James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

[hawaiiansteel]

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011

posted by Dale Lolley


© Word is that James Harrison, who sat out Friday night's preseason game to rest his back, has seen some of his leg power decrease.

According to sources, Harrison used to squat over 600 pounds in the weight room. But after a pair of offseason back surgeries, he's at 365 or so.

That's not good.

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[SteelCrazy]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

It does make sense. Maybe that's why Baron Batch "held his own" against Deebo in practice.

[rpmpit]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. Do you think he'd risk re-injuring his back by squatting his max so soon after his back surgery??

[Snatch98]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. Do you think he'd risk re-injuring his back by squatting his max so soon after his back surgery??

No sh.it. I guess some people don't spend much time in the gym, especially after an injury. Why the hell would he push for 600 pounds?

[Oviedo]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

May make finding the money to resign Troy and Timmons next season that much easier
Perhaps Harrison's frustrations and anger he expressed in the recent article was less about last season and more about what he knows is going on with his body.

While he may not be "trying" to max his weight in the weight room because of his surgery, we go "live" in 3 weeks. How much additional healing do we really think will occur in 3 weeks.

[Discipline of Steel]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

Yeah, lets just cut him now and make room for the young studs.

[birtikidis]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength


as someone who had similar surgery as James, I can attest to the fact that 3 weeks of "live" practice and games will be an extremely important time for him to rehab. Big difference between squatting and hitting a dude. c'mon man. you can't even be serious.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

as someone who had similar surgery as James, I can attest to the fact that 3 weeks of "live" practice and games will be an extremely important time for him to rehab. Big difference between squatting and hitting a dude. c'mon man. you can't even be serious.

he is.

[chiken]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

This is Stupid as ....... I saw the interview when the Guy asked James about his rehab and James said that he is coming back slow - that INSTEAD of squatting 600 he is cutting back to 365.. wow.

[SteelCrazy]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. Do you think he'd risk re-injuring his back by squatting his max so soon after his back surgery??

I thought about that but if that is the case he isnt completely healed so when can he go full out? Is 3 more weeks going to be all the difference? He had these surgeries in february and march. He was supposed to be at 100% after 6 weeks and it been 18 weeks.

[birtikidis]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. Do you think he'd risk re-injuring his back by squatting his max so soon after his back surgery??

I thought about that but if that is the case he isnt completely healed so when can he go full out? Is 3 more weeks going to be all the difference? He had these surgeries in february and march. He was supposed to be at 100% after 6 weeks and it been 18 weeks.

He's probably very close to 100%
being able to squate 600 pounds doesn't make him 100%
he's using muscles right now that he can't replicate in a gym. Those muscles need time to recuperate.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

I'm actually a little uncomfortable with him lifting as much as 365 lbs. following back surgery (I'd be freaking mortified if I read him trying to lift up to 600 lbs. so soon after surgery, without the supervision of the team's strength and conditioning coach until the last few weeks). This isn't a power lifting contest...throwing your back out trying to be macho in the weight room would be pure unadulterated stupidity right now. I'd imagine that his back would be better off doing more reps at a lighter weight than less reps at a heavier weight. Perhaps his logic is that the biggest tackle he'll have to face this year would be about 365 lbs., so that is why he maxed out at that weight at this point.

[flippy]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

Maybe the Rats should hurry and sign Max, cause James can't squat him right now.

[AzStillers1989]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

Maybe the Rats should hurry and sign Max, cause James can't squat him right now.

I love the humor on this board.


LETS GO STEELERS!!

[pittpete]

Re: James Harrison has lost some of his leg strength

No such thing as being "fully healed", once they cut open your spine.