John 71 training question

Hi renegade

I am now training but have never been able to get back to same lift weight, it took a long time (6 months +) to do any abdominal or core work and even then it felt poor.  I have accepted that I will never be able to train at the same level and now I focus more on cardio than anything else, what hasn't helped is that I tore the fundoplication around 12 months and symptoms have returned which makes training hard.

I had a fundo and had no hernia, it was done lap and the punctures through the abdominal wall were what stopped me training.

Good luck

Renegade

I can still lift but I only do around 60-65% of what I used to, the reason I think I tore my fundoplication (as I had pain at the same time and then symptoms returned) was that I was lifting a mountain bike into a car boot in a hatchback and the lift put my arms at full extension into the car. The weight combined with the height of the boot lip and being at full stretch was when I felt something go. Up until this point I was at maybe 75-80of what I used to lift.

I also felt uncomfortable lifting for the first 8 months and did no real ab work.

It is different person to person and I hope you have no issues, just work within your comfort level until your body tells you when to up your routine.

Good luck.