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Is it safe

erinbranerinbran member
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To run lift weights VERy early in pregnancy
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Re: Is it safe

  • DonsJMUBrideDonsJMUBride
    I run and lift weights all throughout my pregnancy.  Listen to your body always keep your doctor in the loop but you should be fine.  Work it!
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  • lauracklaurack

    I am still lifting weights, though i have become significantly weaker and some exercises just dont' feel right any more (pullups). I can still bench press, squats, deadlifts, kettlebell stuff, etc. but just use much less weight now.

    I don't run at the moment due to a foot issue, but I use the bike, and elliptical, and swim. I have also been rowing for cardio but that is starting to feel a bit weird with the belly so maybe not for long.

    If you ran & lifted before, it's fine to continue - just listen to your body. When something is bad, it will feel bad. I've found I get instant feedback from my body about exercising when pregnant.

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    I ran and lifted weights throughout my entire pregnancy.  Including very early on - where I ran a half marathon and trained for another.
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  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member

    As long as you were lifting them before you got pregnant, there isn't any reason to stop.  Just remember, you didn't train like a knucklehead before you got pregnant with the weights, don't train like one now that you are PG...

    I am a competitive lifter normally and if not for an NBR complication Labor Day weekend I would still be going strong in the gym lifting.  Up until then I was still lifting normally with light weights for myself (squat 225x5, bench 185x5, deadlift 225x5)..  I did a competition the first week I found out and had a 1048lb. total (best of the three lifts combined), then had a 937lb. total at 16 weeks, so didn't lose a whole lot in the early days of PG other than my ability to strain through a lift (my only lifting restriction at that point)...

    The most important thing is you HAVE to listen to your body!  Make hay when the sun shines and hold yourself back when you aren't feeling it.

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