Posted on 02/02/2024 5:57:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
A neurologist has explained why he regrets powerlifting after he learned about the potential life-wrecking effects.
Dr Sergej Stjepic, a neurologist in Chicago, Illinois, revealed on TikTok three things he would never do, knowing what he knows now about health.
'I wouldn't have powerlifted so much,' he said. 'For example, squatting very heavy weights.'
Powerlifting describes using a barbell while squatting, bench pressing or deadlifting.
It involves lifting a certain amount of weight in one go, rather than repeated exercises.
But it is harmful because it can 'decrease your overall disc height in your spine,' he said.
When height in your spinal discs is lost, pinched nerves, bone and joint inflammation and pain can occur.
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any thoughts on isometric workouts?
Always walk and carry for us on the golf course. 🏌️
when I enlisted in 77, I was 76 inches
I am now 73 1/2
Key word “potential”
Speculation at best.
Yeah I have had problems with my knees as well. Cartilage damage and surgery long ago from running on concrete.
I am usually briskly walking 2 miles a day and sometimes more so that will have to do for now.
They are preferable to not working out, but I always do full range of motion exercises.
Are you older and just trying to prevent sarcopenia?
Back in the 90’s, I would swim for a 1/2 hour over lunch. Immediate stress reduction & kept me trim. My right ear has been rotor rooted over the years so I can’t handle getting my head wet. Now I walk 4 miles a day and its amazing what a difference its made.
...cause a rectal prolapse, where your poopoo chute and attached tubing falls out the back exit into your gym shorts or onto the floor.
“They were pretty fat and heinous looking though…”
Did you watch any team other than the UK?
Lol.
I think something is truly wrong with England more specifically.
They have Elizabeth Hurley, Keira Knightly, Vanessa Kirby, and Hayley Atwell. Every single remaining female is a 250lb inbred slag.
Competed in power lifting competitions back in the late 70s and early 80s. Knees and back ok now at 77 right shoulder went 6 years ago...never could bench 365 flat was it. back in the day on a good day 600+-dead lift and 525+- squat. No heavy weight in my workouts now days.
Just saying I did it but would probably be better today if I had not. Proper form is essential.
“Walking is the best.”
Walking with a weighted vest can be the aerobic equivalent of running. And with less stress to knees and other joints
I was always too lazy, lacking in ambitions and a lover of inactivity. Saved all my joints and spine, I guess. Good as new.
All depends upon the density of the hay. The size can vary, too. A bale of pea hay, for instance, might tip the scales at 80 lbs.
On our ranch, we didn't even have a "pop-up" for many years, so I'd have to hook the bales, drag them along the ground, and push them far up the side of our (slowly moving) truck for my brother to then grab and pull over into the bed. Then, back at the ranch, we'd have to unload them and stack them in the barn (at least for that phase of the task, we had a grain elevator). The worst part wasn't carrying the bales, but rather pushing/shoving them dozens of yards when the barn was already 95% full to the rafters, through almost absolute darkness, with the air thick with hay particles.
Never managed more than 1,000 bales a day, myself - leastways, not until I was out of my early teens.
Today, an OSHA Inspector would certainly immediately shut down such an operation and initiate legal proceedings against the employer (my father).
It was both dangerous and unhealthy. Don't know whether Child Labor Laws have changed since the 1970s; are family-run businesses and agricultural jobs still excluded?
Regards,
Now in my mid-60s, I've been running consistently for more than 40 years. So I expect that I have, at most, another three or four decades before I'll be forced to switch to, e.g., a stationary bicycle.
As a 6'4"-tall man, weighing 225 lbs, I would also expect the mechanical stress to my joints would be greater than with an average person.
Regards,
“Clouds don’t mind.”
They do if you’re barking ..
But the Chinese and Iranian soldiers pouring across our southern border have been trained with everything under the sun, including powerlifting.
Not a good time for American males to get weaker.
We baled primarily alfalfa/clover mix, sometimes a little grass in it.
It was very rare that we simply baled the bales onto the ground. Dad would say, “the baler has a hitch to pull a hayrack, so we do.” And: “a bale dropping 2 or 3 feet to the ground is wasted energy. The baler pushes it right to you at the front of the rack. All you gotta do is hook it and go stack it”.
We had several racks. But we had two that seasonally shared running gears with grain gravity boxes. Heavy duty. They were wider and longer. 130 bales was common on one of those.
Bale length was just a ‘hair’ over twice the width. Weight was usually around 70-80. Humidity was always varied, so the weights would too. Too dry, and more leaf loss.
Any stacking near the roof was clear of the rafters for air flow; and we usually tied every layer. Less chance of a wall of bales falling on ya when pulling a bale off the top.
Running is not bad as long as you do not overdo it and give your body time to recover. I have been running (moderately) for almost 50 years. No knee problems to date.
My father had been making a business of purchasing hay (already baled) from the entire area, and storing it in barns we owned or rented, to then later sell it. The only hay we baled ourselves was hay growing on our own land. Hence the great variety of hays I had to deal with.
It was very rare that we simply baled the bales onto the ground [...] wasted energy.
My father didn't care. A lot of our farm equipment consisted of legacy machinery (i.e., separate mower, separate baler, separate pop-up, etc.) that was held together with - you guessed it! - baling wire. The truck had high plywood sides that he refused to remove, b/c it allowed him to transport more bales. He liked it that way - and the fact that it meant more back-breaking labor for me and my brothers was a feature, not a bug.
Any stacking near the roof was clear of the rafters for air flow; and we usually tied every layer.
We were ordered to stack the bales to the rafters, "air flow" be damned! Thus, to emplace the final two layers, we had to crawl about on our hands and knees in the pitch blackness, inhaling hay dust.
Less chance of a wall of bales falling on ya when pulling a bale off the top.
Father was military (ret.), so any medical issues (wounds, concussions, broken bones, heat prostration) could be handled at the military base a mere hundred miles away ("When minutes count..."). So safety issues weren't a consideration. My little brother was first trumpeter in his j.h.s. band - until he mangled his fingers in the grain elevator.
And that was just haying season.
Regards,
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