I dislocated my knee the other day, physical activity is a pretty big part of my life.
The physio has told me to stay out of the gym(for the time being). This has left me with a considerable amount of time during the day/night to fill, since I can’t work(physical job) and am pretty much limited to stuff I can do around the house.
I’ve been watching a lot community(tv show) but sadly almost finished every available episode. Anyone got any sweet recommendations?
Anyone got any good book recommendations?(thinking of picking up Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base)
I don’t think reading any books about nutrition or body building will help the situation(watching training videos, has me crawling the walls).
I do play video games but haven’t really been motivated since the psn outage.
Since I can’t really do stuff I’d usually do to kill time, I’m after some things I can do while pretty much stuck at home.
I don’t know how much pain you are in, but i was in the gym same day i had knee surgery. With crutches, and sometimes a bit of help from friends/training partners, i was able to train chest, shoulders, back, arms, basically anything i could do sitting with my leg straight. It was not easy, and it probably looked retarded, but i was able to train.
I’m pretty sure that advice is given “due to insurance reasons,” as in, they don’t want you to risk doing something that would involve your injured part(s).
1 - I’m not in pain, my leg is just incredibly stiff
2 - I’m doing what the physio says so I can recover as quickly as possible
3 - I don’t know what you guys do for workouts but using My legs play a big role in almost every body part I train. From stabilising myself when benching/shoulder pressing to doing deadlifts and bent over rows.
It may not be hardcore to wait until physio says I can train again(he specifically said no gym at all) but I don’t want to end up the 40 year old guy who’s knee keeps popping out of place.
I’m seeing him again in three days and am hoping he says I can train upper body again.
If you want to read some good books here are four of my favorites, actually its a pair of pairs.
“The King must Die” and “The Bull from the Sea” by Mary Renault. These are about the hero Theseus and are just… epic. If you aren’t hella into it by the end of the first chapter I’d be shocked.
“Winds of War” and. “War and Remembrance” by Herman Wauk. World War Two Historical Fiction of the awesome sort.
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If you want to read some good books here are four of my favorites, actually its a pair of pairs.
“The King must Die” and “The Bull from the Sea” by Mary Renault. These are about the hero Theseus and are just… epic. If you aren’t hella into it by the end of the first chapter I’d be shocked.
“Winds of War” and. “War and Remembrance” by Herman Wauk. World War Two Historical Fiction of the awesome sort.
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I wish borders didn’t go bankrupt. Might have to order these off amazon, cheers.
I understand that you want to do everything correct and according to your doctor, but if you can sit at the computer and type in this thread, you can sit on a bench and do lateral raises, shoulder presses , chest press variations, curls, kickbacks, shrugs, maybe even pulldowns. You might not be able to get any pressure/leg drive, or even get very stable, but its still better than just submitting to the inevitable atrophy
[quote]jwesus wrote:
1 - I’m not in pain, my leg is just incredibly stiff
2 - I’m doing what the physio says so I can recover as quickly as possible
3 - I don’t know what you guys do for workouts but using My legs play a big role in almost every body part I train. From stabilising myself when benching/shoulder pressing to doing deadlifts and bent over rows.
It may not be hardcore to wait until physio says I can train again(he specifically said no gym at all) but I don’t want to end up the 40 year old guy who’s knee keeps popping out of place.
I’m seeing him again in three days and am hoping he says I can train upper body again.[/quote]
That’s a pretty lame excuse. You can’t tell me Hammer Strength machines require a lot of input from the legs. Bottom line: you can easily find a way to train around this, and I would wager most people posting in this thread have experienced your situation in some form. For me it was a herniated disc, which meant no squatting or deadlifting for several months…but I sure as hell found a way to do something.
Also, keep in mind that your PT is likely treating you as if you are an average schlub, since that’s where those long recovery estimates come from.
That’s a pretty lame excuse. You can’t tell me Hammer Strength machines require a lot of input from the legs. Bottom line: you can easily find a way to train around this, and I would wager most people posting in this thread have experienced your situation in some form. For me it was a herniated disc, which meant no squatting or deadlifting for several months…but I sure as hell found a way to do something.
Also, keep in mind that your PT is likely treating you as if you are an average schlub, since that’s where those long recovery estimates come from.[/quote]
very true, thats why I’m hoping when I see him he says I can go back, he knows I’m a body builder and he was one himself(that’s why I’m seeing him).
I’m not expecting to be out of the gym longer than a week or two but going from lifting 7 times a week to 0 is a pretty big shift. I don’t like taking time off.