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lifting_heavy_things2013-01-15 08:04 pm
rydra_wong) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2013-01-15 08:04 pm
Help me not atrophy
So, yeah. I broke my foot.
If you want the details, it's a stable Lisfranc injury. It looks like I'm lucky and won't need surgery, but I can't do any weight-bearing on the injured foot for at least four more weeks from now, and will be shifting to gradual weight-bearing in a brace after that.
My right leg is going to get super-strong during this time; I have half a suspicion that I may learn how to do a pistol just from getting up off the floor to standing (I tend to sit on the floor a lot).
But obviously, I'm worried about getting very imbalanced.
I'd love any suggestions and ideas about things I can do to maintain/improve strength in my left leg without putting my left foot on the floor or weighting it at all.
I've got a few ankle weights, including one that's 3 or 4 kg; I can strap things onto the ankle fine without stressing the foot.
So I've got a few ideas already, but would appreciate any thoughts anyone's got, as well as tips and ideas in general about strength-training when temporarily one-legged.
If you want the details, it's a stable Lisfranc injury. It looks like I'm lucky and won't need surgery, but I can't do any weight-bearing on the injured foot for at least four more weeks from now, and will be shifting to gradual weight-bearing in a brace after that.
My right leg is going to get super-strong during this time; I have half a suspicion that I may learn how to do a pistol just from getting up off the floor to standing (I tend to sit on the floor a lot).
But obviously, I'm worried about getting very imbalanced.
I'd love any suggestions and ideas about things I can do to maintain/improve strength in my left leg without putting my left foot on the floor or weighting it at all.
I've got a few ankle weights, including one that's 3 or 4 kg; I can strap things onto the ankle fine without stressing the foot.
So I've got a few ideas already, but would appreciate any thoughts anyone's got, as well as tips and ideas in general about strength-training when temporarily one-legged.
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I am not sure if that actualy works, but if you 'only' need to keep the weight of the front part of the foot, could you stand on a little platform for things like deadlifts and squats (using a lighter weight than usual) so that only your heels take the weight? Might be too risky and/or unstable, though, I have never tried this.
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