Knee Injury

[GBaschski]

Alright guys, I dislocated my knee cap at practice a little over a month ago, and I haven't been able to run much and I haven't been able to eat nearly as much. I have lost about 10-15 pounds and a lot of strength in this time, which is the opposite of what I've been trying to do (get bigger). I now weigh about 145 and my lifts have been really streaky. I get to start hardcore running and lifting again tomorrow, but with only 19 days til the season starts, I need some advice on how I can pack that weight back on and get as strong as possible for the season (I'm a face-off guy).

thanks

[kevLAXpro]

one thing I do that buids up muscle in your upper body is just shoot. your not going to get the immeadiate results by lifting for a couple of days so all you should do is eat meat and then build up the protien by doing some hard core shooting and passing drills. spend an hour or two shooting ever day and if you feel up to it shoot for three hours.

although it could make you lose weight you also have to run

[shiftylax]

one thing I do that buids up muscle in your upper body is just shoot. your not going to get the immeadiate results by lifting for a couple of days so all you should do is eat meat and then build up the protien by doing some hard core shooting and passing drills. spend an hour or two shooting ever day and if you feel up to it shoot for three hours.

although it could make you lose weight you also have to run

^ That is the opposite of what he is asking for. If you are abe to perform some compound lifts and your knee is healed, I suggest going with those to add strength. Compound lifts help strengthen multiple muscles at once and build your strength one connected muscles and then focus on whatever other muscles you may want to. Examples of goodcompound lifts: Bench, Deadlift, Squat (probably not recommended due to your knee injury), powercleans, cleans, military press. I would avoid machines, they won't give you any extra strength for lacrosse, they just work individual muscle groups. Also, work on strengthening your core by performing similar exercises (like substituting dumbbell presses for bench) on a stability ball. Hanging leg raises, modified crunches, medicine ball crunches ad hagglers are great for core strength. Try that.