Originally Posted by
dm83
The situation you're describing responds well to more strength and more muscle mass supporting the spine instead of having all your weight supported by the discs.
You deadlift and squat whatever weight you can manage, slowly, with perfect form, have a balanced diet and proper recovery time. This is without a doubt better than not doing anything about it or turning to stupid **** like pilates, situps and back extensions.
They should continue to do it as well as they do instead of commenting on areas they don't have any expertise in, i.e. strength.
You don't seem to understand vertebrate physiology or what core work is.
I've been lifting weights in gyms for 50 years, so I have some idea about how to do it. I work up to sledding 4 X bodyweight during the winter. At this time of the year in the PNW I'm more interested in training for pass climbs, centuries, and doubles with my wife on our tandem than in gym ratting. Intervals is what increases my ability to put sustainable watts on the road. Core work keeps me pain free on the bike. I find I'm faster if I weigh less. My wife thinks my back looks pretty good.