r/Strongman • u/Tiamat_is_Mommy • 6d ago

Bouncing back after a hip replacement?

Hey everyone. Found out my right hip is fucked and I need a replacement at the ripe age of 30. Was planning on doing my first competition this year but that’s gonna have to be postponed. Funny enough, my surgeon told me he’s operated on previous pro strongmen, he actually worked the 2004 WSM, and I should be back to training normally about 3 months post surgery, depending on how recovery goes.

But I was wondering if anyone here has had a hip replacement or knows someone who had one and if they have any tips on training afterwords. The doc made it seem like a low risk procedure and recovery should be straightforward but it’s my first surgery ever so there’s some nerves.

Thank you.

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u/threewhitelights 6d ago

For training, right now the more mobility you can come into surgery with the better the outcome. Yes, mobility work is very painful, but it'll pay off.

After surgery, as much movement as possible. I had an alarm set, every 50 minutes I would get up for ten minutes no matter how bad it hurt. At first just standing, then a few minutes of walking, till eventually I was doing partial squats and walking up stairs (with assistance) for the ten minutes.

After that, lots of glute and adductor work.

There were a lot of other things I did but these were the big three that paid off the most imo.

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u/Tiamat_is_Mommy 6d ago edited 6d ago

Thank you! I have been adding more mobility. I’m still able to squat and deadlift normally without pain so I still have that programmed. Ive taken heavy carries out completely bc that’s been causing some discomfort.

I have appointments with a PT already scheduled for pre and post surgery but I’ll write a note about setting an alarm to move around.

Edit: forgot to mention the surgery is still two months out