Building muscle

Yes, go ahead and lift away you dumbass. Then when the babys
still-born, you can admire your muscles instead. Oh yeah, smoke
cigarettes too!

"Mogget" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build
muscle (female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
these growth hormones to build muscle?

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are
a little bit tougher than that :-)

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended
up with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony
for a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with
strong muscles & a functioning body would have helped me cope
afterwards with the pain & the physical demands on my wrecked body.
In particular, strong back muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms
can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?

Yes - listen to your doctor's advice. Now is *not* the time to try to
build muscle - your body will be going through lots of changes and your
risk of injury, both to yourself and your baby, is significantly higher
than it was before you were pregnant. Do your best to maintain your
current level of fitness while following your doctors guidelines about
your body temperature and other things, and expect to lose conditioning
during the end of your pregnancy.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

In article <[email hidden]>,

Joe Humble said:

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:34:35 GMT, Mogget <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build muscle
(female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
these growth hormones to build muscle?

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are a
little bit tougher than that :-)

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended up
with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony for
a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with strong
muscles & a functioning body would have helped me cope afterwards with
the pain & the physical demands on my wrecked body. In particular,
strong back muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?

Your body did not give you an altered hormone profile in order to
build muscle. Follow your doctor's advice and stop being foolish.

My advice would have been to stop having kids if the first experience
was so bad, but too late now!

--
Will Brink @ http://www.brinkzone.com/

Hi Rosie,

Mogget said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build muscle
(female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
these growth hormones to build muscle?

For advice from someone who actually seems to know something about this,
I'd go to:

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html. If that doesn't take you directly
to the pregnancy page, just click on "women stuff."

Quoted message said:

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are a
little bit tougher than that :-)

Yeah, but you say that like it's a *good* thing. <g>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended up
with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony for
a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with strong
muscles & a functioning body would have helped me cope afterwards with
the pain & the physical demands on my wrecked body. In particular,
strong back muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?

I'd do some googling for women-centric strength training websites. I
myself have never dropped a sprog, but I know many women who have
continued more or less physical programs throughout pregnancy, and a few
who have moved to a higher level of fitness during pregnancy. Leaving
aside the opportunistic use of the available hormones, a strong, fit mommy
is a healthy mommy. Just make sure to get enough protein.

Good luck,
Martha

--
Sig pending

"Joe Humble" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

WillBrink said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Joe Humble said:

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:34:35 GMT, Mogget <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build muscle
>(female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).
>
>Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
>these growth hormones to build muscle?
>
>Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
>try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are
>a
>little bit tougher than that :-)
>
>I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
>through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended
>up
>with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony for
>a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with strong
>muscles & a functioning body would have helped me cope afterwards with
>the pain & the physical demands on my wrecked body. In particular,
>strong back muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms can only help.
>
>This time, that's the way I want to do it.
>
>Any ideas please?

Your body did not give you an altered hormone profile in order to
build muscle. Follow your doctor's advice and stop being foolish.

My advice would have been to stop having kids if the first experience
was so bad, but too late now!

I'm wondering exactly what happened and why it is "impossible" to come
through a delivery without injuries.

It isn't impossible, but various physiological and anatomical changes,
especially increased joint laxity, make it harder.

David

Quoted message said:

--
Is this thing on?

Sorry for the late response ... and hey, don't I know you from rpca?

On 2005-06-11, Mogget penned:

Quoted message said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build
muscle (female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use
all these growth hormones to build muscle?

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I
wouldn't try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga".
You lot are a little bit tougher than that :-)

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I
ended up with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was
in agony for a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the
delivery with strong muscles & a functioning body would have helped
me cope afterwards with the pain & the physical demands on my
wrecked body. In particular, strong back muscles (*all* over!) &
shoulders & arms can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?

Well, I've never been pregnant, so I can't help you from personal
experience ... but ...

I tend to agree that strong muscles and a functioning body will help a
great deal.

First, as someone else mentioned, check out
http://www.stumptuous.com/pregnancy.html

Secondly, find an ob/gyn who is into fitness herself. For any medical
situation, you will get more useful information if you talk to a
doctor who understands that fitness and muscle are really important to
you. And if such a doctor is still adamant that you not do whatever
it is you'd like to do, you're more likely to believe her.

Have you considered swimming as an excellent way to get strong back,
shoulder, and arm muscles? My mom swam pretty much throughout her
pregnancy with me and credits it with making her pregnancy a lot
easier. She was also able to hop over our fence at 8 months because
she found it easier than bending over to remove the wedge from the
gate (which had to be used to keep the dogs in ...).

It seems like more flexible muscles might help your delivery, but
then, with looser joints during pregnancy, maybe working on that would
be iffy.

What's so bad about yoga? While I've been visiting my aunt, who is in
amazing shape, I've been doing yoga with her each morning, and while
it's not high-impact, it can be a great workout. There are many
different types of yoga.

--
monique

"Martha Gallagher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi Rosie,

Mogget said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build muscle
(female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
these growth hormones to build muscle?

For advice from someone who actually seems to know something about this,
I'd go to:

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html. If that doesn't take you directly
to the pregnancy page, just click on "women stuff."

Quoted message said:

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are a
little bit tougher than that :-)

Yeah, but you say that like it's a *good* thing. <g>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come
through a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended up
with such awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony for
a year afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with strong
muscles & a functioning body would have helped me cope afterwards with
the pain & the physical demands on my wrecked body. In particular,
strong back muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?

I'd do some googling for women-centric strength training websites. I
myself have never dropped a sprog, but I know many women who have
continued more or less physical programs throughout pregnancy, and a few
who have moved to a higher level of fitness during pregnancy. Leaving
aside the opportunistic use of the available hormones, a strong, fit mommy
is a healthy mommy. Just make sure to get enough protein.

Good luck,
Martha

Thank you for the voice of reason Martha. That may actually help that lady
out.

"Mogget" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy at all for me to build muscle
(female, mild T2, normal sex-hormone profile, no PCOS).

Now I'm pregnant (8 weeks). Anyone have any idea if/how I can use all
these growth hormones to build muscle?

Exercise advice for pregnancy is usually limited to "ooooh, I wouldn't
try, ducks, just have a nice stroll and maybe some yoga". You lot are a
little bit tougher than that :-)

I'm asking for a reason, which is that it is not possible to come through
a pregnancy and delivery without injuries. Last time I ended up with such
awful injuries (don't get me started) that I was in agony for a year
afterwards. I am sure that going into the delivery with strong muscles &
a functioning body would have helped me cope afterwards with the pain &
the physical demands on my wrecked body. In particular, strong back
muscles (*all* over!) & shoulders & arms can only help.

This time, that's the way I want to do it.

Any ideas please?
--
Mogget

I've been through 3 pregnacies myself and I can tell you it is easier to
give birth when you maintain a good level of fitness throughout your
pregnacy.
Now for me, that was power walking and lighter weight training during my
last 2 pregnacies. I didn't do much for my first, cause I was young ans
stupid.
But, I didn't try to gain any muscle while pregnant. It was hard enough as I
got bigger and bigger to find the energy to do anything. Esp while chasing
after a 5 and 2 year old with my 3rd pregnacy. And working full time as an
RN in a hospital.

There are some things you may want to avoid. Ab crunches on your back as the
baby cuts off blood flow to the legs, some say heavy squatting. Your joints
loosen in your pelvic floor and you can increase your change of injury.
I know in Oxygen magazine not that long ago, they did a few articles on
training for the pregnant woman. Look on the Oxygen magazine website and see
if you can find the articles.