I've been told by an orthopaedic doctor never to do pushups again. Basically I have arthritis in my big toe joint, which is aggravated by any force pushing the toe upwards.
My instructors are all cool with this. In fact they insist I don't ignore medical advice. But I'm not cool with it. I fully accept that I have to modify and adapt. But I want to remain as 'normal' as I can.
So I have devised an alternative way to do pushups. I simply point my feet down, almost like I'm roundhouse kicking the floor. Ie such that the weight on my feet is spread across the tops of my feet.
I've only tried it once so far. I certainly felt a significant stretch on the top of my feet and into my shins. It wasn't painful as such though, but after a string of silly injuries lately, I don't want to be busting myself again too soon.
My instructors are all cool with this. In fact they insist I don't ignore medical advice. But I'm not cool with it. I fully accept that I have to modify and adapt. But I want to remain as 'normal' as I can.
So I have devised an alternative way to do pushups. I simply point my feet down, almost like I'm roundhouse kicking the floor. Ie such that the weight on my feet is spread across the tops of my feet.
I've only tried it once so far. I certainly felt a significant stretch on the top of my feet and into my shins. It wasn't painful as such though, but after a string of silly injuries lately, I don't want to be busting myself again too soon.
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