Comments on: It was that 23rd push up that did it http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/ Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22621 Thomas Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:57:57 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22621 Howdy Bookworm, My sympathies, Mrs. Bookworm. Muscle spasms are no fun at all. I had one a couple years ago lifting something inappropriately, so I can imagine the discomfort you're in. Hope you get to feeling better. :) Howdy Bookworm,

My sympathies, Mrs. Bookworm. Muscle spasms are no fun at all. I had one a couple years ago lifting something inappropriately, so I can imagine the discomfort you’re in.

Hope you get to feeling better. :)

]]> By: Al http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22616 Al Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:47:55 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22616 Hi BW, Sorry about your shoulder. My training agrees with the thoughts of the rest, ice for the first 24 hours, followed by heat. And a protracted healing time. In my intermitantly successful attempts to keep the weight below 300 pounds, I've concluded that beyond a certain age it's probably a good idea to listen to one's body than an instructor. I'm slowly working up to twenty push ups a day, again. You might want to have that discussion with your instructor. Also, if you have a compounding pharmacist in your area, see if he could make up a ketoprophen cream to apply to your shoulder. It works well, and avoids the potential GI upset of Advil. Al Hi BW,
Sorry about your shoulder. My training agrees with the thoughts of the rest, ice for the first 24 hours, followed by heat. And a protracted healing time. In my intermitantly successful attempts to keep the weight below 300 pounds, I’ve concluded that beyond a certain age it’s probably a good idea to listen to one’s body than an instructor. I’m slowly working up to twenty push ups a day, again. You might want to have that discussion with your instructor.
Also, if you have a compounding pharmacist in your area, see if he could make up a ketoprophen cream to apply to your shoulder. It works well, and avoids the potential GI upset of Advil.
Al

]]> By: Scott in SF http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22613 Scott in SF Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:55:44 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22613 Hi Bookworm, I'm sorry to hear about your pain...but, perhaps you will enjoy a few of my blog posts on the subject! http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2007/12/16/why-sit-ups-make-you-fat/ http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2008/01/04/the-two-finger-rule/ http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2008/01/16/training-for-failure/ Without failure, loss, death and decay around to prop it up, <b>beauty</b> would be much diminished. --best Hi Bookworm,
I’m sorry to hear about your pain…but, perhaps you will enjoy a few of my blog posts on the subject!
http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2007/12/16/why-sit-ups-make-you-fat/
http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2008/01/04/the-two-finger-rule/
http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/2008/01/16/training-for-failure/

Without failure, loss, death and decay around to prop it up, beauty would be much diminished.
–best

]]> By: Oldflyer http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22611 Oldflyer Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:58:04 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22611 My physical therapist/sports medicine daughter always advises me to alternate cold and heat. My physical therapist/sports medicine daughter always advises me to alternate cold and heat.

]]> By: Allen http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22602 Allen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:57:24 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22602 I dinged my back up not too long ago, thrown by a horse. The distressing part is finding out you don't bounce as well as you used to. Age: "You can still paint the town red, you just have to wait a really long time before applying the second coat." I dinged my back up not too long ago, thrown by a horse. The distressing part is finding out you don’t bounce as well as you used to.

Age: “You can still paint the town red, you just have to wait a really long time before applying the second coat.”

]]> By: Danny Lemieux http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22600 Danny Lemieux Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:09:29 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22600 I still practice the martial arts in my mid-50s but I do have to make adjustments for age. I still have strength but I have had to sacrifice speed (although I can still out-think and out-technique my younger sparring partners), stamina and, most importantly, recovery. I now categorize my workouts as 1-Advil up to 3-Advil workouts as a measure of how long it takes me to recover. I find taking one Advil immediately after a work-out works wonders. I still practice the martial arts in my mid-50s but I do have to make adjustments for age. I still have strength but I have had to sacrifice speed (although I can still out-think and out-technique my younger sparring partners), stamina and, most importantly, recovery.

I now categorize my workouts as 1-Advil up to 3-Advil workouts as a measure of how long it takes me to recover. I find taking one Advil immediately after a work-out works wonders.

]]> By: Helen Losse http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22599 Helen Losse Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:09:36 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22599 Tap, life is too short to make a problem out of everything. There are enough real issues that we ought to laugh when we can. Tap, life is too short to make a problem out of everything. There are enough real issues that we ought to laugh when we can.

]]> By: Tap http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22597 Tap Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:43:02 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22597 I also have a fuzzy vision of men in tights, blowing on those long trumpet thingies. I also have a fuzzy vision of men in tights, blowing on those long trumpet thingies.

]]> By: Tap http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22596 Tap Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:41:56 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22596 It works for liberals indeed. That was pretty darn funny, Helen.! I DO think I hear a harp in the background.. It works for liberals indeed. That was pretty darn funny, Helen.! I DO think I hear a harp in the background..

]]> By: Helen Losse http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/04/23/it-was-that-23rd-push-up-that-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-22595 Helen Losse Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:30:06 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=2799#comment-22595 "Helen is . . . right." "Helen . . . is correct." Can ya hear the music? LOL BTW, I'm in the running for Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere. Please vote for me (or someone else). http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/cast-your-ballots-please.html It's nopartisan, I promise. :-) “Helen is . . . right.” “Helen . . . is correct.” Can ya hear the music? LOL

BTW, I’m in the running for Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere. Please vote for me (or someone else). http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoetcom/cast-your-ballots-please.html

It’s nopartisan, I promise. :-)

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