Hello, Veeky Forums. I recently was okayed by my doctor to go to the gym again. Over the summer, I had back surgery to correct scoliosis(crushing my left lung). There are now two permanent 20” rods on my spine.
I’m about 150lb and 6’. What do the Veeky Forumsizens recommend me to do in order to return to a normal state of living?
I don’t know the slang on Veeky Forums, because I spend most of my time lurking on /g/. So please explain this to me as if I were a brainlet.
honestly wouldnt recommend you take any advice from anyone on Veeky Forums. find a specialist sports doctor. not a normie one who will tell you not to lift. someone with a good reputation for working with disabled athletes/powerlifters and get real advice
That’s good advice. I have been working with some PT people, but I just wanted to get a different take on what my options are.
Please don't ask serious questions on Veeky Forums. It's one thing to get memed into GOMAD or something that doesn't work for you and is suboptimal but if you're recovering from a surgery or something only talk to professionals.
what are they telling you? I dont know enough about your shit to tell you what to do, but I can probably gauge whether your PTs are knowledgeable enough about lifting to advise you...
GOMAD? I already got the vibe from a few threads that it’s a bad idea.
Really depends on the person, If you're scary skinny and wanna get an acceptable weight as fast as possible and work from there it's fine.
They are advising cardio to help my lungs, and lifting to build more body mass and to strengthen joints. I had an uncle with similar problems, but he was able to dodge many issues because of his weightlifting, eventually joining the Air Force.
Google says it’s intense. I don’t need some thing very hardcore... The general concept of eating more is something I should take note of however.. my PTs didn’t mention that.
yeah thats good. doctors often wrongly try to tell people to stay away from lifting. strengthening your back is going to keep it safer not put you in danger. I would still advise you to seen a specialist for sports injuries tho. and dont listen to "trainers" in globogym type places either
Thanks. I know for a fact that doing these exercises will help me. I’m willing to power through any back/knee pain to feel better. I’ve been going to a gym at my college, so I haven’t seen any “trainers”.
OP, what the fuck do you mean, "permanent 20 inch rods on your spine"? Do you literally mean metal rods, that don't flex at all, so you're stuck bolt-upright the rest of your life? If so how the hell can you actually live like that, let alone do any exercise? Please clarify!
Also to amplify what others have already said:
If you've really had surgery for something as drastic and serious as this, DO NOT ASK Veeky Forums OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON Veeky Forums OR THE INTERNETS FOR ADVICE ON FITNESS. EVER. Ask YOUR SURGEON or your PHYSICAL THERAPIST or otherwise a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL who is intimately familiar with your situation. Otherwise you might literally cause fatal injury to yourself.
Good, eating more is good. But dont stuff yourself, just eat a little bit more then usual. As that other user said, gomad is only if you want to gain weight super fast. But in your case, just take it easy and eat a little bit bigger portion every meal.
>generic doctors will tell you you can't lift more than x lbs (regardless of which lift it is, showing you how much they understand about lifting)
>personal trainers will just have you do ultra light curls for an hour (i.e. 100% useless)
>therapists will just have you do meme stretches for an hour (i.e. 95% useless)
>Veeky Forums will tell you to do SS+GOMAD, which is usually good advice, but in your case it really isn't
You want to find a sports doctor, he'll know how much you should push yourself.
Talk to your doctors about blasting testosterone.
A normal person just needs to stop being a pussy and lift heavier shit, but in your case wanting to have an exaggerated anabolic response without having to put in much effort is perfectly warranted.
My ex's sister had rods in her back from scoliosis. She blew a rod and it punctured her skin while dancing at a club. Funny shit.
So definitely be careful lifting.
Yeah obviously do this.
>don’t take advice from Veeky Forums
>gives advice
>She blew a rod
I can’t bend my back very well, but each day, I can stretch a little farther. It’s difficult to live like this, because I’m in constant pain. Sometimes, I can’t sleep at night. This doesn’t stop me from doing exercise, though, and going to the gym has helped me with other injuries. I really understand your concern, though.
CLARIFICATION: I have said PT, but that’s not physical trainers, those are physical therapists. They know a lot about my condition.
Blasting testosterone might be an okay idea. Thanks, I’ll ask about it.
>but that’s not physical trainers, those are physical therapists. They know a lot about my condition.
But they don't know how to effectively rehab it, and are only slightly better than a doctor that will tell you "lifting is bad mkay". Try to get in contact with a sports doctor, or find a therapist that's also a certified strength coach.
I’ll look at some sports doctors. My doctor and PTs are firm believers of recovery through exercise. My doctor is just worried about happening. He warned me not to push too hard.
Low-rep barbell compound lifts, or "tug on these rubber bands for a gorillion reps"?
Tbh smartest thing you could do op
concerning When you talk about it with your doctor, make sure you explicitly talk about it
In many countries they can't prescribe test unless you outright ask for it, because of the demonization of masculinity that's been happening in these last few years
as others said, see a specialist sport physician who rehabs athletes to programme you. have that physician be in correspondance with your surgeon, and introduce other parties as need be.
the party i'd be most apprehensive to bring to the table is the PT. i'd say very few would have the capability of actually doing you any benefit outside of form checking a programme from the sports doc.