Re: The 10-pound workout
- From: "Zen Cohen" <aturny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:10:56 -0700
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My pulomonologist relented to my bugging him about letting me get
back to lifting weights -- but limited me to 10 pounds. I went to
the gym yesterday and did lateral raises with 10 pd weights for too
may reps to even count so I stopped and did some cardio instead
(which he says is OK). Should I even bother with weights? I'm not
very big but have OK definition. Anything I can do to maintain what
I have?
Get a second opinion. I'd start with asking a sports medicine
specialist for a specialist in your problem who deals with a lot of
athletes. 10 lbs. is likely a random, conservative number; maybe 25
lbs. is better ...
Good idea on the sports med specialist. 25 lbs would be a little more
tolerable if a doc would give me the go-ahead.
You realize, too, I hope, that the actual weight needs not be a
limitation. There are plenty of things you can do with your
bodyweight only, of course. My guess is that things like one-armed
pushups and one-legged squats probably go against the spirit, if not
the letter, of your doctor's intent, but they are certainly options....
Bodyweight would be great but I didn't bring up because it seemed implied
that if I can't lift more than 10 lbs I couldn't use my much greater
bodyweight. But since I'm seeing him Tuesday I'll ask.
This is why Zen needs a second opinion ASAP. His doctor clearly pulled
10 pounds out of his nether regions. If Zen can't lift more than 10
pounds ever again he's completely screwed. He won't even be able to
carry his groceries to the car. Seriously, how much does a gallon of
milk weigh?
Doc said 10 lbs just for the next few weeks. I think the 10 lb limit is a
bit arbitrary but drawing lines almost always is to some extent. The nice
thing is that for now wife is carrying everything. We were shopping the
other day and she was carrying my daughter and a couple bags while I carried
nothing. I offered to take some things but she insisted on carrying
everything. I must've looked like a real cad.
.....
Unfortunately, doctors tend to be ridiculously conservative when they
get into areas where they don't really know what they are doing, and
even the best of doctors has areas that they haven't studied extensively
(or at all).
Defensive medicine. Damn lawyers.
Now, it is possible that your doctor is 100% correct and that your
condition is serious enough that lifting anything over 10 pounds could
seriously screw you up. I just have a hard time believing that cardio
is ok, and that weights over 10 pounds are dangerous.
I can't articulate it very well but what I was told makes some sense. I
think he'll eventually let me go back to lifting fairly heavy but he's
stressed several times the importance of proper breathing if I do.
.
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