work out with prolapsed L3-L4

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

I have a prolapse L3-L4 for two years now.I wonder if i can do a bench

press work out since this type of exercise is in lying position.Is

there a danger if i continue this type of work out?

Best Regards

Filipino,48 yrs old.

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear All,

> I have a prolapse L3-L4 for two years now.I wonder if i can do a bench

> press work out since this type of exercise is in lying position.Is

> there a danger if i continue this type of work out?

> Best Regards

>

> Filipino,48 yrs old.

>

My limitations has been found by trial & error. If I hurt, I stop.

Sometimes walking in a grocery store pushing the cart, I'll feel like

passing out from the pain. When I get home, all I can do is sit & not

move & hope the pain will lighten up enough to get supper ready.I've

tried various low impact exercises but I always end up(in a week or

so), hurting so bad I have to stop doing them for awhile. Listen to

ur body, It will let u know when enough is enough.

[Guest guest]

Doing a bench press is ok, but it's recommended that your wear a brace while

doing them, not just a workout belt. If you cannot wear a brace, you should

perform the bench press with your knees bent and feet planted on the bench.

Sounds odd, but it can be done, trust me. And this will give your spine the

proper alignment to protect it during the exercize.

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From: marolof011355 <marolof011355@...>

Subject: Re: work out with prolapsed L3-L4

spinal problems

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 10:42 AM

>

> Dear All,

> I have a prolapse L3-L4 for two years now.I wonder if i can do a bench

> press work out since this type of exercise is in lying position.Is

> there a danger if i continue this type of work out?

> Best Regards

>

> Filipino,48 yrs old.

>

My limitations has been found by trial & error. If I hurt, I stop.

Sometimes walking in a grocery store pushing the cart, I'll feel like

passing out from the pain. When I get home, all I can do is sit & not

move & hope the pain will lighten up enough to get supper ready.I've

tried various low impact exercises but I always end up(in a week or

so), hurting so bad I have to stop doing them for awhile. Listen to

ur body, It will let u know when enough is enough.

[Guest guest]

I believe that you must consider it a 'possible' way to gain help; if you

get an expert to help you 'work up to it' in a save manner. This is just my

opinion, but it seems logical to view the muscles and bones working as a

team.

If you allow the muscles to wither away, all the pressure, stresses are

centered in the body - at the spine. I use exercise, but I focus on

stretching using a 40 pound weight to exhaust a 'directed' muscle group

which allows the muscles to effortlessly slide apart - once I have exhausted

the sugar stores in the targeted muscles. The muscles get stronger when

they replenish the sugar and increase the sugar storage capacity; I do not

like the idea of building muscles without increasing flexibility too.

I see the muscles running at the left and right side of the torso as support

systems which I believe can reduce pressures and stresses along the spine.

Any one else have experience similar or directly against this assessment -

because I experiment on myself only and I have not found an expert to ask

their opinion - but I trust my instincts to help my self - I am much more

cautious when making my opinions known to others. Vince

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:29 AM, poknat_24 <poknat_24@...> wrote:

> Dear All,

> I have a prolapse L3-L4 for two years now.I wonder if i can do a bench

> press work out since this type of exercise is in lying position.Is

> there a danger if i continue this type of work out?

> Best Regards

>

> Filipino,48 yrs old.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At my stage in the game, i have been warned strictly NOT to use weights of any

kind as well as no cardio that involves any jarring motion. Now I know that my

back is in really bad shape, and I DO know that it's CRITICAL to maintain a

strong core to keep pain at bay and protect your spine. For those with a bad

back, it is highly recommended by trainers to use exercizes where you use your

own body weight as resistance, not hand weights or barbells. Pilates is one way

to accomplish this. I actually made my back much worse when I was going full

throttle with weights, especially the ones that target my abs. Be very careful.

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> Dear All,

> I have a prolapse L3-L4 for two years now.I wonder if i can do a bench

> press work out since this type of exercise is in lying position.Is

> there a danger if i continue this type of work out?

> Best Regards

>

> Filipino,48 yrs old.

>

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