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[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
Did you have to put the chiro on the Christmas list? Or has he moved up into the will?[/quote]

Well, I wasn’t planning on it. The neck is pretty good and visiting a doc is wearing thin.

Then I woke up today with lumbar pain like I haven’t seen since '97. If I had any discs I’d say it feels exactly like I’ve blown a few out. But I don’t. So it’s not that. Just seriously bad spasms I guess. Which rather pisses me off ‘cause I haven’t done anything to deserve that. I’m starting to feel like a bad country-western song. Bottom line is I can hardly sit or stand up. So it’s gonna be a chillin’ day. Again.

This better fucking be better tomorrow. That’s all I’ve gotta say.

Cappy

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[quote]Capacity wrote:
j_willy3 wrote:
Did you have to put the chiro on the Christmas list? Or has he moved up into the will?

Well, I wasn’t planning on it. The neck is pretty good and visiting a doc is wearing thin.

Then I woke up today with lumbar pain like I haven’t seen since '97. If I had any discs I’d say it feels exactly like I’ve blown a few out. But I don’t. So it’s not that. Just seriously bad spasms I guess. Which rather pisses me off ‘cause I haven’t done anything to deserve that. I’m starting to feel like a bad country-western song. Bottom line is I can hardly sit or stand up. So it’s gonna be a chillin’ day. Again.

This better fucking be better tomorrow. That’s all I’ve gotta say.

Cappy
[/quote]

You might have the makings of a country song there.

Tough break Cappy hope tomorrow your better!

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Thanks Willy. This is the first time in about a decade that I’ve felt this defeated. I can be pretty patient and I’ll even put up with a LOT of pain, but I’ve hit my limit. On a scale of 1-10 today was a 12. I’m pretty discouraged right now. I actually called my hubby and asked him if he would do the barn chores tonight. In the last 12 years I can count on three fingers how many times I’ve done that.

Tomorrow when I’m not in quite as much pain (positive thinking here) I’m sure I’ll feel much different.

Cappy

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Wish you better. Is the rolling with the BJJ causing the problems?

If not, here is another video:

http://ryangleuniversity.com/tletter/gtri1.html

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[quote]Elaikases wrote:
Wish you better. Is the rolling with the BJJ causing the problems?

[/quote]

No, it’s not the BJJ. Don’t know what caused this, but it came out of nowhere. Musta done something, but not training related at all.

Here’s a video for you. Watch the Canadian from about 1:50 on! (Slow start)

Cappy

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[quote]Capacity wrote:
Thanks Willy. This is the first time in about a decade that I’ve felt this defeated. I can be pretty patient and I’ll even put up with a LOT of pain, but I’ve hit my limit. On a scale of 1-10 today was a 12. I’m pretty discouraged right now. I actually called my hubby and asked him if he would do the barn chores tonight. In the last 12 years I can count on three fingers how many times I’ve done that.

Tomorrow when I’m not in quite as much pain (positive thinking here) I’m sure I’ll feel much different.

Cappy[/quote]

Sounds brutal. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

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Cappy - Keep up the great work in the New Year!

I know that back and neck stuff is a bummer. It will heal, it’s just a pain in the neck… (literally).

I couldn’t live without my chiro. I actually have 2 now that I’ve been doing A.R.T. on my shoulder. (Hip flexor tomorrow).

J_Willy - I did write a country song when I hurt my back!!!

Lumbo-Sacral Spondylosis
Hurts my from my head to toes-es!
The doctor said the diagnosis
Was Lumbo-Sacral Spondylosis!

I get that lil’ puppy stuck in my head everytime I walk into the office! :wink:

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Thanks guys! Feeling pretty good today. Still some lingering lumbar ick, but not as icky as two days ago. On the up side, the neck is doing quite well now. Finally!

It killed me to close the year without a final workout. I don’t think that’s happened in 27 years. Damn. So I did an elliptical workout. Nothing crazy, but enough to lift the grumpy factor a notch. I would love to say I’m lifting today, but I might give it one more day. I have BJJ tomorrow if the weather holds out.

Cappy

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[quote]Capacity wrote:
Thanks guys! Feeling pretty good today. Still some lingering lumbar ick, but not as icky as two days ago. On the up side, the neck is doing quite well now. Finally!

It killed me to close the year without a final workout. I don’t think that’s happened in 27 years. Damn. So I did an elliptical workout. Nothing crazy, but enough to lift the grumpy factor a notch. I would love to say I’m lifting today, but I might give it one more day. I have BJJ tomorrow if the weather holds out.

Cappy [/quote]

Give it another day Cappy. Better safe than sorry. Oh and for your info, I cooked the blackeye peas,with andouille and tasso, collards, a nice big old cured ham. I call it southern stroke food.

Glad your feeling better. Seems we go to hurting all at once and only get better by degrees.

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Some bad mojo been hanging around you lately. Hope all heals up soon. Nothing really wrong with me but I’m trying to talk my doctor in giving me a referral to a chiro. Just want to try one once. I know I need some kind of adjustment.

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[quote]Capacity wrote:
Elaikases wrote:
Wish you better. Is the rolling with the BJJ causing the problems?

No, it’s not the BJJ. Don’t know what caused this, but it came out of nowhere. Musta done something, but not training related at all.

Here’s a video for you. Watch the Canadian from about 1:50 on! (Slow start)

Cappy[/quote]

Slow start, but a fast end.

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Hit the gym late yesterday afternoon for a quick workout. It was me and four other guys there. Finished lifting (chest, shoulders, back, abs) and decided to do a treadmill powerwalk since boxing was on one of the two TVs and I was already 3 rounds into watching it out of the corner of my eye.

About five minutes into the walk this huge, middle-age lady comes in, walks over to the cardio deck, grabs the remote and asks if I’m watching the fight. Um, yeah. So she moves the fight to the TV farthest from the cardio deck (huh?) and spends the next ten minutes surfing for something to watch on the closest TV.

Eventually the lady hones in on the family channel, where some movie called Snow Dogs is playing. Fine. I don’t care. I can still watch the boxing. I’ll have a wrenched neck when I’m done, but hey … who cares?

Then, five minutes before I’m done (the first fight has ended, the second has started) this 30-something couple walk in. The babe immediately walks over, stands right in front of the cardio deck, looks up at the two TVs and says something to her (obviously pussy-whipped) partner.

I’m going to guess she told him her idea of going to the gym was fine because look, you can watch the game right here! Why do I think that? A hunch. (And the pissy look on his face.) Then he grabs the remote and without so much as a glance in any direction, changes the channel from the fight to basketball.

'Scuse me?

Let’s just say that had I not been about 2 minutes shy of done I would have totally lost it. As it was, I was irked.

I finish up and while basketball boy is still dicking around with the remote, I walk over, tap him on the shoulder and say, “BTW, yes, I was watching the fights and have been for the last 40 minutes. In the future you might want to ask the people on the cardio deck if they’re actually watching something before you pretend this is your own living room and personal entertainment center.”

Cappy

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[quote]Capacity wrote:

I finish up and while basketball boy is still dicking around with the remote, I walk over, tap him on the shoulder and say, “BTW, yes, I was watching the fights and have been for the last 40 minutes. In the future you might want to ask the people on the cardio deck if they’re actually watching something before you pretend this is your own living room and personal entertainment center.”

Cappy[/quote]

Give’em hell Cappy!

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[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
Capacity wrote:

I finish up and while basketball boy is still dicking around with the remote, I walk over, tap him on the shoulder and say, “BTW, yes, I was watching the fights and have been for the last 40 minutes. In the future you might want to ask the people on the cardio deck if they’re actually watching something before you pretend this is your own living room and personal entertainment center.”

Cappy

Give’em hell Cappy![/quote]

Amen.

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OK, here’s where things stand. Lumbar spasms: Gone. Neck, upper back/trap pain: Back again and awful. Right bicep issue: Off and on. Left sprained toe: Mostly better, but still feel it during cardio. Right knee: Pissing me off. Hurts in certain positions.

I did a good bit of soul searching over the weekend and in light of the bad weather (Lots of road time getting to and from classes) and the issues above, I’m putting a hold on BJJ and Muay Thai. Maybe a month or so. I might still go to BJJ and audit, or I might not. We’ll see. I need to get past this chronic pain crap. I’m not doing much overhead pressing and I obviously can only do arms if the right bicep is feeling OK. (Hurts if I rotate forearm from pronated to supinated position)

I’m still doing my regular conditioning program and legs, chest, abs, some back. (Hypers, seated rows, sometimes pulldowns if I’m not in pain), some shoulders. (No OHP for now) I have a farm and there are some things I simply have to do, pain or not. Barn chores in bad weather can be a physical challenge of a different kind.

I’m not THAT limited, but I’m a bit down and discouraged. Acute pain will do that to you after awhile. I want to be able to perform the way I usually perform and I just can’t. So I’ll put some things on hold and try not to do anything stupid that might screw up my chances of getting back on track. If it turns out I just can’t recover enough ROM and comfort to do BJJ and Muay Thai … then so be it. I’m not going to sit around and cry about the things I can’t do.

Not sure if I’ll keep the log going. Seems kind of futile…

Cappy

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[quote]Capacity wrote:
OK, here’s where things stand. Lumbar spasms: Gone. Neck, upper back/trap pain: Back again and awful. Right bicep issue: Off and on. Left sprained toe: Mostly better, but still feel it during cardio. Right knee: Pissing me off. Hurts in certain positions.

I did a good bit of soul searching over the weekend and in light of the bad weather (Lots of road time getting to and from classes) and the issues above, I’m putting a hold on BJJ and Muay Thai. Maybe a month or so. I might still go to BJJ and audit, or I might not. We’ll see. I need to get past this chronic pain crap. I’m not doing much overhead pressing and I obviously can only do arms if the right bicep is feeling OK. (Hurts if I rotate forearm from pronated to supinated position)

I’m still doing my regular conditioning program and legs, chest, abs, some back. (Hypers, seated rows, sometimes pulldowns if I’m not in pain), some shoulders. (No OHP for now) I have a farm and there are some things I simply have to do, pain or not. Barn chores in bad weather can be a physical challenge of a different kind.

I’m not THAT limited, but I’m a bit down and discouraged. Acute pain will do that to you after awhile. I want to be able to perform the way I usually perform and I just can’t. So I’ll put some things on hold and try not to do anything stupid that might screw up my chances of getting back on track. If it turns out I just can’t recover enough ROM and comfort to do BJJ and Muay Thai … then so be it. I’m not going to sit around and cry about the things I can’t do.

Not sure if I’ll keep the log going. Seems kind of futile…

Cappy [/quote]

I know chronic pain is a real bitch and takes it’s toll exponentially. Thats tough to endure day in and out. I for one hate to see the log stop, but if you do I’d hope you continue to give me hell!

Good luck on your recovery Cappy

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I agree I find the fact that you clearly have a life, a farm and train at a really big volume interesting as hell.

pain , injuries , just suck the life from us.
The worst sick people are the truly active/strong/active.

strong people recover strong
kmc

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“Well your mama don’t mind
And your papa don’t mind
If we have another dance, oh yeah,
Just one more time
Oh won’t you stay, just a little bit longer
Now please, please, please”
Anyway, you can’t leave. These old farts on here would get totally out of hand. Get yourself better.

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Try and find some rehab/prehab exercises you can do once or twice per day. I thought I’d never bench again because of a rotator cuff problem, but I found YTWL which is a Cosgrove shoulder prehab thingy that only takes 2 minutes.

Another idea might be to get that “magnificent mobility” dvd. I know big strong guys like Dave Tate have used it to rehab after years of heavy abuse.

Its just that whenever I stop, I get soooo depressed. It seems to make a difference (at least for me) if you have something that you can do, however simple, that is actively combatting the problem.

fight harder
old lardass

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
“Well your mama don’t mind
And your papa don’t mind
If we have another dance, oh yeah,
Just one more time
Oh won’t you stay, just a little bit longer
Now please, please, please”
Anyway, you can’t leave. These old farts on here would get totally out of hand. Get yourself better.[/quote]

No kidding. Don’t leave. We may be old enough to be your grandfather, but you help keep us in line.