Hello guys and girls!
So I have been strength training for about 4 years.
In August 2017, I had a motorcycle accident where I severely damaged the fibula and tibia bones of the left leg. The surgeon has fitted two titanium blades on both bones which I will hopefully remove as soon as the bones have healed 100%. Unfortunately, a part of my tibia was shuttered into little pieces and the fibula broke sort of sideways so the full recovery will take a long time.
Five months later, in January 2018, I started walking without the use of crutches and slowly started training again mostly the upper part of my body but I can manage some leg exercises mainly the top half of the leg. It's quite frustrating seeing other people at the gym doing squats and deadlifts but I have a positive mindset and hopefully I will soon be able to exercise my whole body.
This whole injury, although I consider myself lucky, made me quite depressed for a while since before the accident I was a very active person and I was training at least 5 times a week. I was training at the gym but I was also training at a crossfit box.
Anyone had a similar injury before? How long did it take you to train legs again? Any tips and advice?
Zoi