Scaredycat10
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Quads and Hamstring
Without meaning to sound patronising, I would say as a [reluctant] gym bunny, my quads and hamstring have been in fine fettle [great condition for our non UK friends] for years thanks to leg extension/vertical leg press/ hamstring curl machines and regular exercise even through a gammy [ translation- pretty rubbish] knee.
Now?
It's very easy to lose and extremely hard to gain. I had quite a session in the gym yesterday, on my own, with the vertical leg press being the focus of the hour. I could press 60kg [30 kg each side] the week before the op., painfully with bone on bone left knee. Yesterday I was smug with pleasure I could press 10kg but with no pain or discomfort at all.
This morning, I'm sitting with a hot water bottle on the left quad. Knee is a bit swollen but it's fine. Quad aches like mad but I will be going again tomorrow afternoon to repeat the process.
Both my surgeon and physio have said the quads are integral to a stable knee so I will crack on.
Again, not meant to be patronising but, if it's hard for someone who had good muscle activity, it's hard for everyone so no worries, just keep on 'getting there' at 'your' own pace.
Without meaning to sound patronising, I would say as a [reluctant] gym bunny, my quads and hamstring have been in fine fettle [great condition for our non UK friends] for years thanks to leg extension/vertical leg press/ hamstring curl machines and regular exercise even through a gammy [ translation- pretty rubbish] knee.
Now?
It's very easy to lose and extremely hard to gain. I had quite a session in the gym yesterday, on my own, with the vertical leg press being the focus of the hour. I could press 60kg [30 kg each side] the week before the op., painfully with bone on bone left knee. Yesterday I was smug with pleasure I could press 10kg but with no pain or discomfort at all.
This morning, I'm sitting with a hot water bottle on the left quad. Knee is a bit swollen but it's fine. Quad aches like mad but I will be going again tomorrow afternoon to repeat the process.
Both my surgeon and physio have said the quads are integral to a stable knee so I will crack on.
Again, not meant to be patronising but, if it's hard for someone who had good muscle activity, it's hard for everyone so no worries, just keep on 'getting there' at 'your' own pace.