I am 41yo and 16wks post ACL surgery. Doc does not want me doing and heavy leg work for several more months and possibly never... Additionally I may have to get other knee scoped in the future.
My overall health / fitness goals are probably best aligned with the "Mens Health Forum"... I lift using very traditional routine 2 -3x wk working mostly upper body. I do elliptical (prescribed by doc) 30-45m / 3x wk keeping HR @ 85% of max.
My strength, blood pressure, heart rate and blood results are much better than normal for my age group. The issue is I have (which is no real surprise) is I have made no real gains in size or strength for the last 12 months. I would like to update my lifting program and the 5x5 program would be vastly different for me. My question concerns the obvious leg / strength constraints I have.
Can you guys provide me some advise on what my options could be by modifying the 5x5. Also if the 5x5 is not the best can you recommend something else??
Thanks in advance!
My overall health / fitness goals are probably best aligned with the "Mens Health Forum"... I lift using very traditional routine 2 -3x wk working mostly upper body. I do elliptical (prescribed by doc) 30-45m / 3x wk keeping HR @ 85% of max.
My strength, blood pressure, heart rate and blood results are much better than normal for my age group. The issue is I have (which is no real surprise) is I have made no real gains in size or strength for the last 12 months. I would like to update my lifting program and the 5x5 program would be vastly different for me. My question concerns the obvious leg / strength constraints I have.
Can you guys provide me some advise on what my options could be by modifying the 5x5. Also if the 5x5 is not the best can you recommend something else??
Thanks in advance!
