Any opinions on aggressive weight loss (2 lb/week) and recovery from chronic tendinopathy (glute medius and dorsal wrist pain)? Does a calorie deficit slow or halt recovery?
Should I cut down on lower body volume? I’m doing 3 x 8 - 15 lunges, RPE 8 - 10, 3x/week.
What would you do for cardio, given my hip is aggravated from running, prolonged walking, and maybe biking and elliptical (haven’t tried).
I’m 5’9, 200 lb with little-to-no muscle. Currently eating 2000 cal/day and my weight has stalled at this amount. I lift moderately 3x/week and walk 2x/week for 20min.
Lots of questions here. I’ll try to keep my answers brief:
I am not sure that you have chronic tehdinopathy of those areas, though it’s possible. If you haven’t been able to find an entry point that is helping you to recover, I’d suggest a consult with our pain and rehab team.
I think going to failure regularly on the same exercises is probably not a great idea, though this isn’t particularly high volume. Our website contains many examples of how we would program lower body stuff.
I don’t think rapid weight loss would interfere with recovery from an injury like this, but I don’t think it’s the best way to develop new habits, skills, etc. for long term weight and body composition management.
It appears that you’re underreporting Calorie intake and I think you should be more active to meet the current physical activity guidelines. Our Beginner Template would likely be suitable for you after consulting with our pain and rehab team.
The Beginner Template has multiple rep ranges (including 8’s, 12’s, etc.) and allows the individual to pick their own exercies, which could be machines or dumbbell-based.
Sorry to bump this thread, but I’ve been in a calorie deficit for the past month, and I’ve lost about four pounds.
However, my progress in the gym has ground to a halt because of the increased tendon pain I’m experiencing in my medial epicondyle. In fact, I have quit doing all pulling movements and I’m just doing bicep curls, at an RPE of seven or eight.
Is my calorie deficit the problem here? I’m really not trying to gain any more weight given how fat I already am. But I want to heal my tendons too. This really sucks.