Will Beararms
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You are not 19 forever. I am 47, 5'-7", 180 pounds, 34" waist, less than normal body fat, work out on free weights 4 days weekly do core exercises 6 days per week, eat right, etc.
Approximately 5 weeks ago, I was justifiably involved in an altercation with a man half my age, 225LBS and 6'-3". When I saw what was coming, I took him down. Being smaller, I did what I have always trained to do, I got inside of him since he had me on reach and used my legs and upper body strengths.
The short version is I neutralized the situation. The rest of the story is I pulled a pectoral muscle and the serratus anterior just below it. I was so "ramped" up at the time time of the incident, it took about 12 hours for the pain to set in which was essentially being sore from the left side of the waist to the left shoulder for 4 weeks to the point where tears came from my eyes at times.
I strongly advise anyone over 40 reading this to skip a day between free weight work and to spend at least 20 percent of your exercise time with any regimen----free weights, nautilus, cardiovascular, etc---- stretching and then stretch every time you thing about it when you are not exercising If your kidneys are not damaged, pack on the protein and ingest beau coup H20 as well to repair the damage we all get and usually keep when we are over the hill.
I am told I got off lucky but it has forever changed me. I hope this helps anyone else here who incorporates PT into their defensive firearms strategy. If you can do PT and do not, you will find it enhances your range scores with any long gun or handgun platform.
Approximately 5 weeks ago, I was justifiably involved in an altercation with a man half my age, 225LBS and 6'-3". When I saw what was coming, I took him down. Being smaller, I did what I have always trained to do, I got inside of him since he had me on reach and used my legs and upper body strengths.
The short version is I neutralized the situation. The rest of the story is I pulled a pectoral muscle and the serratus anterior just below it. I was so "ramped" up at the time time of the incident, it took about 12 hours for the pain to set in which was essentially being sore from the left side of the waist to the left shoulder for 4 weeks to the point where tears came from my eyes at times.
I strongly advise anyone over 40 reading this to skip a day between free weight work and to spend at least 20 percent of your exercise time with any regimen----free weights, nautilus, cardiovascular, etc---- stretching and then stretch every time you thing about it when you are not exercising If your kidneys are not damaged, pack on the protein and ingest beau coup H20 as well to repair the damage we all get and usually keep when we are over the hill.
I am told I got off lucky but it has forever changed me. I hope this helps anyone else here who incorporates PT into their defensive firearms strategy. If you can do PT and do not, you will find it enhances your range scores with any long gun or handgun platform.
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