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Recently broke pinky toe and wondering about training

czarnick7
czarnick7 g Nicholas Czarnecki
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I recently broke my pinky toe while playing volleyball and was wondering if I should still train my upper body while it heals or should I refrain from any training at this time? Any advice on this issue is greatly appreciated.

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TimeIsMuscle p Jason Lakkiss
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It depends on how it feels generally when you move? If its quite painful to walk/put pressure on the toe intially try to focus on exerices that require your upper anatomy to more independant. Essentially, You may be able to work out your upper body without relying on planting your feet down flat on the ground for stability.

 

Here is a few Examples of exercises that you can do with minimal use of the lower anatomy;

 

1) DB Floor presses (Laying flat on your back with legs fully extended)

2) Barbell Z Pin Presses (Sitting on the floor upright with Legs fully extended) or DB Shoulder press (Back against a wall, sitting upright with Legs fully extended)

3) DB Lateral raises (Sitting on the floor with Legs fully extended)

4) DB Tricep Skullcrushers (Laying flat on your back with legs fully extended)

5) Bicep Cable Curls (Attach a bar to the bottom pin of the pulley machine. Start by sitting upright infront of the bar and once you take grip Lay on your back with Legs fully extended once more and curl the bar.)

 

I hope this advice helps :)

 

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Scott_Herman
Scott_Herman a Scott Herman
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Posted By: czarnick7

I recently broke my pinky toe while playing volleyball and was wondering if I should still train my upper body while it heals or should I refrain from any training at this time? Any advice on this issue is greatly appreciated.

Great advice from Jason!

 

@czarnick7 I'm guessing if it was your pinky toe.. it's not that serious? Just strapped together to the toe next to it? But like Jason says.. depends on the pain levels.

 

Still try to train upper body as per usual if you can do so without creating extra pressure through your injured toe. I'm thinking as long as you basically avoid doing anthing like a calf raise (for example, don't point your toes when doing a bench press, don't go up on your toes for an overhead press, don't do calf raises, don't go on your toes when doing any seated movements like OHP or dumbbell curls, don't point your toes when doing a lat pulldown), then you should be OK.

 

But only you know how it really feels.. so listen to your body and train accordingly. If you need movements off your feet, Jason gave you some good suggestions!

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czarnick7
czarnick7 g Nicholas Czarnecki
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Thanks Jason and Scott! I have been taping it to the toe next to it and it seems to be healing quickly. The pain level has decreased significantly since it happened friday. I'm still going to avoid putting too much pressure on it but I am almost able to walk on it fine now. Thanks for the tips!

Scott_Herman
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Posted By: czarnick7

Thanks Jason and Scott! I have been taping it to the toe next to it and it seems to be healing quickly. The pain level has decreased significantly since it happened friday. I'm still going to avoid putting too much pressure on it but I am almost able to walk on it fine now. Thanks for the tips!

Happy to help! Glad it is healing fast! You'll be back to regular training for legs in no time as well then 😁 

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AlphaDestiny
AlphaDestiny p Alexander Leonidas
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Hey czarnick7,

Provided that you aren't stressing the lower body/toe area too much you should be fine. For example, I would recommend doing your overhead pressing seated. For bench press, there's always the floor press with the legs locked and glutes tight. For back, many machines/cable stations should be sufficient. In other words, you just need to be a bit creative. As long as there isn't any discomfort, you're good to go. Based off your current list everything should be fine.

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