tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6581031281100705087..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Physical Fitness and SurvivalFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-29846758194797761322010-12-09T22:23:14.945-08:002010-12-09T22:23:14.945-08:00One caveat to consider. With serious exercise you...One caveat to consider. With serious exercise you drastically increase your food intake, which means more $$$/more of a hassle when food is scarce/more stuff needed for that long term food cache if you hope to maintain. I know it costs me an extra $150 a month alone in food if I visit the gym 5 days a week. The benefits usually far outweigh the drawbacks<br /><br />There's a difference between being "in shape" and having the kind of explosive strength necessary to survive a physical encounter. Most Americans need to work on just the "in shape" part, but getting serious functional strength takes a big commitment and has big payoffs.<br /><br />Also, the concept of "looking fit" as a deterrent is right on.kalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-2391612673851092862010-12-09T15:24:32.124-08:002010-12-09T15:24:32.124-08:00EN,
Congrats, my friend! Willpower and diligence ...EN,<br />Congrats, my friend! Willpower and diligence can do some amazing things. Well done! Clifffitprohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368707286029182678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-42269012911152049052010-12-09T12:50:56.078-08:002010-12-09T12:50:56.078-08:00Wow, Ferfal: I hope your mother-in-law doesn't...Wow, Ferfal: I hope your mother-in-law doesn't read your blog comments...if so, nice knowin' you! :)Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480712607036678564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-63780009710187064772010-12-09T12:26:08.603-08:002010-12-09T12:26:08.603-08:00Dude, I don't know anything about the lady wit...Dude, I don't know anything about the lady with Arthritis, but I can speak about my experiences. In Mar 08 I had an accident which resulted in both my patella tendons snapping like old rubber bands. This resulted in no weight on my legs for 68 days and was in a wheel chair for almost three months. I was in braces and not allowed to out of bed for the first week. After that It was wheel chair time. I lost 28 pounds by working out harder than I would have during a normal day (didn't have much else to do). Every single day I did 100 wheel chair dips (sometimes 200), pushed my wheel chair about a mile and half around the hospital, did 200 crunches with my feet straight up in the air and worked my hands and arms with basketballs, tennis balls, and used some other equipment in physical therapy. After I got out of the wheel chair I started working on my legs and started out doing 100 body weight squats (ten every hour) and worked my way up to 300. And Dude, I have muscular Dystrophy and arthritis in my knees, hips and hands. Yeah, I'm bragging, but more importantly I want it to be understood that never giving up and trying to do more, leads to doing even more.ENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193563623321560413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-1408421217747466272010-12-09T09:21:02.456-08:002010-12-09T09:21:02.456-08:00Thanks Cliff for commenting. Sometimes the mental ...Thanks Cliff for commenting. Sometimes the mental limitating is greater than the phisical one. My grandma is almost 90 years old. Of course she's old, old bones, it hurts when she moves, but she always says that the more you slow down the worst it is. Then you have my mother in law that isn't even 60, yet she moves around slower than my grandmother. Her body is ok, but she's always complaining about how old she is, how her knee hurts. On occasions you see her "forgeting" about her bad knee and walking ok, but then she remembers and starts walking slowly again. Sometimes (not always of course) the body limitation isn't as bad as the "I cant" attitude.<br /><br />FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-14570552790470070002010-12-09T08:48:25.125-08:002010-12-09T08:48:25.125-08:00Anonymous,
Notice I said she "may" be ab...Anonymous,<br />Notice I said she "may" be able to do bench dips. Arthritis varies greatly from one bodypart to another and exercise has been found to reduce certain types of the disease. I have worked with HUNDREDS of people with arthritis and with help she needs to discover her limits and work from there. To just off-handedly say "don't try" is basically saying she has a disability without knowing that is the case. She may have little to no arthritis in her wrists. If she can do a 2" bench dip she is making progress. If you are her physician and have a complete background of her medical history I can understand your "liability" comment. I have seen too many people with what they considered crippling injuries significantly improve their lives because they started a program, very slowly but consistently, to increase strength. She will also be helping her bone density. Obviously she is motivated because she is working on using a weapon. If she tries nothing she will never know what is possible for her. Cliff Wiesefitpronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-65405052596472448452010-12-08T21:11:05.160-08:002010-12-08T21:11:05.160-08:00Dude, if the lady is so arthritic she can barely s...Dude, if the lady is so arthritic she can barely squeeze a trigger, she's not going to be doing any dips on those wrists. This advice is flirting with liability IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-23427608503937461452010-12-08T18:54:34.480-08:002010-12-08T18:54:34.480-08:00To answer your question about a program from a whe...To answer your question about a program from a wheel chair, yes, there are exercises she can do that will help. She can squeeze a tennis ball to help with her grip. With a pair of dumb bells she can do overhead presses and bicep curls. She may also be able to do an exercise called bech dips, which will help the back of her arms. Try searching YouTube for "bench dips" as it is a little too complex to explain. Let me know if you have other questions. Cliff Wiesefitprohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368707286029182678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-23163121293035840982010-12-08T14:02:36.299-08:002010-12-08T14:02:36.299-08:00FerFAL: concerning fitness as described in the pos...FerFAL: concerning fitness as described in the post....is there<br />something for people who CANNOT<br />do that? my mother-in-law is in<br />a wheelchair and her arthritic<br />fingers can *just* squeeze the<br />2-pound trigger on the 'tuned' <br />S&W 442 i gave her.if there is <br />a really, really low-impact starter course she would <br />actually try to do it.<br />do you have any ideas/links?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com