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;795827']Quick history- at the end of my tour in the Marines, my pelvis was crushed on a training accident. Two surgeries, 1 bolt, two pins, 4 plates, and 15 screws later, I was on my way to recovering. Going through marital problems, I used my frustration to speed my recovery and physical therepy. I was back on my feet within a few months. Within a year I was running, lugging around equiment, hiking, and all the other things. I joined the Army, and I was doing great. Good run time, ruck marching, all the good stuff. Lost 20 pounds and I felt great- I was in the best shape of my life.

Today I had my appointment at the doctor. There were some stress fractures around the metal pieces in my pelvis caused by too much stress- impact from running, jumping, etc.- but they have healed.

However, they've put me on a thing where I can't run anymore. I do a walk, or a bike, or a swim instead.

You see, I actually vent when I run. It's how I relieve stress. If I don't, I blow up. It feels great, all the blood rushing through your body when you get done- almost like being high for a moment. I strap on my iPod and haul ass, and I think about all the bad shit... and I just run it into the ground.

Now I can't do it. I even thought about taking martial arts again, but the doc says no. Walking, swimming, and biking aren't going to do it for me. My only option is boxing, and there's no gym with trainers here.

I feel defeated. Believe it or not, I'm actually fucking depressed.

I'm going to look at pictures of monkeys acting like people. That usually cheers me up.
 
Or co-ed, naked, underwater basket weaving....

But really, you need a high energy, yet low impact workout where you can vent. Too bad they don't have any boxing at your local gym. It may be good for you (maybe bad for your walls at home tho)

I think you should set up one of those hanging boxing things in your own home, you know the smaller tear-drop shaped ones. You could beat that thing to death every day and maybe it'll help.
 
;795898']No scuba diving at Fort Benning, Georgia. And I have this phobia of underwater critters. Guns don't work good in the water, so I consider that reason enough for me to stay the fuck out.

And hanging punching bags in the barracks is prohibited. Neighbors don't want to hear that, and the ones you are talking about are for hand-eye coordination. I need a coach to go through the drills, otherwise I'm another idiot wailing on a big leather bag.
 
damn hostile, i'm sorry that you have to go through this. it sucks. what about assloads of pushups? i know danni would like the results haha

i hope you find something that works for you
 
;795935']Upper body is fine, but I need serious cardio workouts to keep my gut in check.

I eat like a monster. For years I never gained weight. Well, my metabolism has slowed down in the last few years (doc says major body trauma can offset it, especially with the ridiculous amounts of pain medication they gave me) and I gotta burn it. I'm 5'9" and 150 pounds. I wanna keep it that way.

Look, I don't want to offend anyone by saying this, and I'm sorry if it does.... but I don't ever want to be fat. I see what overweight people go through, and without the way to dump my aggression, I may fucking lose it.

I'm actually going through the phone book for martial arts. I think this one Judo instructor may be able to get something for me.
 
capoeria takes a lot of work but it is good for the body and stuff. its dancing and fighting and its very cool to watch too. it takes endurance and strength as well. i would suggest you look into it. good suggestion toasty!
 
;795952']Dancing lost me. It'll be hard to find here. Maybe one of these jeet kune do guys will let me train upper-body. There's like 9 of them here. Did Bruce Lee breed here or something?

I miss Ninpo-Taijutsu/Taijutsu. It was really fun.
 
You should seriously reconsider swimming. It's one of the best cardio workouts available, and it will definitely get you a rush of blood like you would from running.
 
its not really dancing. they Brazilian slaves had to disguise it as dancing so that their masters would not know what they were training in defense. so its not really a dance. is more of an art form.
 
;795957']Yeah, that would trash my hip. It looks pretty cool, though.

Maybe I could do some cardio-kickboxing. They may have something like that here on base, and my platoon sergeant would be down with that instead of watching me walk laps around the track.
 
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