sdb

I've gotta drop out of the strength competition. My poor knee has wear and tear on it and I'm not going to be able to lift any heavy weights for weeks.

The doc said i don't have a meniscus tear, but rather it's bruised good. Ordered rest and physical therapy.

Good luck to the rest of you gals.

Michael

Oh that 's too bad Hope your knee heals soon sdb. Good luck with your training!

bigmama

Hope you heal soon.

sdb

thanks guy and gal. so do i. climbing the flight of stairs to get to my office is unforgiving.

1quick1

That really sucks. Better to let if fully heal though then make it worse and be out longer.

wala

Thats no good, hope you get better soon sdb

Ali

that sucks, hope it heals soon

supa2

damn bro sorry top hear. i hope that never happens to me. hope u get better bro. take it easy.

Ali

bro?

IceDragon

I get called bro all the time Ali, don't sweat it mate.

Sdb, real sorry to hear that hun. I really hope it feels better soon, and there's always next time.

Did they give you a limit on what else you can't do?

sdb

i'm not going to physical therapy. it costs too much, but I'm treating it myself. I think of all the years of lifting and pulled muscles I can do this on my own.

I'm not going to lift heavy (or any weights) for a couple months. I'm going to do simple leg extensions and BW squats, static type stuff. Mainly focus on strengthening the tendons and ligaments.

The meniscus is bruised (thankfully not torn) but since it gets minimal blood supply, it's not going to heal itself very fast.

I'll take it one day at a time. rightnow I cant even go up or down stairs without putting most of my weight on the rail.

Big Guns

Meniscus is a long healer. Mine was 8 weeks none weight bearing. At least you got to keep yours. They took 1/3 of mine out.
Let it heal and hang in there

Sam

Shit sdb, just saw this.

Man, that really sucks ass. But hey, you're still young and now's the chance to let it heal properly.

Do you know what you can do to avoid this type of injury? Will you get 100% recovery or will there always be a chance of recurring injury with it?

I am so sorry to hear that you're out of the competition. But your health comes first and the weights will still be there (and just as heavy) when you're ready to come back.

Malley

Keep in mind you must keep squatting after healing. Squatting only strengthens up around the knee. However, powerlifting is defnitily out! But bodyweight squats are a nice start.