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Maintain Strength with Lower Body Injury

When you have a lower body injury, feet/ankle issues or can’t jump and do the typical lunges & Plyometrics for your leg day, here are just a FEW ideas to maintain strength in your lower body!

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There are so many more but these are some I did as I was nursing my torn calf a year ago.
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If you’ve resigned to the fact that you just have “bad knees” ..please don’t just assume you need to settle for that. Your lack of proper nutrition could be playing a HUGE role in inflammation, lack of collagen, toxins not being flushed & general healing & mobility. Also, a big no-no & bad for your joints and mobility .. sitting for prolonged periods!
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How long have you been sitting where you are now🙈?

Cardio for Those with Lower body injury

Here’s a cardio workout for those with a lower body injury. If u know someone with a lower body injury, PLEASE SHARE WITH THEM It can feel so defeating!

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NOTE: To make this a CARDIO workout & not interfere with your upper body lifting schedule, use a LIGHT weight where you can easily perform 25 reps at a quick pace with good form) to get your heart rate up
Every injury is different, so use your good judgement & advice of your Dr or Physical therapist

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2015-07-06_1633Warmup w/push-ups on knees & crunches

Do 25 reps of each, go from one exercise right into the next. Do 2 rounds

  1. Reverse crunch on bench
  2. Push-up into superman
  3. Weighted bent over row (back flat!)
  4. Ab plank crunch on exercise ball
  5. Bench press

     

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  6. Kettle Bell high swing (keep chest up!)
  7. Oblique Scissor Kicks
  8. Romanian Deadlift (knees slightly bent)
  9. Push Press sitting on bench