‘Now the leg, huh?’
-Hector the Toad, Scarface
I have a problem with my left knee. An old injury. Not sure what it’s from. I’ve spent my adult life doing martial arts and running and weights, so it’s probably a cumulative issue. I weight train regularly without pain, but I could barely run to the end of the street the other day, so booked in with the Muscular Skeletal doctor, the MSK, and he ran a few practical tests.
The upshot: it’s not the knee. Not Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), as a friend suspected. There’s no tear to any ligament. However, the muscles around the knee could do with being built up. (This came as a surprise as I do pump class 3 times a week and I’m lifting more all the time.)
MSK Dr gave me a 2-week gym plan with leg stretches, hamstring curl and stiff legged deadlift to work on. Quad curl isn’t listed but it would make sense to include it in the workout. Hence, between the 22nd this month and the 5th November, I’m going to hammer these exercises and see if I can beat some PBs on these particular movements. The plan suggests 30 reps x3, which is a ridiculously high number of reps. Sorry, I’m sticking with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 12, 10, 8, 6 reps with increasing weight. I’m still doing pump class, which seems fine because most of the movements include movements with planted feet, and don’t involve the kind of impact that has been giving me pain. Circuit class, which has a lot of jumping around, is out for the moment.
I’ll review when the programme is over, and I’ve seen the MSK guy again.
But no, no amputation is necessary, unlike Scarface’s Hector and his choice of dismemberment.
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