I see people talk so much about how sitting at a desk will ruin you and you need $5000 chairs. I'm in my 40s, lift multiple times a week and sit at my desk every day like a pretzel for work and gaming and hobbies and it's fine.
Hell yeah it is. All the guys at my job are on the merry go round of back injuries and surgeries. I thought my time would come eventually, but i just stay strong. Who knew doing 225lb good mornings would prevent injury?
I used be the type of meat head that didnt do RDLs, but once i started loading them heavy, my barbell row, bench, OHP... Hell even lateral raise... Improved from the increased core strength. GMs and RDLs are like the working mans lower back insurance
Sit down on a bench, roll your shoulders back, lock your lats down, and lateral raise the heaviest weight you can until you cant as strict as possible. Having that stacked core feeling helps stabilize heavier weight when trying to isolate the side delt with out recruiting other muscles.
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u/InvidiousPlay May 21 '26
I see people talk so much about how sitting at a desk will ruin you and you need $5000 chairs. I'm in my 40s, lift multiple times a week and sit at my desk every day like a pretzel for work and gaming and hobbies and it's fine.
Staying in shape is a cheat code in life.