Ramblings of an over-caffeinated yet rested and generally pain-free brain:
1) Back spasm pretty much resolved after one month, relapse, chiropractic and medicinal treatment and lifestyle/stretching changes. What I've learned: These may get worse as I age, so proactive care will be needed. Nothing I don't already know but need to keep doing the right things-posture, stretching, lifting and calisthenics to maintain core strength. New tricks I learned this time around: Heat immediately, not ice. Stretching flat on back on a hard surface helps. Psoas muscle as much the culprit as back muscles.
2) Diet important and getting enough calories helps across the board. I'm less stressed, sleep better and generally healthier on a whole food diet but also need to ensure any calorie deficit is short-term and the rest of the diet is very solid if that is the case. I have reached a new "set point" weight wise at 178-179 instead of 190-192 and happy at this weight as I start lifting again. putting 5 pounds of lean muscle back on would be good but not essential.
3) Presidential Fitness Challenge and John Stone Fitness 1,000,000 push-up challenge are going to take a long time! As most recently noted in this post I'm back to logging points for the Presidential Fitness Challenge. I'm making progress, but as the awards get higher in value, the required points expand. Getting to Silver is going to take a few more months, and then Gold and above are likely years away. Another challenge I am doing is the 1 million pushup challenge over at www.johnstonefitness.com. I may be the only person posting right now, and since I'm not doing a lot of pushups currently we might never make it. Help out if you can!
Well, that's it for today, maybe some advice or work-out tip over the weekend.
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