Shankopotomas
Member
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Messages
- 19
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 06/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- CT
- City
- Stamford
Hi all - I have a question. I'm in the very early stages of this disease, and my life prior to this consisted of weightlifting, running, etc. In fact it, i think it was why i was able to catch it so early - I still have no strength loss in my day to day activities but when lifting heavy weights I really notice it. If not for that I might still be undiagnosed.
Anyway, to my question. I've seen some mixed opinions on whether excersise can accelerate muscle degeneration. The doctors I've seen have said to exercise in moderation and stop if I feel overworked, but it's really hard to know those limits since all my previous exercise routines have been performed to exhaustion anyway. He added that a benefit would be strenthening the muscles around the affected muscles, as they would need to play a bigger role.
I want to stay as functional as I can for as long as I can, and I don't want lifting weights to hurt that. I can still perform very vigorous workouts, but I wonder if it's doing more hard than good.
Thanks!
Mike
Anyway, to my question. I've seen some mixed opinions on whether excersise can accelerate muscle degeneration. The doctors I've seen have said to exercise in moderation and stop if I feel overworked, but it's really hard to know those limits since all my previous exercise routines have been performed to exhaustion anyway. He added that a benefit would be strenthening the muscles around the affected muscles, as they would need to play a bigger role.
I want to stay as functional as I can for as long as I can, and I don't want lifting weights to hurt that. I can still perform very vigorous workouts, but I wonder if it's doing more hard than good.
Thanks!
Mike