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  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    Hi im 166lbs 5'5 and 28years.

    I have Arnold chiari malformation which stops me doing any strenuous excersise like running/sports etc.

    I have bought a skipping rope at the weekend though as its low impact and seems to be ok to do with out my head hurting.

    Will i loose weight and tone up using a skipping rope......do you reccomend a certain way for a newbie to skipping....i did 1 min yesterday (first day) and was shattered......that was just quick jumps both feet at the same time....
  • BodyByBex
    BodyByBex Posts: 3,685 Member
    alexiscy323 wrote: »
    toadg53 wrote: »
    Hi. thanks so much for the free advice. I have a question for you. I was diagnosed with tendonitis or tennis elbow in my left arm. it's actually in the muscle in front of the elbow joint, so I'm not sure really what the problem is. I'm right handed. I didn't actually DO anything to bring it on. I've had it off/on for a couple years now. I had a cortisone shot about 3 months ago, and it didn't help. I had to stop my strength training (machines at the gym) becuz it was causing too much pain, so now my exercise is walking only. Do you have any suggestions for me, to get this back under control and heal this muscle once and for all? thanks in advance. Gean.

    i am afraid you need to consult your doctor or physio as I am not qualified for that medical condition. Obviously you are in pain so you cannot exercise maybe it is just a matter of time and letting it heal. I am really sorry I cant help. In the meantime you can do exersices that don involve flexion of the elbow. deadlifts, squats, chest flys, lunges, lateral raises etc

    Hope this helps

    Straight up...I was kinda 'meh' about you giving advice(still lurking and reading though). THEN you did THIS! Super impressed with that. Admitting you aren't qualified for or don't have knowledge of something is HUGE and not something that is seen very often.
    Good looking, wicked smart, humble and kind enough to share information and knowledge with us. I am in serious like with you dude. :D
  • FMPT1
    FMPT1 Posts: 42 Member
    bb4886 wrote: »
    Hi im 166lbs 5'5 and 28years.

    I have Arnold chiari malformation which stops me doing any strenuous excersise like running/sports etc.

    I have bought a skipping rope at the weekend though as its low impact and seems to be ok to do with out my head hurting.

    Will i loose weight and tone up using a skipping rope......do you reccomend a certain way for a newbie to skipping....i did 1 min yesterday (first day) and was shattered......that was just quick jumps both feet at the same time....

    Hello , you are skipping the right way :) Just be careful and consult your physician to make sure that you wont have any problems using the rope. keep doing it and always try to do it for a bit more. Maybe take a little break between sets. Do 30second stop for 90sec then do another 30 and repeat this process a few times.

    The idea is to progressively be able to do longer sets. You will lose weight if your diet is in check, now as far as toning up you will need a bit more resistance. Ask your doctor if you could use resistance bands, you can to all sorts of exercises sitting down using those.

    http://www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/workouts/resistance-band-exercises

    I hope this helps

    Alexis
  • FMPT1
    FMPT1 Posts: 42 Member
    lilaclovebird wrote: »
    alexiscy323 wrote: »
    toadg53 wrote: »
    Hi. thanks so much for the free advice. I have a question for you. I was diagnosed with tendonitis or tennis elbow in my left arm. it's actually in the muscle in front of the elbow joint, so I'm not sure really what the problem is. I'm right handed. I didn't actually DO anything to bring it on. I've had it off/on for a couple years now. I had a cortisone shot about 3 months ago, and it didn't help. I had to stop my strength training (machines at the gym) becuz it was causing too much pain, so now my exercise is walking only. Do you have any suggestions for me, to get this back under control and heal this muscle once and for all? thanks in advance. Gean.

    i am afraid you need to consult your doctor or physio as I am not qualified for that medical condition. Obviously you are in pain so you cannot exercise maybe it is just a matter of time and letting it heal. I am really sorry I cant help. In the meantime you can do exersices that don involve flexion of the elbow. deadlifts, squats, chest flys, lunges, lateral raises etc

    Hope this helps

    Straight up...I was kinda 'meh' about you giving advice(still lurking and reading though). THEN you did THIS! Super impressed with that. Admitting you aren't qualified for or don't have knowledge of something is HUGE and not something that is seen very often.
    Good looking, wicked smart, humble and kind enough to share information and knowledge with us. I am in serious like with you dude. :D


    Thanks :)
  • jcook0716
    jcook0716 Posts: 65 Member
    Thank you! :) We had a guy at the gym who used to be a personal trainer help me one day so ive been doing the exercises he showed me in addition to my routine. The day he helped me i almost keeled over and died lol. For some reason its just hard for me to muster that much drive when someone isnt standing there telling me what to do. Ill try to push harder when im on my own. Thanks for your help!
  • purpleleopard76
    purpleleopard76 Posts: 77 Member
    Bump - lurking and picking up some great tips :wink:
  • leoboyten
    leoboyten Posts: 9 Member
    Male
    5'11"
    Weight 143
    BF% not sure

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge, you really look awesome and your hard work has definitely paid off. So I would say that I have a slow metabolism in the regards that if I eat more than 1000 cal I gain weight, if I go under I lose weight. I'm not restricting calories on purpose, I just don't get hungry, i've been using MFP to try and be more consistent and eat more. Also I've been using MFP for 56 days to track calories and I've lost over 28 pounds.

    Never worked out before, have done cardio in the past. I still have fat to lose, and I'd probably be down to like 122 pounds by the time I lose all the fat I wanted too. I want to start the ice cream fitness 5 X 5. If I started that workout what would do you think would be realistic calorie intake that would still allow me to keep losing fat? Or should I start to put on weight (muscle) what would be the best calories to start at? What would be the best way to check my body fat %? I have a scale, but I read they're not very accurate.

    Thanks
    James

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