Knee Injury

[Shamrock]

Pretty much destroyed my right knee a while back. Still want to train to keep fit and just be around it. Can anyone suggest a training method to replace roadwork ? I have to have minimal impact on the knee. I've tried swimming but it's soooooo boring. Any ideas guys ?

[donnydarkoIRL]

Hey Shamrock,
I injured myself last year and thought that boxing was out of the question for me for a while. But I tried to raise my cartilage and synovial fluid levels and now I'm better than I was. I used fish oils, oily fish in my diet and hours of special preparation to get back my flexability.


As for an excercise to replace roadwork, how about rowing?

[Shamrock]

Hey Shamrock,
I injured myself last year and thought that boxing was out of the question for me for a while. But I tried to raise my cartilage and synovial fluid levels and now I'm better than I was. I used fish oils, oily fish in my diet and hours of special preparation to get back my flexability.


As for an excercise to replace roadwork, how about rowing?

I did the same thing when I first injured my knee. I had to do hours of physio to build up the muscle around the knee to protect the cruicate. wear and tear over the years has left it pretty much fecked though.

Rowing is an interesting idea though... cheers fella !

[donnydarkoIRL]

No worries mate.

[iceman]

i think all cardio is boring esp when you sit for an hour riding a bike or running...what is your goal? and what exactly is wrong with the knee? i just started to come back from dislocating mine at work, and it is almost 3 months and i can do a lot except walking on a down slope or going down stairs is painful. keep doing the pt excercises they will get you the strenght you need, then try doing sprints on a bike or an eliptical trainer, to reduce pounding and reduce boredom by shortening the time..if you are training for boxin, anerobic fitness is what you need if you want to loose fat, you can stick with reg cardio, but also wdd weightsas muscle burns more calories than fat.

[iceman]

try doing things like this...



http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9t1FlMUS32A

[Shamrock]

i think all cardio is boring esp when you sit for an hour riding a bike or running...what is your goal? and what exactly is wrong with the knee? i just started to come back from dislocating mine at work, and it is almost 3 months and i can do a lot except walking on a down slope or going down stairs is painful. keep doing the pt excercises they will get you the strenght you need, then try doing sprints on a bike or an eliptical trainer, to reduce pounding and reduce boredom by shortening the time..if you are training for boxin, anerobic fitness is what you need if you want to loose fat, you can stick with reg cardio, but also wdd weightsas muscle burns more calories than fat.

My goal... well I have no illusions of competing any more. I'm looking at coaching and I just want to be able to get back in the ring and be able to move around. Fat is not an issue I'm only about 3-4 pounds over what I used to be when I was fighting.

I have part of the cartlidge floating in my knee which is causing it to lock. Depending on the MRI results they will either shave or remove the cartlidge.