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10-09-20, 07:41 AM
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10-09-20, 07:46 AM
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10-09-20, 07:49 AM
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I have been doing the "hanging by the arms" thing for a minute or two a day. My back has not felt this good, since my first slipped / ruptured disc at age 27. Hanging dramatically improves circulation, and relieves all the places in your back, neck and shoulders that have tension stored up in them like a spring.
A friend of mine in his 70's tried climbing a tree for the first time in decades, and tore tendons in his shoulders, which probably can't ever be repaired. I would like to avoid this type of thing, if possible.
A friend of mine in his 70's tried climbing a tree for the first time in decades, and tore tendons in his shoulders, which probably can't ever be repaired. I would like to avoid this type of thing, if possible.
Or a cheap doorway pull up bar will work too.
10-09-20, 07:54 AM
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10-09-20, 07:57 AM
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Thinking of doing a fall color ride about an hour and a half away in WI here in the next couple of weeks, so I looked at next weekend's forecast.
I've now got a set of arm warmers, knee warmers, and a gilet on the way
I've now got a set of arm warmers, knee warmers, and a gilet on the way
10-09-20, 08:12 AM
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It's the BEST preventative, but not the ONLY preventative. The other one is 'Lift with your Legs'.
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10-09-20, 08:14 AM
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10-09-20, 08:44 AM
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10-09-20, 08:46 AM
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Maybe a month or so ago I mentioned that an outside counsel of ours was ill with COVID. Just learned that he died. 
10-09-20, 09:03 AM
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10-09-20, 09:07 AM
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10-09-20, 09:12 AM
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10-09-20, 09:13 AM
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10-09-20, 09:24 AM
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10-09-20, 09:26 AM
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I was thinking about doing it tomorrow but I think I'll need to adjust my gearing beforehand. 39/28 isn't going to cut it for that one I don't think.
This morning I got a 50/34 crank back from my buddy who I'd lent it to but never did anything with it. I'm planning on installing it tonight, but the little voice in my head that I believe to be reason is telling me to get some local miles on it before I head way out of town.
10-09-20, 09:29 AM
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Out in New Glarus towards Yellowstone.
I was thinking about doing it tomorrow but I think I'll need to adjust my gearing beforehand. 39/28 isn't going to cut it for that one I don't think.
This morning I got a 50/34 crank back from my buddy who I'd lent it to but never did anything with it. I'm planning on installing it tonight, but the little voice in my head that I believe to be reason is telling me to get some local miles on it before I head way out of town.
I was thinking about doing it tomorrow but I think I'll need to adjust my gearing beforehand. 39/28 isn't going to cut it for that one I don't think.
This morning I got a 50/34 crank back from my buddy who I'd lent it to but never did anything with it. I'm planning on installing it tonight, but the little voice in my head that I believe to be reason is telling me to get some local miles on it before I head way out of town.
Looks like a nice ride! And yeah, prolly a good idea to see see if any kinks need to be worked out before going far afield.
10-09-20, 09:31 AM
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10-09-20, 09:35 AM
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Looked at a ride from a week ago where a young lady in a car goaded me in to racing her uphill. At 20,000, it put me negative on that effort. 24,000 left me with a little buffer (that I then ate in to a minute or so later, getting down to 1.9kJ), so maybe that's a good starting point?
10-09-20, 09:36 AM
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10-09-20, 09:40 AM
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Looked at a ride from a week ago where a young lady in a car goaded me in to racing her uphill. At 20,000, it put me negative on that effort. 24,000 left me with a little buffer (that I then ate in to a minute or so later, getting down to 1.9kJ), so maybe that's a good starting point?
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10-09-20, 09:51 AM
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10-09-20, 09:55 AM
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I wasn't impressed the first time I had it, so much so that I thought that something was amiss and made a point of trying it again at a later date. Wasn't impressed the second time either. Credit to the marketing department.
10-09-20, 09:59 AM
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They've worked their magic on my parents, that's for sure.