Injuries Anyone?

I was lifting pretty heavy back in November and I'm pretty sure my chronic back pain in the first quarter (and severe back pain now) is an injury result of exercise. I kept learning that doing AB exercises was a waste because it we lose fat everywhere and doing crunches won't burn the fat on your stomach. So I wasn't strengthening my core but was doing risky moves like dead lifts with a weak core.

I Saw a quack-opractor (he was a joke) and it only made it worse, held me up in march with serious tailbone pain as a result of my treatment and I was stuck laying on my stomach for a week.

Now I know better so I'm hoping I can avoid any further injuries since I have now incorporated a TON of AB movements alternated between my strength training movements. It did set me back (pun not intended) because I have made little if any progress for the entire year so far but I have learned from it and am moving forward.

Good luck with your knee. It's a bummer but you'll get through it. Use the off time wisely to walk if you can (walking burns more calories FAT than cardio) and keeping motivated by reading the board, Pinterest, creating a gameplan for when youre better, setting S.M.A.R.T. goals and/or writing in a journal? (just some ideas)

Oh wow, yea I had a back injury quite a few years ago from a car accident, and physical therapy helped me with that, so maybe your physical therapist can help with that too. My muscles had tensed up in the accident, so they had to put these little electrodes on my back and do massages to get the knots out. So I definitely understand that. Where does you back hurt? Have you tried icing it?

As for my knee, I was walking and running as well with my best friend on a trail and i tore my meniscus. It's been like a week and a half so far and I've heard it can take up to three weeks to heal, so I'm just trying to ice it, hoping it will heal without surgery. It really is discouraging though sometimes.

Have you tried taking glucosamine and chondroitin? It's a supplement that's really good for joints and tendons so I'm hoping that will help too. haha

I played roller derby and found out that i tore my ACL and Menisquis- ended up with surgery but for your case take Glucosamine it will help create new and also look for a fish oil vitamin - it will lubricate your joints and help with the healing as well.. as or the ice/heat - dont do it too long because it will make you stiffen up - rotate ice and heat 10/15 minutes each. . if you can and it doesnt hurt try the Elliptical on level 1 no hills no nothing just manual level one until you can gradually build up strength. - when i started up after surgery i did about 10-15 minutes 2/3 times a week. if your doing weights do very very very light ones and more reps but i wouldnt suggest that until 4-5weeks in.. start with leg lifts laying on your side or back and work your way into the weights.. sorry if i rambled hope this helps

Well I seem to have hypermobile joints although haven't actually been to a Doc for an official diagnosis but my sister has and my joints are similarly freaky so I guess that I do. Have had pain in various joints most of my adult life. Currently it's my left shoulder and right hip giving me the most problems but the knees, lower back and elbows all like to remind me that they're there from time to time, too.

I guess there's nothing to do but get on with it for me, really, though. Meh....I try not to do something that I know is gonna really annoy the sore bit but just try to fit in exercise the same as usual most of the time.