[jazzang]

Ok, so I want to work out. Problem is, i messed up my knee this weekend!!

So i'm asking you lovely chicks to give me ideas on ways to break a sweat without using my knee!!!

I have a couple ideas already:

Abs abs abs, situps here i come.
Plus most upper body weight resistance.


Any CARDIO ideas??

Help me out!!! Thanks!!

[astrophe]

Swim only using upper arm work? I think that's the only idea you haven't mentioned.

But honestly -- focus on the healing. Don't want to spend even longer sidelined just because you didn't want to sit to heal properly the first time. YKWIM?

GL!
A.

[aliquot]

Boxing.

[jazzang]

thats what i did just now... kickboxing minus the kick. still works!!! and i think i'll go swimming tomorrow. thanks guys

anybody have other ideas?

[Jess7286]

Oh nice. I totally did not work out my legs last week due to run so here's a lot of what I did (and you can do it at 24!)

Upper back (upright row, lat pull-downs, lat lifts, back flys, overhead press, pull-ups)
Chest (bench press, chest press on regular and incline bench, pec flys, those overhead pull thingys you can do with dumbbell,push-ups)
Biceps (curl, hammer, incline, barbell, dumbbell, isometric hold)
Triceps (extensions, pull-downs with rope/bar inverse and regular grip, skullcrushers, tricep dips, tricep push-ups against a wall)
Lower back (roman chair lift things, lie on the floor and raise one arm and alternating leg)
Obliques

Sit in the sauna!

Oh, I forgot. You can work up a gnarly sweat if you super set and take very minimal rest in between sets. And use heavier weights to do sets of 8, 10, or 12 reps. If you're doing more, you're working muscles but being inefficient.

[Veil]

Swimming =) I have had three knee surgeries and being in the water really takes the pressure off the knees. I've taken some water classes, done my own laps, and even did some water tai chi classes- not cardio but it helped with healing.

[starmac13]

your cardio can come from doing one exercise right after the other with minimal rest. take 3 exercise and do them for 45 seconds each x 3. then choose 3 more x 3. then another 3 x3. Go with a slightly heavier weight and just power through.

but definitely focus on healing your knee. You dont want any setbacks or for there to be any permanent damage.