I took a picture of it yesterday.
My career as a foot model is probably doomed but I managed to put it in a shoe yesterday. I've been working out with the rock routine because most of that was based on weight through the heel but had to cut out using the 150 pound because with the boot on I couldn't spread my legs enough and the ankle couldn't bend so the boot wouldn't sit flat and 350 pound rock because it requires a shift from front to back. With the shoes on I added both back and was happy that I could do them still. Yesterday felt so good.
I've kept going through enough trauma for ten or a dozen, but I've never had one of those. And from the pictures, pray I never do. Good to know you're lifting through the healing.
I've kept going through enough trauma for ten or a dozen, but I've never had one of those. And from the pictures, pray I never do. Good to know you're lifting through the healing.
Thanks. It is not something I would advise.
I guess I should learn not to ask questions. The first (urgent care) doctor cleaned it up and sewed it up and gave me what basically was a hard sole to attach just to the foot. I asked how long it would affect me and what I could do especially in regards to weight lifting. She said no running (I asked her was she really looking at me because this is not a runner's body) but stuff where I don't shift from the back to the front should be fine. She said stuff like leg press should be fine so I liked her because alot of what I do is like deadlifting or upper body pressing so I can keep the foot flat or just not use it.
The pediatrist the next day was far more alarmed and put me in a massive boot to my knee and told me to stay off of it for months and to see her again in 2 weeks.
I obeyed that for a couple of days but staying in bed for months for a broken toe seemed to be counter productive as yea the toe will be nice but the rest of me would be as unhealthy as could be. I started doing workouts that corresponded to the first doctor but cut out the biggest rocks because they are so wide I can't spread my legs out wide enough since the boot doesn't allow me any other position but flat because the ankle is immobile.
Two weeks later she was very happy with the progress and I got the impression everything was going fine. Last week I put on old shoes for the first time and was pleased it didn't seem to hurt.
I called yesterday because I wanted to make sure I should wear shoes. The pediatrist called back and I was told I couldn't wear any shoes until she talks to me on the 18th of Feb. because the fracture needs to be protected by the boot. So only the boot. She then called me back again to say I needed to lay in bed and elevate the foot at least 30 minutes every two hour.
I guess I'll go back to the booted workouts until the 18th and do the lay in bed elevation at least 3 times (her bottom level).
My son has a doctor in the strongman gym he goes to and he said specialists are always more scary than other doctors. Part of that can be because he's a strongman because I've been around enough of them to know obeying doctors orders (even if they're a doctor) isn't their first concern.
Now I am going to go tape more layers on the right shoe because the boot is at least an inch taller than it is and that will keep me from the 350 rock out front and the 150 in the garage which I hate because I do love working with them. I can get 200 pounds on a axle bar but that is so much harder with the boot on.
Originally Posted by James Hood
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