Broken leg.......giant gut

[thunderlips76]

hi there, so I broke a leg playing football around 5 weeks ago, it's going to be another 4 weeks till I'm up and about properly. My diet is pretty terrible usually, but at the minute it's killing me. Off work and immobile, the bordem means I'm shovelling kebabs, pizzas and pies into my maw almost constantly. I know I was going to gain weight, but I put on my work uniform shirt and I was in danger of killing the other half with a salvo of burst buttons.

Any upper body workouts or advice would be great.

 

[young Ed]

oh no on the broken leg!
i assume leg is in a plaster cast? (warning it will look scary when the cast is off!)
how about situps/crunches?
Cheers Ed

 

[fossyant]

Stop eating crap. Simple.

 

[vickster]

More salad, soup, drink lots of water, read a book

 

[thunderlips76]

The stop eating crap is pretty hard, making a massive effort on that front. And I wouldn't mind some form of circuit training that's just upper body.

 

[thunderlips76]

More salad, soup, drink lots of water, read a book

I hate salad.......I have tried multiple times to choke it down but to no avail. I could do with more water that's true.and soup means bread......

 

[vickster]

Fresh veg, stir fried or cooked up with tinned tomatoes, and bread is fine in moderation...compared to takeaway foods! Get brown with bits in, avoid white. A big bowl of hearty soup with a couple of slices of toast is under 500cals, about equivalent to one small slice of deep pan pizza!

 

[Mrs M]

I hate salad.......I have tried multiple times to choke it down but to no avail. I could do with more water that's true.and soup means bread......

Try crackers?

 

[TissoT]

Try braking your fingers ... this may stop the craving of eating fast/cheap foods ...

 

[Piemaster]

Ask your partner for help and accept their judgement when they say 'no' . A disapproving look and a pat on the belly when you reach for the phone with a take away menu in your hand works wonders for me,

 

[fossyant]

Turbo trainer. Safe no impact. Giving up the crap is easy if hobbling about, stop getting the takeouts or getting others to get it.

 

[Tin Pot]

Pyramid sets.
Heaviest getting lighter, finish back on heaviest.
6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 2.

Chest press
Shoulder press
Bicep curls
Shoulder shrugs
Wrist curls
Pec fly
Tricep dips

2x

Finish with

Plank
Press ups to failure

You really should do core work, but you stipulated upper body only.

And put a farking cork in you pie hole!

 

[thunderlips76]

Pyramid sets.
Heaviest getting lighter, finish back on heaviest.
6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 2.

Chest press
Shoulder press
Bicep curls
Shoulder shrugs
Wrist curls
Pec fly
Tricep dips

2x

Finish with

Plank
Press ups to failure

You really should do core work, but you stipulated upper body only.

And put a farking cork in you pie hole!

Cores good, I only have Dumbbells and my body........ A turbo trainer? Not sure my leg can take that

 

[Tigerbiten]

........ A turbo trainer? Not sure my leg can take that

It's possible to pedal with one leg.
So take the pedal off on the cast side and clip in on the good side .............

 

[Mrs M]

Gym ball and medicine ball, good for core, hard work!!