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OK, I've been posting for a couple of weeks, met some really nice people that are super kewl, and thought I should start my own workout thread.

I'm going to post a couple of times because if I make this one huge post, nobody is going to read it :D

I didn't workout today (oh that's a surprise ...) :smash: I've been remiss in my workouts for the past week. I've only managed rehab, which I think is better than a kick in the proverbial butt ...:smilielol5:

Although I really do need to get my poop in a scoop and get back at 'er :coolgleamA:

You'll probably all notice my workouts can be somewhat erratic, as is my choice of exercises. Order out of chaos I say :D

But I'm working on that ;) Thank you, Steve! I luv ya for all your help! I've finished the first book, and I will be ordering the second and third book after New Year's :)
 
My Journey to Rehab City

I should let everybody know that since 2006, I've pretty much been in a perpetual state of rehab, so I'm just about ready to be put in one of those long-sleeved jackets and stuffed in a soft room (ah, now that would be nice!).:rotflmao:

2006 was the partially torn ACL/MCL and I spent a year rehabbing that back to 95% (but my physio turned into my BF, so it was a good thing!) :drool5:

2007 I got T-boned by a flat bed towtruck and injured my neck, lumbar spine and SI joint. Then 8 months later in 2008, when I could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, some 16 year old girl on a cell phone rear-ended me going about 30kph ... there went the neck, lumbar spine and SI joint all over again :nopity:

Fast forward to late September 2008, I'm doing FBW (full body workouts)!!! And I'm so FREAKING HAPPY, I'm adding more weight, back is feeling great, knee is feeling great, I'm going crazy on chin ups, pull ups, rowing, and then I partially tear the long head of my biceps tendon. Definitely an overtraining injury ... VERY STUPID. Steve suggested periodization. I'm working on that, too :Angel_anim:

After feeling my entire shoulder girdle shift after the tear, I think to myself "not again ..." but all is not lost. I actually started laughing when I went back to physio. I practically LIVE there now and my treatment is pretty much self-directed :D

But the interesting thing is I found out I have mild shoulder impingement. I got some good shoulder girdle exercises, learned a little more about what NOT to do and what I SHOULD be doing (as all rehab has done for me), and now I think I'm close to the finish line. I'm sure that through all this I have saved my right biceps tendon from further irritation and damage :beerchug:

So I'm praying for no more injuries.
 
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When I Was Fat

I've never had a problem with my weight except for 2 dark years in my life: when I went on anti-depressants when I turned 40. I gained 30 pounds in one month (yes, you read it correctly: ONE MONTH was all it took on these pills), and it wasn't muscle. It was all fat. The SSRIs I was on obviously numbed the part of my brain that says "YOU'RE FULL DOUCHE BAG", because I have never eaten more food in my entire life. My blood glucose levels were horrible. I'd eat so much, when I'd go to bed at night, I'd feel the food in my throat because it had nowhere else to go. And unfortunately, I don't vomit very easily. I need epicac or a case of food poisoning to actually throw up.

Although the weight gain bothered me on some level, I didn't really care because the SSRIs numbed that part of my brain, too. Obviously not the right prescription, so I weaned myself off of them 18 months later. Then to my horror, one day about a week after starting to wean myself off the SSRIs, I actually looked in the mirror and said "YOU'RE FAT". I weighed 175 pounds. I'm 5'4". Even if that was solid muscle, I'd be too big. I was a size 14. I was a fucking mess. I'd never looked like that before. I'd look in the mirror and go "That's not me. That can't be me." But I knew I had to do something about it. It just wasn't healthy for me, especially with diabetes. And I wasn't happy with the way I looked naked. In retrospect, it wasn't that bad and I really liked how big my boobies were :) But I didn't like anything else about me because I wasn't accustomed to not being able to see definition and vascularity in my body.

So I did something about it. And it wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. I wasn't going to the gym when I was on anti-depressants. I had zero interest in working out (that should have been the red flag for me!). Although my appetite came back to normal, I had to work my butt off in the gym again. I wasn't as young as I was before, my metabolic rate was slower, and I'd lost muscle mass. I seriously thought I'd lose the fat in a month, because I'd never been fat before, and I figured it would come off as quickly as I gained it. As usual, my mental time line was not well synchronized with my body's time line :D

A year later (yes, 12 months!), I'd finally lost the fat, gained some muscle and got my mojo back :hurray:

I also read Lyle McDonald's "The Ketogenic Diet", and modified it so my blood glucose levels were A-OK.

So all in all, everything that has happened to me so far has DEFINITELY been a good thing :sifone:

Enough about me. I think it's time to let the games begin :party:
 
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You're posts have been a lot of fun to read... I'm glad to see you have started your own diary.

Perv lounge... hehe

I have a distinct feeling WLF will never be the same again. :willy_nilly:
 
Glad to see you develop some permanency here. :)

Which book are you buying/reading next?
 
Oh yes, and thank goodness for the transformation off of the SSRIs--screw that! Glad you're healthy and happy (and muscular) once again! :hurray:

Waiting to hear how everything went! :drool5:
 
Steve said:
Glad to see you develop some permanency here. :)
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I don't jump into the deep end of the gene pool when I'm treading water the shallow end :D I need some time to get to the good end :p

Seriously, I'm very shy so I don't jump on the bandwagon very quickly. I like to get my feet wet ;)

Steve said:
Which book are you buying/reading next?
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I haven't ordered this one yet:

Then I'll get Supertraining -- this is the book, right? --

If it is, it's on sale (just like everything is right now), so I would get both of them at the same time to save on shipping/duty, etc.
 
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Curvie Girlie said:
YES! I found you!

HAPPY FUCKIN' NEW YEAR'S, SWEETIE!!!​
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Thank goodness you found me!

I luv ya, Val!!!! Hope yours went really well. You know I'll be waiting for pics, and lots of 'em :)

Curvie Girlie said:
Oh yes, and thank goodness for the transformation off of the SSRIs--screw that! Glad you're healthy and happy (and muscular) once again! :hurray:

Waiting to hear how everything went! :drool5:
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Honestly, those SSRIs were freaking horrible. Absolute poison for me, anyway. Apparently, they have only been tested in short term use studies (i.e., up to 6 months). Nobody knows what happens when you take them for longer than that. Celexa totally screwed up my metabolism. I think it took 2 years for me to get back to normal (whatever that is!) :D

I'll have an update on the two dudes tomorrow when I have more time on my hands :)
 
Trusylver said:
interesting chat today, good to see ya start a diary :)
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Yeah, it takes me awhile to get my poop in a scoop. I've been on the fitness forum for over 6 months and I still don't have a diary. I obviously like this forum a lot more, because I've actually started a diary here :) I think that says a lot about the people here.

Phoenyx said:
You're posts have been a lot of fun to read... I'm glad to see you have started your own diary.

Perv lounge... hehe

I have a distinct feeling WLF will never be the same again. :willy_nilly:
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I hope it's never the same, but in a good way :D

usedtobefatmatt said:
All I can say right now is, this place could get very interesting.


Glad to see you started a diary. Happy New Year!!!!!


Matt
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No more interesting than what you can create in your own mind, Matt :p

Trops said:
Hey, Muscle. glad you started a diary. :D
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Me too :)


So thanks everybody!!!! I luvs you all :grouphug::beating::beating:
 
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:party: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! :party:


I hope that 2009 brings
peace, happiness, love and all that jazz
to everybody here
because life's too short
to accept anything less :)​
 
I_love_muscle said:
Then I'll get Supertraining -- this is the book, right? --

If it is, it's on sale (just like everything is right now), so I would get both of them at the same time to save on shipping/duty, etc.
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That's the one. That's the cheapest I've seen it.
 
Since none of us drank last night, we felt fine this morning. So I will give an update:

Travis (the new addition) IS ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY AWESOME! He is actually looking for a job here now, so I think he's sticking around, and that makes me absolutely ecstatic!

I think I could really fall for this guy. He's so sensitive, sensual, masculine, complex, compassionate, strong, hubba hubba :drooling::drooling::drooling:

And he's a really good cook, too :D

He's already taken it upon himself to getting my house into shape (I'm the worst housekeeper on the planet -- I'm a serious pack rat). So he said "Every week we're going to go through a room, clean it up and toss what you don't want. By mid-February, your life will feel less cluttered." I think he's a Buddhist ... I always knew I needed somebody to organize me :biggrinjester:

So I guess it's time to rent an industrial waste bin!! You know, those huge blue rectangular bins from Waste Management Services that you see on construction sites? That's what we'll be needing ...

As for my BF, Matt, he's cool with all this and I love him to pieces. Adding Travis to the mix has definitely brought us all closer -- don't know how, but I think it has to do with Travis. He just has a really soft, subtle way about him. I'm sure this wouldn't work for most people, but it's certainly brought out the best in all of us. Lots of nice warm, fuzzy feelings everywhere. It's been a real love-fest and a very positive experience for the three of us :grouphug:

But there is still that commitment-shy part of me saying "what if it doesn't work ... and I'm going to get hurt or hurt somebody else in the process". I really don't want anybody to get hurt. I'm so sensitive that way ... I really can't stand to hurt anybody because it really ends up hurting me the most.

I'm a lover not a fighter :beating::beating:
 
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