Hey told me to stick with yoga and martial arts and about 30-45 of each top, but I like to really push myself.
I'm trying to get back to where I was or better.
I know I need to be more humble and patience is virtue, but I go to acting or being a extremest...
I'm seeing my approach of full throttle is going to get me reinjured.
I may try the moderate weight or something not as intense like cardio running a few miles.
My main goal is to be in good shape and healthy.
Thank you for your answers and wisdom
I'm seeing a mixed bag of answers up there. Everyone on this board
likes to really push themselves, but the ones in their 40s, and especially their 50s, and the few in their 60s are learning to adjust how they do that. That idea applies to post-surgical patients of any age as well.
You have lots of time to see what adjustments
might be capable of getting you back to where you were or even better ... going full throttle invites the two steps forward ... one, or 2? or 3?! steps backward approach. There's about a million Ronnie Coleman vids on youtube ... ignore the training+posing ones and check out the ones about his multiple spinal surgeries, "multiple" as in he kept fucking up previous surgeries, up to and including breaking surgical screws from earlier surgeries. The vids that show x-rays of snapped screws or of Ronnie getting around with a walker can suck the full throttle out of a guy. Ronnie's spine is a bigger deal than a hernia (except to the owner of the hernia), but it does illustrate how DIY recovery/rehab/comeback can go awry.
On this board we discuss our experiences with doctors a lot ... occasionally we praise, more often we do not. Unless it's already obvious
your doctor is a total asshole, why not discuss your specific ideas for your comeback with him/her ........ i.e. the forces generated by martial arts training vs. t.u.t. bodybuilding training, or the impact that comes with running a few miles?
If your doc proves to be a total asshole, get a 2nd opinion if you and your insurance can tolerate it. If not, broscience is also a mixed bag, but it's free, and there's a helluva lot of real-life experience here.