Comments on: Shaky man in the gym http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:03:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Neil http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-5957 Neil Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:37:22 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-5957 Mandy Grateful and honoured you should think of me. Training continues as I’ve described in Stumptuous, except for now concentrating on lifts stressing numerous body parts at once (compound lifts) rather than lifts focused on one muscle such as biceps. Work away in the gym, a 65 year old in the midst of people 35-45 years younger. A current target is to crack 1 min 40 secs for indoor rowing 500 metres. Parkinson’s disease is termed a “neurological movement disorder” with “bradykinesia” (slowness of movement) as one of its three main cardinal symptoms. Trouble is that statements can be accepted as truths without testing as to whether they need be truths. My contention, based on personal experience, that bradykinesia dissipates as exertion levels increase, is heard with disinterest by researchers to whom I’ve mentioned it. If a person with Parkinson’s is advised not to exhaust him/herself due to PD, then you have a self-fulfilling philosophy, that person won’t excel when such advice is accepted. At slow speed, in activities of daily living, Parkinson’s is a mongrel of a condition challenging nearly all that I do. (See my video of June 2010. It’s here in Stumptuous.) My four times a week gym sessions bring relief and maintain confidence. Mandy. Thanks for your interest. Best wishes. Neil Mandy
Grateful and honoured you should think of me.
Training continues as I’ve described in Stumptuous, except for now concentrating on lifts stressing numerous body parts at once (compound lifts) rather than lifts focused on one muscle such as biceps.
Work away in the gym, a 65 year old in the midst of people 35-45 years younger. A current target is to crack 1 min 40 secs for indoor rowing 500 metres.
Parkinson’s disease is termed a “neurological movement disorder” with “bradykinesia” (slowness of movement) as one of its three main cardinal symptoms. Trouble is that statements can be accepted as truths without testing as to whether they need be truths. My contention, based on personal experience, that bradykinesia dissipates as exertion levels increase, is heard with disinterest by researchers to whom I’ve mentioned it.
If a person with Parkinson’s is advised not to exhaust him/herself due to PD, then you have a self-fulfilling philosophy, that person won’t excel when such advice is accepted.
At slow speed, in activities of daily living, Parkinson’s is a mongrel of a condition challenging nearly all that I do. (See my video of June 2010. It’s here in Stumptuous.) My four times a week gym sessions bring relief and maintain confidence.
Mandy. Thanks for your interest. Best wishes. Neil

]]> By: Mandy http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-5909 Mandy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:27:21 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-5909 Dude, it's 2011. How's it going? Dude, it’s 2011. How’s it going?

]]> By: Michala http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-4326 Michala Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:15:31 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-4326 Inspiring, thankyou for sharing. All the best with it, you will be smashing scientific research into PD for a while to come I think! Cheers! Inspiring, thankyou for sharing. All the best with it, you will be smashing scientific research into PD for a while to come I think! Cheers!

]]> By: Christine http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-4072 Christine Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:36:30 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-4072 Well done, sir! Absolutely marvellous, keep it up! Well done, sir! Absolutely marvellous, keep it up!

]]> By: john http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-3348 john Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:56:40 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-3348 Hey Neil, What can I say. Your site reads like a screen play for a movie. Well done. Those dips are awesome. Not only have you pushed yourself you look like you may of pushed the research as well. Stay Well Stay Happy John Hey Neil, What can I say. Your site reads like a screen play for a movie. Well done. Those dips are awesome. Not only have you pushed yourself you look like you may of pushed the research as well.

Stay Well Stay Happy

John

]]> By: Shaky man in the gym 2: Keep on shakin’ | Hard Sweat http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-3015 Shaky man in the gym 2: Keep on shakin’ | Hard Sweat Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:37:34 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-3015 [...] For part 1, see here. [...] [...] For part 1, see here. [...]

]]> By: Neil http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-2656 Neil Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:01:13 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-2656 Leah Thank-you for drawing attention to this research. You might be on to something in speculating that I could be "shrinking fat cells by increasing muscle mass..." I wish it could be this simple. Identify the specific chemical, ban it, and watch Parkinson's disease gradually peter out. You may be misinterpreting the article in stating "mainly Parkinsons is found among rural people/farm workers." While there is a higher incidence of PD in rural areas it's also commonly found among people who've lived all their lives in large cities. Maybe we are taking in the toxins through the food we buy. PD is the second most commonly experienced neurological condition after Alzheimer's. Leah, thank-you for revealing this research. I desperately hope that some scientist will be able to yell "Eureka!" before too long. Very best wishes Neil Leah
Thank-you for drawing attention to this research. You might be on to something in speculating that I could be “shrinking fat cells by increasing muscle mass…”

I wish it could be this simple. Identify the specific chemical, ban it, and watch Parkinson’s disease gradually peter out.
You may be misinterpreting the article in stating “mainly Parkinsons is found among rural people/farm workers.”
While there is a higher incidence of PD in rural areas it’s also commonly found among people who’ve lived all their lives in large cities. Maybe we are taking in the toxins through the food we buy.
PD is the second most commonly experienced neurological condition after Alzheimer’s.
Leah, thank-you for revealing this research. I desperately hope that some scientist will be able to yell “Eureka!” before too long.
Very best wishes
Neil

]]> By: leah http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-2516 leah Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:32:40 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-2516 hi - i just read that hexachlorocyclohexane (which is also found in Lindane) - neurotoxic pestisides were found in high quantities of people with Parkinsons - mainly Parkinsons is found among rural people/farm workers http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157476.php because these toxins reside in fatty tissue - i sort of wonder if your success with exercise doesn't have something to do with the fact that you are shrinking fat cells by increasing muscle mass and perhaps eliminating residual pestiside in the body (but not the pestiside which would theoreticaly already have passed into the brain and destroyed neurons). it would be interesting to have some blood work done perhaps, keep up the good work, leah lcderus at gmail . com hi – i just read that hexachlorocyclohexane (which is also found in Lindane) – neurotoxic pestisides were found in high quantities of people with Parkinsons – mainly Parkinsons is found among rural people/farm workers http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157476.php

because these toxins reside in fatty tissue – i sort of wonder if your success with exercise doesn’t have something to do with the fact that you are shrinking fat cells by increasing muscle mass and perhaps eliminating residual pestiside in the body (but not the pestiside which would theoreticaly already have passed into the brain and destroyed neurons). it would be interesting to have some blood work done perhaps, keep up the good work, leah lcderus at gmail . com

]]> By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-2141 Mistress Krista Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:41:48 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-2141 Sorry, moving stuff around -- fixed now. Had to make a Part 2 because the saga was growing too large. :) Sorry, moving stuff around — fixed now. Had to make a Part 2 because the saga was growing too large. :)

]]> By: Tobias http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym/comment-page-1#comment-2138 Tobias Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:28:24 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3594#comment-2138 Hi Krista, Where's the article? (http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym) It's not displaying... P.S. Love your site, I'm a regular reader :-) Hi Krista,

Where’s the article? (http://www.stumptuous.com/shaky-man-in-the-gym) It’s not displaying…

P.S. Love your site, I’m a regular reader :-)

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