Dieting and injuries....

[KillahBee]

I have had 2 major injuries in the last 3 years or so (awesome!) and both happened while I was cutting. Recovery/rehab was also spent dieting - the first injury recovery took waaaay too long and I am in the midst of recovery for the 2nd injury. Any thoughts on the relationship between dieting and injury recovery? I know there are many variables there, but I can't help but think it is not necessarily the best move to be on some form of low carb (the typical way I diet - CKD right now) while recovering from an injury.

 

[pintoca]

Have you tried any other approach to dieting/cutting than CKD? While recovering from an injury (probably building new tissue, etc) I cannot help but think that the body will need a balanced diet to function properly.

Forcing your body to run in Ketosis while recovering from an injury might not be the best of moves... Then again, I'm in IT, not in the medical field, so this is just coing from common sense

 

[KillahBee]

Have you tried any other approach to dieting/cutting than CKD? While recovering from an injury (probably building new tissue, etc) I cannot help but think that the body will need a balanced diet to function properly.

Forcing your body to run in Ketosis while recovering from an injury might not be the best of moves... Then again, I'm in IT, not in the medical field, so this is just coing from common sense

lol @ IT vs. medicine. I have tried other things in the past and they have all worked - it really just comes down to discipline with me. I am thinking the same thing - I don't want to deprive my body of needed protein and carbs (CKD is low on both) when it needs it the most. I may look at my diet again this weekend and come up with a better way to approach - still be in a caloric deficit, but get those healthy carbs and protein increased.

 

[pintoca]

If you have not dieted for a period of time, any diet will work at the beginning (and even in the long run). Granted it might not be as fast as CKD can be, but it will be easier to follow and probably healthier

 

[KillahBee]

bump for some additional thoughts

 

[jeb0177]

what kind of injuries did you get?

 

[KillahBee]

what kind of injuries did you get?

partially torn rot cuff a while back and an extruding disk in my lower back (L5) right now.

 

[jeb0177]

wow! that is just not any kind of injury. what can and can't do as far as exercising?

partially torn rot cuff a while back and an extruding disk in my lower back (L5) right now.

 

[KillahBee]

wow! that is just not any kind of injury. what can and can't do as far as exercising?

yeah, you're telling me...

I can pretty much do everything with the RC - not sure if I will ever flat bench a ton, but that doesn't really bother me. I can't do dips and avoid upright rows. everything else is fair game.

the back injury is recent, so I don't know what the long term effects will be. hopefully I can do everything. squatting is the only problem I can foresee, but for now I ust want to get back to full health. really working on strengthening the abs, back, hammies.