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Hipbone · 02-28-2007, 12:50 PM

Chad I am starting Bodybuildings Next Frontier (The Waterbury High Frequency System) but I have a knee injury (torn meniscus) and am unable to perform any leg exercise currently. Should I add in any extra upper body work to up the volume, do the routine minus any leg exercises or find another routine?

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

gobbla · 02-28-2007, 01:49 PM

Let's just assume that there isn't more upper body work for a reason...it'd be too much upper body work. So if nazi alien monkeys came in and gnawed off your legs...you wouldn't change the upper body prescriptions.

drop what you can't do and press on

mom2w · 02-28-2007, 02:05 PM

There's also a 'design your own HFT' program over at t-nation written by Chad. Maybe you could review some of his recommendations for pairings and see what would work for you based on those parameters.
Brenda

Hipbone · 02-28-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2w

There's also a 'design your own HFT' program over at t-nation written by Chad. Maybe you could review some of his recommendations for pairings and see what would work for you based on those parameters.
Brenda

I have used Chad’s 'design your own HFT' in the past to help fix a back imbalance but I guess I could always go back use it to make a whole new routine.

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Let's just assume that there isn't more upper body work for a reason...it'd be too much upper body work. So if nazi alien monkeys came in and gnawed off your legs...you wouldn't change the upper body prescriptions.

Isn’t one of the main points in BNF about teaching our CNS to recover faster to allow for more training/week? If I remove the legs and replace it with nothing wont my CNS be getting off easy?

Gobbla take no offence to this I am just curious as to what your thoughts are on this.

newf · 02-28-2007, 04:40 PM

You don't need to be doing HFT with a bumped leg. And looking at your questions you don't seem advanced enough training wise to be even embarking on HFT.

Hipbone · 02-28-2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by newf

You don't need to be doing HFT with a bumped leg. And looking at your questions you don't seem advanced enough training wise to be even embarking on HFT.

Yes I have a bad knee that I cannot train (legs) with until after my surgery but that is in no way going to cause me to stop training the rest of my body has hard as I can.

I have no need to respond to the second part of your post.

Thanks for the reply and your opinion.

gobbla · 02-28-2007, 11:12 PM

your brain and spine might not be as fried but your arms, chest, and back are going to be hosed.

in theory you're correct, it won't put as big a strain on you as legs alone. that's not to say that it's not putting a huge amount of strain on you though. more than a "normal" program would.

I don't like modifying programs for the most part unless there's a good reason to. You have to assume that it was written that way for a reason. If (like your case) there are some obvious weird things going on...try the program as written (as close as possible) for 2-3 weeks. If you want to add to it, do it then, not before you start.

if you really, really want to add something, try the booster shots

Lost Dog · 03-01-2007, 12:05 AM

I think that when someone is injured, they should do less, not more, so there's more energy and more rest dedicated to healing.

Chad Waterbury · 03-02-2007, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hipbone

Chad I am starting Bodybuildings Next Frontier (The Waterbury High Frequency System) but I have a knee injury (torn meniscus) and am unable to perform any leg exercise currently. Should I add in any extra upper body work to up the volume, do the routine minus any leg exercises or find another routine?

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

You simply cannot do the BNF program program with an injured leg - that would be akin to trying to drive a sports car without wheels.

First and foremost, you must address your knee injury. Go ahead and train your upper body 3x/week, but find a reputale therapist that can help you rehab your knee.

Hipbone · 03-02-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad Waterbury

You simply cannot do the BNF program program with an injured leg - that would be akin to trying to drive a sports car without wheels.

First and foremost, you must address your knee injury. Go ahead and train your upper body 3x/week, but find a reputale therapist that can help you rehab your knee.

Thanks for jumping in Chad. I will take you advice and find a new routine until I have my surgery and am cleared to start lower body work again.