Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Return to Mt. Si

Last August I hiked Mt. Si.  Seems I forgot just how steep it was.  Despite hiking it 10 minutes faster yesterday than last year, I woke up with a slightly sprained ankle.  My urban hiking has enable me to spot a coffee house from blocks away, but not a loose rock right in front of [...]

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Back Status - Day 4

I’m slowly recovering from my back injury. I can sit and stand without holding onto anything. My walking speed is equal to that of a short woman learning how to walk in high heels. Usually I walk at Mailman speed. I can walk for about a half a mile on a flat surface before [...]

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

The Day After (the Dead-lift)

I’m slowly recovering from my accident from yesterday. Last night the pain became unbearable and I couldn’t get back to bed, so I slept the remainder of the night in my Lazy-Boy recliner.
Shortly after noon I had recovered enough that I was able to baby-step walk without holding onto the walls. On a typical day, [...]

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

No More Morning Dead-lifts

I completely threw out my back today after doing a warm-up set of dead-lifts at the gym. After 3 hours and 3 Vicodin, I still can’t move. This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced.
No more morning dead-lifts or squats. I promise. I’ve learned my lesson for real this time. When it comes to leg [...]