Halford
First Post
Hello Comrades, I need your advice. I was recently diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter. The doctor told me I should avoid stuff like squats and do mostly upper body work. This is devastating because I love weightlifting and it means I can't do Snatches and Clean and Jerks, let alone squats. I will just be left to think about them all day and be tortured watching other people do them in the gym, or to look at the empty platform when I go in the early mornings.
However, I have also been recently been doing a bit of Girevoy (just the movements) and love kettlebell snatches. I started to use them regularly as part of training, sometimes along with kettlebell presses. The good thing is, I can still do these because they don't irritate the injured bone. So my first question is, do kettlebell snatches carry over well to barbell snatches? And also what WTH effects has anyone noticed from kettlebells to O lifts and squats?
I also have another question, is it OK to deadlift or do snatch/clean pulls with Osgood Schlatter? I feel like even if I try to use my hamstrings primarily (for the deadlift), there will probably be some quad involvement that may irritate the knee.
Finally, for those who are in weightlifting, what are some assistance exercises I can do? Are pulls out of the question? Muscle snatches/cleans? Maybe some Split Variations of the classic lifts? What upper body exercises could be good for weightlifting?
Lots of questions, sorry.
Thank you comrades!
However, I have also been recently been doing a bit of Girevoy (just the movements) and love kettlebell snatches. I started to use them regularly as part of training, sometimes along with kettlebell presses. The good thing is, I can still do these because they don't irritate the injured bone. So my first question is, do kettlebell snatches carry over well to barbell snatches? And also what WTH effects has anyone noticed from kettlebells to O lifts and squats?
I also have another question, is it OK to deadlift or do snatch/clean pulls with Osgood Schlatter? I feel like even if I try to use my hamstrings primarily (for the deadlift), there will probably be some quad involvement that may irritate the knee.
Finally, for those who are in weightlifting, what are some assistance exercises I can do? Are pulls out of the question? Muscle snatches/cleans? Maybe some Split Variations of the classic lifts? What upper body exercises could be good for weightlifting?
Lots of questions, sorry.
Thank you comrades!