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 Who out there has herniated discs?
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 38 |
Just surveying to see who has them and how do you deal with them while lifting to be BIG. I personally have 3 and degenerative spine condition.     | ||
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Moderator 
Posts: 1329 |
I had one disc I think was L4 S1,I had surgery when I was 20 years,now I'm 33.I begin to train after 5 years of recuperation. Now I have to be precaution with my heavy training,but I can do it. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1267 |
I had one between L4-L5. Once is enough for me. After one week my left quad had lost 1.6 inch (4 cm) compared to the right one. ------------------ Don't look back, life is too short | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 417 |
2 bulging disks (L3-L4, L4-L5), but none herniated yet (knock on wood). These do suck. For brothers with the same problem I can offer this advice; traction will help relieve and repair the bulging, and TENS will take away the pain without drugs pretty well. Peace! ------------------ | ||
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Novice 
Posts: 5 |
10 years ago i blew my disc between L4/L5. I was 28 years old. I was out of shape had been married at that point for 7 years. Doc said I don't want to cut you. He said you have got to strengthen your mid section. This got me started in weight training. The first 5 years i was kinda lost. However the last 5 years my knowledge has grown and so have I. I train very hard in all lifts. If I lay off very long I get sore in my back. This past year I competed as a middle weight in 3 shows i'm now 39 years old and kicked some ass on stage. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 38 |
Thanks, bros! the doc told me that I was too young to be cut at 28. I gues he's right. Do you guys take special precautions before lifts? | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 321 |
I had c-5, c-6 removed about 10 years ago and a fusion with my own tissue removed from my illiac crest( hip pointer bone). I also have a bulging L 4-5 and have to be very strict when squating heavy. I am 37 and in the best shape of my life. Listen to your body, if it does not feel right, don`t push it that day. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 38 |
yup. I gotta go with what the body tells me that day too. trust me, I miss a lot of leg and back days because of it. Keep the comments up guys. this is a big help. Thanks! 4rt | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 57 |
I have a bulged disc at the L1.sometimes it pinches the nerves that are near it and makes it hard to do any back or legs,but I agree traction really helps. | ||
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Novice
Posts: 6 |
Hey Loco71, another Chi town boy! I had the exact same problem you did. It took almost a year to fully recover and even to this day I occasionally get some pain. I just try and work around it. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 23 |
I have two. I never did deadlifts because of them, just assuming that I couldn't. About a year ago, I decided to start doing them really light. Now I'm deadlifting 6 plates for reps, and pulling 365 stiff-legged from a foot tall block off the floor. I do abs like a madman too. I occasionally get some problems back there, but nothing like it used to be. With strong mids you can work through it. Consider it another reason to work harder. Good luck bro. ------------------ |
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posted November 10, 2000 06:17 AM