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I am handicapped

ssuzq39 Posts: 1 Joined: 2003/12/29	2003/12/31, 08:36 AM I have a chronic back injury ;was injured at work almost 10 years ago. I was a structural pest exterminator;a very physical job. I am a intermediate excersizer and know my limitations. I previously lost 50 pounds and was doing excellent through freetrainers.com. But I was injured during a hospital stay in my neck. My question is:I cannot do regular push-ups and am doing them in a standing position against a wall. Will this deviate the excersize in my routine too much? And second: I cannot do the exercise that requires you to sit at the end of a chair and lower yourself .Does anyone have any suggestions on an excersise that i can do to replace that one? Thank You,Susan
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2003/12/31, 12:21 PM Hmmm...can you do pushups while on your knees? This will probably work the appropriate area better since you will have gravity as resistance (standing up will provide very little resistance, if at all). As far as the other exercise, sounds like a tricep exercise? Off the top of my head, a replacement would be trying to do these standing up on a higher surface such as a table. You may not get full range of motion, but the angle may afford you to at least do them painlessly. Of course, if you position your hands closer together during pushups, you'll work triceps as well. Hope this helps... -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!