Lifestyle tips

I put on 35 lbs over the summer. Now, when I do yardwork, I get major lower back pain.

I'm wondering if my body just hasn't had a chance to adjust to the weight. Hoping this goes away if I just increase my lower back strength.

Anyone else suffer from this? Have any tips?

I read in your profile you already lift weights. NOW you have more weight! 😁 As with safe gym lifting, the increase is usually gradual so your body can keep up without injury. It's important to keep that balance as you gain as well, to avoid pain.

Deadlifts, I believe, will be your friend. Strengthen and stretch!! Start slow, and keep *good form* and... I wondered why others took their shoes off - it honestly helps with balance and form. My shoe heels had a little lift in the soles and it was bothering my lower back. In socks-only, WAY better.

Deadlifts sound like a great idea. Thanks! I'll give it a shot.

No problem! Sometimes I do barbell squats, with proper form that may help, too. I carry a lot of weight in my belly and the rest in my ass 🤣 but I haven't had lower back pain in years. Ironically it only gets bad if I don't go to the gym and sit on the couch for a couple of weeks. Use it or lose it? LOL!

Deadlifts killed my back! I have resuscitated it with laying on my back on the floor with legs straight in the air and breathing deeply into my core, other core strengthening, pushups, walking and yoga/stretching. Not more deadlifts.

But that's just my experience. Other poster is right about staying active.

No matter which exercise you choose, strengthening your back and core are key.

deadlifts are definitely killer if you're not careful. I always have to pyramid my way up to them if I've stopped doing them for a while. Personally I really like doing barbell squats because it helps strengthen your legs which once you get to higher weights will help you stay mobile longer, and it naturally engages the supporting muscles in your abs and lower back and helps prepare them for taking on more weight

Just from reading the forum title, back pain is HELL when you first start getting morbidly obese.

So sorry about the pain you’re going through, but thank you if you are able to keep pushing and gaining and hope you don’t mind love to hear more about the aches and pain and the good and bad with all the weight piling on so rapidly😇😊☺️☺️☺️🥹🥹🥹🥹😘🥰😍

Some people might be willing to push through. However, most aren't. Finances and discomfort are among the most common reasons why people stop gaining or even lose weight.

A happy, healthy feedee is more open to gaining than one that isn't.

And I am speaking as a sadistic extreme feeder.