I have started weights again to compliment the swimming and recover from an ailing RC.
I have found that I can lift dumbbells with out pain, but the machines hurt my RC. Not sure why, but I go back to my Ortho next month and he'll probably want to give me a cortisone shot. I'm not sure I want that.
The machines shouldn't hurt your RC, if you're doing lower weights and the correct exercises! What are you doing? No bench pressing right? Did your PT show you what to do with the machines? Most PT offices are equipped with them. I saw my prolo doc last week, he said my strength from lifting was one of the only things that allowed me to keep swimming with my loosey goosey tendons and flexibility issues.
Blech on cortisone. If it's your first one, OK. It's work for awhile. Multiple ones stop working. Plus, they degrade your tendons.
Anyone have any good medicine ball routines?
I have started weights again to compliment the swimming and recover from an ailing RC.
I have found that I can lift dumbbells with out pain, but the machines hurt my RC. Not sure why, but I go back to my Ortho next month and he'll probably want to give me a cortisone shot. I'm not sure I want that.
The machines shouldn't hurt your RC, if you're doing lower weights and the correct exercises! What are you doing? No bench pressing right? Did your PT show you what to do with the machines? Most PT offices are equipped with them. I saw my prolo doc last week, he said my strength from lifting was one of the only things that allowed me to keep swimming with my loosey goosey tendons and flexibility issues.
Blech on cortisone. If it's your first one, OK. It's work for awhile. Multiple ones stop working. Plus, they degrade your tendons.
Anyone have any good medicine ball routines?
