Brent WilliamsMay 13, 20202 minThe KNEES! 7 Months OldThis could get long so get a cuppa and a comfortable seat. My last post was back in November when everything was fine and dandy...then...
Brent WilliamsNov 17, 20192 minWeek 10 New MovesAs I eluded to last week the high point of this week was catching up with this guy... Luke Kane Principal at MTP HEALTH In hindsight I...
Brent WilliamsNov 10, 20192 minWeek 10 Open WODs and more...Coming out of week 9 I was excited about seeing the Exercise Physiologist Luke Kane. He was impressed with my progress to date but less...
Brent WilliamsNov 1, 20192 minMobility v StrengthAs I complete 8 weeks of post op rehab I'm left to ponder some decisions around strength and mobility. There's an old adage... "A muscle...
Brent WilliamsOct 23, 20192 min7 Weeks and 20.2Death Warmed Up....WTF? "How are you mate, how's the pins?" (Pins is slang for legs/knees) "Great thanks, a little better every day"...
Brent WilliamsOct 10, 20192 minWhat A Difference A Day Makes Tomorrow, Friday 11th Oct (Sydney Time) I'll hit 5 weeks. As time floats by the work I did Prehab becomes glaringly evident when compared...
Brent WilliamsOct 1, 20192 minWalking Towards The New Normal3 Weeks and 5 days down and I can say with some confidence that I feel like I'm walking towards what will be my new normal. My knee pain...
Brent WilliamsSep 28, 20192 minHome.....It's 3 weeks and 3 days. I left hospital lat Wednesday, today is Saturday. What a wake up it was coming home. In hospital/rehab I didn't...
Brent WilliamsSep 23, 20192 min2 Weeks 4 Days down...Crutches out walking sticks in! Goal: By Wednesday get it down to 1 stick. Friday morning was great, after going thru my normal array of...
Brent WilliamsSep 20, 20193 minJust When You Think Everythings Going Swimmingly...Ok for starters my last past wasn't Day 15 it was Day 14, today marks Day 15. Rewind to yesterday where we reeled off 700m on the bike...
Brent WilliamsSep 18, 20192 minGROUND HOG DAYOr so it seems.... As Day 15 greets me the usual stiffness and pain in and around my knees reminds me this is still all very new. It...
Brent WilliamsSep 16, 20191 minPREHAB - Take Control Of Your OutcomeDAY 11 It becomes painfully(pardon the pun)obvious who went into their surgery prepared and who didn't. As Day 11 physio sessions played...
Brent WilliamsSep 14, 20192 minWeek 1 Week 1 is done and dusted. It's actually the beginning of Day 10 and I've just got back from another rehab session. Mumma said there'd be...
Brent WilliamsSep 10, 20192 minDay 5 Full Rehab Commences It's been a long day kids with varying levels of pain and success. After 2 sessions of physio I'm quite sore but there's no doubt the...
Brent WilliamsSep 9, 20192 minDay 4 - Rehab Starts TomorrowAs day 3 (yesterday) dwindled into night time I reflected on how far I'd come....not far. The pain was still evident but had subsided. I...
Brent WilliamsSep 7, 20193 minThe Struggle Is HumblingIt's the morning of Day 3 post op. Rewind...My op started at 4pm and finished around 9:30pm. I dozed on and off throughout the night and...
Brent WilliamsSep 4, 20192 minTHE REBUILD - 16hrs And CountingShould I be nervous? Probably but I'm not, I'm excited at the prospect of returning to full-time training and NO PAIN!! It's not like its...
Brent WilliamsSep 3, 20192 minREBUILD 2019 The BeginningTuesday 3rd September 2019 "We can rebuild him"...that's what they said in 1973 about Steve Austin, the character played by Lee Majors in...