This really is something you should discuss with a professional physical therapist. You can do a lot of damage when doing the wrong excercises too early
This might sound crazy, but if you can wear braces to protect yourself, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu might be an option.
I've trained for close to a decade, and have trained with people with spinal injuries, hand deformities, no legs, limited/no vision, and limited/no hearing. Obviously, combat sports with limb injuries without consulting a professional first is fucking stupid, but you can absolutely make it work with the right gym and coach. Sure, you won't be doing an iminari roll any time soon, but it might be a good workout and an option to test what you can and cannot do.
That's a great suggestion, thank you. I've been meaning to get back to training in a martial art for a while now but injuries over the years have made Sambo not a likely get. I'll keep this in my pocket for after full recovery. :)
Ah, well if you've done or know some grappling you'll have a great base for BJJ, especially Sambo since there's a lot of overlap. Even if you just do some drilling or stay on bottom to work escapes you should get enough exercise and social interaction that you might not get elsewhere.
Look into AthleanX. The guy who made it was a physical therapist for a MLB team, and everything in it is basically straight out of the PT manual.
Start with very low weight, and only move up when you can do 4 sets of 25 reps without any fatigue.
I don't regard AthleanX as a good source of information. He made a name for himself creating fake things to worry about and none of his programs help people reach a definable goal.
Dude is also clearly juiced out of his fucking mind.
Using steroids doesn't mean you don't know what you're talking about
True, but if you're being disingenuous about your own results, you're not going to be setting the best example to others.
Many other fitness influencers have called him out hard, alongside openly sharing their own relationships with steroids. I don't know enough to say his advice is right/wrong, but if you can't be honest about yourself, I can't trust what you're selling.
I just assume anyone who markets a workout program is on gear, and didn't use the program to get that big.
While I don't know about how he made a name for himself, that has little to do with his workout programs.
The claim that the programs don't have a definable goal is flat out false. AX-1 is intended to improve general athleticism and fitness, and AX-2 improves on it. The TNT add on can be purchased if you want to do additional work on a muscle group.
AX-1 is a well balanced program that gives focus to strengthening supporting muscle groups, which isn't something I've seen in a ton of programs. For example, essentially each week has some form of rotator cuff specific exercise, which I've never seen emphasized.
For other goals, they have a short quiz that will give you a suggestion of the paths to take.
All I can say is AX-1 allowed me to postpone my torn labrum surgery for 3 years, and is very likely why my recovery was half the expected time. During my PT, every prescribed exercise was something I had done in the program. (I got too confident in year 3 and pushed my muscles too hard, which is why I had to finally have it).
"General athleticism and fitness" is not a defined goal.
How long have you been doing his programs and in that time, what have you accomplished?
General fitness and athleticism is absolutely a defined goal. Not everyone works out to body build. I do his program to stay in shape and make getting old suck less.
Plus, that's one program out of like a dozen.
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