Training after a 2-3 month lay off

[The Rela]

I did my ankle ligaments about 2-3 months ago.

I was hobbling around for most of this time and even now it's not 100%.

Am itching to get back to training, but it's kind of still not right. Not sure whether to go back to the gym now or wait until it's fully 100%.

Anyone else been in this situation?

[leggy]

hmmm hard to say
sensibly i would say dont go till its better
but if im honest i done my ankle and was back into trainign well to early, if i was you just go dont run skip or do jumping excercises at the moment try getting on a excercise bike or cross trainer for cardio

[The Rela]

hmmm hard to say
sensibly i would say dont go till its better
but if im honest i done my ankle and was back into trainign well to early, if i was you just go dont run skip or do jumping excercises at the moment try getting on a excercise bike or cross trainer for cardio

One of those isn't it.

I've been itching to get back into training for about 4 weeks now.

Now I'm 85% - I want to get back.

But I'll be seriously pissed if I do my ankle again through training too early.

[Salty]

I'd start doing some basic things like walking, stepper machine or cross trainer to get yourself back into it. While slowly increasing the intensity of exercise.

Also consider ankle strengthening exercises, like just standing on one foot for a while. Invest in an ankle brace, trust me once you do an ankle they stay weak for a long time. Make sure you have adequate footwear which gives the support you need and that you aren't rolling your leg outwards as you run. A wobble board is also very helpful for increasing ankle strength and balance, but be careful with this at the start so you don't blow out the ligaments.

[cpcompany]

hmmm hard to say
sensibly i would say dont go till its better
but if im honest i done my ankle and was back into trainign well to early, if i was you just go dont run skip or do jumping excercises at the moment try getting on a excercise bike or cross trainer for cardio

One of those isn't it.

I've been itching to get back into training for about 4 weeks now.

Now I'm 85% - I want to get back.

But I'll be seriously pissed if I do my ankle again through training too early.

When I was 12 I did my knee ligaments playing football. After ages doing rehab on it I couldnt wait to play again and lied to my PE teacher and sunday team manager that it was ok when I knew the muscle around the knee wasnt quite strong enough.

After a few games my knee went again and I had to start the whole process over again. Almost 2 seasons missed which is quite a long time for a lad who wanted to be a pro footballer.I was quite a good player when I came back but was never quite right. And the knee still stiffens up every now and again.

So the moral of the story is, dont do it !

[Youngblood]

Do you have physiotherapy available to you?

Here in Canada we do and often at no cost, and that would be a good way to both get back to it carefully, as well as have a trained medical person who might know better how ready you actually are.

[The Rela]

hmmm hard to say
sensibly i would say dont go till its better
but if im honest i done my ankle and was back into trainign well to early, if i was you just go dont run skip or do jumping excercises at the moment try getting on a excercise bike or cross trainer for cardio

One of those isn't it.

I've been itching to get back into training for about 4 weeks now.

Now I'm 85% - I want to get back.

But I'll be seriously pissed if I do my ankle again through training too early.

When I was 12 I did my knee ligaments playing football. After ages doing rehab on it I couldnt wait to play again and lied to my PE teacher and sunday team manager that it was ok when I knew the muscle around the knee wasnt quite strong enough.

After a few games my knee went again and I had to start the whole process over again. Almost 2 seasons missed which is quite a long time for a lad who wanted to be a pro footballer.I was quite a good player when I came back but was never quite right. And the knee still stiffens up every now and again.

So the moral of the story is, dont do it !

Cheers for that. It wasn't really what I wanted to hear, but it's words of wisdom.

[Trainer Monkey]

Yeah bro, build up the supporting muscles, but take your time with it. And when it gets too mad at you,know when to quit.
Its your body, but it talks to you all the time,learn to listen, or it will be yelling at you later

[Sharla]

You can still be active in the meantime. The pool is great!