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3/23/14 Workout
I had another good workout today. My mobility continues to increase while my discomfort is on the decline. Here’s what I did: Exercise bike: 5 minutes for about 1 mile at a 1 resistance. Difficult to...
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3/24/14 Workout
I managed six miles on the exercise bike today which felt pretty good. Less than a week ago I could barely turn the crank at all. I plan to add 2 minutes each time Bike: 13 min./3 mi. mostly at level 5...
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3/25/14 Workout
The big news today is that I got out on the real bike, wheels and all. I wasn’t sure how the knee would feel clipping in and out of the pedals but all is well. I also lifted today. Here’s how it went....
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3/26/14 Workout
I got in another bike ride yesterday of about 10 miles. Felt good! Seems to help loosen up the knee. I walked my dog along a trail next to a creek. I managed to successfully navigate various rocks,...
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The Final Victory Against My Heel Pain Part II: The Brain and Pain
This piece about my heel pain was in the works prior to my ACL mishap. It was great to banish my heel pain! I’m still happy about it! Now I just have to overcome this latest speed bump and all will be...
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3/28/14 Workout
Today I repeated the pull-up/push-up superset for 10 minutes. Last time I did this for sets of 2 reps on each exercise and did as many as I could in 10 minutes. I accumulated 40 reps. This time I did...
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Great Technique Videos: Overhead Press & Pelvic Tilt
I’m a big fan of the deadlift and the overhead press. Both exercises train movements that are vital for all of us who live on a planet with gravity. With the deadlift we pick up something heavy off of...
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ACL News & the 3/31/14 Workout
ACL information & Dr. Howard Luks’s excellent blog: Got a call from Kaiser and apparently the MRI indicates I don’t have a fully torn ACL. There’s evidence of a big sprain (which is a type of tear)...
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What Goes Into A Successful ACL Reconstruction? An Interview With Kurt...
“I really want to know what predicts ACL reconstruction failure or success so that we can improve our outcomes.” - Dr. Kurt Spindler, MD – Cleveland Clinc In the course of scouring the Internet for any...
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Relatively Good ACL News & 4/3/14 Workout
ACL News I saw a non-surgical orthopedist yesterday and he walked me through my MRI. It wasn’t the worst news in the world. There were no bad surprises. I do have a grade III sprain aka a fully torn...
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4/5/14 Workout
Oh joyous day! I did several sets of back squats! I love me some squats and it felt like a big breath of fresh air doing them. First time for barbell squats of any kind since the knee went out. I got...
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More Nails In the Saturated-Fat-Is-Bad Coffin
“The new findings are part of a growing body of research that has challenged the accepted wisdom that saturated fat is inherently bad for you and will continue the debate about what foods are best to...
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4/8/14 Workout
It was a good workout today. I returned to the Tuesday/Thursday barbell & kettlebell class at the Glendale Sports Center. I really love this class but I haven’t been going because I probably...
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4/10, 4/11 & 4/13/14 Workouts
Several days gone by and I’ve had several good workouts. I did some power cleans for the first time since the ACL and everything felt fine. I also rode up Lookout Mt. in Golden, CO and again, things...
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4/14/14 Workout
Easy/short one today. Kettlebell/barbell class tomorrow. jump rope and mobility work Power clean: 115 lbs. x 5 – 135 lbs. x 5 – 145 lbs. x 5 Double kettlebell snatch: 12 kg x 20 – 16 kg x 20 Double...
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I Met My ACL Surgeon and Workouts: 4/15/14, 4/17/14, 4/19/14 & 4/22/14
ACL business Last Thursday I met both my ACL surgeon and my physical therapist. Both come through Kaiser Permanente. After my conversation with surgeon Dr. Kurt Spindler of the Cleveland Clinic, I had...
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4/24/14 Workout
This was a challenging workout. We’ve changed barbell exercises from the deadlift. This new exercise is something like the first pull of a power clean in which we pull the barbell up to the high hang...
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Worth Reading: What Makes a Great Personal Trainer? Recovery, Pronation,...
What makes a great trainer? The Personal Training Development Center (PTDC) has a lot of useful, informative articles for personal trainers. Are Personal Trainers Missing the Point is a recent piece...
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ACL Rehab Update and the Latest Workout
The last post I sent out was sort of screwed up. Something was wrong with the code. Here’s the new and improved version. Thursday was a full week since my ACL reconstruction and it was the day of my...
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Thoughts on Posture: Part I
Mom often told us to “stand up straight.” (Did she ever explain how to do it though?)Look around you and you’ll see some spectacularly “bad” posture. Slumped spines are all around us. How important is...
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