Help this old fogey !

BrentH said:
I'm with Munk on this.. I Take a med called celebrex, can hear the cracks & graunches but cannot feel them.

We really should look after our body from our teens, methinks, in hindsight. But who the hell does???

Unfortunately Celebrex isn't for everyone, makes me swell even worse than normal from edema.:(
But Brent is spot on, medicines can go a long way in keeping us limber and there are a lot of NSAIDS* out there so if a person can't take one they can often take another. Ibuprofen helps me a great deal with inflamation and stiffness as does the Aleve, or Naproxen as it's known generically.

Yup, methinks there are a lot of us old farts who would have taken better care of ourselves had we known we were gonna live this long.:rolleyes: ;) :D


*NSAIDS = Non-Steroid Anti Inflamatory Drugs.
 
Do you keep arrows in a quiver in the tournament? If you do, you might want to try attaching a light but strong rod along the side with a little bit of protrusion at the bottom and a small handle at the top, then use it to lever yourself back up. Usually, the hard part of rising is overcoming inertia, the extra boost from the lever might be enough short term, then use a light regimen of stretching and exercise to get back to not needing it.

There is an excellent book, "Stretching" that contains specific stretches for a variety of of activities as well as general theory... It has been the one constant in my conditioning library for every activity into which I've entered.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/09...104-2556369-7703932?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
 
Yup, methinks there are a lot of us old farts who would have taken better care of ourselves had we known we known we were gonna live this long.

We was warned!! Took no notice.. It's all a bonus now:D :D

Adrenalin is nearly as powerful as HIKV...

(creak!)
 
i find that outdoors a VERY large helium balloon attached to my body harness a boon to rising from a kneeling or prone position. indoors i find a young nubile blonde lass is also capable of producing a rise. ;)
 
Kronc, clapped my way through your observation, until "nubile"

Felt someting stirring- looked down - twas my feet running..:eek:

Spirit willing - flesh has learned..:o Bugger!
 
Well boys as much as I enjoyed your point of view . Balloons floating around and a bunch of traditional archers is just asking for trouble . The fact that it would be tethered to my body gives me pause as well !
 
Kevin the grey said:
The suggestion of a short club makes good ergonomic sense . As long as it has a non slip surface . I wonder if I can substitue a short handled tomahawk in its sheath into this idea .

Kevin, a sharp edge of the tomahawk can slice trough a sheath if by any chance you loose your grip and you bump into the hawk head with a leg or arm/hand.

A smooth, non-spiked club is much safer in such a case.
With all the suggestions we should also consider the worst case scenario:
what will happen if you loose balance or grip when you push yourself up.
I woulds also train what to do, how to stop a fall or regain balance in such a case.

Sarge's suggestion for a folding stool sounds great and the safest yet.:thumbup:
 
We was warned!! >>>>>>> BrentH


We were warned. I wonder why we went ahead anyway? Some of the things I did when I was a teenager and young adult- I should be dead now.

I'm not dead- but my back has a few disks and the bones a few stories to tell. I figure I'd make a good biology class skeleton. Numerous breaks and other deformations to look at!



munk
 
I thought about the slipping of the hawk handle slipping and its consquences though it is good that it was brought up . I have a grip that will crack walnuts but accidents can happen . I thought of a way to have a leather sheath covering on the handle to make it nonslip as well .My throwing hawks are never that sharp, as they need a durable edge to take the abuse my occasional misses will inflict . There is still a lot of pressure helping 250 pounds up . Anything is possible I,ll try it out a couple of times and see how I feel . If there is an inkling of instability or possible instability I,ll give the bladed hawk a pass and maybe go the cudgel or stone headed bludgeon route . It,ll keep those pesky officials at bay as well ! L:O:L

The low stool just isn,t in the cards . Its a piece of kit that will just add to what I cart around instead of what could become a piece of my garb . The Shillelah is actually very interesting as I am of Irish descent . The suggestion of a quiver cane type deal is a neat idea as well . My buddy has a quiver that stands up byitself and spikes into the ground . I,m gonna look into the steroids idea as well , though I had a couple of what were euphemisticaly called "freeze shots" which were a cocktail of some kind of pain blockers and steroids . You have not lived until someone sticks a needle into your spine and tells you to stop moving ! Where was my kukuris that day you may ask ! L:O:L
 
Kevin the grey said:
I,m gonna look into the steroids idea as well , though I had a couple of what were euphemisticaly called "freeze shots" which were a cocktail of some kind of pain blockers and steroids .

You have not lived until someone sticks a needle into your spine and tells you to stop moving ! Where was my kukuris that day you may ask ! L:O:L

Kevin although the steroids can be helpful please do some research on Prednisone and the side affects it has.
I have a Love/Hate relationship with prednisone.
Pred has indeed actually saved my life and kept me from a great deal of pain but at what costs I'm not entirely sure of yet.
I'm pretty sure that pred has contributed to my degenerative bone disease among other things and my eye problems as well.
I was on 10 mgs a day for eight years and more!!!!
It took its toll on me.:(

I've also been on the table on my stomach with the Dr. and his long arsed needles and I'm sure that I will be again. You can get the injections about three times a year safely or so I'm told.
Generally with the back injections I get them in both hip bursa's as well.
Doc says that I'm tough as I don't have to have the demerol drip and I don't squirm on the table but doesn't mean I don't sometimes want too.;)
With this last back surgery I'm hoping that I won't have to go as often, so far so good.
I'm two months out of surgery today so I guess it's sorta an anniversary for me.;) :D
 
If you wanted to get a needle near my back for a second time you would need a squad of kukuri wielding roller derby damsels as back-up .(Heck , if you had that I might volunteer ! ) L:O:L
 
....I dunno Kevin; I remember when the Doc had my scrotum pulled apart like a deflated balloon, and was lazering things in there next to my testes, I 'held still'.



munk
 
munk said:
....I dunno Kevin; I remember when the Doc had my scrotum pulled apart like a deflated balloon, and was lazering things in there next to my testes, I 'held still'.



munk

I take that back . I might hold still . I just couldn,t look !
 
Lion's Roar said:
Off the top of my head, I don't know of a easy fix. It's representative of a larger problem. Aging and everything that comes with it is natural, but can be slowed down a little. After 35, our muscular strength slowly begins to taper off. You might find that one alternative is to look at beginning a mild strength training or exercise program. Nothing over the top, but resistance training will do wonders to preserve muscle tone into old age. If used the right way, it can enhance your life quality. There's no good way to get around proper nutrition and proper exercise, and you can make both a fun and natural part of your life.

One other consideration, as important as the others is maintaining flexibility. The low back is extremely important. As we age, and sit too much in our chairs, the low back becomes more and more rigid and locked. Injury here is devastating. You might want to look at mild stretching and possibly yoga to increase your muscle tone and improve your flexibility. Maintaining a flexible low back and shoulders will keep you moving well as you age. A lot of the yoga training (and you can adapt it to your level with a good instructor), will also provide balance training that helps into your old age also. The ability to hold your balance on one leg is a measure of aging in Dr. Ray Walford's longetivity studies. One of my old teachers is in his 80's and he is more flexible than I am, and has no health problems. I have been learning a tremendous amount about aging and health from him.

This last notion is a stretch from your question, so I apologize for any drift on the thread. But in a way it's not. Meditation does wonders for our health. Anger and negative emotions stagnate in the body and form tensions. Yoga helps to address this and remove the blockages, as does meditation. I'm not suggesting something as far fetched as to say meditation will help you get up from your kneeling position, but in a larger dimension, it will help to deal with the inevitable negative emotions that affect our health. It's not always a large noticable thing, it's the small doses of bad stress that can add up, for me it's learning how to not get mad when commuting back and forth to work while watching people cut others (or me) off.

Come to think of it, I do have an idea, let me do another post. sometimes I lose what I type on this laptop.


This is really good info! So let's see, no exercise, lousy diet, 12 hours per day in a chair, 6 hours max sleep per night, overweight, constantly have to work on anger issues and surrounded with hostility and negativity at work AND at home, and turning 50 soon.

I am so screwed!!:confused: :rolleyes:

Lucky I have such a happy-go-lucky positive attitude! :D Right? Well!??:mad: ;)
 
Svashtar said:
This is really good info! So let's see, no exercise, lousy diet, 12 hours per day in a chair, 6 hours max sleep per night, overweight, constantly have to work on anger issues and surrounded with hostility and negativity at work AND at home, and turning 50 soon.

I am so screwed!!:confused: :rolleyes:

Lucky I have such a happy-go-lucky positive attitude! :D Right? Well!??:mad: ;)

I have a hard time believing we don't work in the same place sometimes...
 
So let's see, no exercise, lousy diet, 12 hours per day in a chair, 6 hours max sleep per night, overweight, constantly have to work on anger issues and surrounded with hostility and negativity at work AND at home, and turning 50 soon.>>>>>>>>> Svashtar

Have you been reading my mail again?



munk
 
munk said:
So let's see, no exercise, lousy diet, 12 hours per day in a chair, 6 hours max sleep per night, overweight, constantly have to work on anger issues and surrounded with hostility and negativity at work AND at home, and turning 50 soon.>>>>>>>>> Svashtar

Have you been reading my mail again?



munk

Get out of my mind ! I,m starting to think I,m not alone in here ! Except for the work part thats me to a T ! L:O:L
 
Kevin the grey said:
Get out of my mind ! I,m starting to think I,m not alone in here ! Except for the work part thats me to a T ! L:O:L

Sorry to sound like a broken record. I feel like "Debbie Downer" on SNL!:D

Several of you have written telling me to lose my job already, and I know work is the key. Once I can break out of the long days and get something else going I know the rest will fall into place. Better rest, better diet and more exercise, better $, a young, sexy, supportive wife...

Hey! Wait a minute! Sorry, guess I feel asleep there for a second and was dreaming on that last one. (-: But still, work is the big one. And I'm working on it...

I don't know how old you are Kevin, but I crack myself up sometimes when I get down on my hands and knees and then have one hell of a time getting up again! It's like the "I've fallen and I can't get up!" commercial. Gotta get the pounds off for sure.

Related to your original post, in my younger days I am unhumble enough to say I was a pretty good archer. I really enjoyed it. I still have an old recurve and hope to take it up again someday.

Regards,

Norm
 
Norm?

you are not "debbie downer,' but rather a friend who has legitimate complaints and who is cherished here.

You WILL take better care of yourself, hear?


Don't make me stop this car.




wacherass.
 
I second Kismets' taking care of yourself sentiments. It took me a while to see that eating right and getting some excercise, cutting out the salt and the cigarettes, etc... was JUST as much a part of martial arts as anything else.
My first Budo teacher died of a heart attack a year ago. He was 54.
You HAVE to take care of yourself.
 
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