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Being that Im in recovery from reconstruction surgery on my left foot, I see how rapidly my entire left leg is losing muscle.

Ugh, Im certainly ready to start exercising, but I have to wait. Im pretty sure I cant squat 405 pounds today wearing this sporty blue cast.

If youre injured, or find yourself recovering from any manner of surgery, your body will be in atrophy at some point.

Dont freak out friends. Be patient. Do exactly what the doctor tells you eat well, rest, ice, heat or elevate. With time, the body heals and can be stronger than ever.

Now that weve covered some unavoidable scenarios causing atrophy, lets talk about preventing it.

First thing is exercise.

By doing some type of resistance training, your body will continue to build lean muscle proportional to your intensity and frequency. Provided, of course, you supply yourself with good protein fuel and ample hydration. You knew that was coming right?

A quick sidebar; our weather has warmed up, quickly increasing the need to hydrate your body often. I keep an ice chest in my truck with water in it.

When resistance training, use dumbbells, free weights, kettle bells, bands or even your body weight. I dont care if you do exercises at home as long as you know what youre doing and put in frequent workouts with as much intensity as possible. Honestly, for 95 percent of everyone Ive known, home exercising wont get it done. But if youre in the 5 percent who get benefits from home exercise, know that push-ups and pull-ups are great.

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