Originally Posted by
sexualbanana
I tore the extensor tendon in my pinky a few weeks back. Fortunately, it's not a huge deal because it's the pinky of my non-dominant hand. Recovery time is supposed to be at minimum 8 weeks. Trying to program around it means no deadlifts and nothing that is too hard on the grip (deadlifts, pull-ups, etc.), but that essentially means no back exercises (I think). I can't think of any back exercises that aren't grip intensive and I think that's just the nature of back exercises being pull-heavy.
Can you think of any? And yes, I'm just doing more cardio as a result.