Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

Officially introduce yourself to the community by sharing your goals, obstacles or accomplishments. Don't be shy.. we're all here for the same reason. The more support we share the easier it will be to reach our goals!

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Need alternative for legs

mrgoates
mrgoates
Posts: 2
Joined: 2003/04/09
United States
2003/04/09, 04:51 PM
Hi all, Just found this sight. Ive decided to get back into shape but I have a problem. I rode bulls for many years, college and pro. Unfortunatly, I have two bad knees as a result of it. My left is cartilage damage and the right is
Ligament damage. I want to work the legs well, but dont want to risk re-injuring my knees. Any suggestions?
rev8ball
rev8ball
Posts: 3,081
Joined: 2001/12/27
United States
2003/04/10, 12:51 AM
Ouch.
Well, since about all upper leg exercises involve the knees to some extent, I would say check with your doc to verify the extent of motion and resistance that you can do. I would suggest leg extensions and curls since, even though they involve knee motion, there is no pressure on the knees joints directly, such as in squats or presses. As I said, though, check with your doc.
Good luck...

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Michael
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Philia2
Philia2
Posts: 4,078
Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2003/04/10, 02:22 AM
And what about swimming?

Welcome by the way! (o;

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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.