profirefight wrote:Franklin22 wrote:Profirefight you are gonna be slaying some poonanny soon. What are you doing to minimize loss of muscle from not hitting the gym?
Im pretty big into working out also and the idea of no gym for 6 weeks hurts.
lol, well I’m really trying to win back my ex wife, so we will see about that. I am hopeful.
As far as working out goes, yeah it has sucked. The first 10 days of not working out I didn’t look too much different but after the hitting the two week mark I could tell I was shrinking some. I am 17 days post op now and went to the gym today for the first time and did LIGHT LIGHT weight all upper body just to get some blood flow and it felt good. I was told not to lift anything over 10 pounds for 3 weeks then ease back into my normal routine. I wasn’t told 6 weeks like you mentioned.
My advice would be to get your diet right and don’t give yourself an excuse to eat like crap just because you aren’t able to workout. Even though I definitely did eat some bad food, but I wish I had kept it clean the whole time. Plus, muscle memory is a real thing and it will all come right back!
Been there done that with the ex. Wish you luck.
Dr. Clavell mentioned 6 weeks in the consult. But I plan to raise this question again to see if we can cut it to 4 weeks light weights.
I plan on not drinking anything for the recovery and high protein with lots of fruits and vegetables.
I’ve enjoyed reading your story. And wish you continued success in your journey.