The exercise/weight loss thread

[Chuck]

26 minutes ago, cezero said:

Cortisone shots don't heal, they just give a big anti-inflammatory boost, which can give you enough range of motion while your body heals itself, or if needed, so you can do a proper PT program, and hopefully get the issue fixed before it flares up again. If it doesn't heal on its own, or if you don't stick with the PT or it's something that PT can't fix, then the cortisone effect will eventually wear off, and the doctor may have to move to more aggressive treatment. 

I remember when I got my first one for my shoulder. It was a fucking miracle. I couldn't stir a pot of beans before it, and then suddenly, I was completely pain free. I did my PT, and the problem came right back after the cortisone wore off a few months later. The doctor told me that they'd need to do surgery, and I kept putting it off and just asking for more cortisone every 6 months or so. Finally, I had to break down and just get the surgery. 

My doctor recommended not getting more than a couple cortisone shots per year. I assume it had something to do with it not being great for the body, but I'm not sure. 

 

Good stuff, thanks for sharing @cezero

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Yeah, supposedly cortisone multiple times isn't good for the body. Most docs only recommend 2-4 shots before going to the next step of trying to heal the injury.

[mrwicked]

Use the book and tool I recommended - it's a long term solution vs something like cortisone which is short term.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

3 months ago I was 234 with 24% BF. I'm now 220 with 21% BF. Lifting more than I've ever lifted. Feels good. I'm not looking to look like a sculpture or anything, but definitely would like to get down to around 210/17% 

[Tank]

i'm down another few pounds and have lost a total of 158.2 lbs.

 

[maximus p]

26 minutes ago, Tank said:

i'm down another few pounds and have lost a total of 158.2 lbs.

 

Damn!  That's a whole human.  Congrats!!!

[Tank]

good amount of walking this week. went to the dodger game monday night and parked about as far away as humanly possible - never even broke a sweat. played golf yesterday and got in a lot of walking there, too.

down 171.2 as of this morning.

need to join a gym and start tightening up. lots of flabby skin that needs to be toned. figure i'll do mostly swimming for the cardio and then some weights for toning.

shirts are down 3 sizes, and pants are down 10 inches (though i could probably go another size down comfortably). feeling good and looking to continue to get healthier. 

[wopphil]

Awesome tank, great to hear

[cez]

i got a body blade during my shoulder rehab, and it also worked wonders

"Bulletproof Your Shoulder" is full of stuff that I still do every week because I really don't want to ever get another shoulder surgery. I wouldn't recommend using it until the shoulder is fully rehabbed, though. 

https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Your-Shoulder-Jim-Johnson/dp/1457527243

[wopphil]

I have had pain in my upper back and neck, in the middle of my back/neck, for two plus years now. Working out almost seems to make it worse, as does stretching it (i think the muscles are strwtched to the point of being damaged). I know it is just soft tissue, but there doesn't seem to he anything I can do to alleviate it. Any suggestions?

[ABC]

Solution could be many things:

- Stretching PLUS trigger point release. Stretching pull at ends of muscles so the middle might still need relief.

- Change sitting/driving position. Are you hanging your head too much looking at phone/laptop? Get a new desk chair, standing desk, etc.

- Posture.

- Target rotator cuff with appropriate exercises. 

etc

[arch stanton]

Also might consider a new mattress/pillow set up

[Tank]

if you have a chiropractor you trust/like, it might be worth it to pay him a visit.

[Adam]

Down 32 this year. Wanna double that by my 40th bday in Oct.

[Adam]

I'm going Keto for September to see what it's like. I've never felt better in my life and I'm only 6 days in.  Holy shit! I feel like I'm on coke all day

 

[Blarg]

I'm going to go with coke simply because it is a reputation thing. Keto is fadish while snort has street creds. Wish me luck in rehab three months from now.

Edited September 7, 2017 by Blarg

[Brandon]

5 hours ago, Adam said:

I'm going Keto for September to see what it's like. I've never felt better in my life and I'm only 6 days in.  Holy shit! I feel like I'm on coke all day

 

Larry here did it and killed it.

I eat that way and get the "keto flu", but make a cocktail at night. I'm moving to more vegetables and liking it. I started going to Costco and bought some dope food sealer for everything.

I can't go hardcore with shit like the bbq sauce people make that takes three hours using coconut oil.

[wopphil]

7 hours ago, Adam said:

I'm going Keto for September to see what it's like. I've never felt better in my life and I'm only 6 days in.  Holy shit! I feel like I'm on coke all day

 

Let's go back to Lucille's October 1.

[Adam]

18 hours ago, Brandon said:

Larry here did it and killed it.

I eat that way and get the "keto flu", but make a cocktail at night. I'm moving to more vegetables and liking it. I started going to Costco and bought some dope food sealer for everything.

I can't go hardcore with shit like the bbq sauce people make that takes three hours using coconut oil.

Salt dude. You need to eat a lot of salt. Sea salt. 

I'm just using hot sauce on everything. 

[Adam]

16 hours ago, wopphil said:

Let's go back to Lucille's October 1.

Nov. 1st. 

I have to drop 19 more LBs by Oct. 28th for $1400

[Adam]

Day 8. I feel like I can climb Everest right now

[Stradling]

19 hours ago, Adam said:

Nov. 1st. 

I have to drop 19 more LBs by Oct. 28th for $1400

You bet someone you could lose X amount of weight in 8 weeks?

[Adam]

No I started in April

 

Healthwage.com

 

$600 in. $1399 out if I hit my goal

[Tank]

9 minutes ago, Adam said:

No I started in April

 

Healthwage.com

 

$600 in. $1399 out if I hit my goal

who pays you? did you have to pay anything into this?

down another 1.5 lbs this week for a grand total of 178.4 lost. i could have retired if i had known about this place a year ago.

[Adam]

The company does. Their business model relies on X% of people failing.