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6322. concerned - 9/23/2004 4:32:40 AM JAH -
I'm sorry to hear that. 6323. concerned - 9/23/2004 4:56:33 AM Actually, the reason I came to this thread was to post that I was hauling barbells again this evening (after a couple beers - probably not the smartest move, but I work 50 plus hours a week and maybe I need something to forget my tiredness:))
IAC, I was able to 'clean' (that is lift from the ground to my shoulders in a single movement) 225 lbs this evening, and very nearly was able to put it over my head.
This is nearly 90% of my body weight, and not too shabby for somebody going on 50, IMO. It seems that the greatest deficit I have at the moment relates to upper body strength, or at least a lack of 'snap' -my legs seem to be good for more because I came up out of a fairly deep squat without problems with the 225lb racked at my shoulders.
I'm seriously considering getting back into regular free weight training with the goal of lifting my own weight or better over my head by age 50 (a tougher task than for most, because of my 6' 6" height). I can't think of a better investment as far as staying mobile as long as possible than this, if I can keep it up. 6324. wonkers2 - 9/23/2004 5:05:53 AM Are you an "angry white male?" 6325. concerned - 9/23/2004 5:32:46 AM You seem to be. 6326. concerned - 9/23/2004 5:36:45 AM wonkers -
You seem to be making some very wrong assumptions here.
You may not be aware that I haven't worked out with free weights for 21 years now until just recently. 6327. concerned - 9/23/2004 5:58:01 AM I'm sorry if my lack of ill health is in bad taste around here, but I don't know where else to post what I think is good news related to health in the Mote. I'm sure I'll get sick and die, maybe sooner than I expect. Maybe I'll suffer horribly. After all, I'm already half a century old.
Feel better, wonkers? 6328. alistairconnor - 9/23/2004 8:33:05 AM Hey I sympathise. I'm a healthy white middle-aged male too.
I have a theory that the best way to look after myself, in the long term, is to avoid regular, sustained exertion in any form -- just about anything that involves breaking a sweat.
This does not preclude putting in a weekend of hard physical labour, which I do fairly often, or running up a hill if I'm in a hurry, which happens too. Just nothing regular, ritualised, and fundamentally pointless in itself -- what I think of as endorphin-addiction behaviour.
Yes, I believe in avoiding regular exercise. Wears the body out. 6329. neato - 9/23/2004 10:42:04 AM Alistair, you're a hoot! 6330. Jenerator - 9/23/2004 1:50:43 PM Concerned,
That's wonderful! I would be excited if I were you, too! 6331. thoughtful - 9/23/2004 2:35:26 PM Good for you concerned, though be careful. It's unfortunately easy to hurt oneself with free weights as, unlike the machines, they require a great deal of control to maintain proper form and work the proper muscles.
Hubby is in better shape now that he's retired than he was even as a much younger guy. He spends 1 1/2 - 2 hrs a day at the Y. Though i think some of it is bs'ing as this has also become his daily social event as well. Still he's in great shape and looks terrific. 6332. concerned - 9/23/2004 3:20:25 PM Thanks for the responses, even yours, Wonkers. You have a good point, thoughtful. This morning, I felt like somebody had beat me with sticks, so I need to be more careful than I used to be and probably shouldn't try to go at it at the same rate I did when I was half my current age. And I agree that controlling the free weights is an important factor for both good and potentially bad that doesn't really exist with most machine exercises. Finding the time and concentration for a maximum exercise effort seems to be harder now than then, also:) 6333. RickNelson - 9/23/2004 3:25:24 PM Excellent info concerned. I am still following yah. I just started my lifting yesterday. It will be very slow. I have a lot of sweat producing work from my job, so I don't need soreness while I work. 6334. concerned - 9/23/2004 3:30:46 PM Hi, Rick -
I'm trying to concentrate much more on exercises that work the back and legs than I used to, because of their importance to basic mobility. This includes jogging three miles up to three times a week (when I can find time). 6335. thoughtful - 9/23/2004 3:38:08 PM I'm sure you know that to have a strong back, you need strong abs too. It's the abs that support the back. As with any muscle group, they need to be worked in pairs. Also, if you are trying to build muscle, be sure to get enough protein in your diet. Can't build muscle without it.
This latter is a challenge for hubby as his kidney stats aren't wonderful so they recommend low protein for anyone with kidney issues, yet I want to be sure he's getting enough to build muscle.
As with anything in life, it's all about balance. 6336. RickNelson - 9/23/2004 3:41:27 PM Judith, regarding 6217, You have my sympathy. I am very sorry for your loss. One of my favorite aunts has been a lung cancer sufferer for a few years. 6337. RickNelson - 9/23/2004 3:43:51 PM Thank you thoughtful I always find something good to read. 6338. thoughtful - 9/29/2004 5:27:42 PM Try as you might to do the right thing for your health, it seems controversy around what the 'right thing' is keeps getting in the way.
Latest, due to my graves' disease, I have early osteopenia. Just found out that the phosphorous in seltzer or any bubbly soda can replace calcium in your bones leading to weaker bones. And here I thought I was doing good by switching off artifically sweetened diet soda to flavored seltzers. Dang!
But then Dr. Weil says not to worry. Go figure. 6339. Bill Russell - 9/30/2004 9:29:39 AM Staph Strain Infects More Healthy People
Flesh-eating bacteria cases, fatal pneumonia and life-threatening heart infections suddenly are popping up around the country, striking healthy people and stunning their doctors.
The cause? Staph, a bacteria better known for causing skin boils easily treated with standard antibiotic pills.
No more, say infectious disease experts, who increasingly are seeing these "super bugs" - strains of Staphylococcus aureus unfazed by the entire penicillin family and other first-line drugs.
Until a few years ago, these drug-resistant infections were unheard of except in hospital patients, prison inmates and the chronically ill. Now, resistant strains are infecting healthy children, athletes and others with no connection to a hospital.
"This is a new bug," said Dr. John Bartlett, who chairs the committee on antibiotic resistance at the Infectious Diseases Society of America. "It's a different strain than in the hospital ... more dangerous than other staph.
6340. Magoseph - 9/30/2004 10:21:52 AM Doctors worry as drug-resistant staph infects more healthy people 6341. Bill Russell - 9/30/2004 11:51:31 AM A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows another new twist: The resistant staph strain caused pneumonia in 17 people, killing five, during last year's flu season. Only one had any risk factors for the infection.
"Nobody dreamt when we were in medical school that this would ever enter the community," said Dr. Rajendra Kapila of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark.
He has treated several patients with the infections at University Hospital there, including an itinerant golf caddie who kept getting abscesses on his neck until he landed in the hospital two years ago. Kapila linked the infections to abrasions from the man's golf bag strap.
In August, a man in his 40s with severe back pain turned out to have such a severe staph infection in his spinal cord he was paralyzed permanently, Kapila said.
Dr. John Segreti, an infectious disease specialist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, estimates about 1 in 10 patients, some with prior health problems, die from the infections.
Dr. Dan Jernigan, a CDC epidemiologist, said athletes, children and military recruits are at higher risk. They're more likely to have cuts and scrapes, and share close quarters, as well as towels and soap. Another factor is overuse of antibiotics, which tends to kill weak bacteria and help hardier ones develop resistance.
"Clinicians will have to think differently about skin infections," Jernigan said. "We treat most skin infections without ever testing them."
Testing will tell whether a strain is antibiotic-resistant, but the tests are expensive.
There are no national statistics on these infections, but health authorities are debating requiring doctors to report them.
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