[alpha1]

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Hi team, i was going to the gym regularly and making good progress but unfortunately now am lying in bed nursing a hairline fracture in my left foot. Will be immobile for atleast a month but dont wanna gain weight or lose my progress. Have already altered my diet drastically. Please suggest some upper body exercises which i can do at home to remain fit.

Unless you want to compete somewhere, I would take this time off as a vacation and do other things in life. There is a huge amount of life beyond the weights at the gym.

But since you will feel that the above paragraph is lucture-baazi by someone who has never been Mr India and therefore doesn't know what it feels like: you have several variations of push ups, pull ups, parallel or \/ bar dips, parallel bar pulls (something like pushups but the other way round)

[nareshov]

@faithless_1984: pull-ups, dips, L-sits, push-ups, incline/horizontal rows -- get an approval from your doc/physio before your proceed.

[Octane_Power]

@faithless_1984, If its a fracture in the foot I think even doing push-ups would put some amount of pressure there which won't be advisable.

However you have said that you are 'immobile' for atleast a month then where do you plan to workout your upper body? Have a pull-up bar and some dumbbells at home?

-Bhargav

[faithless_1984]

Originally Posted by alpha1

Unless you want to compete somewhere, I would take this time off as a vacation and do other things in life. There is a huge amount of life beyond the weights at the gym.

No sir i have no intention to compete anywhere or to become a model ,its just that i lost a lot of weight in the past 2 years and don't wanna lose that progress.

you have several variations of push ups, pull ups, parallel or \/ bar dips, parallel bar pulls (something like pushups but the other way round)

pull-ups, dips,L-sits, push-ups, incline/horizontal rows

Don't have the equipment required for all this at home. :(

Have a pull-up bar and some dumbbells at home?

Have a set of dumbbells but i guess they wont be of much help.

It seems like i`ll have to manage with the diet only. Man this sucks.

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Hi team, i was going to the gym regularly and making good progress but unfortunately now am lying in bed nursing a hairline fracture in my left foot. Will be immobile for atleast a month but dont wanna gain weight or lose my progress. Have already altered my diet drastically. Please suggest some upper body exercises which i can do at home to remain fit.

Pull ups? Provided you can hobble a bit. That will work your abs too if you do leg swinging while hanging.

[alpha1]

Originally Posted by Octane_Power

If its a fracture in the foot I think even doing push-ups would put some amount of pressure there which won't be advisable.

Great point, and similar pressure may be put while jumping to get up the the pullup bar or the dips bar.

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

No sir i have no intention to compete anywhere or to become a model ,its just that i lost a lot of weight in the past 2 years and don't wanna lose that progress.

If you have lost a lot of weight in the last two years, it must have been through diet control. Doing weight or not doing weights should not make much difference.

I would still recommend you to take a break and develop/follow a new hobby.

[amitoj]

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Hi team, i was going to the gym regularly and making good progress but unfortunately now am lying in bed nursing a hairline fracture in my left foot. Will be immobile for atleast a month but dont wanna gain weight or lose my progress. Have already altered my diet drastically. Please suggest some upper body exercises which i can do at home to remain fit.

Wish you a speedy recovery.
You dont need any special equipment for dips, if you put your feet on an elevated surface. This will work your triceps.

Originally Posted by alpha1

Great point, and similar pressure may be put while jumping to get up the the pullup bar or the dips bar.

Starting the pull ups by standing on a stool will eliminate any jumps.

[Piyadassi]

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Hi team, i was going to the gym regularly and making good progress but unfortunately now am lying in bed nursing a hairline fracture in my left foot. Will be immobile for atleast a month but dont wanna gain weight or lose my progress. Have already altered my diet drastically. Please suggest some upper body exercises which i can do at home to remain fit.

If you have been advised complete bed rest then I don't think you have any option.

If you can walk around and your feet is encased in plaster, and if your doctor permits it, you can go to gym and do almost every weight lifting exercises sitting on a bench.

If you want to control weight since you won't be able to do any cardio no exercise is going to help you at this juncture.

Moreover, though I am not an expert, but I have feeling that doctor would prefer to keep you slightly calorie surplus to speed up recovery.

Wish you speedy recovery.

[faithless_1984]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Pull ups? Provided you can hobble a bit. That will work your abs too if you do leg swinging while hanging.

Don't have a pull up bar at home.

Originally Posted by alpha1

If you have lost a lot of weight in the last two years, it must have been through diet control. Doing weight or not doing weights should not make much difference.

I would still recommend you to take a break and develop/follow a new hobby.

Yes majority was through diet control but i love working out now so wanted to continue in some way but as you mentioned its better if i take a break till i recover.

Originally Posted by amitoj

Wish you a speedy recovery.
You dont need any special equipment for dips, if you put your feet on an elevated surface. This will work your triceps.

Thanks, decided not to risk it for now.

Originally Posted by Piyadassi

If you have been advised complete bed rest then I don't think you have any option.

If you can walk around and your feet is encased in plaster, and if your doctor permits it, you can go to gym and do almost every weight lifting exercises sitting on a bench.

If you want to control weight since you won't be able to do any cardio no exercise is going to help you at this juncture.

Moreover, though I am not an expert, but I have feeling that doctor would prefer to keep you slightly calorie surplus to speed up recovery.

Wish you speedy recovery.

Thanks, have given up on the workout thing. Tried to use the dumbbells at home and it was not a good experience. So decided to just focus on the diet and relax.

1 month and counting.

[kablu]

@faithless_1984, Bro, first of all, wishing you a speedy recovery without much weight gain. BTW, care to share the diet plans that you followed for weight reduction? I'm at 98 Kgs now and just started my weight reduction/workout regimen.

[DCEite]

Damn so many people want to loose weight!

I am one of those who actually can't put on weight, no matter what!

Any tips for putting ON weight, (ofcourse without the harmful suppliments/steroids).

[nareshov]

@DCEite: I'm sure it must be repeated in some previous posts: calculate your total daily energy expenditure, eat about 500 calories more. Then keep yourself fit with some kind of strength program.

[alpha1]

Originally Posted by DCEite

Damn so many people want to loose weight!

I am one of those who actually can't put on weight, no matter what!

Any tips for putting ON weight, (ofcourse without the harmful suppliments/steroids).

What do you mean by putting on weight?
Of course anyone can put on weight by getting fat.
You just need to drink lot of oils and ghee.

(BTW there is nothing more harmful about steroids than taking antibiotics)

[mallumowgli]

Originally Posted by alpha1

You just need to drink lot of oils and ghee

How lots is lots?

(BTW there is nothing more harmful about steroids than taking antibiotics)

How do you say so? Any scientific study, theory etc? Not epidemiological ones, please

[amitoj]

Originally Posted by DCEite

Damn so many people want to loose weight!

I am one of those who actually can't put on weight, no matter what!

Any tips for putting ON weight, (ofcourse without the harmful suppliments/steroids).

Originally Posted by alpha1

You just need to drink lot of oils and ghee.

I have a friend who is in similar situation as DCEite.
He eats copious amounts of ghee and oil and oily food and it just doesnt stick to him! He has now started some exercises too, so we are waiting to see whether that has any impact or not.