tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998975546712361816.post7772098901090292655..comments2023-10-06T04:57:25.817-07:00Comments on CHARLIE MIKE: The Value of Functional Training: Part IIAlden Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552155840850031599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998975546712361816.post-10790716352187558602009-03-19T10:06:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:06:00.000-07:00Joe G. -- Great question! Short answer, check the ...Joe G. -- Great question! Short answer, check the Perfectpullup.com website for a new Perfect product, the Perfect Dip Bar. But Dr. Howell wants to answer your wider question in his next month's blog: so stay tuned!<BR/><BR/>CHARLIE MIKE -- ALDENAlden Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552155840850031599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998975546712361816.post-70522760585317464982009-03-18T13:55:00.000-07:002009-03-18T13:55:00.000-07:00Hi, Dr. Howell -I broke both femurs in a bad motor...Hi, Dr. Howell -<BR/><BR/>I broke both femurs in a bad motorcycle wreck 31 years ago. As I look back, obviously medicine in general has changed, but I realize that I did not rehab well. It wasn't a refined area of orthopedics in those days. In fact, I didn't do any specific rehabilitation at all. I was flat on my back IN THE HOSPITAL for five full weeks, then several more weeks in bed at home, then walked with a walker, then crutches, then one crutch, then a cane (wow - I think that is the first time I have ever precisely written down how I recovered!) I had chronic lower back pain until approx. Oct. '08 when I purchased the Perfect Pushup. I will not exaggerate. The fact is, the Perfect Pushup made me more conscious of my total upper-body strength. My posture improved within a month of using it. I didn't HAVE any upper-body strength before I bought the P. Pushup. I was a runner of 25-30 miles per week, nothing else. This gizmo got me so fired up, my wife thinks I'm off my rocker. (She's one of those ladies with perfect genes who never needs to "exercise" because she always doing something on her feet.) I am basically a walking talking commercial for the Perfect Pushup. I also have the Perfect Pullup installed in my home, but I'm sort of a beginner with it.<BR/><BR/>Question: Do you foresee OTHER sorts of these products that utilize the body's own weight? Maybe somebody somewhere (perhaps our Web host??) will come up with the next Perfect Product?<BR/><BR/>Let me add another question. To stretch my back, I lie on my back and bring my knees to my chest, even going so far as to roll backwards -- not roll over backwards, but rock backwards. It's a great feeling and my doctors have said it's a good exercise for the lower back. Isn't there some type of EQUIPMENT that stretches those muscles? It seems like I saw something somewhere, maybe in a chiropractor's office. There ought to be a device on the market for people like me, who need to keep their backs strong and flexible.Joe G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03836593204346420521noreply@blogger.com