Another exercise thread - With a twist!

[phantomtek]

Hi guys,

I recently as some of you may know had a long standing inguinal hernia patched back up, the Doctors said I had to wait at least 3 months until I lift anything more than a cup of tea and even after this time there is always chance of recurrance. Anyway, my 3 months is now up and I have stopped getting as many twinges from the area, so I have gone out and bought myself some decent running shoes and am going to join the gym.

My question is two fold.

What are the best exercises that I can do to build myself up quick (though I will be hammering the cardio as that is fairly safe anyway, and I need to burn the fat to lay the foundations for the muscle, don't wanna be a muscly fat guy ) that won't end up in the stitches busting and having to go through it all again? I want to build up my arms, abs and shoulders/chest area, I'm thinking sit ups, chest presses and isolated arm curls?

And, do you reckon it will be safe to start my Jujitsu again, I think I will wait for a while until my stamina is back to do the Muay Thai as it will kick my arse at the moment, but Jujitsu was good as it was strenous but not pisstake strenous!

Cheers guys!

Just my luck, my hernia site is twinging as I type this

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

No idea how badly a hernia will affect you but from a layoff of that long I would start off with bodyweight excercises. If youve done Muay Thai and have been training properly for the amrines you will know that weights arent really necessary.

Most muay thai trainers are pretty realistic and sympathetic so just go in and say youre taking it easy at first to see how you feel. You know how your body feels better than anyone so if something is uncomfortable then stop doing it and leave it for a while. Just stick to hitting pads and bags and skip the sparring and defence work for a bit.

Just use your noggin.

[phantomtek]

They aren't necessary persay, but I much prefer the actual action of doing a set than doing endless press ups, I hate press ups!

I would say your vague generalisation of all trainers being that way would generally be true, but the guy I go to is always busy as the gym is packed out, kind of puts me off because I like a closer relationship with my trainer (Not like that) but he is one of the best in Leeds so I don't mind it. Prefer Jujitsu though, only a small group of us and it is more varied, and we learn some basic MT anyway.

I'm just asking if anyone knows of any exercises that will split my stitches if I even think about them is all, I'm not stupid enough to 'fight through the pain' in this situation!

[iooi]

Talk to one of the trainers at the gym. If they can't give you any good advice, and the yshould be honest enough to say they don't know.... If they are not. Then find another gym...
Or go and see you doctor and ask him, what is the best thing for you to be doing.
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[supZ]

with that kind of injury your road to fitness will be longer than most but definately not a problem.

start out with non/light impact cardio (rowing, cross trainer, swimming) on a decent fitness level building routine. this will help get your general fitness levels up and get your muscles used to working again.

if you want to do some weights or resistance training then start light and plenty of reps (15 reps ideally, rest and again). again this will help get your muscles used to working.

as your stomach muscles (core) are the weak area you want to strengthen that area without over taxing it. the exercises i do for my stomach will be a bit hard for you so ask your trainer what he recommends.. probably start easy with leg raises/short plank then moving into the swiss ball and doing some balance work (strengthening your core)

just remember to always warm up and stretch, before and after an exercise, especially in the weak area. it'll take time but as long as you get it used to working and building the strength it'll be less likely to reoccur when you start doing the heavier stuff.

just dont try to rush anything.

as people have said, at the gym speak to one of the trainers there and they'll be able to best advise you on where to start.

talking of that.. i need to get my new programme in the system.. damn gym computers blew up and lost the lot :/
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[jack_zxr400]

you wont be doing anything or getting anywhere quickly

start of VERY lightly..

its better to build it up gradually than fuck it all up and have to wait months to start all over
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[phantomtek]

Cheers guys, some good information there. Will be going down to my gym this week, its just a leisure centre jobby so only costs around £20 a month so not too bad, I reckon if I get running in every day I will lose quite abit of weight after 3 or so months, then be healed enough to start on some weights when the fat is gone. 3 months does seem like a long time but to be honest, it kinda flies by really!

I will also take the advice about slowly building strength in my core, and slowly strengthening the area, going to have a high protein diet too so it should also help with the healing, as a little added bonus.

Cheers!