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Whatever Arch.

Hi Muffy, I'm [really] sorry that you got the bum news. I certainly know what it feels like to have someone tell you that you can't do what you love! ***[intense crying]*** The upside however, is that you can still bike and swim! You could morph into some badass pro mountain biker because of this! Well maybe not pro, but you're still a badass... As for "injuries never going away", um yeah. I think that is true to a certain extent, but I still believe that you can heal almost anything [nearly] completely. Granted, soft tissue injury will always have scar tissue buildup, and there will always be a risk for developing the problem again, but with proper PT and love you can reshape and mold it back into amazing strength. It just takes more time and concentration. Every time I've been injured, or I talk to buddies of mine who have been, I'm amazed at how much these injuries teach us. Without joking, my personal experience with massive body carnage has guided me into some of my richest of times. So yeah, you'll be out of the mountains for a while, but just think how much more you'll apprectiate and enjoy them when you came back? Again, I'm sorry you're dealing with a bum paw, but getting into the process of healing can be a wonderful learning experience. I'm sorry if I tend to be too optimistic. Its a major problem of mine........

that sounds really painful Yeah, there was a trip last summer where I packed in a weeks worth of bagels and tuna. It WAS painful........

Thanks, Yoda. At least Muffy understands!

We can alway hope. Personally, I'm banking on another ice age moving in and crushing all the stupid idiots to death under a mile of ice. If that you were implying that is.....

I left that for you Muffy.

Yeah, so pretty much the funniest fucking site EVER! That guys a genius......

Yeah, me too. I was raised in a colony of lesbians. I_Like_BREEEEAAAASSSTS!

Did you just call me girly????? Don't make me kick your ass.

Thats so freaking genious......... Kevbone earns today's funniest Sprayer award!

Holy crap. That is spelled correctly! I looked it up I enjoy your spelling mistakes Muffy. They keep me giggling! i am rather fond of my spelling errors as well. yet there are times where spelling correctly is imperative. Yeah, like that one time, when I was chaesing this butterfliy, and this other big bug hit me in the haed, and feel off this cliff, and then tehr wsa thsi light, and there was this fat dude named Les, and I askd aer you god, and he siad no, but I hvae reelee alot a beef....... I said thats reel kool.

Holy crap. That is spelled correctly! I looked it up I enjoy your spelling mistakes Muffy. They keep me giggling!

I wonder if Kevbone packs fudge in??? Personally, I pack bagels and tuna.

No I didn't, but I still like muscles.

Yes, and she still has them. They are probably nicer than yours. Maybe, if, and when Arch starts lactating there would be opportunity to make an "apples to apples" comparison. But, by then, you may have ceased nursing long enough to have no memory of Mommy's mammaries. Jesus, talking shit is a fantastic way of creating conversation!

Yes, and she still has them. They are probably nicer than yours.

He had cancer dumb shit. What do you think gave him cancer stupid? Dumb shit alot people get cancer and they don't take roids. Testicular cancer is very high among people that bike competively. It bad for the nuts. That why they freeze sperm. Read little you might learn something. Thank you for pointing this out--this is important. I think we have gotten to the point where we are so scared of cancer that we blame the person who has cancer as if they did something unhealthy that caused it. I have a friend who has lung cancer and the first thing everyone asks is if she smokes. She doesn't, and she is tired of the assumption that even though smoking does cause cancer, so do a fuck of a lot of other things. There is an underlying current of feeling that if you got cancer, you did something to cause it. This has to stop. I agree. My mom had breast cancer despite having ZERO of the known risk factors.

I do know this. I was implying that it would be better that people get roids from their doc in controlled amounts. Rather than trial and error with dosages that WAY super-physiologic! At the competitive level, most bodybuilders know far more about steriods and their application than most doc's do. However, doc's would "bone up" on their knowledge if there were a bigger market for it. That said, there are actually a number of doc's who help competitors b/c they know the builder is going to do the steriods anyway so they figure helping to mitigate the long term damage is better than doing nothing at all. Actually, Archy, I know this too. Top end bodybuilders do know a shit ton more than most docs do. In fact, I had to do a ton of my own research on overtraining induced hypogonadism and treatment because NON of my docs at the time knew what fuck was going on. Even the endocrinologist said "people your age just don't ever have low testosterone". He said "just keep exercising". I did, and got sicker. So yes, you are right on. I'm curious though, whats your background? You obviously know quite a bit about exercise endocrinology.

I do know this. I was implying that it would be better that people get roids from their doc in controlled amounts. Rather than trial and error with dosages that WAY super-physiologic!

true statement. and if other people were satisfied with what there bodies could produce naturally and not try and push so far past their natural ability for the soul purpose of being better than everyone else... no one would juice... I have been on a synthetic testosterone before called Lupron. It was a medical choice at the time to stop menses. It caused me to go into menopauses. I had hot flashes and every thing. that is about as close to juicing as i want to be. I did that 2 times for six months each time. I was a guennie pig. interesting but i have had enough. I agree. Basically, I don't want to mess up my natural "god given" (I'm NOT religious) physique. Getting too big is not functional. Then I couldn't climb like I want! So you experienced T therapy? Thats really interesting! Actually, several months ago, when I was sicker than a stray dog with aids [intense giggles], my doc. put me on Testosterone therapy for several weeks. Basically, because my system was sooo haggard, I wasn't producing nearly enough of my own testosterone to be able to heal properly. I found that it made MASSIVE differences. Its my theory that getting supplemented "jump started" my own negative feedback system to start producing its own juice again (actually I think there is a study that hypothesizes this...). For months and months and months, my body and health were not improving. However, once I had my T levels back into physiologic ranges my health improved dramatically. My appetite came back and I regained my lost body wieght, I was sleeping insanely well, and my mood turned 180 degrees (Testosterone acts on receptors in the brain - hense athlete addiction to steroids). Once I came off of the supplement my own Testosterone production rebounded with a furry within a week. Its actually higher now than it was when I was on T therapy. All in all, I appreciate and understand the medical uses for hormone replacement. Because of my experience, I don't believe that anabolic steroids are as terrible and killer as our society thinks they are. Its a matter of not being an idiot, and being happy with your body and natural state of health. Its like almost anything in life, if you take things to the maximum you risk destroying health. Again, I'm NOT advocating steroid use, because screwing with the body's own systems is generally not a good idea! I am however saying that they DO have a place in medicine and science.

No, but overdoing dark chocolate will!

Sunshine stimulates the pituitary to produce Luteinizing Hormone (amonst a few other things), with elicits testosterone production..... That with calories and crap tons of sleep are all the performance enhancing supplements I need!

mmmmmm. That sounds really yummy Sherri! I'll climb and pass methane with you anyday!

I'm not saying I agree with drug use. I also never said that I admire Arnold because of his drug use (which in all honesty was 1) not that extensive, and 2) in the days before anyone knew about the endocrine side effects). I admire his attitude and drive. Also, you still think Lance used drugs????? How many negitive ultra refined blood tests do you need to see? The dude is clean!

OK so I've been visualizing this.... It makes sense. If a single joint is all of a sudden hypomobile, ligaments in the surrounding joints may get stessed as they take on the new load.