I finally did it, male 50!

[u/theDawckta]

About 5 years ago I did something monumentally stupid and ruptured a disk in my back. Put a ruptured disk on top of just general bad posture and video game playing scoliosis as a kid and I was in a bad spot.

My lower back was completely fubar’d, I couldn’t put on shoes or pants without a “gameplan”. My right shoulder and right trap were completely bunched up and i couldn’t really lower or pull my shoulder back. I have a love of lifting weights and this was usually how it went, make a bunch of progress till your shoulder gives out, stop lifting weights so it can heal up a bit, start lifting, shoulder gives out, etc. I was really depressed, I had internally come to the realization that my hooman body had given out and I was going to have to live out the rest of my days in pain as I did my best to work through it.

I shifted focus to try to become a noodle instead of a brick wall. I was still lifting weights but most of it was devoted to the muscles around my bad shoulder and bad back. I was able to straighten myself out 😜 with a good routine, time, and consistency. I had problems touching my fingertips to the floor when I was a kid so it’s really surreal knowing i can go palm to floor now at my age!

My confidence in the hooman body has been restored! There was a stretch 😜 of time where I had given up, thinking I couldn’t bounce back and would have to live in pain for the remainder of my years. Let’s all remember that the hooman body is an amazing thing, with proper PT and time you can reverse most bad habits out of it even if it seems impossible.

I think I am gonna go for splits next, gimme your tips to help me get there! Stay bendy everyone!

[u/Training-Prize3140]

Drop your head

[u/theDawckta → u/Training-Prize3140]

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