Forum: Health and Medical Issues
10-20-2014, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,728
Re: Blood Panel
What type of blood panel? A standard basic metabolic panel shouldn't show much of anything abnormal in an average crossfitter. Your serum creatinine (not creatine) might be a bit elevated, but not...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
06-30-2014, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,964
Re: Heart Conditions
He/she needs to talk to their cardiologist about HIIT in general. A good place to start with them is referring to a cardiac rehab program which goes through a regimented exercise process depending...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
04-01-2014, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,369
Re: Coming back from a double valve replacement
I don't work with patients like you in the long term, but short term you have to make sure you are 100% healed. Follow the sternal precautions, you don't want that to get damaged.
I would just be...
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Forum: Workout of the Day
03-29-2014, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,906
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-26-2014, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,676
Re: Sleep issues
A sleep study isn't a bad idea, especially if you snore. If you want to try something with some evidence, you can get some melatonin or some sustained release melatonin if the issue is staying...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-24-2014, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,206
Re: Paleo Diet + Antibitoics ?
You probably won't have trouble with the antibiotic, but people can get an upset stomach/diarrhea. If you really want to stay away from yogurt, you can take a probiotic like Jeff said. They have...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-18-2014, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 12,740
Re: NSAID Usage
I agree with Mustafa, another option would be to try to mix in an acetaminophen arthritis (extended release tabs) in the morning. Definitely friendlier than an nsaid. Use the nsaid off and on but...
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Forum: Equipment
02-17-2014, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,151
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Forum: Nutrition
02-05-2014, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,409
Re: 35 and high cholesterol
151 isn't considered "high" and 128 is definitely not high. There was a recent update to the blood cholesterol guidelines and unless you have a high cardiovascular risk (greater than 7.5% 10 year...
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Forum: Starting
02-01-2014, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,967
Re: Going to the gym once a week or two?
I think you can definitely do it if you have the motivation. I would look into some home built equipment; I built a rack that is practically indestructible that meets my needs for ~$125. I'm not...
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Forum: Equipment
01-21-2014, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,588
Re: xmark bumpers half off with free shipping
Agreed, I just got a pair of 35s delivered. You can't even tell they are factory seconds, it looks like the edge has a little groove in sections where normally it would be smooth, but it won't...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
12-02-2013, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 26,887
Re: At Large Nutrition (ALN) - Results & Opticen
There is an objective way to evaluate if a drug caused an adverse drug reaction, called the Naranjo Algorithm. It isn't perfect, but it is used in most medical literature. I have limited knowledge...
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Forum: Equipment
12-02-2013, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 340
Views: 113,267
Re: Black Friday
Upcoming Lightning Deal on Amazon, not sure of the price, but should be good ($599 right now). Limited quantities so I would act fast on these...
Schwinn AD6 Airdyne Exercise Bike (Black)...
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Forum: Injuries
11-05-2013, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,552
Re: Shoulder Pain Under Collar Bone
Your story sounds like mine. I've been to the doc as well, he thought it was probably some micro tears around the upper pectorals, subscapularis, but it was mostly a guess. Nothing was obviously...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
09-21-2013, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,813
Re: Asthma - advised not to run!
Are you using a short acting agent (usually albuterol) 2 puffs right before the Metcon? Is your asthma under good control? Are you on a proper controlling medication, typically an inhaled...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
09-17-2013, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,630
Re: After Ablation of Heart and Cardioversion
Hey,
I am not a cardiologist but work with a cardiology practice as a pharmacist. I don't have access to an electrophysiologist right now, but this seems a worse than the average ablation. I...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
08-14-2013, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 35,427
Re: Simplified mobility WOD?
Bringing back from the dead...
In case anyone wanted to jump into this, I have updated the excel spreadsheet with all active links. They are mostly from YouTube playlists, but there are some...
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Forum: Injuries
08-04-2013, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,251
Re: Shoulder Pain/Injury
Progress has been very good. Pain is gone have been doing some ring rows mostly. Been sticking to non upper body wods this week. Tried a couple low rep sets of pull ups and push ups and have had zero...
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Forum: Injuries
07-30-2013, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,251
Re: Shoulder Pain/Injury
Hey,
So got it checked out today. Not the shoulder (thank you!). All shoulder tests negative, his first thought was bicep attachment (that's a SLAP tear right?), but that was negative.
My...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
07-28-2013, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,397
Re: Crossfit and Heart Damage
Not a doctor, I'm a clinical pharmacist and work in cardiology with a cardiology practice.
1. A troponin is a cardiac specific enzyme. When it is elevated there has been myocardial (heart muscle)...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
07-28-2013, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,872
Re: Osteoporosis
Elanor, is there a specific area/joint that you have osteoporosis? What about the medications caused you difficulty? The bisphosphanates and some other types of meds reduce the number of fractures...
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Forum: Injuries
07-28-2013, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,251
Re: Shoulder Pain/Injury
Hey,
Still resting the shoulder. Working on mobility WODs a lot (kind of obsessed with that at the moment), abs, jumping, and some running. Avoiding weighted front squats because of the shoulder...
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Forum: Injuries
07-22-2013, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,251
Re: Shoulder Pain/Injury
Quick update, I work in a hospital and just had a doc do a quick exam. Not suprascpularis or rotator cuff, was a little low for that. Not doing a full exam he was thinking first rip, pulled or...
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Forum: Injuries
07-21-2013, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,251
Shoulder Pain/Injury
Hello all,
So a couple of weeks ago I got a shoulder "strain" after doing Randy (75 snatches) and had some general shoulder pain (3/10) that started on the outside of the shoulder then drifted to...
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