Cameron_R Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hey team what's up?! So I managed to badly sprain my ankle while on holiday - I actually thought it was broken until last night when I got an X-Ray that showed me it's not. Right now I can walk normally when the floor is flat and I'm going in a straight line - walking around any corners, or up/down a slope/stairs and I limp like a leper. My question is - what suggestions do you have for me so I can keep doing legs while I have a sprained ankle? The things I can think of are to keep doing Leg Extension and Machine Leg Curls. But after that I run out of imagination .... Any ideas would be awesome. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaz Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just smash those two exercises. Supersets etc. Good fun lol Cameron_R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Er, yep... I'd say that's probably about all you can do. Just take the time off and recover properly. Most people are only too glad of an excuse to train arms instead of legs. Cameron_R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate225 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Could also use the adductor / abductor machines or bands to keep some variety. Cameron_R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamfatboy Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Stiff legged deadlifts for hamstrings - the load path should go straight thru tibia/ fib to heel.Narrow stance squats - same reason. My reason for saying that - experience :think: I rolled an ankle (classic inversion injury, a moderate sprain) during a powerlifting comp (before I'd even squatted :evil: ). I found that, as long as shins were more or less vertical in both side-to-side and fore-and-aft planes, it was manageable, esp once my ankle was well strapped to immobilise it. Cameron_R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron_R Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FellowshipOfTheRon Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 if you need to do it in the middle of a comp then sweet, but if you're not in a comp situation then let the fking thing recover properly lol. narrow stance squats and sldl you still got weights balancing on an unstable foundation. you can strap it up like crazy i guess but the heat is gonna flare it up and slow down recovery. what is better, short term satisfaction from dragged out, mediocre training or long term knowing that when you recover you can smash it at 100%? Pseudonym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaz Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 just restdont wanna f*ck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron_R Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Smith Machine Squats FTW!!Keeps me stable and let's me squat :-)I'm now in week 4 and its recovering well. Psyio says I need to keep it moving and stretch it. Pseudonym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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