Outlander's Sam Heughan admits being 'pretty depressed' after knee injury
dailyrecord.co.ukSam Heughan has opened up about feeling "pretty depressed" after an a bike accident resulted in injury. Sam, originally from Dumfries, plays Jamie Fraser in the hit Starz show Outlander, which has just aired the first episode of the highly anticipated sixth season.
In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, Sam discussed everything diet, fitness and relaxation related - but admitted an injury set him back last year.
After hurting his knee in a bike accident last year, the Scots actor had to switch up how he chooses to spend his down time.He told the publication: "I’ve had to re-approach how I switch off since having a bike accident back in December."I tore my MCL and fractured my knee, I'm still kind of rehabbing them."I was at a point where I needed to start taking things easier, and the injury has forced me to do so."Until that point, I was going and doing CrossFit style workouts, cycling there and back, and usually doing a second workout later in the day when I could fit it in.
It was a little too much really."He continued: "I was pretty depressed for a couple of days after the injury."I've done a lot of endurance sports, marathons and the likes, going hard is what I like doing.
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