing a podiatrist to get orthotics, in case they might be able to help correct my skewed biomechanics.
Comments, criticism, and suggestions are more than welcome - I need help and probably should have just run a cycle of rHGH. I think I need to go prescription hunting.