[fast5] Re: What just happened???

Friday, August 9, 2013

[fast5] Re: What just happened???

Well that's good to hear! Thanks for the encouragement Heather.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> :-) I'm not aware of an age limit on silliness!
>
> There is a lake near me, and someone had routed the water jets from a jet
> ski into boots, so as being pulled behind the ski, he got boosted into the
> air on "stilts" of water, about 10 feet. I guess if a person wants to do
> something like that, doing it over water is best.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:54 AM, tfoley926 <travis.foley@...> wrote:
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> > Thank you Heather!
> >
> > We were having a contest to see who could hang on the longestÂ¡K I didnÂ¡Â¦t
> > even win! Æ'Âº Need to stop doing that kinda thingÂ¡K I guess IÂ¡Â¦m getting
> > too old for that?
> >
> >
> > Travis
> >
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ouch. Glad you are ok!
> > >
> > > On the up side, you must be in pretty good shape if you can come through
> > a
> > > fall like that and not even know you were injured.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:45 AM, tfoley926 <travis.foley@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I wanted to provide an update on what happened to.
> > > >
> > > > To make a long story short, the problem was related to a concussion! I
> > > > did not know it, but I suffered a concussion while tubing on the lake
> > the
> > > > weekend before. The reason I didn't know I suffered a concussion was
> > > > because I did not hit my head on anything or fall off of the tube. The
> > > > concussion was caused by the jarring of bouncing off of the water at
> > 40 or
> > > > 50 mph.
> > > >
> > > > So, my head was healing and I didn't know it.
> > > >
> > > > I'm fine, it was a minor concussion, no lasting effects that I'm aware
> > of
> > > > and I have been cleared to start exercising again... starting very
> > slowly.
> > > >
> > > > I have been pretty undisciplined with F5 over this past week, but
> > started
> > > > easing back in yesterday and it's going just fine.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Deanna" <WAPFbaby@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Travis,
> > > > >
> > > > > Glad you seem to check out okay. For future reference, recent
> > science
> > > > suggests that stretching prior to strength training can actually reduce
> > > > strength. You may want to stretch after the workout and just warm up
> > prior
> > > > doing some light cardio for 5+ minutes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here is a news piece on this sort of thing.
> > > > >
> > http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/reasons-not-to-stretch/?_r=0
> > > > >
> > > > > FWIW, I can and often do exercise fasted, but I tend to eat right
> > after
> > > > lifting on the 3 days a week I lift. Sometimes I have to eat
> > beforehand,
> > > > depending on my schedule.
> > > > >
> > > > > Finally, as Heather brought up the blood pressure angle, lifting
> > > > increases blood pressure to quite an extent, some lifts more than
> > others.
> > > > Always good to get a check up beforehand (and especially in your case
> > with
> > > > weird symptoms). People with high blood pressure may want to work
> > with a
> > > > qualified trainer who can monitor and modify things to good effect.
> > Good
> > > > news is exercise can reduce BP long term.
> > > > >
> > > > > Deanna
> > > > >
> > > > > > Today was strength training. First I stretched out, then my first
> > > > routine was chest machine... I was pressing 110 lbs, was going to do 2
> > sets
> > > > of 10. The first set was completely easy. I went at a very slow,
> > steady
> > > > pace. I start the second set after about a 5 second rest and after
> > about 3
> > > > or 4 reps I got a sudden, throbbing headache and started feeling like
> > if it
> > > > didn't stop I would faint or something. I have NEVER in my life had a
> > > > headache that hurt that bad... I've never felt like that before, ever.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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