Training in my boot – this is me spotting (now) NHL New York Islander Scott Mayfield with a suspended TRX Row.
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden, Basketball Hall of Famer.
Great advice from a legendary coach for training when injured – “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden, Basketball Hall of Famer.
I find too many people hurt their shoulder and shut down their entire routine when their legs are perfectly healthy. I coached someone today with a pretty ugly rotator tear, but while she arrived with her spirits down feeling like she can’t get a great workout in, we went ahead and hit the following:
squatting floor touches
kettlebell dead lifts with light to moderate weight
walking agility (heels, toes, side shuffle, grapevine, high knee march)
reverse lunges
single arm cable rows standing on 2 feet and on 1 foot with her unaffected arm
forward lunges
single arm lying dumbbell presses (research shows strength training the healthy arm can have strength improving benefits on the injured arm)
side lunges & 12″ box step cross over step backs
Needless to say, she was sweating, her entire body (and spirit) felt better and she felt her legs for 2 days after the workout.
