Thread: G'day all

I stumbled across this site and joined up, as I seen there were a few older people here. So I have added to the older set.
With my weights I have been doing them for quite a while but never to the point of really make so many gains from them.
I now have arthritis and I know that to keep it at a level where I can continue with life, weights will allow me to do this.
So now I am doing my best to do my weights all the time.
Though I can only do them for about 6 weeks in a stretch. This is due to my back complaint which is real.
At the moment I workout 3 times a week. I would love to go more but it would just not work at this time.
I am here to learn as I know that I don't know all there is to know.
And I hope not to step on anyones toes.
Riddick

Hi Riddick. I just joined up here too. Seems like a good site eh?

All the best with the training mate.

Yer it does look like an okay place to be Samson.
So it is welcome to you here also.

Hi Riddick, and welcome!

So you back injury means you can only train for 6 weeks and then you need to take time off? How long do you need to take off? What if you trained 3 weeks on, 1 off every month? You would be making progress that way...

Tim

Hi Riddick, welcome to Size Matters mate.

Firstly to Big Tim, after the 6 weeks on I have a week off. But sometime this can go to 2 or 3 weeks.
There is just no judging how I will be from week to week. So I do my best.
Your idea of 3 weeks on and the next off is something I have never thought about.
But I have now and I will implement it as of Monday. So thank you so much for that.

And to you and Obi 1 thanks for the welcome.

Riddick

Welcome!

What has your back issue been diagnosed as?

I have had 3 operations done on my lower back and none of which has helped in the long term.
They did make a difference for about a 6 week time slot then things beganto go down hill quickly.
My disc actually exploded in my back and I was told it was one of the worse they have ever seen.
They are the doctors words not mine.

Now I have constant pain no matter what I do.
I can do noting and be real bad then again I can do a few things and still be the same way.
So it is hard to actually do a great deal as it is alway so sore.
But I have to push through it the best I can.

Recently we went to Adelaide to see a specialist there and he that there is something he could do.
But he went on to say that if he did do something I could even walk out worse.
So it was better to battle on the way I am now.

That about it in a nut shell, plus with age you pay for what you done as a young fella.
So arthritis and calicfication plus other things hamper things to a big degree.