HELP! Hamstring pull!

[run-chris-run]

I was recently going through fitness tests to become a Royal Navy diver and I pulled my hamstring! I am going back to try again once it has healed but my problem is how to keep up with my cardio. I have been swimming and done about 1km using only my upper body and although I could feel it give me a workout, it didn't get me out of breath or my heart rate up very much. So does anyone have any suggestions of how I can do a good cardio workout without running or using my bad leg? Thanks.

[Trident2010]

I was recently going through fitness tests to become a Royal Navy diver and I pulled my hamstring! I am going back to try again once it has healed but my problem is how to keep up with my cardio. I have been swimming and done about 1km using only my upper body and although I could feel it give me a workout, it didn't get me out of breath or my heart rate up very much. So does anyone have any suggestions of how I can do a good cardio workout without running or using my bad leg? Thanks.

Moving your arms around real fast? You could also try hopping up and down on your good leg. Those are just some ideas that popped in my head. Don't know what else you could do.

[run-chris-run]

Moving your arms around real fast? You could also try hopping up and down on your good leg. Those are just some ideas that popped in my head. Don't know what else you could do.

Yeah, cheers for that. I did think about using a skipping rope with only one leg.

[Unc0nv3nti0na1]

Hopping on one leg, huh? haha. Nice. Here are some other suggestions that help athletes maintain as much cardio as they can while having a Pull.

First off, Stationary or Recumbent Biking. Don't just get on the bike and pedal. No. Mix intensities up.
I.E. This workout takes 45 minutes:
10min Hard, 5min easy, 8 hard, 4 easy, 6 hard, 3easy, 4 hard, 2 easy, 2 hard
1 easy (Hard is over 100rpm. Easy is over 85rpm)
Make sure you have a 8min-10min warm-up and around 5-8 cool-down.

Another machine that helps battered collegiate athletes, who consistently deal with pulls, strains and those damned "shin splints" is the elliptical. It's a low impact machine and makes you look like a goon while you are on it, but it helps out a lot. You don't put so much weight on your leg when you extend it and helps with gradual range of motion which you'll be working on for the next 4-6weeks depending on how severe the pull. It's also good that it keeps "a little" running form to your cardio too. All the sorority chicks use that machine, they might think you are gay, but hey.. can't get a better view.

Good luck and remember R.I.C.E. when recovering
Rest, Ice(after your workouts for ~10-15 and don't ice more than once in an hour on the same spot), Compression (meaning ace bandage), and Elevation (elevate leg above heart when laying down to drain swelling)

[run-chris-run]

Thanks for your help mate. I will give them a go. Cheers.

[Illmaxic]

I love you Brits, skip rope... lol, but really, i do like the british people a lot. i didn't know what to think when i went to london for the first time this summer. they are very charming

[run-chris-run]

I love you Brits, skip rope... lol, but really, i do like the british people a lot. i didn't know what to think when i went to london for the first time this summer. they are very charming

Hey, if skipping rope is good enough for Rocky......

[Englishlass]

Oi Chris, Mate,


Surely you know, as a "Brit" the very best form of cardio-vascular is walking? The Navy SEALS (HOO-YAH!) will always advise more and more. i don't suggest treadmills, rather the up hill and down dale sort of stuff. Warm up properly; then stretch it out, then hike. Don't forget swimming either and (nagging now!) did you get it checked to ensure it is just a pull?

Men! (Erm, that was a joke!)