Today on the indoor trainer for possible the first time I
could fell the left leg getting back some more normal
strength after the crash. I was able to stand to pedal a
little and not feel so out of sync. I managed to get the
power up to 270 watts short period of time. I could do more
but no sense really on a 32 mile aerobic session.
For a brief moment I have thought about possibly going out
to ride in the spring when weather is better. At this point
it is fantasy in some sense but mostly because if something
happens I will have many non cycling friends write me off as
stupid.
On 12/26/2025 2:02 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
Today on the indoor trainer for possible the first time I could fell
the left leg getting back some more normal strength after the crash. I
was able to stand to pedal a little and not feel so out of sync. I
managed to get the power up to 270 watts short period of time. I could
do more but no sense really on a 32 mile aerobic session.
For a brief moment I have thought about possibly going out to ride in
the spring when weather is better. At this point it is fantasy in some
sense but mostly because if something happens I will have many non
cycling friends write me off as stupid.
Good news.-a Two months ago you despaired of even this, but your daily routine has showed great returns!
All the bast.
On 12/26/2025 2:07 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:02 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
Today on the indoor trainer for possible the first time I
could fell the left leg getting back some more normal
strength after the crash. I was able to stand to pedal a
little and not feel so out of sync. I managed to get the
power up to 270 watts short period of time. I could do
more but no sense really on a 32 mile aerobic session.
For a brief moment I have thought about possibly going
out to ride in the spring when weather is better. At this
point it is fantasy in some sense but mostly because if
something happens I will have many non cycling friends
write me off as stupid.
Good news.-a Two months ago you despaired of even this, but
your daily routine has showed great returns!
All the bast.
I can also tell today the walking is less of a chore. Really
I am not in pain walking at all but just all off balance and
feel like I am struggling to just walk straight without a
lot of waddling. I avoided going places that require too
much on some days. I would go to the store for groceries and
pushing the cart helps. I would even use my walker to go
into store because is was faster and balancing walking was
too hard. Today I actually wanted and thought about a
Walmart trip to get few items but actually nothing I have to
have. But in the end just the thought I could do it was great.
It is like the old dodge of riding or running. If you choose
to take of a day and do nothing or rest that is ok. But if
you cannot because you have some aches and pains then you
want to ride, I am just say yes I gonna ride. I am old now
but my mind still thinks it is in it youth.
On 12/26/2025 2:21 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:07 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:02 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
Today on the indoor trainer for possible the first time I could fell
the left leg getting back some more normal strength after the crash.
I was able to stand to pedal a little and not feel so out of sync. I
managed to get the power up to 270 watts short period of time. I
could do more but no sense really on a 32 mile aerobic session.
For a brief moment I have thought about possibly going out to ride
in the spring when weather is better. At this point it is fantasy in
some sense but mostly because if something happens I will have many
non cycling friends write me off as stupid.
Good news.-a Two months ago you despaired of even this, but your daily
routine has showed great returns!
All the bast.
I can also tell today the walking is less of a chore. Really I am not
in pain walking at all but just all off balance and feel like I am
struggling to just walk straight without a lot of waddling. I avoided
going places that require too much on some days. I would go to the
store for groceries and pushing the cart helps. I would even use my
walker to go into store because is was faster and balancing walking
was too hard. Today I actually wanted and thought about a Walmart trip
to get few items but actually nothing I have to have. But in the end
just the thought I could do it was great.
It is like the old dodge of riding or running. If you choose to take
of a day and do nothing or rest that is ok. But if you cannot because
you have some aches and pains then you want to ride, I am just say yes
I gonna ride. I am old now but my mind still thinks it is in it youth.
After my hands were crushed, there were many things I could no longer do
at all and many I could do only clumsily and others only with great pain.
Six months in, I could do some light wrench work.-a Nine months in I
could shoot a .22 pistol. Now 4-1/2 years on the limits are small (not zero).-a Some fingers will never recover full range of movement but what
I have is enough.
Take heart, it gets better.
On 12/26/2025 2:28 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:21 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:07 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/26/2025 2:02 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
Today on the indoor trainer for possible the first time
I could fell the left leg getting back some more normal
strength after the crash. I was able to stand to pedal
a little and not feel so out of sync. I managed to get
the power up to 270 watts short period of time. I could
do more but no sense really on a 32 mile aerobic session.
For a brief moment I have thought about possibly going
out to ride in the spring when weather is better. At
this point it is fantasy in some sense but mostly
because if something happens I will have many non
cycling friends write me off as stupid.
Good news.-a Two months ago you despaired of even this,
but your daily routine has showed great returns!
All the bast.
I can also tell today the walking is less of a chore.
Really I am not in pain walking at all but just all off
balance and feel like I am struggling to just walk
straight without a lot of waddling. I avoided going
places that require too much on some days. I would go to
the store for groceries and pushing the cart helps. I
would even use my walker to go into store because is was
faster and balancing walking was too hard. Today I
actually wanted and thought about a Walmart trip to get
few items but actually nothing I have to have. But in the
end just the thought I could do it was great.
It is like the old dodge of riding or running. If you
choose to take of a day and do nothing or rest that is
ok. But if you cannot because you have some aches and
pains then you want to ride, I am just say yes I gonna
ride. I am old now but my mind still thinks it is in it
youth.
After my hands were crushed, there were many things I
could no longer do at all and many I could do only
clumsily and others only with great pain.
Six months in, I could do some light wrench work.-a Nine
months in I could shoot a .22 pistol. Now 4-1/2 years on
the limits are small (not zero).-a Some fingers will never
recover full range of movement but what I have is enough.
Take heart, it gets better.
This crash was the game changer in the sense of many things
but it did not effect my guitar playing at all. I have full
playing ability and everything works. I feel incredibly
blessed. In fact the past few days I have been playing the
Tune Moose the Mooch, a very fast and complicated bebop tune
to play. The melody is intricate and off beat as that is
bebop. The soloing though is over the Rhythm Changes so that
is actually easier. You can solo through the tune even if
you cannot cut the tempo melody with in unison with say a
saxiphone. Listen to it here and let me tell you it takes
someone with serious skills to get through it well. I could
cut the tune and tempo here but I would not want blow on for
more than 2 choruses.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search? q=moose%20the%20mooche&view=detail&mid=1CB205D6718F73C3BA6F1CB205D6718F73C3BA6F&ajaxhist=0
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