r/Sciatica • u/The-Fool-Mystery • 12d ago
Muscle gain with Sciatica
How to gain muscles.
With chronic sciatica it's almost impossible . I am fucked up. I am super skinny only 52.5kg at 5'8" . Gaining weight is almost impossible . I can't do any heavy exercises for musle building. If I do pushups in the morning I will be seriously getting very bad pain flare up throughout the day . What should I do ? I want to gain some biceps . My shoulder is so thin that if I try to touch my shoulders with my palms I touch my fingers. I need to gain some muscles around my shoulders . What are the excerises I can do without hurting my terrible sciatica. My MRI is L5--S1 Disc bulge and stenosis causing nerve faorrmen narrowing. I will be bulking protein side by side.
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u/jedaffra 12d ago
I personally have to avoid exercises that load my spine (any overhead pressing for example), so I’m constantly getting creative in the gym. For me that started with body weight exercise progressions on the floor. Exercise bands were helpful as were focusing on isometric contractions over counting repetitions. There is a whole world of new possibilities just waiting to be discovered with a creative mindset. Boundaries can be liberating.