morleyde
Active member
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2018
- Messages
- 38
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 9/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- MO
- City
- Saint Charles
Does weight training help with PLS?
It seems to keep me strong and I have had very little weakness with my PLS. The only negative is that it makes my stiff legs even more stiff. This is because I have the stiffness from the exercise on top of the PLS stiffness.
I hope to hear form TxRR, and others, who were avid weight lifters before diagnosis. Has it helped and are you still do weight training.
I was weight training before diagnosis just to try to maintain my muscle mass as I grew older. Currently I am 58. Diagnosed a year ago, symptoms for 6 years. My goal is still to maintain muscle mass and strength. It also gives me a good feeling that I can still bench press over 100 pounds, like I could 5 years ago. No world record, but helps me worry less about ALS.
Thanks,
Joe
It seems to keep me strong and I have had very little weakness with my PLS. The only negative is that it makes my stiff legs even more stiff. This is because I have the stiffness from the exercise on top of the PLS stiffness.
I hope to hear form TxRR, and others, who were avid weight lifters before diagnosis. Has it helped and are you still do weight training.
I was weight training before diagnosis just to try to maintain my muscle mass as I grew older. Currently I am 58. Diagnosed a year ago, symptoms for 6 years. My goal is still to maintain muscle mass and strength. It also gives me a good feeling that I can still bench press over 100 pounds, like I could 5 years ago. No world record, but helps me worry less about ALS.
Thanks,
Joe