Know Your Limitations
It’s the fitness tip for the day. Seattle Police, wannabe ninja whose skills were not sufficient to the task found impaled on the metal fence he attempted to leap:
On 11/16/09, at approximately 11:15 p.m., an officer was doing an area check for a victim of an assault in the 600 block of 7 Av when she came across a male screaming for help, as he was impaled on the top of a metal fence.
Seattle Fire Department (SFD) was called immediately and officers supported the male to prevent further injury due to the subject becoming weaker. When SFD arrived they removed the male from the spike and transported him to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) for treatment.
Believing that this male might have been involved in the assault officers were doing an area check for, the officers contacted the male at HMC. The male claimed he was not being chased, but rather he thought he was a ninja and would be able to successfully leap over the 4’-5’ fence.
Clearly he was overconfident in his abilities, no doubt bolstered by alcohol.
OK, a lot of important lessons here. Fence-leaping skills are highly desireable. While alcohol may boost confidence, and is often mixed with athletic endeavors, its rarely to good effect. Know your limitations. Also, avoid practicing with sharp objects.
This guy could merit a ”Live Forever Or Die Trying” honorable mention for effort. Self-delusion, while generally frowned up in fitness routines, can also be a motivator if judiciously exercised. But rank stupid is an immediate disqualifier.
OK, took the bulldog on a 2.5 mile walk/jog. Added benefit of 70-pound left arm leash pulls. Then, 40 & 20 straight pushups, to burn. 25 & 15 20-lb curls, 60 straight crunches. Added something new, on the advice of Barbara at work. The Plank. On your forearms and toes, body extended straight. It’s an isometric for the abs, designed to offset the muscle-shortening aspect of crunches, which Barbara says are currently frowned upon. I’m going to do them anyway, because I like them, and anyway, in J.D. Johannes’ book, I’m what you call a “hobbyist.” To the extent anyone who wants to “Live Forever, Or Die Trying” is a hobbyist.
Previously, in the LFODT series:
Old? Fat? Feeling Death’s Icy Chill Down Your Neck? How To Live Forever Part 1, the Crittenden Workout for Middle-Aged Fat Bastards.
How To Live Forever Part 2 The Beer Workout. Drink and be healthy.
How to Live Forever Part 3 Israeli research finding: Advanced geezerdom no bar to exercise’s life-extending benefits.
How To Live Forever Part 4: Fit For Combat You think preparing for combat is healthy? Try combat. Hey, when’s someone going to market the Combat Weight Loss Program?
Run For Your Lives! Just got in that dirty little two-miler …
Danger Zone How to eat all you want this holiday season and not let something dumb like winter interfere with your workout program …
Hurt More You’ll feel better.
Ready to Hurt More Got pain? Learn from the pros.
Working Out On The Go! J.D. Johannes’ Iraqi Forward Operating Base workout.
RCAF Plan In which a 67-year-old makes me look lame, and offers some good, simple advice.
Fit for Combat? Hardly …
Fit Fight Short, intense workout fun.
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Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:44 am Comments (0) on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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