Weight Lifting After Celiac Diagnosis

[ginarino]

I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease 3 weeks ago. I am amazed as numerous symptoms that I didn't know I had are vanishing (post nasal drip, fatigue, joint pain, muscle weakness, de-yellowing in nail beds, etc.).

 

After cutting out gluten 100% including in body care and cleaning products, I am noticing that it's much easier for me to gain and sustain muscle, and that my muscle mass is double what it was. I lift weights and do yoga for health (am not a body builder). 6 months ago I had to stop yoga because I could barely get into downward dog without feeling my blood pressure shoot up, so needless to say weight lifting was out too. I couldn't even pick up a 15 pound weight to move it while cleaning the floor.

 

Has anyone else experienced this miraculous change? I easily see 2X the muscle gain that I did when I was lifting at my heaviest a year ago.

[Jays911]

Yes. I have not returned to weightlifting, but within a couple weeks of going gluten free, my stamina for walking went up incredibly. I do a minimum of 35 minutes a day, but on vacation soon after changing diet, I was walking for up to 3 hours a day. It is such a blessing to feel good again.

[AndreaBinley]

it definitely makes sense because you'd be absorbing nutrients better now

 

I can work out a lot easier when my immune system isn't reacting to stuff too!

[sweetsailing]

Definitely a change, but not as quick as you.  I now can deadlift and squat 85 lbs and overhead lifting 35lbs.  Still working to see what I am capable of.  But 1.5 years ago when I went gluten free, I thought a 5 lb hand weight was heavy...