Zac_Champigny

During my sophomore year, I was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis. This basically means my L5S1 is out of alignment. I was not aloud to play football, although my doctor has still aloud me to play Lacrosse throughout the years. So far, no one has ever really helped me out in giving me a good workout plan that would not include any exercises that would put pressure on my spine. Basically, I can't do things like squats, or anything of that nature. Nothing that compresses my spine. I can do things like curls, bench press, lunges with weights in my hands. I would like to do a full body workout, but do not know enough about different exercises to really work efficiently. If someone would be willing to use their knowledge of different exercises and help me come up with a good full body workout routine, I would love you forever. I don't know the name of all the exercises, but the ones you provide I would look up and learn how to do. I would like to work high rep, low weight. I have been swimming the last couple weeks and would like to also incorporate that as much as possible. If I could swim every day of the week, I would like that. I appreciate any help anyone wants to give me.

Zac_Champigny

No love?

DimebagDarrell

im in the same boat as you. had back surgery two years ago on a herniated disk at L4/L5 and still cant squat or deadlift anything over 225 lbs before my back hurts. i have since quit squats and deadlifts altogether because of the pain. my back workouts now consist of exercises such as bent-over rows, good mornings, rows, pullups, etc that don't put tons of weight on my back. i can only do good mornings with about 115 lbs before i start to hurt, but it does help out, and getting the blood flowing in the lower back is important to keeping the pain away. if i stop working out, the pain starts to return. but like i said, doing too much is murderous. you just have to find what level suits you.

go here: http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...ad.php?t=53106 (Designing a Full Body Routine) to lean about creating a fully body workout, thanks to CowPimp.

let me know if you have any other questions.

cutting sucks.

DOMS

DimebagDarrell, will your back ever fully recover?

LAM

nope...nothing can be done for complete disc herniations. I have them at L4/L5 and S1/S2. there are some treatments for bulged discs but once it's completely herniated nothing can be done except for surgery to fuse them, remove parts of them, etc.

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TBD

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What you talking about Willis ?

DimebagDarrell

no, it wont. the other big problem is that my muscles were sliced through in order to gain access to the area, and, even after two years, are not fully recovered.

the awful thing about this is that i have to be really careful - with 25% of my L4/L5 disk missing, it is now easier for my back to "domino", in that the disks around that have a better chance of herniating. it'll be something interesting to follow through the next 60+ years of my life.

cutting sucks.

Zac_Champigny

Thats basically the same problem I have. My L5S1 is pushed towards the nerve and out of allignment. The doctor says As long as I wear a backbrace when I play lacrosse, I should be fine. putting weight on it would possibly push it out of alignment. It only hurts at random, or when I put it through alot.