Posted by alexandra_k on August 14, 2009, at 5:15:02
In reply to Re: can you lift weights with plates in your bones? » alexandra_k, posted by Deneb on August 14, 2009, at 4:13:42
I can't do squats or many of the complex leg free weight exercises because I don't have the range of ankle movement that is required. There isn't pressure on my knees after cardio warm-up (they are slightly 'clicky' for the first 5 minutes of cardio then they settle down and I just feel my muscles when I'm doing weights). I'm limited with the free-weight stuff partly because I have a limited range of movement, and partly because I'm only just learning how to 'recruit' my muscles. I've heard that 'complex' exercises are better (in the sense of being more natural) but that machine weights are a good start with respect to learning to recruit the individual muscles that will be part of the movement in free weights. I've made significant improvements in the amount I'm able to lift in machine weights in the first two weeks. Apparently that development isn't about increased muscle mass it is about learning to recruit more muscle fibers in each movement. I like machine weights because I'm just learning...
Targeting my legs / thighs / *ss is hard, though, because I'm so limited in my ankle movements. Machine weights seems best for that (along with cardio) only... There still seem to be some that are problematic. I think that what I need them to do is... Take the metal out of my legs.
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