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    Urgent help, please!

    Hello, I'm an intermediate lifter - I've traditionally trained for bodybuilding for about two years (casually) and recently picked up Olympic lifting, too.

    I'm training fourteen times a week (7 for bodybuilding, 5 for olympic lifting) but I've recently torn my meniscus in my knee.

    It's been a month since I've gotten this injury (two weeks into my cutting program) and I've shot straight back up to 18% body fat in this time.

    For cardio I normally skip/jump rope for twenty minutes before my workout but now my coach and chiropractor have said that I'm not allowed to do any leg work or anything stressful involving my legs (it's so extreme that they've told me to avoid stairs whenever possible).

    *Has anybody got any advice on how I can still get any cardio work done or train my legs considering my injury?*

    Thanks!
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    So you had an MRI and a ortho did an evaluation and recommendation on the injury?

    Yeah, me neither.

    First week I took off from the gym, gimped around like captain hook. Second week, back in the gym, upper only, worked lower mobility, still gimped around, real fun when the knee would just "lock-up." Third week, started pulling from the floor, deadlifts, power snatch, power clean, more aggressive mobility stuff. Fourth week started squatting again, low bar. Maybe six weeks until I started front squatting again along with full cleans and snatches.

    Wasn't until I injured my hip a couple years later that I finally got my knee looked at too.

    Probably should do what your coach or doctor tells you to.
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    They've told me I have another five months until i can start training properly again... I've been limited going nothing above my 60% and ten reps (at advised 60% maxes) and I've only just been able to start doing powercleans again, it's not looking good for me! Thanks brother!

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    So you had an MRI and a ortho did an evaluation and recommendation on the injury?

    Yeah, me neither.

    First week I took off from the gym, gimped around like captain hook. Second week, back in the gym, upper only, worked lower mobility, still gimped around, real fun when the knee would just "lock-up." Third week, started pulling from the floor, deadlifts, power snatch, power clean, more aggressive mobility stuff. Fourth week started squatting again, low bar. Maybe six weeks until I started front squatting again along with full cleans and snatches.

    Wasn't until I injured my hip a couple years later that I finally got my knee looked at too.

    Probably should do what your coach or doctor tells you to.
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    I am sorry i feel bad for you because i am experiencing the same here as i got my Rotator cuff tear.
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