Knee Cartilidge - Page 2 - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

TH&S · 10-03-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan301

Is that how your getting to the gym nowadays mate?

Yes.

I sit on said Raleigh Chopper, but run with my feet Fred Flintstone Stylee.

Thats what I mean when I say "Running a cycle"

Spartan301 · 10-03-2008, 11:09 AM

lol,

I didnt think you would have gone over to the darkside without at least a thread to show for it!

TH&S · 10-03-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan301

lol,

I didnt think you would have gone over to the darkside without at least a thread to show for it!

Lol. No Darkside for me.

Current training cycle has me at a mass gain of 7lbs in 8 weeks, an increase of 10kgs on Squats and 15kgs on Deads

Spartan301 · 10-03-2008, 11:21 AM

good going mate!

Im on a diet that Cookie helped me with and its going really well!

BabyYoYo · 10-03-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by taylzo

Cool, glad you did, it is pretty useful! I haven't been doing much training after a string of bad luck starting with a car accident 3 years ago! Used to be really fit and toned but thats a distant memory now! Trying to get back into the gym and hockey now so will keep an eye on this site for inspiration!

Hey Taylzo,

Yeah this site is great for some inspiration!! I'm heading to the gym in a mo to start my new routine!

What is your fitness like now?!

And should I be calling you Cara?!:confused:

Haha

Kate x

Spartan301 · 10-03-2008, 11:27 AM

BabyYoYo

How did you manage to injure your knee in the first place?

taylzo · 10-03-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyYoYo

Hey Taylzo,

Yeah this site is great for some inspiration!! I'm heading to the gym in a mo to start my new routine!

What is your fitness like now?!

And should I be calling you Cara?!:confused:

Haha

Kate x

Yeah call me Cara lol

Fitness is better than it had been but miles off where I want to be!! :(

Gym sessions are always rushed - generally 20 minutes on cross trainer and 10-15 minutes on rowing machine, I try to do a bit at home when I can fit it in. I do a bit of pilates too.
Off uni for 3 weeks so want to try to put the time to good use! I'll maybe stick a post up later to get some inspiration!

TH&S · 10-03-2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylzo

Yeah call me Cara lol

Fitness is better than it had been but miles off where I want to be!! :(

Gym sessions are always rushed - generally 20 minutes on cross trainer and 10-15 minutes on rowing machine, I try to do a bit at home when I can fit it in. I do a bit of pilates too.
Off uni for 3 weeks so want to try to put the time to good use! I'll maybe stick a post up later to get some inspiration!

I had you down as a Zoe Taylor from your user id

BabyYoYo · 10-03-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spartan301

BabyYoYo

How did you manage to injure your knee in the first place?

Hey Spartan301,

I don't know! But, I think it might've happened when I was about 14.. was swimming in the sea with flippers on and I must have moved my leg awkwardly and something kinda popped out of place and I couldn't walk back up the beach... was messing around with my knee for ages to get in back in place! Next time it happened was about a year later in the USA... again, in water!

Never really had problems with it unless it dislocated up until last year when I had pain everytime I exercised! Gutted!

Have resigned myself to the fact I'm likely to be forever broken!

LOL

Kate x

BabyYoYo · 10-03-2008, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylzo

Yeah call me Cara lol

Fitness is better than it had been but miles off where I want to be!! :(

Gym sessions are always rushed - generally 20 minutes on cross trainer and 10-15 minutes on rowing machine, I try to do a bit at home when I can fit it in. I do a bit of pilates too.
Off uni for 3 weeks so want to try to put the time to good use! I'll maybe stick a post up later to get some inspiration!

Hi Cara!

Try to incorporate some resistance into your regime.. you'll start to see results much sooner!

Use the site to your advantage, there's some great guys on here... check out pscarbs posts if you're short of things to do!

Take it easy...

Kate x x

Spartan301 · 10-03-2008, 01:05 PM

Try walking around in the shallow end of a swimming pool. That worked great for me as well as using the balancing board.

Cant be resigned to the fact your broken!! Cant imagine surfing will be too comfortable unless you get it sorted!!

BabyYoYo · 11-03-2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spartan301

Try walking around in the shallow end of a swimming pool. That worked great for me as well as using the balancing board.

Cant be resigned to the fact your broken!! Cant imagine surfing will be too comfortable unless you get it sorted!!

Hey Spartan,

Surfing's pretty impossible at the mo, let alone uncomfortable... haven't been in the water much at all for fear of being stuck out back and unable to swim!!!! Maybe I will try the walking around in the swimming pool thing... sounds fun!!!!!

Spartan301 · 11-03-2008, 09:40 AM

Its not too bad. Can be a bit boring though!! Just make sure you wear a scowl when your walking around so the kids in the pool dont splash you!

pitprop · 30-03-2008, 12:35 PM

If you've had cartilage removed
a) it'll never grow back so you've lost the shock absorbing effects of the cartilage that's been stripped out; i.e crashing down on your knee is going to hurt & lead to possibly more damage but controlled resistance training should be OK weights/bike/rowing (but still painful)
b) if you've had meniscal cartilage removed you've lost some of the structure in your joint that gives stability and makes the bone ends move over each other in the right direction; i.e. avoid exercises that involve rotation of the lower leg, pushing off side-ways etc.
Some positive evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatories like ibuprfen speeds recovery. Glucosamine +/- fish oils are good but take about 6 weeks to kick in. Cann't beat decent ultrasound
Remember good ole fashioned rest-ice-compression-elevation. If you can, after training flop on the couch with your leg up and an ice pack/bag-of-frozen peas wrapped in a damp tea towel (allows for cooling but avoids freezer burn) for 15-20mins.

Jimmy_Cricket · 30-03-2008, 01:02 PM

Do you use the xtrainer by any chance? My bro tells he he has stopped using it as it messes up his knee's! Just a though!

10-03-2008, 11:09 AM	#17 (permalink)
Spartan301 Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Knee Cartilidge lol, I didnt think you would have gone over to the darkside without at least a thread to show for it!

10-03-2008, 11:21 AM	#19 (permalink)
Spartan301 Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Knee Cartilidge good going mate! Im on a diet that Cookie helped me with and its going really well!

10-03-2008, 11:27 AM	#21 (permalink)
Spartan301 Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Knee Cartilidge BabyYoYo How did you manage to injure your knee in the first place?

10-03-2008, 01:05 PM	#26 (permalink)
Spartan301 Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Knee Cartilidge Try walking around in the shallow end of a swimming pool. That worked great for me as well as using the balancing board. Cant be resigned to the fact your broken!! Cant imagine surfing will be too comfortable unless you get it sorted!!

11-03-2008, 09:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
Spartan301 Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Knee Cartilidge Its not too bad. Can be a bit boring though!! Just make sure you wear a scowl when your walking around so the kids in the pool dont splash you!

30-03-2008, 12:35 PM	#29 (permalink)
pitprop short middle-aged overweight lifter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brecon, sth Wales Posts: 4	Re: Knee Cartilidge If you've had cartilage removed a) it'll never grow back so you've lost the shock absorbing effects of the cartilage that's been stripped out; i.e crashing down on your knee is going to hurt & lead to possibly more damage but controlled resistance training should be OK weights/bike/rowing (but still painful) b) if you've had meniscal cartilage removed you've lost some of the structure in your joint that gives stability and makes the bone ends move over each other in the right direction; i.e. avoid exercises that involve rotation of the lower leg, pushing off side-ways etc. Some positive evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatories like ibuprfen speeds recovery. Glucosamine +/- fish oils are good but take about 6 weeks to kick in. Cann't beat decent ultrasound Remember good ole fashioned rest-ice-compression-elevation. If you can, after training flop on the couch with your leg up and an ice pack/bag-of-frozen peas wrapped in a damp tea towel (allows for cooling but avoids freezer burn) for 15-20mins.

30-03-2008, 01:02 PM	#30 (permalink)
Jimmy_Cricket Baked Bean Face Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotchland Posts: 1,272	Re: Knee Cartilidge Do you use the xtrainer by any chance? My bro tells he he has stopped using it as it messes up his knee's! Just a though!

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