[fast5] Re: What just happened???

Friday, August 9, 2013

[fast5] Re: What just happened???

Thank you Heather!

We were having a contest to see who could hang on the longest¡K I didn¡¦t even win! ƒº Need to stop doing that kinda thing¡K I guess I¡¦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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