The Muse I Adorn

Sp8ctre said:
I weigh 150 at 5' 8" and climb 30 flights of stairs everyday for exercise. I can still do about 5 pull ups before my elbow gives out...at 59 I'm happy with myself. Wish my back
would cooperate. I'd exercise more, but damn the back just kills me...
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eSGEe said:
Im in the same "back boat"---
6' 195 lbs--
but i still hit the gym 2-3 times a week -- lift-- and use the "water message bed" --- which HELPS my back a ton ---
Planet Fitness has them -- and 10 minute sessions are FREE with your "black card" (22.00 now I think ) a month membership---
I can also use ANY Planet Fitness in the COUNTRY (I never leave Fl) and hit the gym -- or the message bed -- :) Cheaper than going to the Chiropractor!!

My Bench press and leg press figures arent what they used to be ----- but I can still lift a dead beat son in law over my head and toss him like a sack of potatoes---- ;)

I would marry this thing if I could!

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RVA said:
Stress keeps me thin.
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WOW, 150 LBS, Chris. In high school and college I struggled to weigh 148. Now I am closer to 238 at 4 years younger than you.
In High School I could do 17 pull ups, 50+ dips, Bench Press almost 300 lbs and do 54 reps of 100 lb bench and 205 for 10-12 reps.

Like Adrian, I am in the same back boat since I was basically 17, but seems to have worsened the past 10 years. Sadly I am barely able to walk or stand without low back or hip pain many days. I see a chiropractor who has a pair of Hydro massage beds and a rolling massage one. MY own Homedics massager my girlfriend bought for us is awesome too. As for the extent of my weight work, I have spent a lifetime lifting lumber, concrete, steel, stone, dirt, shingles, windows, cabinetry, sheetrock and all manner of tools and supplies as well as logs, tractors, chainsaws, ladders, staircases and countless other heavy items.

As for RVA who knows stress, if stress worked for me, I would likely be 1/2 my weight from life with my bipolar dad since I was 8, and now being his main source of transport and mobility since he is basically wheelchair bound at 82. Plus now on a total different front, I am also taking care of my mom in a different state ( Delaware) who is showing the effects of dementia and the ramifications she has created because of that. And to only add more fun to the equation, she now has had to get her apartment exterminated due to a bed bug infestation which she can't grasp the ramifications of why we need to disrupt her belongings for at least a 6 week period and have all her stuff bagged and sealed and basically heating all her clothes in the dryer and being hyper vigilant not to carry any hitchhiking monsters elsewhere in public where she may travel. Add my almost disabled sister and her Autistic son who we weren't sure would graduate on time now that he is 18 and just finished High School. He obviously doesn't drive yet, he recently started becoming uncooperative and disrespectful of his mother and to top it off of course at 18 she will lose child support from his pretty much good for nothing father and she struggles to work without enduring great pain in her legs, hands and feet due to car accidents, poor genes, aging etc. Her work is no picnic either as she spent a lifetime of child care but has been doing a stint of caring for a 60 something year old man with Alzheimer's who's condition is also deteriorating. She may be out of work if he has to go into a home soon too.

Needless to say, when I come on here to post my nonsensical and even helpful posts, I do find some sort of relief from the stress.
If only I could find easier answers to my mom's future on several legal fronts and my dad and mom's medical futures. Sorry for unloading all that JUNK.

Maybe the MUSE I adorn or at least adorns me are the clothes on my back and a sane mind.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Needless to say, when I come on here to post my nonsensical and even helpful posts, I do find some sort of relief from the stress.
If only I could find easier answers to my mom's future on several legal fronts and my dad and mom's medical futures. Sorry for unloading all that JUNK.
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Ugh! I sincerely hope that things pick up for you Chili!
 
eSGEe said:
oh......come now--- lets stick with the clothes ;)

Sanity is WAAAAY overated ;)
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Not in my family, Adrian. Imagine had I been of weak mind at 8 years old the day my dad came home from work and had cracked up and then while all alone with him faced his unsettling grilling of me as he accused me of trying to poison our dog with pills. At that time the only pills I knew of were aspirin and vitamins. Glad I was smart enough to recognize he was OFF and was able to tell mom before he did something awful to me, her or my little sis.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
WOW, 150 LBS, Chris. In high school and college I struggled to weigh 148. Now I am closer to 238 at 4 years younger than you.
In High School I could do 17 pull ups, 50+ dips, Bench Press almost 300 lbs and do 54 reps of 100 lb bench and 205 for 10-12 reps.

Like Adrian, I am in the same back boat since I was basically 17, but seems to have worsened the past 10 years. Sadly I am barely able to walk or stand without low back or hip pain many days. I see a chiropractor who has a pair of Hydro massage beds and a rolling massage one. MY own Homedics massager my girlfriend bought for us is awesome too. As for the extent of my weight work, I have spent a lifetime lifting lumber, concrete, steel, stone, dirt, shingles, windows, cabinetry, sheetrock and all manner of tools and supplies as well as logs, tractors, chainsaws, ladders, staircases and countless other heavy items.

As for RVA who knows stress, if stress worked for me, I would likely be 1/2 my weight from life with my bipolar dad since I was 8, and now being his main source of transport and mobility since he is basically wheelchair bound at 82. Plus now on a total different front, I am also taking care of my mom in a different state ( Delaware) who is showing the effects of dementia and the ramifications she has created because of that. And to only add more fun to the equation, she now has had to get her apartment exterminated due to a bed bug infestation which she can't grasp the ramifications of why we need to disrupt her belongings for at least a 6 week period and have all her stuff bagged and sealed and basically heating all her clothes in the dryer and being hyper vigilant not to carry any hitchhiking monsters elsewhere in public where she may travel. Add my almost disabled sister and her Autistic son who we weren't sure would graduate on time now that he is 18 and just finished High School. He obviously doesn't drive yet, he recently started becoming uncooperative and disrespectful of his mother and to top it off of course at 18 she will lose child support from his pretty much good for nothing father and she struggles to work without enduring great pain in her legs, hands and feet due to car accidents, poor genes, aging etc. Her work is no picnic either as she spent a lifetime of child care but has been doing a stint of caring for a 60 something year old man with Alzheimer's who's condition is also deteriorating. She may be out of work if he has to go into a home soon too.

Needless to say, when I come on here to post my nonsensical and even helpful posts, I do find some sort of relief from the stress.
If only I could find easier answers to my mom's future on several legal fronts and my dad and mom's medical futures. Sorry for unloading all that JUNK.

Maybe the MUSE I adorn or at least adorns me are the clothes on my back and a sane mind.
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You are good people, and you are good to the people in your life. We are always here if you need us, and of course, you have my number
 
Thanks Ray and guys,,,,,,,,, So far so good, I been a tough SOB for my whole life. I joke that I am tough but tender.

Oh and on more than one occasion, my dad would mention how successful his friend's children were and how attentive they were to their widowed mom and their nice nuclear families. Why wasn't I able to do that like they did?

He basically chided me for why I seemed to struggle and be almost penniless. So, one day I had enough of his SHI%T a few months ago and told him. If I was a selfish bastard and only cared about myself, I could have relocated to a different state, gone to more school and worked 24/7 to only chase a buck. But instead, I always had to care for him and the family he made since mom basically had to leave him when I was 12 and who else would have made sure he was healthy had I not done it for him instead of just chasing a buck and becoming economically secure instead of the low status I attained despite my abilities and efforts.

I know this sounds whiny, but he does piss me off once in awhile. HA
 
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chilipeppermaniac said:
Needless to say, when I come on here to post my nonsensical and even helpful posts, I do find some sort of relief from the stress.
If only I could find easier answers to my mom's future on several legal fronts and my dad and mom's medical futures. Sorry for unloading all that JUNK.

Maybe the MUSE I adorn or at least adorns me are the clothes on my back and a sane mind.
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Sorry to hear you have so much on your plate to deal with. We are all here for much more than just the guitar and music. Feel free to unload anytime...you know I have a couple of times!

Sometimes all we need are a few good listeners. No advice, just a shoulder to lean on...we are here for you!
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Thanks Ray and guys,,,,,,,,, So far so good, I been a tough SOB for my whole life. I joke that I am tough but tender.

Oh and on more than one occasion, my dad would mention how successful his friend's children were and how attentive they were to their widowed mom and their nice nuclear families. Why wasn't I able to do that like they did?

He basically chided me for why I seemed to struggle and be almost penniless. So, one day I had enough of his SHI%T a few months ago and told him. If I was a selfish bastard and only cared about myself, I could have relocated to a different state, gone to more school and worked 24/7 to only chase a buck. But instead, I always had to care for him and the family he made since mom basically had to leave him when I was 12 and who else would have made sure he was healthy had I not done it for him instead of just chasing a buck and becoming economically secure instead of the low status I attained despite my abilities and efforts.

I know this sounds whiny, but he does piss me off once in awhile. HA
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That was not being whiny, that is hurtful stuff to hear from a dad at any age. It is almost certain that what he was really doing was expressing disappointment with himself and his own life. In the process, he failed to see that you ARE successful in life. He failed to realize that financial success is the LEAST important measure of a person. Judging by how everyone who knows you feels about you, it it obvious that you are winning at this game we call life.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Not in my family, Adrian. Imagine had I been of weak mind at 8 years old the day my dad came home from work and had cracked up and then while all alone with him faced his unsettling grilling of me as he accused me of trying to poison our dog with pills. At that time the only pills I knew of were aspirin and vitamins. Glad I was smart enough to recognize he was OFF and was able to tell mom before he did something awful to me, her or my little sis.
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THAT is very intuitive at 8!!! Well done.

As Ray said financial success is not the true measure of a human being--
and also I would add all those that are successful--- are not happy--(or very well liked) ---

RVA said:
It is almost certain that what he was really doing was expressing disappointment with himself and his own life.
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I was thinking the same thing--
 
My dad was not any better. He had mom and I in one city and he worked 3 hour away coming home on weekends. He did this so he could have his girlfriend. Its a LONG twisted story. I found out after he died, from his brother, my uncle: that most of the stories he would tell me at the Sunday morning breakfast table were lies.

Not sure what my point is except, very few of us Mr Cleaver for a father. Yet we still grow up strong and succeed in life.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
WOW, 150 LBS, Chris. In high school and college I struggled to weigh 148. Now I am closer to 238 at 4 years younger than you.
In High School I could do 17 pull ups, 50+ dips, Bench Press almost 300 lbs and do 54 reps of 100 lb bench and 205 for 10-12 reps.

Like Adrian, I am in the same back boat since I was basically 17, but seems to have worsened the past 10 years. Sadly I am barely able to walk or stand without low back or hip pain many days. I see a chiropractor who has a pair of Hydro massage beds and a rolling massage one. MY own Homedics massager my girlfriend bought for us is awesome too. As for the extent of my weight work, I have spent a lifetime lifting lumber, concrete, steel, stone, dirt, shingles, windows, cabinetry, sheetrock and all manner of tools and supplies as well as logs, tractors, chainsaws, ladders, staircases and countless other heavy items.

As for RVA who knows stress, if stress worked for me, I would likely be 1/2 my weight from life with my bipolar dad since I was 8, and now being his main source of transport and mobility since he is basically wheelchair bound at 82. Plus now on a total different front, I am also taking care of my mom in a different state ( Delaware) who is showing the effects of dementia and the ramifications she has created because of that. And to only add more fun to the equation, she now has had to get her apartment exterminated due to a bed bug infestation which she can't grasp the ramifications of why we need to disrupt her belongings for at least a 6 week period and have all her stuff bagged and sealed and basically heating all her clothes in the dryer and being hyper vigilant not to carry any hitchhiking monsters elsewhere in public where she may travel. Add my almost disabled sister and her Autistic son who we weren't sure would graduate on time now that he is 18 and just finished High School. He obviously doesn't drive yet, he recently started becoming uncooperative and disrespectful of his mother and to top it off of course at 18 she will lose child support from his pretty much good for nothing father and she struggles to work without enduring great pain in her legs, hands and feet due to car accidents, poor genes, aging etc. Her work is no picnic either as she spent a lifetime of child care but has been doing a stint of caring for a 60 something year old man with Alzheimer's who's condition is also deteriorating. She may be out of work if he has to go into a home soon too.

Needless to say, when I come on here to post my nonsensical and even helpful posts, I do find some sort of relief from the stress.
If only I could find easier answers to my mom's future on several legal fronts and my dad and mom's medical futures. Sorry for unloading all that JUNK.

Maybe the MUSE I adorn or at least adorns me are the clothes on my back and a sane mind.
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All is well...

I envy you sane folk....
 
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