Upper body fitness

Stheno

Hey everyone,

I've recently joined a gym to use their pool and exercise bike to help with recovering from a knee injury, and have decided to use the opportunity to improve my upper body strength.

I can't stand up to do exercises and am wondering if anyone has recommendations for what I can do sitting/lying down?

The gym has a weights area

Thanks in advance

Ant11

Stheno wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I've recently joined a gym to use their pool and exercise bike to help with recovering from a knee injury, and have decided to use the opportunity to improve my upper body strength.

I can't stand up to do exercises and am wondering if anyone has recommendations for what I can do sitting/lying down?

The gym has a weights area

Thanks in advance

Has your physio not given you work to do? They might be the best person to ask. It's all going to depend on your mobility.

RidleyRider

If you cant stand up to do exercises machines would probably suit you better. Then again you could do bench press and a lot of exercises using free weights but I don't actually know about your mobility.

Like Ant11 said, consult your physio before taking upon it.

Sugar Free

Stheno wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I've recently joined a gym to use their pool and exercise bike to help with recovering from a knee injury, and have decided to use the opportunity to improve my upper body strength.

I can't stand up to do exercises and am wondering if anyone has recommendations for what I can do sitting/lying down?

The gym has a weights area

Thanks in advance

I would definitely speak to your physio first about this. Even though there are plenty of exercises you could do while sitting/lying down, many of them might still involve exerting force through your legs and could hinder your knee recovery (e.g. a seated dumbbell press).

nice_guy80

you can't shoot a cannon from a canoe

but talk to the physio first.
when I had knee issues I was given even more leg work to do using bodyweight exercises