re-starting weight training after PT

[Tracy R.]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Oct-22-01 AT 09:54AM (Est)[/font][p]Hi Cathe-

Congrats on your new pregnancy!!!

My right knee and left elbow have been giving me trouble for awhile. I saw an ortho early this year and have been doing only PT stuff since then for strength (much of the same normal weight training exercises, just much lighter than my usual). My knee is doing pretty well, and I have been able to mix some higher impact cardio back in a few times a week without trouble.

I saw my ortho again this week because I am dying to get back into my regular weight training. He said that I should keep up my elbow-specific PT exercises (wrist curls, etc...), but that I can definitely start bringing back my regular routine of heavier weight training, which was music to my ears as I've been bored to tears lately and really losing motivation.

As anxious as I am to get back to weight training, I want to do it right. I have all of your workouts from PowerMax to the present and had been pretty advanced before the tendonitis issues. Given that I have just been doing very light PT for several months, could you suggest the best way to work back into using your weight training videos? I was thinking about using Slow and Heavy since I'm dying to do them and just going pretty light (I'm sure it will still be challenging at this point!).

Any thoughts? Love Rhythmic Step, by the way, and from watching the new weight workouts, I think I'll love them too!
Thanks!!
Tracy

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Tracy! Glad to hear that you are on the comeback. Any of the strength training workouts that you use will be fine as long as you start with light weights and NOT do too much too soon. I would start back by working each major muscle group just once per week with light weight. Then take three days off and do it again. After 4 weeks, stay with once a week per body part but increase you weight a bit. When you feel the time is right, you can work each major muscle group two times per week and continue to gradually increase weight as needed. Good Luck!

 

[Tracy R.]

Thanks Cathe!

I appreciate your response. If you happen to see this, I was wondering how many different exercises/sets you would suggest per body part.

Thanks for all you do!
Tracy

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

RE: Thanks Cathe!

Hi Tracy! About three exercises per body part, for three sets of 10 to 12 reps. As you get stronger, you can alter it to meet your needs more specifically. Go easy!

 

[Tracy R.]

Thanks again! (NFM)

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