Carido while injured?

Gillie

Hi All,

Is there any decent Cardio that can be done if you have a knee injury?
I am looking to lose some body fat and my knee is giving me trouble (again) so Jogging/Treadmill is out!
Is there anything else that is effective?

Thanks in advance.

rubadub

Light weights at very high repetitions for the upper body? You could just use a couple of family sized tins of beans.

Depending on how bad the knee is you could go cycling in low gears, but your doctor should advise, better still a professional in such things. Many doctors are shockingly ignorant. Some of the people here have been called obese by doctors just because there BMI is high due to high muscle mass. These doctors are dangerously ignorant, shouldnt even be allowed to practice in my mind, who knows what other bad advice they are giving out.

BaZmO*

Ahh "Cardio"

I was wondering what Carido was.

They have a machine in the gym that I'm in that's like a reverse bike, i.e. you sit down but the pedals are up at chest level and you use your arms instead of your legs to pedal.

The FitnessDock

Gillie wrote:

Hi All,
I am looking to lose some body fat and my knee is giving me trouble (again) so Jogging/Treadmill is out! Is there anything else that is effective?

If losing bodyfat (and not improving fitness) is your main goal, then a combination of weight training (upper body only) and good nutrition should be your main focus.

Dips, Bench Presses and Shoulder Presses are good examples of exercises that involve a lot of different muscles at one time. You can always do multiple-set training ala the German Training method - i.e. using weight-training to decrease your bodyfat.

Be aware that "cardio" machines work by making the muscles, usually the legs, work hard. Weight training makes these same muscles (and many more besides) work even harder.

So work around your injury and get great results while your knee heals.

PAUL

HardyEustace

having this problem myself. My knee blew up after a 16 miler on Wednesday (marathon training). Was hoping to have physio session on Saturday but he's just called to reschedule it for Monday. Had another recommendation but can't contact them. That means realistically I won't be running again til lWednesday (as probably need rest day after session on Monday). It's only 6 and 1/2 weeks to marathon and just a week to the half marathon in Dublin. Damn!

Had desperate problems with my knees after last year's marathon (out for four months). what can I do for this weekend?

Colm_OReilly

Swim? It's an option if you don't enjoy weights.

Depending on the severity of your knee injury you could also row, which is a great workout.

siochain

Have had the same problem busted my knee training 4 weeks ago. Any sudden change of direction or stairs are out. Went for and MRI during the week and I have to have some cartilage scraped and some removed. Swimming is also out.

Upper body weights, some abs, bike and cross trainer are all OK.

So frustrating I was hitting a really good run of form and feeling fitter than ever.

Gillie

Thanks for the feedback.

I want to get fit and lose Bodyfat but as i've read on this forum you gotta lose the fat before you get the fitness?!?
Diet is being strictly monitored at the moment.

I hate swimming. No good at it. Probably due to lack of fitness ironically!

nesf

Gillie wrote:

I want to get fit and lose Bodyfat but as i've read on this forum you gotta lose the fat before you get the fitness?!?

Depends on how you define fitness (or whether you should at all tbh). You could be able to run a mile in good time and lift a fair amount of weight but still have be "fat" by just having a really crap diet. The whole fat/fit thing isn't as simple as someone being overweight meaning that they are unfit.

What counts as being "fit" will differ from person to person. For one person it could be being able to do a 20km hike, for another a marathon or another a 200kg dead lift etc.

Colm_OReilly

I want to get fit and lose Bodyfat but as i've read on this forum you gotta lose the fat before you get the fitness?!?

Bodyfat isn't an indication of fitness, first and foremost.

Here's our definition of fitness. It's pretty exclusive, so I'll boil it down to:

1. Proficiency in 10 physical components ranging from Strength, endurance, etc to balance and agility
2. Ability to perform any task assigned to you
3. Utilisation of the bodies three energy systems, phospagen, glycotic and aerobic

Hope this helps Gillie, there's a lot of crap out there,
Colm

CerebralCortex

rubadub wrote:

Light weights at very high repetitions for the upper body? You could just use a couple of family sized tins of beans.

Depending on how bad the knee is you could go cycling in low gears, but your doctor should advise, better still a professional in such things. Many doctors are shockingly ignorant. Some of the people here have been called obese by doctors just because there BMI is high due to high muscle mass. These doctors are dangerously ignorant, shouldnt even be allowed to practice in my mind, who knows what other bad advice they are giving out.

I'm going to use that as my sig. Brilliant!!

Gillie

Colm_OReilly wrote:

Hope this helps Gillie, there's a lot of crap out there,
Colm

There sure is!:(
Thanks for the replies again.

I never added the most important factor in all this.
I'm a smoker! Been "off" them since Sunday last. I fear that I will relapse soon enough.

I do this every couple of months. Go off the cancer sticks and hit the gym until the knee goes or some other pathectic excuse "forces" me back on them.

I guess the real problem is in my head.
All I know is when i'm running flat out I feel free from the smokes and feel healthy for a little while.

I know I gotta get the knee seen to
I know I gotta quit coming up with excuses for smoking again
I know I gotta stop wrecking your heads!:D

Cheers All!