Gout And Heavy Exercise: Weight Lifting / Brazilianjiujitsu Posted: 05-10-07 22:21pm
I am a gout sufferer since 2003. I
average an attack every 3-4 months.
Infrequent so I treat myself by taking
Naproxen. Usually, gout symptoms
disappear within 4-6 hours of the onset.
Sometimes, I'm amazed how fast these
symptoms disappear. I may have taken
Naproxen even when it was not gout (e.g.,
sprains and muscle pulls).
I'm trying to do some heavy exercise.
Lifting, hard cario, etc. I'm 42 and in
the nineties, during my heyday, used to
exercise heavily with weights and do
martial arts and wrestle also.
Having withstood some 20-25 (4x 5) gout
attacks since 2003, are my joints in good
shape? If I'm trying to lift, am I in any
danger? Most of my gout attacks were cut
short with Naproxen. So I don't think my
joints have incurred any major damage -
except my big toe, which probably did
receive some damage due to prolonged gout
attacks earlier when I didn't know how to
treat them.
Specifically, I'm trying to do some
martial arts -- Brazilian Jiujitsu, where
joint locks such as arm and footlocks are
common. Is this pushing it for a gout
sufferer?
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painfree
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Posted: 05-11-07 09:03am
Gout attacks in the same joint over many
years can cause deterioration of the
structure of that joint. Naproxen is a
pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, but
it will not protect your joints from
deterioration. It just makes the pain more
bearable.
I found Naproxen to be very beneficial for
gout pain relief when I first started
using it. But over time its effectiveness
began to wear off. Finally, after 15 years
of gout attacks, my gout was completely
cured when my sleep apnea was diagnosed
and resolved. The reason why the oxygen
reduction from sleep apnea can cause gout
attacks is described in the new book "The
Perils of Sleep Apnea - An Undiagnosed
Epidemic". It's available at amazon.com
for less that ten bucks.
If sleep apnea is the root cause of your
gout, you have much more to be concerned
about than deteriorating joints. Your risk
for a heart attack is three times higher
than if you don't have sleep apnea. Your
risk is greatly elevated for developing
high blood pressure, stroke, coronary
artery disease, heart arrhythmias,
diabetes, kidney disease, depression, and
even sudden death. And the cardiovascular
benefit from all your exercise is
lessened. Overcoming your sleep apnea will
reduce all of these risks. Check it out!
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Virginia Boy
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Re: Gout And Heavy Exercise: Weight Lifting / Brazilianjiuj Posted: 08-22-07 10:54am
I've taken BJJ on and off for several yers
and have dealt with the evil gout that
long as well. I have found that while
there will be more pain involved in
certain ankle locks, etc., as long as you
tell your practice partner it should be
fine. And don't roll during an attack of
course. If anything, after dealing with
gout, an arm bar seems like child's play.
Now if there were only a way to tap out of
a gout attack...
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pastorgbc
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Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Massachusetts
Re: Gout And Heavy Exercise: Weight Lifting / Brazilianjiuj Posted: 08-22-07 20:44pm
ianmac84
wrote:
I am a gout sufferer since
2003. I average an attack every 3-4
months. Infrequent so I treat myself by
taking Naproxen. Usually, gout symptoms
disappear within 4-6 hours of the onset.
Sometimes, I'm amazed how fast these
symptoms disappear. I may have taken
Naproxen even when it was not gout (e.g.,
sprains and muscle pulls).
I'm trying to do some heavy exercise.
Lifting, hard cario, etc. I'm 42 and in
the nineties, during my heyday, used to
exercise heavily with weights and do
martial arts and wrestle also.
Having withstood some 20-25 (4x 5) gout
attacks since 2003, are my joints in good
shape? If I'm trying to lift, am I in any
danger? Most of my gout attacks were cut
short with Naproxen. So I don't think my
joints have incurred any major damage -
except my big toe, which probably did
receive some damage due to prolonged gout
attacks earlier when I didn't know how to
treat them.
Specifically, I'm trying to do some
martial arts -- Brazilian Jiujitsu, where
joint locks such as arm and footlocks are
common. Is this pushing it for a gout
sufferer?
I am a bodybuilder and former martial
artist who has suffered some very severe
gout attacks over the years. My ankles
have taken the brunt of the attacks and
this has made them weak and less flexible.
Since I was involved in traditional forms
of karate, it made staying in my stances
difficult, and my ankles also could not
support any kicks I made with the blade of
my feet.
If you are not on allopurinol, I would
check with your doctor and see if you can
get on that or probeniced. That will help
to prevent any attacks. As a bodybuilder,
I find the hardest part is getting enough
quality protein given my protein
limitations. Try and make sure you are
strict with your diet to prevent attacks
that will diminish your training time.
Good luck.
Ray
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Haresh
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Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 15 Location: ,
Posted: 10-27-07 12:23pm
my experience says to continue sweating
excercise to prevent gouty attacks.
till my schooling i was not having gout
and was a regular badminton player with
considerable caliber.
Discontinuing game thereafter resulted in
gout.
Almost lost my legs because of severe and
continous gout attacks after my college
days.
But now (at 49 years) it is reversed
because of starting the game again.
Daily sweating for two hours and i am
almost out of the gout for last 3 years.
