Mr. DIY.....I will hazard a guess that your surgeon would not be a fan of you doing deadlift weights at a mere 8 days out from a bilateral hip replacement.
I specifically asked my surgeon in my pre opp appointment when I could begin deadlifting, squatting, bench pressing and pressing. The questions that I asked him and his responses are on the last page of my PreOp thread (link in my signature if you are interested)
The point is that this professional, even with his extreme training and body conditioning, had the good sense to wait 8 weeks before attempting any weight training.
Well, that may be, however in his blog he mentions,
“At about two weeks post-op I was able to sit well below parallel. I would sit on the chair and use the door knob to assist me standing up until I was strong enough to stand from the below parallel position on my own. I would do as many reps as I could throughout the day to build up my endurance.”
I haven’t done any research on this individual, but based on his picture, (and his stated record lifts) he likely outweighs me by at least 100lbs (I’m 215). So at two weeks he was squatting at least 100lbs more than I am (though you are right, I am at 8 days). If he bent over and touched his toes he is essentially dead-lifting 35 pounds more than me with a 65lb bar. Every step he took from day one, was with 100lbs more weight on his prosthesis than my steps place on my prosthesis. Additionally he was doing, “as many reps as I could”. I’m doing 15 reps total which amounts to about 1 minute of total work.
I can guarantee that when he started at 8 weeks he was lifting far, far more than 65lbs. You guys are acting like I loaded up the bar with 315lbs and went full gym bro. I’m working with weights that would put my total weight (lifter + weight) still within human weight variability.
pay special attention to the comments from two doctors. One is a radiologist who talks about the cases of implant wear he's seen and the other is an orthopedic surgeon who explains how certain sports like power lifting will tend to wear a joint out prematurely.
This is another case where I asked this specific question of my surgeon, link to preOp thread in signature.
I understand everyone’s concern. I had/have the same concerns. However, I feel that I did my due diligence with my surgeon to answer these question. I have my follow up with him in 5 days. I will tell him what I have been doing and report back his response.
I have exactly 1 more session planned with weights before then, I don’t plan on increasing the weights on that session. I’m basically using the weights to add a little more stress, very briefly, to aid in recovery and move through ranges of motion.
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