Shoulder surgery and cycling
explosifpete
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I'm planning on doing a full race season and for once would like to prepare for it correctly over winter.
I have been riding a lot this summer doing 4+ rides a week of 60 to 100 miles a fast as I can, normally pretending i'm Jens Voigt! As such my legs are in bits now and really need a rest.....BUT a week today I'm having an operation on my shoulder that means 4 weeks with my arm strapped to me and then at least another month (Doctor says 4 months with no bike) before I can ride
so I've just been nailing the old legs up until my op date when I intend to have 2 weeks complete rest and then get on the turbo each day but I'm not sure what sort of workout i should be doing?
If i wasn't going to be having the surgery I would be doing long easy mile for the base fitness but not sure if I could ride the turbo for 4 hours.
Any advice, thoughts are welcomed
I have been riding a lot this summer doing 4+ rides a week of 60 to 100 miles a fast as I can, normally pretending i'm Jens Voigt! As such my legs are in bits now and really need a rest.....BUT a week today I'm having an operation on my shoulder that means 4 weeks with my arm strapped to me and then at least another month (Doctor says 4 months with no bike) before I can ride
so I've just been nailing the old legs up until my op date when I intend to have 2 weeks complete rest and then get on the turbo each day but I'm not sure what sort of workout i should be doing?
If i wasn't going to be having the surgery I would be doing long easy mile for the base fitness but not sure if I could ride the turbo for 4 hours.
Any advice, thoughts are welcomed
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I had my shoulder fixed a few years ago. Arm in a sling for six weeks and then 6 weeks re-hab. I was back on the turbo after a couple of weeks but found it quite hard with all my weight being supported by one arm. I was back on the bike outside 13 weeks after the op.0
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Raise the front wheel up off the ground 4-6 inches when using the turbo.
It will take a fair bit of weight/pressure of your hand.
We get a few people with arm/wrist/hand injuries and this works reasonably well for them.
As for the type of training, well that's really up to you how hard you want to train.0 -
thanks Hugo, that the first semi positive thing i've heard about the surgery (that i'm considering wussing out of)
raising the front wheel is a good ideal and as for how hard I want to train..... pretty hard as I want to go in to next season fit and fast0 -
What are you having done? Mine was to fix a recurring shoulder dislocation. The six weeks in a sling and six weeks physio were quite tough but I'm really glad I got it done. Much better range of movement than I had pre-op, and my arm doesn't fall out its socket at random moments now either!!0
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I have dislocated it 10-15 times but mostly snowboarded or drunk and I having the rotor cuff rebuilt.
The thing is, it doesn't cause me pain and i have a good range of movement and am going well on the bike so its hard to think i'm gonna have an op with a 3 month recovery when I could go without...... But I do love snowboarding, 7 seasons in the alps and i would love to move there. oh what to do?0 -
I too have shoulder surgery in December. Got to have some torn ligaments repaired and arthritis sorted as well Problem being that it is in my right shoulder the one that changes gear. I have no idea how long this is going to keep me off the bike? Done so well with training this year as well
Anybody had this surgery before and how long it kept them off the bike? Got the Tacx Fortius ready to get back into training as and when 0
