Help me not atrophy

[rydra_wong]

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.

Comments

[weirdquark]

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and don't know anything.

But this sounds like a time where you'll actually want to use machines instead of free weights and do leg curls and leg extensions -- those should put the pressure on your shins instead of your feet.

[rydra_wong]

When I can get to the gym again, yes -- I don't drive, and the gym's way further than I can get on crutches at the moment.

So, home stuff for now. But I only have 12 more days of total non-weight-bearing ....