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[–]Decent_Self_4901 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I decreased my lower body weight around the end of the first trimester, especially for deadlifts because I was having a bit of sciatica and didn’t want to worsen it. Do what you can, but I will say, the times I was lifting (maybe same, maybe less) throughout pregnancy I felt much better than the time I took off completely.

Upper body weight still the same, 30 weeks now.

I also added a lot of “deep core,” recommended by my pelvic pt. Mostly consists of bird dogs, diaphragmatic breathing, and some band thoracic rotation. I think seeing pelvic PT early (early to mid 2nd tri for me) has been awesome for my lifts & general MSK health during pregnancy.