<p>The shipping on those bands is more than the bands cost! I need to look around a little. I want them.</p>
<p>6.1 in the horrific Houston heat/humidity before my daughter’s awesome 2 hour Ordination service. Fun family lunch at a top authentic (Mexico) Mexican restaurant. I had a beer instead of the zillion calorie margaritas. The run went a little better this morning, although a water fountain I counted on is gone so I didn’t get water until 5 miles.</p>
<p>Ahh, MOfWC, beer is the ultimate post-run recovery drink. It has carbs and minerals and other essential nutrients. Good stuff. That’s why the Red Hook around here gets so much business. Congrats on your run and big congrats to your D!</p>
<p>I ran my allocated 8 miles on the treadmill 
The drizzle was so bad that I would have been completely soaked by the end of my run, and DH was not too ethused about biking in the rain. I had to keep 8:30 pace to be able to yak with DH who was pedaling his stationary bike and chatting about random stuff.</p>
<p>Now off to burn a few more calories by doing some mall walking. :)</p>
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<p>Yep. You may wait a couple days and check again. They do a lot of Free Shipping deals…</p>
<p>Yeah. Perform Better does free shipping deals every other month. The last time I bought a band, it cost them more to ship it to me than I paid. I felt bad buying just one band, but it all evens out. I’ve bought a lot of stuff from them.</p>
<p>Falling apart…</p>
<p>30 minutes of Pilates activities earlier this afternoon</p>
<p>10 minutes on the elliptical
3x6 each 1-arm DB Bench
3x6 each Bulgarian Split Squat
3x6 each KB Single Arm Swing</p>
<p>Tried a 30:30 today, but it just wasn’t working out. I quit after the 3rd set. Ice/stim on the shoulder now. Third body part to be bothering me this week… been a rough week.</p>
<p>hops:</p>
<p>My shoulder is bothering me, too. I can’t pin it to any particular exercise, but it’s tender for a day after my workouts. iPod nazi core had a lot of stuff in pushup position this week: plank to pushup, pushup with knee drives, mountain climbers. Plus I did DB dead lifts, alternating bench press, and chin ups. So that’s a lot of shoulder. </p>
<p>I need to take a look at a workout next week that lays off the shoulder.</p>
<p>20 minute weight session at the YMCA - felt quite good. I’m feeling better and better working out at the place as I get used to the equipment. I have some more home weights to do and some Yoga this evening.</p>
<p>Hi guys! Yea, I know, long time no post here from me.</p>
<p>I’m still going strong with working out and continue to reach new heights with lifting weights. My trainer got fired a couple of weeks ago so I’m working with someone new; will see how it goes.</p>
<p>However, my main reason for posting here is because I know the audience includes a lot of bike riders and I want to make a genuine plea for you all to be wearing your helmets. H rode his bike to work for the first time this summer yesterday, and when riding home last night had a serious crash. Unfortunately, we had a lawsuit-worthy visit to the acute care center late in the evening, where he was diagnosed with a broken and slightly displaced clavicle. However, I felt very uneasy that they really did no exam, just the x-ray, despite my telling them what happened.</p>
<p>So today I took him to the ER, and he has now been admitted to the hospital with the following diagnoses: broken clavicle, 6 broken ribs, a concussion and contused lung. Because of the contused lung, they want to keep an eye on him, so he’ll be there for a couple of days, which will allow them to better control his pain. The ER doc told us she ended up consulting with the trauma team because that’s what this event was classified as once they diagnosed all his problems. So given the nature of the fall, we all know that had he not been wearing his helmet, he’d likely be dead right now. </p>
<p>Unfortunately because he has no memory of the crash (someone found him on the bike path, and brought he and his bike home), we have no idea what exactly happened, but his helmet did have dried mud in it and is scratched up. </p>
<p>So please, please, please, wear your helmets at all times. Even one of the nurses said it really sucks when you get that injured trying to do something healthy.</p>
<p>Awww. The poor guy must be hurtin. And, stuck in the hospital, which can’t be any fun. Tell him we are all pullin’ for him to heal up fast.</p>
<p>Crazy that you and your husband are probably never going to know what happened.</p>
<p>Terriwtt – That must have been incredibly scary for you as all this stuff got increasingly diagnosed – but good for you for taking him to the ER. I hope he recovers quickly, and completely. Your advice on helmets is excellent. The other advice I have is make sure you have some ID or a cell phone with an ICE listing. (And you know that helmet needs to be thrown away in the trash, right? Even if they look fine, once they’ve been through an accident with a blow to the head they’re no longer safe to use.)</p>
<p>teri, OMG, I’m so sorry to hear about this. Keeping my fingers crossed and knocking on wood surfaces that your H will recover soon, and the psychological trauma of going through such a horrible event will heal quickly, too. The incompetence of the acute care docs makes my blood boil! </p>
<p>I know two other people who were saved by their bike helmets, my H’s ex-boss and my ex-boss. Both had no recollection of what happened; one was found, just like your DH, on the bike path, and the other was hit by a car…</p>
<p>When I see people riding on main roads without a helmut, I want to pull over and yell at them!</p>
<p>teriwtt that’s awful. I hope he heals quickly. I could never be a bike rider, I’m too scared of getting hit by cars.</p>
<p>teri, so glad your H was wearing his helmet. Here’s hoping he has a speedy recovery. </p>
<p>Happy Father’s Day to all our motivated dads out there!</p>
<p>teriwtt, thank goodness you listened to your gut and got him to the ER! Best wishes for a speedy recovery.</p>
<p>I’ve had a bruised/fractured rib and that was painful for a long time. I imagine that he’s in a ton of pain. I hope that he heals quickly.</p>
<p>I used to do a lot of bicycling and I never used a helmut - but we cycled in areas that didn’t have a lot of traffic. I don’t bicycle today because the area where we live isn’t conducive (cars and trucks drive too fast).</p>
<p>OMG teri!! I hope he is ok and oh so glad you got him the proper care. Thoughts are with you</p>
<p>And as a person who deals with people with brain injuries for a living, Please-- WEAR.A.HELMET. At ALL times. The gentle bike ride I took on my recent vacation-- I insisted on getting a helment. Their supply was limited but I took one and wore it. There dont need to be any cars around. Stuff happens!</p>
<p>As an ER RN, Amen jym!
The folks that irk me most are parents of toddlers on bikes, toddler wears a helmet but the parent doesn’t.
Fun life for the intact surviving kid of the brain injured parent.</p>
<p>I remember seeing my son’s best friend wearing his helmet, but it wasn’t buckled! :rolleyes: He got yelled at.</p>
<p>I’ve seen bands at Staples, not sure if they are the same.</p>