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LisaS · 03-17-2008, 11:28 AM

Josh -
I have a tricky right ankle (plates & screws). For me, landing the same on the left and the right - the right felt like it was being pounded.
Somethings I tried: landing on toes, landing on heel, trying to barely brush the floor, etc.
What seemed to work for me: for 2 weeks (about 3 workouts on by A/B routine) I substituted one-leg glute bridges with my foot up on a 12" step for the step ups. I'm not sure if it made me stronger, or taught my glutes to fire or just gave the ankle a rest - but when I went back to stepups at the same height I'd been using I was able to do them without ankle issues.

03-17-2008, 11:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
LisaS Lead Cat Herder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange Cty, CA Posts: 3,627 My Profile	Josh - I have a tricky right ankle (plates & screws). For me, landing the same on the left and the right - the right felt like it was being pounded. Somethings I tried: landing on toes, landing on heel, trying to barely brush the floor, etc. What seemed to work for me: for 2 weeks (about 3 workouts on by A/B routine) I substituted one-leg glute bridges with my foot up on a 12" step for the step ups. I'm not sure if it made me stronger, or taught my glutes to fire or just gave the ankle a rest - but when I went back to stepups at the same height I'd been using I was able to do them without ankle issues. __________________ my training log "Have fun and be determined to finish"-- Jack "UpNorth", 9. "You see yourself every day. Nothing changes. Change comes in an explosion of awareness. You wake up one day and it dawns on you that it's not a sleep line but a wrinkle." - Deserve (aka Gabe)