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Weight of Equipment..
#16
Several years ago I experienced a back problem that got me to a Physical Therapist

The Doc's orders were to teach me how to strengthen my back.. the PT examined my musculature and with a grid light cast on my back saw that I was/am very uneven

My right or sword arm is longer
My left shoulder is bulkier (lats, traps and delts)
My left bicep was bigger
.. all from using a shield weighing 18-20lbs
My right forearm was bigger than my right bicep
And I my back had an S curve.. left to right...

The muscle beds across my lower back were also twice as deep as they should have been

I'd been fighting sword and shield for about 20 years at that time

My leg and arm bones are denser and larger than they should be.

I was told that its unsual to see such physical attributes since in our modern era most men no longer engage in hard physical work or sport.

I'm 53 and with sword and shield can still beat the snot out of men half my age... THAT is awesome, a rush that can't be beat! ..old age and treachery Baby!!
Hibernicus

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#17
Well, I have the hard work aspect covered any way....at least up until this last year!! :lol:
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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#18
Quote:Salve Restitvtvs!

We are a fighting group. Since starting this 'madness' I've built up a number of chronic conditions. I've got problems with several joints in my right hand, my right wrist has now been fractured twice and the middle joint of my second finger has been busted to hell.

My left wrist needs constant attention because I carry a very heavy battle shield, and my back is Bollo*ed from charring all this weight. Yes, this has taken its toll on my health, that's true, but I wouldn't trade it for all the tea in China. Next year I'm going to do more!
Salve Nerva! Same here. That's why I take precautions, get cure/repairs when needed, for best balance and results. Otherwise, life would be too dull, too poor.

As my recovery improves enough, I increase my reenactment activity to the extent safe enough. I'm now going for light infantry. If I improve enough, it'll be back to heavy infantry.

Best wishes for you, with your precautions, repairs, and results. Pax vobiscvm, +r
AMDG
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#19
Quote:Several years ago I experienced a back problem that got me to a Physical Therapist

The Doc's orders were to teach me how to strengthen my back.. the PT examined my musculature and with a grid light cast on my back saw that I was/am very uneven

My right or sword arm is longer
My left shoulder is bulkier (lats, traps and delts)
My left bicep was bigger
.. all from using a shield weighing 18-20lbs
My right forearm was bigger than my right bicep
And I my back had an S curve.. left to right...

The muscle beds across my lower back were also twice as deep as they should have been

I'd been fighting sword and shield for about 20 years at that time

My leg and arm bones are denser and larger than they should be.

I was told that its unsual to see such physical attributes since in our modern era most men no longer engage in hard physical work or sport.

I'm 53 and with sword and shield can still beat the snot out of men half my age... THAT is awesome, a rush that can't be beat! ..old age and treachery Baby!!

HURRAHHH :!: :!: :!:

Salve Hibernicus!

Sounds like you have taken very good care of yourself for decades, especially muscles, for your bones to get more dense/stronger, etc., to be able to still kick *** :!:

Yes, physical attributes that physical anthropologists and other specialists often find in the remains of peoples from earlier, more physically laborious times.

I hope to get back to that point again, to do what's needed if/when it comes to last resort. Pax vobiscvm, +r
AMDG
Wm. / *r
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#20
Actually lads, I had my arms compared as well. The doc found that the muscles on my right arm are totally overdeveloped, I have large calices on my right hand and I need very strong eye glasses...I think it comes from a very different kind of 're-enactment' :oops: :oops: :oops:

Should have listened to my mother Big Grin D D
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#21
Well, sadly, the days of hard physial exertion are not so far behind us, as my life offshore has left me with back problems, degenerated elbows, arthritis, and a few cracked bones along the way. (plus a little brain damage too, from the whacks to the head) so I feel I possibly resemble
a few of the ancients in a few respects as well.

And a couple of years of re-enacting has added a couple of new twists to the list.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I will still be doing this , as long as I can find a group that will let me attend....after that, I will have to take up a solo career.....
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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#22
Frater Magivs,

I didn't know we had excluded you from our ranks. Confusedhock: You really must write to the chairman. :lol:

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#23
I do, quite frequently! :wink: (for me anyway)
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
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#24
Quote:Actually lads, I had my arms compared as well. The doc found that the muscles on my right arm are totally overdeveloped, I have large calices on my right hand and I need very strong eye glasses...I think it comes from a very different kind of 're-enactment' :oops: :oops: :oops:

Should have listened to my mother Big Grin D D


LOL!!!!!! :lol:
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