Comments | maluket: Ow!

maluket

Ow!

Feb 07, 2010 09:58

Well, I threw my back out ( Read more... )

Comments 16

sftekbear February 7 2010, 21:40:51 UTC

I threw out my back lifting an empty cardboard box out of the trunk of a car.

mamoosh February 7 2010, 22:26:57 UTC

You know who didn't throw their backs out? The short people in our group. Let's hate them.

maluket February 8 2010, 16:26:35 UTC

Honestly, I don't know who the short people are in our group. Anyone shorter than me is normal. Anyone taller than me is tall. Other than that, height differences don't really register. But if I can use back injuries as an indicator, that'll help. So short people are the ones with working backs?

mamoosh February 8 2010, 21:47:26 UTC

Yes. Short people are the ones with working backs. How I loathe them.

bear_with_me February 7 2010, 22:21:36 UTC

Geez! I feel like such a trend setter. Hope you are getting better. Mine lasted about 4 days.

mamoosh February 7 2010, 22:25:20 UTC

You know you can just wake me up if you want to talk. This sad attention-grab is transparent and beneath you.

mamoosh February 8 2010, 03:51:28 UTC

PS. I love how you'd rather buy a gym than get a membership.

maluket February 8 2010, 16:09:10 UTC

Gyms involve people, have an opportunity cost (driving time), and cost more in the long run. But I WILL be hating it when it's 140 degrees in the garage and I'm suppose to go do hack squats out there.

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mamoosh February 8 2010, 21:49:27 UTC

The obvious answer is to move to an apartment over the hill from us and come work out here.

Plus: laundry.

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maluket February 8 2010, 16:17:16 UTC

Nobody spots for me, which is why I have to be careful in my selection of exercises and exercise equipment. The Bowflex, for instance, is pretty safe. What happens if you drop the weights? The handles spring home with a snap, which is to say nothing dangerous happens. I use a lot of free weights, but avoid exercises where I could get seriously injured if the weight slipped or my muscles suddenly gave out. Except for military presses. Doing those to failure without a spotter is asking for it. A power rack will let me do them more safely, but since the bar comes down to my chest, I'm still kinda asking for a broken nose or brain hemmorrhage. I probably just shouldn't be doing military presses.

mamoosh February 8 2010, 21:56:09 UTC

You should be telling me to come in SO I CAN SPOT YOU.