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Only some 'components' regenerate, so you've got to be careful. Ligaments and spinal discs are non-'repairable' components.

by nickff 11y ago

matwood 11y ago
While not body repairable, I have had my ACL replaced so it is fixable. For those non-repairable components what you want to do is build up the muscle around them. People are so scared about hurting their backs that they avoid doing any exercises to make the muscles that stabilize the lower back stronger. I routinely have people tell me at the gym they do not dead lift because they do not want to hurt their backs. The problem is a) learning to DL will teach you how to lift properly and b) it will strengthen the muscles in your back. For the record I tore my ACL doing inverts on the wakeboard. Not exactly typical exercising.
- iofj 11y ago
  Keep in mind that those repair components are eukaryot cells, and they have two built in rules that are important here :\ 1) any individual cell, once X energy passes through them, they senescence 2) from the ovum you grew out of until the last cell alive when you die, only 128 cell divisions happen in that line. That means there is a finite supply of these repair components, these cells, and so there is a limit to how much energy can go through your body before you die. Therefore, you probably want to make sure "peak" effort in any reasonable time interval (e.g. a month, maybe a week) is pretty high, to encourage the machinery to remain well-maintained, but average effort is as low as possible. You should exercise to have a huge amount of effort for maybe 10-15 minutes per month, sprinting for instance, getting your heartrate up to 130+, and keeping it up for a short while, maybe 20-30 minutes, no more. Other than that, you should probably avoid exercise and eat healthy. There are other reasons gym is not a particularly good kind of exercise. It's just not very realistic. Running or biking in the real world, aside from being more fun than in a gym, is also a lot better for you. And probably, having a weekly game of basketball is far better than that.
shawnb576 11y ago
Not true. I've had ligament damage that recovered. I've got two herniated discs that no longer give me much trouble (and I'm very active). No surgery, but careful management and activity choice.

Only some 'components' regenerate, so you've got to be careful. Ligaments and spinal discs are non-'repairable' components.

by nickff 11y ago

Only some 'components' regenerate, so you've got to be careful. Ligaments and spinal discs are non-'repairable' components.

matwood 11y ago

While not body repairable, I have had my ACL replaced so it is fixable. For those non-repairable components what you want to do is build up the muscle around them. People are so scared about hurting their backs that they avoid doing any exercises to make the muscles that stabilize the lower back stronger. I routinely have people tell me at the gym they do not dead lift because they do not want to hurt their backs. The problem is a) learning to DL will teach you how to lift properly and b) it will strengthen the muscles in your back. For the record I tore my ACL doing inverts on the wakeboard. Not exactly typical exercising.

iofj 11y ago
Keep in mind that those repair components are eukaryot cells, and they have two built in rules that are important here :\ 1) any individual cell, once X energy passes through them, they senescence 2) from the ovum you grew out of until the last cell alive when you die, only 128 cell divisions happen in that line. That means there is a finite supply of these repair components, these cells, and so there is a limit to how much energy can go through your body before you die. Therefore, you probably want to make sure "peak" effort in any reasonable time interval (e.g. a month, maybe a week) is pretty high, to encourage the machinery to remain well-maintained, but average effort is as low as possible. You should exercise to have a huge amount of effort for maybe 10-15 minutes per month, sprinting for instance, getting your heartrate up to 130+, and keeping it up for a short while, maybe 20-30 minutes, no more. Other than that, you should probably avoid exercise and eat healthy. There are other reasons gym is not a particularly good kind of exercise. It's just not very realistic. Running or biking in the real world, aside from being more fun than in a gym, is also a lot better for you. And probably, having a weekly game of basketball is far better than that.

shawnb576 11y ago

Not true. I've had ligament damage that recovered. I've got two herniated discs that no longer give me much trouble (and I'm very active). No surgery, but careful management and activity choice.