MSI Press Blog

  My daughter is paraplegic. Her lower body does nothing — like it isn’t there. And yet, at 50, she can: do pull‑ups do high‑rep bicep curls transfer her body weight with ease stabilize herself with a core most people would envy She carries the “dead weight” of her lower body every time she moves. Every transfer is a weighted dip. Every shift is a stabilization drill. Every reach is a functional lift. Meanwhile, the average 30‑year‑old cannot do: a single pull‑up a single push‑up a single glute bridge a single squat a single floor‑to‑stand without using hands So yes — a paraplegic 50‑year‑old can be stronger than an able‑bodied 30‑year‑old. Not because the world is upside down. Because the world has forgotten how to move. (And yes, I found this hard to believe, but the research is there!) Grandma’s Ninja Training Diary  is the inspiring true story of a septuagenarian grandmother who dared to dream big—by training for  American Ninja Warrior . Teaming up with her coach and...

So, just when I think my rotator cuff overuse has worn off and I can go back to using it for strenuous activities, I immediately strain it again. Finally, I figured out how! Months ago, I had installed a pull up bar across the bedroom door so that I could try to pull myself up (nope, I cannot do that yet -- you would think after 18 months, it would be easy, but it is still out of reach). Clearly, I need to build stronger should muscles and lose some more weight so I have less to pull. Nonetheless, I try. Finally, after the last complaint from rotator cuff, I put two and two together: it was the frequent trying to lift more than I can that has been straining the rottor cuff. That makes sense since I need 60 pounds of assist on the machine at the gym. That means, I have been asking my rotator cuff to take on those 60 pounds that my shoulder msucles cannot list. Light dawns! So, I am increasing my pushups, my work on the machine with safe assists, the carious shoulder machin...