[quote]Kerley wrote:
[quote]The Greek wrote:
[quote]Kerley wrote:
[quote]The Greek wrote:
Your spine compresses during the course of the day. Then it decompresses while your sleeping at night. Yes, it will compress more when you do things like squats and deads, but this is not a chronic condition.
As you get older, the discs in between your vertebrae lose some of their fluid, and therefore become less springy, which is why the older you get, although very subtle, the shorter you get.
To be quite honest though, your physio sounds fucking retarded. I would argue that squats and deads are probably the two exercises that produce the most compressive force on your spine, along with certain overhead presses. But for the sake of my theory, I will focus on squats and deads.
Now, most of us squat and deadlift once a week. Lets say a set lasts anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute, and you do 3-4 sets. AT MOST, this is 4 minutes of squatting, and 4 minutes of deadlifting a week. 8 minutes total A WEEK (unless you squat and deadlift more than once a week). The point I’m trying to make is its going to take A LOT more than that to lead to a chronic decompression of the spine, which I don’ think is even possible until you have aged significantly. I would be much more worried about something like herniating a disc due to improper form than the possibility of shrinking due to lifting heavy. And honestly, when your 60, I think you are going to have much more important issues to worry about than how tall you are LOL. [/quote]
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