bulging disk, should i squat and deadlift heavy

[Brahizcool]

The pain is not there as I have tried to strenghten it as much as I can through stretching and light dead lifts and overall strengthening

Had bulging disk L4 L 5, slight pinched nerve.

Should I squat , dead lift heavy, will it make it stronger or worsen it.

[71Avido]

You're going to have to make a call on this one yourself bud.

If those movements are something you think is worth the risk, go for it.


That being said, I lift with bulged discs but purely because I want to.
I decided to belt up, focus on form and listen to my body.

[MikeMadden96]

god no, let it heal..the spine is nothing to F*** with especially with lifting

[dan_g_28]

god no, let it heal..the spine is nothing to F*** with especially with lifting

I dont think it will ever "heal", will it?

I have a herniated disc as well. Ive been able to deadlift heavy for a while now, and my squat is starting to come back as well with no pain. Just listen to your body and work on mobility and core strength.

[Brahizcool]

god no, let it heal..the spine is nothing to F*** with especially with lifting

It doesnt 'heal', its been there for 1 1/2 year now, the pain just elevates sometimes and now its reduced to a minimum (cannot be felt mostly)

You're going to have to make a call on this one yourself bud.

If those movements are something you think is worth the risk, go for it.

How much difference will it make it i just do leg press and hyperextension instead of squats and deadlifts.

I need to gain some mass and strengthen myself to the max i can, I don't wanna be weak.

That being said, I lift with bulged discs but purely because I want to.
I decided to belt up, focus on form and listen to my body.

This is what i decided to do hence i started bodybuilding, I used to play football only and do bodyweight exercises.

I dont think it will ever "heal", will it?

I have a herniated disc as well. Ive been able to deadlift heavy for a while now, and my squat is starting to come back as well with no pain. Just listen to your body and work on mobility and core strength.

I've been doing basic core exercises for a year now.

what i want to know is that if the pain is not elevating and my lifts are increasing, does it mean its getting stronger.

Also do you feel a little pain in the back when sitting for longer duration or when sprinting hard, is it normal?


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Thank you all for your replies^^^^^, i appreciate it.

[71Avido]

I don't think you'd find many people in this section that would suggest sticking with leg press/hyper extensions. One exercise you may want to look into for rehab would be the reverse hyperextension:
I've read that people with disc issues can feel some relief by working with one of these.


In my situation, sitting or standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time is much more painful than actually lifting. When I squat or dead lift it's more muscle strain/fatigue. What happens is the muscles in the area swell and press into the nerve, I do feel something but I wouldn't call it pain.

The strange thing was in my case I got disc damage back when I was a major couch potato. Even when I first started in the gym I stayed away from anything that would stress my back. My pain never really got much better.
It was only when I started squatting/dead lifting and really trying to work my back/core that the pain got better.

If the pounds on the bar are increasing, you're getting stronger. It's as plain as that.

[MikeMadden96]

my bad on the choice of words there, I was said to have ( symptoms ) of a herniated disc and I stopped squatting and deadlifting immediately and took I think 2 months and now I feel great

[mcmoon]

OK first let me say I'm not as experienced in lifting as most people are in here and to take what I say with a grain of salt.

Anyway I got injured in like 9th grade in football. I had 3 buldging discs. I still played sports but it was always a nagging injury. Got to college and while I still worked out(Didnt know what i was doing) it was still very bothersome. Finally I said screw it and that it wasnt going to stop me from doing things I wanted to do. So I started doing and competing in mma and bjj. Still was a nagging injury but because of competing I got more serious about my workouts and noticed that when I was squatting regularly I had very little to no back pain. I'm 23 now and am pretty much back pain free and while my numbers aren't competitive I'm not going light on anything either(my squat does suck though but I'm working on it.

One thing ripptoe said "if you squat wrong it fu%&s things up but if you squat right the things that were fu%&ed up will unfu%& themselves" (hopefully I got that somewhere close to right.

[tornmuscle123]

First make sure you form is dead on - read Becoming a supple Leopard
second Reverse Hyper machines as stated above work wonders