Bodybuilding Injury Put Me In The Hospital… 10 Weeks Later, I’m 95% Pain-Free (SEVERE L4-L5 Disc Herniation + Sciatica)

From the hospital to 95% pain-free in 10 weeks with Limitless (L4-L5 disc herniation)

Written by Pelle Limitless Member

“I thought I could outwork it. Prep for a bodybuilding show while my body screamed louder at me in pain. I told myself it was fine—push through it—you’ll be a quitter if you stop now.

Instead, it landed me in the hospital.

They told me I had a severe disc herniation at L4-L5, compressing my sciatic nerve and inclosing on my spinal cord. I had numbness and temporary loss of function in my foot, hamstring, and glute on the left side.

The injury was brutal—but the mental toll was worse. I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t sit. I couldn’t think. As a coach and trainer, my ego didn’t want to admit I couldn’t fix this alone. I fell into a dark place, questioning my worth, my purpose, my future.

At the hospital, the pain was so intense they gave me fentanyl just to transport me. I spent days on IV hydromorphone just trying to stabilize. Doctors told me I was a perfect candidate for surgery. But I remembered the truth I had lived once before: the body can heal.

So I did something I hadn’t done in a long time—I asked for help.

The Limitless program from @whealth gave me that framework. It wasn’t a quick fix. It was a daily, humble rebuild. I started by walking laps around my kitchen island. Just 30 seconds at a time. Then minutes. Then full movements. Week by week, pain began to fade.

Today, 10 weeks later, I’m 95% pain-free.

I’m lifting again (safely). Sleeping again. Laughing again. Living again.

This program taught me that real strength isn’t about pushing harder—it’s about letting go of ego, leaning on the right support, and choosing a better way forward.

If you’re in pain, stuck, or losing hope … I’ve been there. I came back. And so can you.”