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[roguejuror]

Getting surgery Monday.

Isn't Mondays statistically speaking the worst day to have surgery @Archie ?

 

[Archie]

Isn't Mondays statistically speaking the worst day to have surgery @Archie ?

hmmm I'm not exactly sure but it's def in the top 7

 

[Blitty]

Wait? What?

Should I cancel is this scam?

Aggressive sales maneuver?

 

[Archie]

too late

always cheaper and less risky to try conservative treatment first. as it avoids surgery well over 50% of times.

but you already said yes....so if PT were to fail, the Almighty surgeon will put you on the butcher, Infection and DVT list.

to teach you a lesson

 

[Archie]

how often do meniscus tears get better with therapy



While about 70% of patients successfully avoid surgery, recovery typically requires several weeks to months of dedicated rehabilitation.
Key Facts on Meniscus Recovery with Therapy


Success Rate: Approximately 70% of patients with meniscus tears can avoid surgery through physical therapy, achieving similar outcomes to those who have surgery, particularly in cases involving osteoarthritis.
Recovery Timeline: Without surgery, recovery usually takes 4 to 8 weeks, though for some it may take 3 to 6 months.

When Therapy Fails: Roughly 30% of patients who start with physical therapy may still require surgery within 6 months due to persistent pain or instability.

 

[Tron]

Speaking of shit that happens more when you get old…..

I’m fighting a TOUGH case of tennis elbow on my non-dominant arm. Hurts to lift a full glass of water. It’s my first tennis elbow bout of my life.

 

[roguejuror]

Speaking of shit that happens more when you get old…..

I’m fighting a TOUGH case of tennis elbow on my non-dominant arm. Hurts to lift a full glass of water. It’s my first tennis elbow bout of my life.

That's what Matty had last year and he didn't go running to have surgery

 

[stevek]

That's fucked up

 

[roguejuror]

That's fucked up

How is David doing? Did he get his laundry back?

 

[stevek]

David is no longer a resident here.

My annoying roommate said he saw him at the park.

We did get him his laundry back, the laundry owner was real cool about that.

 

[roguejuror]

That's not fair! why he has to go

 

[stevek]

Apparently he threatened the worker here with a crowbar. That's why all the po.

Rogie don't be upset, he was a pain in the ass.

Still like him though.

 

[Archie]

we still streaking.... can we get to 40?, 50?

no traveling in next few months... 100?

headed to day 37 in a few hrs ..

 

[Archie]

@Matty

if you just had 30 mins stationary bike.

are you doing steady state or some sort of intervals like .orwegian method 4x4

if steady state what wattage would you shoot for?

 

[Matty]

If you really can't do more than 30 mins, do some sort of intensity for sure.

I'm a pure diesel who has no sprint so I tend to focus what I'm good at, i.e. longer duration power, which benefits from lots of low intensity steady state. If you have more fast twitch muscle, which you presumably do (box jumps) you could do short sprint intervals. Look up Ronnestad intervals, those are nasty and really good at improving both anaerobic power and vo2max.

In related news, I asked chatgpt the other day to produce a caricature of me based on what it knows about me and it called me slightly unhinged about this stuff. Unbelievable.

 

[Matty]

@Matty

if steady state what wattage would you shoot for?

Right now I'm doing 12-15 hours a week so my low Z2 steady state is typically 50% of FTP, which a lot of cyclists would consider too easy (they're dum dums). In my case 50% of FTP is 145-150W. It barely feels like work but it reaps long term benefits.

2-3 times a week I'll do a relatively short Z3 or Z4 effort. My last one was a couple days ago, I did 255W avg/262W normalized over ~30 mins. 255W is about my "sweet spot", sub-threshold zone. I averaged 147bpm which is right at the border between my Z2 and Z3 HR.

 

[Archie]

over 125 feels like some work for me. I mostly just spin to warm up and look at butts


gonna try to be more powerful and vo2maxxy sexxy

 

[Matty]

That's very much the spirit! 125bpm for guys our age with a "normal" max HR is light but real work.

"A lot of cycling involves looking at someone else's butt, doesn't it?" -Matty's unimpressed wife