Exercises you wish you could do but can't
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@sijomial thanks for the info! Your quads look very strong to me!
Thank you.
It's like walking a tightrope - keeping leg muscles strong to compensate for injured joints without wearing them out. Cycling has been great for me, loads of cycling miles creates less far knee reaction than a 3 mile run.
Best of luck with your knees, that's amazing you can still squat at all with your injuries. You must be a determined lady. :flowerforyou:0 -
Iron cross (gymnastics)1
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Pole dancing. I did it for nine months before I injured my knee. I've tried everything but surgery to repair it so I'm hoping with some major weight loss I can get back into it. It was not only good for my body but for my soul0
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I wish I could ride a road bike, but I have terrible balance - I can ride a bike, I'm simply too nervous, so it's a constant white knuckle ride for me and my shoulders & hands are painful after due to the tension and grip when I finish ... I love my spinning/aerobic bike and I use it most days; I love the motion of cycling and would dearly love to hit the road or track, but my nerves let me down every time.
I'm working on unassisted pull-ups, which are coming along nicely, so I know I will master them one day, which was something I never thought I could do, so who knows, maybe, just maybe my nerves will ease and I can take my road bike out there in the sunshine and enjoy a leisurely cycle in our beautiful Peak District one day.3 -
Sit ups, crunches, any lying down abdominal exercise. I have just always lacked the muscle tone in my back to do them as long as i can remember.0
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i would love to be able to do turkish getups again. cursing myself for ever having let them drop off my map in the first place, but i've got a vulnerable hip atm that obviously isn't ready for me to reintroduce them just yet.0
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I can FINALLY after a year of training, do full pushups. I did 40 in my workout this week, compared to not being able to do 10 on my knees a year ago. Next goal, chinup/ pull up. Building strength in my arms but still got some fat to lose.7
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Overhead squats and snatches1
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Can't lift my leg while doing a side plank. I'm convinced that it's because my legs are so super muscle-y that they just can't be lifted as easily as all the other people in my class seem to be able to do it.
Or I could just be a weakling.2 -
Bloody sit-ups....they kill my back0
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FlattoPhat wrote: »pistol squat although i have strong legs
Problem with balance, strength or ROM?. First one, incorporate yoga - loads of balancing on one leg poses. Strength: you'll get there, keep working at it. ROM: if medical, not an MD, PT or even a nurse.. just not limber... incorporate yoga, helps with flexibility.0 -
Well, 6 month ago I would have said a handstand push-up, did one!!!! Okay it was kinda ugly and I think I cursed a bit, but I did one. Now to do a planch push-up, can't do those....yet.1
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I can't do mountain climbers elegantly!0
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I can't run do to arthritis in my knees from a bad fall when I was a kid and I have hereditary foot issues that keep me from doing dance workouts without having pain for days0
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Push-ups. My arms are weak as hell.0
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Jumping jacks - knees just not up to it, even with strapping. (nor's the pelvic floor TBH)0
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Burpees, push ups, planks, pull ups.
Anything that puts weight or pressure through my shoulder.0
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