40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
I'm going to a doctor tomorrow, we'll see. It's doing better today, but still hurts.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
I may have to just accept that my body has limitations now, and I have a certain amount of strength left, and just optimize it and trim down. I won't be benching 300 any more like when I was 22.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Not with that attitude.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
The muscles are strong... the joints and ligaments are fragile. That's just age.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
It really is, according to my doctors. Sigh.GORDON wrote:The muscles are strong... the joints and ligaments are fragile. That's just age.
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Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Muscles are as strong as you make them. The other parts are unfortunately kind of set.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Went to another doctor for another opinion today.
Summary: "Surgery. You should absolutely have surgery"
Long: Have partial bicep tendon tear, have lesion on labrum, have scar tissue from a prior pectoral issue. "Are you happy limiting yourself the way you have to be limited now? If not, Surgery."
He referred me to a shoulder-specific orthopedic surgeon. So, we'll see how that goes.
Summary: "Surgery. You should absolutely have surgery"
Long: Have partial bicep tendon tear, have lesion on labrum, have scar tissue from a prior pectoral issue. "Are you happy limiting yourself the way you have to be limited now? If not, Surgery."
He referred me to a shoulder-specific orthopedic surgeon. So, we'll see how that goes.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Get an MRI or something?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
I got the MRI 2 years ago. But the surgeon I went to at the time said "The labrum is normal for your age, the arthritis is pretty normal, seems odd you'd have the pain you're having from just the bicep issue." and he didn't notice the scar tissue stuff. He said explicitly he wouldn't operate on me for the labrum, but that maybe with all the pain I was having I should have surgery.
So I decided to do PT and weight lifting for a year, but the pain keeps happening. Today's doctor said I should go to someone who specializes in surgery (prior was a generalist ortho), and he was confident they could fix a lot of stuff.
So I decided to do PT and weight lifting for a year, but the pain keeps happening. Today's doctor said I should go to someone who specializes in surgery (prior was a generalist ortho), and he was confident they could fix a lot of stuff.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
You may want to get your stuff checkout, Gordon. Tendinosis can be common at our age. I have it, and it's part of what limits me. Therapies for it aren't very good, yet, but eccentric loading and Vitamin E can help.
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Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Right now the shoulder pain only limits me when I am lifting. When I start feeling it in the activities that I am weight training for, like scuba diving, then I'll get it checked out... I can still.haul two tanks at once without feeling it.
Or that could be a "ounce of prevention/pound of cure" mistake.... Hmmmm. I dunno.
Or that could be a "ounce of prevention/pound of cure" mistake.... Hmmmm. I dunno.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Yep. I'd waste an afternoon on it.Or that could be a "ounce of prevention/pound of cure" mistake.... Hmmmm. I dunno.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Met my best friend from middle school & high school this wkend for the UGA - UNC game. Last saw him 5 years ago for Jets - Redskins. Dude has gained... A LOT of weight. Sounds like a factory starting up when he gets up in the morning.
Rotator cuff injury for him, that he hasn't bothered to fix. Tendon issues for him as well (achilles+). I did manage to get him walking about 7 miles yesterday (I went 3 more run/walk sprints). But then he had like 10 drinks, and 4 meals. So........
Rotator cuff injury for him, that he hasn't bothered to fix. Tendon issues for him as well (achilles+). I did manage to get him walking about 7 miles yesterday (I went 3 more run/walk sprints). But then he had like 10 drinks, and 4 meals. So........
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Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Two dudes I remember from college ballooned the fuck up less than a decade after. Then again, IT...
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Sure, had friends like that as well. It was just weird to see it this late in the game when he was pretty fit at 37.
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My doctor wants to discuss statins. I do not.
BP: 108/72
RHR: 62
My triglycerides are fabulous cuz I don't eat many carbs. My LDL is high, but I keep hearing very skeptical science on it. I may eat more nuts or something. And veggies.
BP: 108/72
RHR: 62
My triglycerides are fabulous cuz I don't eat many carbs. My LDL is high, but I keep hearing very skeptical science on it. I may eat more nuts or something. And veggies.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Good call. Don't they fuck up your memory?TheCatt wrote:My doctor wants to discuss statins. I do not.
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They fuck up a lot of things, yes, memory is one.Alhazad wrote:Good call. Don't they fuck up your memory?TheCatt wrote:My doctor wants to discuss statins. I do not.
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Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Tragic it's not more targeted.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Re: 40 aint no joke - General fitness thread
Tweeked the fuck out of my left shoulder today. Will see what tomorrow brings.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."