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After i got my pacemaker put in at the ripe ole age of 35, I wound up at a body weight of 165lbs due to the stresses of heart surgery (3) a divorce and a move back to Indiana. Doc told me I need to put some weight back on. I have always been active in running and some weight training, but I wound up getting hooked on building my body up once I started seeing some big gains.
My heart condition is actually called Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. In a normal heart, electrical signals use only one path when they move through the heart. As the electrical signal moves from the heart's upper chambers (the atria) to the lower chambers (the ventricles), it causes the heart to beat.
If there's an extra conduction pathway, the electrical signal may arrive at the ventricles too soon.
Many people with this syndrome who have symptoms or episodes of tachycardia (rapid heart rhythm) may have dizziness, chest palpitations, fainting or, rarely, cardiac arrest. Other people with WPW never have tachycardia or other symptoms. About 80 percent of people with symptoms first have them between the ages of 11 and 50
Why I Love It:
Its my stress reliever for one. The other is that I find that I am motivating others to change their lifestyle to be more physically fit.
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I actually competed for the first time...at 42 years old!
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If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
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Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of OLD LADIES
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The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
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"If you are going through hell... keep going" Sir Winston Churchill
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Mar 29, 2009
batteryrequired updated Fit Status "Currently preping for the Midwest Competiton with some prodding from my daughters" - 5:28 pm - Comment
I want to influence as many young lives as possible in order to build their bodies up the correct way. I hear many of the youngsters in our gym say they would love to be able to do what I do and all I can say to them is to just start and never quit.
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Hey bud!!! My comments are hidden now because it takes forever for them to load when they are set public for some reason. Happy belated Easter weekend to you and yours!!
Business isn't BAD. I do all the print for MAACO Collision Repair.
And thank you. :) It's nice to be able to take some time OFF right now to eat more. lol
Hand is doing better. Function returning, pain is at a constant but not too bad. Making a comeback on lifting. I did deads at 175 for ten last night and DB rows at 50 for 8 and the rows just about met the limit for the right hand grip. How are you? I hope all is well. How is your daughter?
hey Brian how are you? I deleted my myspace account, just couldn't keep up with both. I'm here a lot more now lately, how are things? Hope the new year is treating you well! =]
Toe is doing better. I have now re-injured my left MCL. I cannot say I have had a great workout streak. I have a career change offer that is keeping me awake at night. Need to just hit it. I may bounce the career change off of you. I hope all is well with you. How did the interview go for you??
Man! I pulled my booty muscle! lol! It happened on Friday I couldn't walk or go up stairs..(did it playing Volleyball???) ANyway its now Tuesday and the pain is almost all gone! I have been taking it very easy just swimming (vigorously of course lol!) but no weights or jointjarring activities...How are you? I have to still right ya back on myspace!...Thanks for syaing hey and keeping in touch I hope all is well with you!
