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perthzed · #**861** 06-09-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by spotydog

So this is my story (hopefully help with motivation for some of you thinking of getting back into it):

I fall into the older age bracket on here. When I was in my 20's I did gym very hard, ran, boxed, did Choi Li Fut and swam. I would get accused of using steroids (but never have) as I sat around 93kgs at 5'10" but very lean.

At around 31 I started some new study and I didn't train for 5 years. I was 96kgs and all fat by 36. Getting out of bed was hard.

I always promised myself I'd go back to the gym when I finished studying.

About 3 years ago I headed back to the gym - I couldn't jog 2-3 minutes on the running machine.

I quickly dropped to 93kgs but stayed there for a year - via the pinch test I was able to work out I was loosing fat and gaining muscle. Last year I hit the cardio and diet hard and dropped 10kgs to around 83. This year I bulked up for a while (on purpose) and am now cutting and am at 81kgs.

Last night a guy genuinely asked me if I am on steroids at the gym (he is).

Maybe this little story will motivate someone else to get into it and if it does then that's great.

Cool well done mate!

GTB Liberty · #**862** 06-09-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by XT43

Worth a mention I was in hospital last week and was hooked up to the machine for blood pressure / heart rate etc. Spun the nurse out when the alarm was going off for low heart beats. Resting heart rate of 42 bpm. Fit carnt.

... even when I was competitive swimming in my late teens I never got below a BPM in the low 50s .

teejay · #**863** 06-09-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by XT43

Did he give you any rehab exercises? They usually don't go too well at fixing themselves and the injury will drag on. Most of the time you should get some resisted internal / external arm rotation exercises with a theraband ( big lacky ) or light weight ( about 1-2kgs ). Try hook up with a physio.

Not really - just said take it easy. Ill hit a physio up.

XT43 · #**864** 06-09-2011, 11:57 AM

pm perthzed. I think he is a physio as well as a wanker.

You sure the guy didn't ask you if you were on the roids Graham due to rage from car busting something at Collie?

Trexx · #**865** 06-09-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by XT43

pm perthzed. I think he is a physio as well as a wanker.

You sure the guy didn't ask you if you were on the roids Graham due to rage from car busting something at Collie?

Nah - It happens so often I just laugh about it now

jEstEr? · #**866** 06-09-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by spotydog

Nah - It happens so often I just laugh about it now

Do you need some? I have plenty

perthzed · #**867** 06-09-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by teejay

Not really - just said take it easy. Ill hit a physio up.

Was it a partial or full tear and how you do it i.e is it a chronic injury that's developed over time or acute as in a sudden movement. Probably best not going to a physio, go straight to your GP and arrange to get an MRI/Ultrasound. That will determine how bad it is and if you need surgery or not. If you don't then see a physio.

teejay · #**868** 06-09-2011, 01:47 PM

Its been sore for several months now.

Definitely not a full tear according to the symptoms I described to the doc.

perthzed · #**869** 06-09-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by teejay

Its been sore for several months now.

Definitely not a full tear according to the symptoms I described to the doc.

You probably don't need surgery then, but if it's really troubling you and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs aren't working then book into see a sports Dr. There's a good one in West Perth and he'll be able to pump you full of cortisone if need be.

Dr Hamish Osborne
9481 6134

teejay · #**870** 06-09-2011, 02:11 PM

Id just go see Dr Ken Maguire, he is my old mans doc, and an absolute champ.

I havnt really taken anything for it, or done rehab exercise so ill try those first.