[at-l] Hoplite's recovery time...

[TrailR at aol.com (TrailR@aol.com)]

In a message dated 9/8/2004 9:44:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
sloetoe@yahoo.com writes:


Third, if you were eating NSAIDS like I've read in other  emails,
YOW!, you wuz in trouble. (Yeah, that liver strain,  combined
with NSAIDS sucking water out of your already dehydrated  system,
starts an evil cycle.) That soreness points to a long-term  lack
of stuff (muscle and joint tissue, etc.) that could come about
if  you habitually lacked any of {water, nutrients, proteins}.
 
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Yup... I had already had 2 knee surgeries, a foot surgery & a shoulder 
surgery before my hike. Cartilage? What's that? I started my hike with 
physical issues, nutrition issues, and dehydration issues, and I added  to 
them on my hike. I fell a lot, took too many NSAIDS, didn't drink  enough 
water, cut food to save weight (LOL! this one is not currently an  issue).

 

If
you didn't give your body the tools to respond to the  stress,
it'll wear down.
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And it affects your mental state too. There are many simple things to do 
before a hike to help your system cope with the stress of a hike.  
Unfortunately,
some of us just don't do them. I really wish I knew why... It's an  evil 
cycle....
Speaking of which, maybe I'll go ride my bike... :-)
 
hotdog 
AT 03