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GOWAR Posts: 361 Joined: 2001/10/24	2007/08/10, 02:29 AM I have a severe ankle sprain, and I cannot do any free weight squats, cleans, romanian deadlifts, or otherwise powerlifts. What can I do to not lose my leg strength and speed?????? is it possible/ Just the other day I did some leg extensions and leg curls, and I used this thing called the "v-Squat machine" but I don't know if its very accurate.
	2007/08/10, 05:02 AM eh...depends what you mean by severe....can u put weight on it?....can u bandage/tape it up almost into a cast-like state? if u can u may be able to do some lifts like deadlift variations, squats from saw horses(eliminating walk out basically)...etc....
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/08/10, 01:32 PM Time to get on those machines... I've had to do them. Broke my foot in a bunch of places a couple years ago, after that my leg day was based around the single leg back extension as my main movement. Focus on upper body for a few weeks, doing what you can for lower, then when you are better, put upper body training on the backburner for a few weeks. Might even do you some good. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/08/10, 08:51 PM but take a week off or so....let it heal... Goodmornings keep my squat at the same place..when I had a bad one...that is if you can put weight on the foot/ancle.. -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.