> Lifting heavy shit sucks. Some people like it sure, but it really, really sucks. I was there. Then I had an ascending aortic dissection (I managed to surviv

> Lifting heavy shit sucks. Some people like it sure, but it really, really sucks. I was there. Then I had an ascending aortic dissection (I managed to survive mostly unscathed), and post-recovery, started weight training. (The doctors were ... amused.) I HATED it for a while, but eventually got to where it has become a bit of an addiction. About the only thing I don't do is the 'valsalva' maneuver. Too much risk there for me. (My aorta is dissected from the site of the repair (mm away from the aortic valve) to somewhere in my right iliac artery (thigh).) If I can lift, anyone who doesn't have serious back injuries or NM issues can.