not able to lift need advice

bubbanene
bubbanene Posts: 101 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am injured and I can not lift. I am very concerned about this(never thought i would say that). I am able to do cardio. I would love to see some sucess pics with just cardio. If anyone has any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Oh and by the way I am a really big guy(340) how concerned should i be with muscle loss. I usually keep my cals about 3000. Thanks again

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  • bubbanene
    bubbanene Posts: 101 Member
    anyone?
  • bubbanene
    bubbanene Posts: 101 Member
    bump
  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    Without resistance training, you're probably going to lose some muscle mass until you can start lifting again. It's unfortunate, but when you do start lifting again, you're likely to get some of that "newbie gains" which could be self-motivating and provide you with good momentum to get back to where you were at, prior to your injury.

    Regarding cardio, you may want to have several cardio days that are HIIT intensive, so that you can burn bodyfat. Can you do mountain climbers, jumping jacks, burpees, etc. those kinds of activities? Or is it primarily just cardio machines?
  • bubbanene
    bubbanene Posts: 101 Member
    pretty much stuck with machines im going to ask doc if i could do bodyweight squats is that enough resistance to maintain some muscle?
  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    How much were you squatting before the injury? If it was a few hundred pounds, then bodyweight squats might not be sufficient to maintain all the muscle. But it's better than nothing.

    If you can do bodyweight squats, then maybe ask your doctor if you can acquire a weighted vest for bodyweight squats? That might be of some help!
  • bubbanene
    bubbanene Posts: 101 Member
    thanks

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