I think I have finally arrived at a place where I can confidently say I'm back on track. I'm still trying to dump the fat I gained over the last three years, but as a starter I went to visit my doctor. As the result of blood tests my health is improving.
As a follow up to my previous blog, I wrote a book on my "home disaster". It's on Amazon for Kindle and soon to be out in print.
Now that I'm doing better health wise (internal functions), I have been pursuing a "slow path" to getting back into building the muscle in my body.
During the two year fiasco of my home rebuild, I injured myself several times (cracked shoulder ball, root canal, forearm, shoulder and sciatic nerve). As a result, I have had to incorporate the use of TEMS/EMS to heal injuries.
During the two year fiasco of my home rebuild, I injured myself several times (cracked shoulder ball, root canal, forearm, shoulder and sciatic nerve). As a result, I have had to incorporate the use of TEMS/EMS to heal injuries.
I have found that TEMS/EMS is a great way to reduce the pain of injuries as well close the gap on the healing process time line.
As for the sciatic nerve issues, it took eight months to figure out a remedy. Geez! I was faithfully going to a chiropractor and doing all the prescribed stretches I could find on the internet, no results. out of desperation while limping through Costco, I purchased an Inversion Table. Upon getting home, in great pain I assembled the unit and got on it. BOOM! After 30 seconds upside down, the sciatic nerve pain was gone! It has not returned in the last 10 months of using the inversion table faithfully.
However, I am experiencing "nerve worms" from the femoral nerve pack. The only help for it is touching my toes several times a day to release the pressure in the spine where this nerve bundle leaves the spine. It works OK, but still have to be faithful to stretch.
I've been rebuilding a truck for my son. All the standing and kneeling has caused a lot of pain in my legs. The only thing that seems to help is G2 Gatorade. I drink 40oz of water with one scoop and the leg muscle pain is not as great by the end of the day.
So healing is the game in the mid 50's if you are a fat man. Don't be ashamed of it as it is all part of the process of getting old. As for lifting weights, I'm much more careful about how much and have stopped thinking I'm a 25 year old child!
As for the sciatic nerve issues, it took eight months to figure out a remedy. Geez! I was faithfully going to a chiropractor and doing all the prescribed stretches I could find on the internet, no results. out of desperation while limping through Costco, I purchased an Inversion Table. Upon getting home, in great pain I assembled the unit and got on it. BOOM! After 30 seconds upside down, the sciatic nerve pain was gone! It has not returned in the last 10 months of using the inversion table faithfully.
However, I am experiencing "nerve worms" from the femoral nerve pack. The only help for it is touching my toes several times a day to release the pressure in the spine where this nerve bundle leaves the spine. It works OK, but still have to be faithful to stretch.
I've been rebuilding a truck for my son. All the standing and kneeling has caused a lot of pain in my legs. The only thing that seems to help is G2 Gatorade. I drink 40oz of water with one scoop and the leg muscle pain is not as great by the end of the day.
So healing is the game in the mid 50's if you are a fat man. Don't be ashamed of it as it is all part of the process of getting old. As for lifting weights, I'm much more careful about how much and have stopped thinking I'm a 25 year old child!
