Art

Hi Guys,
I am thinking that I might be overtraining,
but don't know what I can do about it at the moment.
My goal is to gain weight, but I have been dealing with
sciatica for nearly three months now.
It helps the pain a little if I do a little light cardio
every day before work. So far, I'm doing about half an hour
cardio per day 5-6 times a week, and sometimes some streches
when I can handle it.

But is this going to interfere with my goal of gaining weight?
Of course I do not lift weights as often as I'm doing the cardio,
and I'm not training my legs (other than calves) at the moment.

Any thoughts appreciated...
Cheers, Art.

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As long as you eat more food you should be fine, but you're going to have to eat A LOT more food. I think you would be better off doing HIIT cardio. You are less likely to burn muscle for energy if you are only doing cardio for 15-20 minutes.

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Have a break for a day or two, your muscles need time to repair themselves (growing), and you definately dont have to feel guilty about it.

For legs, try indoor rowing for 500m, if you're under 1min 40sec, you're doing pretty good.

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LAM

my sciatica went away completely after I started squatting again with no belt and I have to complete disc herniations at S1/S2 and L4/L5.

neglecting to strengthen your low back is not going to help your condition...

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Art

Thanx for the tips, I'm not sure that my lower back is the source of the problem.
I have visited a chiropractor once and it made no difference at all.
Would I feel it if it were trouble with my lower back?
I mean I have had my share of trouble there, but I don't feel any pain there at the
moment...
Art.

Art

Wow!
Squatting is the last thing I would have done..
I have five days off from work so I do have at least a little time
to try some things out.
Didn't it hurt to do squats LAM ?
Art.

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my orthopedic surgeon told me not to squat but my buddies who owned the gym (who all had their Masters in Exercise Science) told me to squat and I listened to them. they told me to start back at square 1 (135 lbs) with no belt, that was back in 1997 right after the accident. it was painfull at first but now my low back just about as strong as ever. I did 565 last week for 5 reps with no belt..

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Art

Thanx for the reply

BTW, I had a look at your pics & you're huge! Congrats on your good work.
I'm thinking you have better genetic potential than me though.

I've booked in to the chiropractor for later today, but first, I will get to the gym
for some light cardio, and I'll see how it feels to squat, and work my legs a little.
After the chiro visit, you're not supposed to work your body for at least 24 hrs.
Cheers,
Art.

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