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Old Tue, Jun-24-14, 06:15
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Plan: Modified Atkins version
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Default Injured leg - do you know any good exercises I can do?

Anyone know a list of cardio exercises I can do without putting strain on my leg?
I think I injured it by lack of stretching, or just overworking it. I definitely have to give my leg some rest but I don't want to quit exercising/working out.

Walking isn't an option because after a few blocks it starts to cause pain.
Thanks in advance.
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Old Fri, Jun-27-14, 06:10
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How did you injure it? Pulled hamstring?
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Old Fri, Jun-27-14, 13:28
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Just google 'seated cardio" and pick something you like.

Why cardio? There's lots of strength training options if you want intense exercise. Are you talking about 20+ sustained minutes?
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Old Sat, Jun-28-14, 12:01
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To answer your questions:

I'm not sure what type of injury it is, I just know it feels fine until I go jogging. (Normal walking doesn't usually agitate it too much now)

Hmm, why cardio? Well, I'm a complete beginner when it comes to health/fitness. Up until two months ago I didn't know the difference between a protein and a carbohydrate. My research led me to believe that I should be on a schedule like this:

Monday - workout
Tuesday - cardio
Wed - workout
Thur - cardio
Friday - rest
Saturday - rest
Sun - cardio

Or something along those lines. By workout I mean pushups, crunches, squats/lunges and pullups. For cardio I usually do jogging around the track for awhile. And for Workouts I pretty much do 3 sets of as many as I can do (with the exception of crunches, I read to do only 12 per set)

Your opinions on this? What could I do differently to improve my plan? I have two main goals.. I want to lose weight, but I also want to build strength and endurance.
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Old Sat, Jun-28-14, 17:11
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Wow you're really getting educated fast. that looks like a nice balanced plan to start.

I'd recommend Mark Sisson's Primal fitness plan. There's free web pages and a free ebook. It covers all the basics of the different kinds of exercise, and works with LC too.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/prim.../#axzz35yipXLeV

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/prim.../#axzz35yipXLeV
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Old Mon, Jun-30-14, 05:51
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Cardio is anything that increases the heart rate for a prolonged length of time.

I used to do this with body weight exercises so, push-ups sit-ups, dips, ab holds etc. You can then add it yoga position holds. These would give you a chance to rehabilitate the sore bit, but more importantly would allow you to leave the sore bit well alone.

My favourite types of yoga are ashtanga and iyenga. Ashtanga is more movement based.

As for the doing no more than 12 sit up in a set. I hope thats wrong as I normally do 50 in a set, and will happily do up to 200.
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Old Wed, Jul-23-14, 18:32
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I have a tape of exercises you can do sitting down. I did it when I injured my hip. Or just do your regular stuff sitting down
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