Anybody here seen “Murderball” yet? Looks like an insightful documentary worth checking out.
Thanks for the thread gojira.
[quote]Kuz wrote:
Great, great thread, gojira. A little bit of perspective can go a very long way. For me, it’s when I’m in the gym and [i]dreading[/i] getting under that bar for another set of squats, wondering if I should just call it a day and go home, mostly because I just don’t feel like it. That’s usually when I think about my girlfriend who has spent the last 2 1/2 years fighting chronic myelogenous leukemia, facing setback after setback, going through so many rounds of chemo and who would give anything just to have enough energy to do the things she loves - horseback riding, dancing, sports.
My internal whining shuts down pretty damn quick after that.
Kuz
- Return with honor.[/quote]
I understand completely. My husband has been battling lymphoma for the last year. He has been through chemo, a stem cell transplant and is now undergoing radiation therapy. He is amazing. Rarely has missed a workout when he was not in the hospital. He was in the gym the day after he had two bone marrow biopsies done in his hips. Never slowed him down. And now his radiation therapy is at 2:00…he meets me at the gym at 3:15. He knows if he lets it stop him, if will be even harder to get started again.
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1120964263739.shotput.jpeg
Some of these photos leave me speechless.
There’s this old guy in Vegas with no arms and no legs. Everyday someone push him in his wheelchair on the strip, usually near Imperial Palace casino with a cup (money). This guy barely ever open his eyes. He pretty bacame a landmark on the strip. I don’t know his background and why he put up with sitting there for hrs. Maybe he make shitload of money. But man.
[quote]gojira wrote:
Kuz wrote:
Great, great thread, gojira. A little bit of perspective can go a very long way. For me, it’s when I’m in the gym and [i]dreading[/i] getting under that bar for another set of squats, wondering if I should just call it a day and go home, mostly because I just don’t feel like it. That’s usually when I think about my girlfriend who has spent the last 2 1/2 years fighting chronic myelogenous leukemia, facing setback after setback, going through so many rounds of chemo and who would give anything just to have enough energy to do the things she loves - horseback riding, dancing, sports.
My internal whining shuts down pretty damn quick after that.
Kuz
- Return with honor.
I understand completely. My husband has been battling lymphoma for the last year. He has been through chemo, a stem cell transplant and is now undergoing radiation therapy. He is amazing. Rarely has missed a workout when he was not in the hospital. He was in the gym the day after he had two bone marrow biopsies done in his hips. Never slowed him down. And now his radiation therapy is at 2:00…he meets me at the gym at 3:15. He knows if he lets it stop him, if will be even harder to get started again.[/quote]
Now THAT is some true inspiration. Both of you keep up the good fight and (I hope this does not sound trite) I will keep you both in my prayers tonight. God bless.
Kuz
great thread
im mates with the aussie bloke in the second pic, we went to uni toghther. i never actualy trained with him but did see him in the gym a number of times. he pushed hiself to the level where he could bareley wheel around, then he would go for a 10k ride. inspirational bloke, really down to earth, but achives what he sets out to do.
Great thread topic. Someone who is inspiring is fellow Aussie Michael Milton, who only has one leg yet he is an awesome downhill skier. He’s won a bunch of Paralympic Winter Games medals. Recently he broke the world speed skiing record for disabled skiers, which was well in excess of 200 km/h. Imagine the leg strength he must have to hold himself upright with one leg at those speeds, unbelievable!
There is another Aussie, can’t remember his name, who has completed the Hawaii ironman. He has no use of his legs. For the bike leg he uses a hand wheel to propel the wheel chair. For the run leg he then proceeds to use a normal racing wheel chair. To say his upper body is well built is an understatement…
Wow, what great motivation! A lot of times we all take for granted what we really are blesed with.
In high school this guy was always working out at the gym or track. Made it really hard to bitch and moan during practice while he was buzzing around the track.
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1120993317981.skiing02.jpg
Michael Milton. You think one-legged squats are hard? Try this.
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1120994764224.Hockey.gif
I believe this is called SLedge Hockey.
Again, great thread. Definitely makes my multuiple surgical ordeals seem insignificant being that I have kept all of my anatomy, sans appendix. It really makes you appreciate what you have and that it can always be worse.
[quote]doogie wrote:
In high school this guy was always working out at the gym or track. Made it really hard to bitch and moan during practice while he was buzzing around the track.
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I’m probably going to Hell for this one, but… sweet mullet.
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Again, great thread. Definitely makes my multuiple surgical ordeals seem insignificant being that I have kept all of my anatomy, sans appendix. It really makes you appreciate what you have and that it can always be worse. [/quote]
Yes it does. After posting this thread and going through all the photos and stories of the athletes, I will think twice before I complain about a bad workout or how unlucky I am to have the body type I do.
Take a lesson from these athletes and overcome it.
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1120998609646.kyle_sled.JPG
Kyle Maynard pulling a sled.
I was gonna post on my sled thread about pulling backwards uphill and how tough it was…until I saw this.
Great thread!
Give thanks each morning for what you CAN do and stop worrying about what you can’t do, just go out and accomplish it!
these people are simply amazing
[quote]gojira wrote:
Kyle Maynard pulling a sled.
I was gonna post on my sled thread about pulling backwards uphill and how tough it was…until I saw this. [/quote]
I remember watching K.M. on Larry King Live a few months ago (March?) and I wanted to cannonize him to the T-Nation’s Hall of Fame (should they ever make one) but I dont know why I diddnt. This guy almost brought me to tears, his courage against opposition and his own handicap is a true sign of strength and courage. I always think to myself how very, very lucky I am to not be born that way, or get myself in an accident to end up like that. I dont know if I could ever have the strength to compete like Kyle Maynard. Parts of me want to give up already in my FCF career and I bitch and moan how I bust my ass, but the reality is, we stop ourselves, no-one can truly stop us.
Great topic and perspective, Gojira.