That Was Only 7 Days Ago?

WHAT IS IT

Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive, osteopathically-based form of body therapy which is highly effective in working with chronic stress, injuries and pains or problems associated with postural and structural imbalances.

Who Is It For

Ortho-Bionomy helps people break the cycle of pain – without creating pain. It is very effective for recovering from injuries, surgery and stress. It aids the recovery by reducing muscle tension, soothing the joints, increasing flexibility and range of movement, improving circulation and relaxing the entire body.

Pain tends to ease with Ortho-Bionomy. Educational movements may be taught to help perpetuate the release of tension and muscle contractions. The release of tension and stress in the body brings about the relief from pain and discomfort. Function, structural alignment, balance and overall well-being improve. These benefits generally continue after the session is finished. 

Sometimes the body’s natural ability to remain balanced is short-circuited by stress, injury, accident, improper posture, emotional experiences or by overtaxing the body’s limits. When the body is out of balance, it adapts as well as it can, but in the process it may create patterns of even greater stress. The simplicity of Ortho-Bionomy means the practitioner and client may work together to re-educate dysfunctional patterns and restore normal functioning.

Whether looking for relief from specific discomfort or a safe and effective way to ease stress and promote relaxation, Ortho-Bionomy can be very beneficial. It can also work in conjunction with other healing systems. It is not a substitute for appropriate medical care, nutrition or exercise.

How Does It Work

Ortho-Bionomy stimulates the body's self-correcting and self-balancing reflexes by way of the proprioceptive reflexes located in our joints and muscles. The practitioner uses movement and gentle compression to find positions of comfort which allow the body to change the stress and pain patterns which are causing the discomfort.

Ortho-Bionomy helps people to break the cycle of pain. It works by stimulating appropriate reflexes that monitor the lengthening and contracting of our muscle system. This then allows the body to change the stress and pain patterns, which are causing the discomfort. Educational movements may be taught to help perpetuate the release of tension and muscle contractions. The release of tension and stress in the body brings about the relief from pain and discomfort.

Ortho-Bionomy also employs the homeopathic concept that what cannot be cured from within cannot be cured from without. Using gentle positioning and light touch, Ortho-Bionomy stimulates inner awareness to awaken within the individual a sense of natural balance and well-being, both physically and emotionally. The inner wisdom of the body is recognized and affirmed. Self healing occurs as the person remembers their natural ability to move away from pain and toward ease.

Wednesday was by far the strangest day in the office EVER. All I could think to do was Diaphragm releases and Lymphatic work. All of my clients just needed to discharge out their mouth and I allowed them to do so. One lady states," I just wanna lay here and close my eyes." I believe that she talked the most. AND thats OK by me. 

I released Diaphragms in hopes to allow deeper breathing because oxygenated blood is a good thing. In Theory, I worked on the Lymph Nodes because I don't think folks are going to be thinking proper nutrition or who even thinks of their immune system when they are walking around in a haze, fog, etc. I wanna believe I made a small difference and each client left feeling a little better/stronger going into the end of their work week. 

ONE WEEK INTO IT

Tooting my own horn here..... I reached my goal by working with two new clients already for the month!!! Thats Totally Awesome!! I feel really confident with the THREE GRAND CHALLENGE!!! After 7 days and even completely spacing out on NOV 10th..... 

Push Ups 400

Squats 550

Crunches 575

I noticed that on NOV 7th ( Day 2) my hamstrings were way tight. My chest and core felt strong as ever. I'm confident that I will be able to reach my goal of 1,000+ Push Up's, 1000+ Squats, and 1000+ Crunches in 30 days. I busted A$$ at the gym and pretty damn proud of myself for hitting the gym before the office all this week. Plus, morning walks with The Boy Dog.

So Overall, Its Been A Damn Good Year And I Am Thankful For This Body.

4:31 Min Miles!?!?!???

Oh That Boy Dog.... Always ready for the next adventure.... Doesn't matter what time it is... He is READY!!!

This is how we start EVERY morning 

This week was filled with some of the most magical morning walks. Our valley floor has become full of Fall colors and this time of year is a reminder of how many different types of trees live here. I thoroughly enjoy the sounds of leaves crunching under my shoes, noticing the deep fire red between all of the golden yellows masking the dwellings, and the Boy Dog can't wait to mark the next pile of fallen leaves.

Shadow Boys demeanor totally cracks me up while he anticipates my movements in the morning. I start with the foam roller and slowly transitions into calisthenics and he paces, licks his empty bowl, and stares with his ears.

Halloween Robot Night

The Dreadmill hours added up this past week and I feel way more confident about my running pace. Monday was a chest day, after 5.81 miles. Tuesday was an off day because I was in the office for a majority of the day. The Boy Dog and I still accomplished a double.

Wednesday was arms only. I was in the locker room when Old Man Ken told me about a movie to be shown during spin class. IT WAS AWESOME!! The instructor played a mountain bike video from a drone perspective while we all rode along for 50min. I then made my way over to the Dreadmill for 5.03 miles. Thursday offered a shoulder day but only 3.35 miles of Dreadmill time.

Friday was another chest day and rested the legs. Still rocked a double with the Boy Dog but no Dreadmill miles. Saturday was a solid back day and a very easy paced 4.71 Dreadmill miles.

Ashtonn performing demos during 1st Friday Art Hop

Terry pulling one of his pieces out of the kiln

So I watched the NY Marathon this morning and I couldn't believe my eyes. These pro runners were "easily" clicking off 4:38, 4:31, 4:41, 4:58 minute miles during mile markers 10-14. I know I couldn't pull off a sub 5min mile and going under 6min could be a 4 lap feat and then death. This to me is another amazing example of endurance, strength, and nutrition.

Can you see that crack?? 

Then, I came across The Running Man blog!!!! He took on a challenge and smashed it by 1,000+ and is now flirting with some other challenges. So TODAY, Nov 6th, I will give the Triple Grand a shot.

1,000 Air Squats, 1,000 Push Ups, & 1,000 Crunches. Wish me luck on Turkey Day!!! The Running Man posted his numbers on a spread sheet and that made it look a little more achievable then I first thought. His first couple of days were 4 sets of 25, took a shoulder rest day, went 100+ a day from there on out. I totally dig this and wish The Running Man all the best during his next challenge!!!

Nathan fire dancing

Goals:
01 Focused foam rolling and stretching
02 Complete the Triple Grand by Dec 5th
03 Spin Wed & Dreadmill again
04 Leaves & Hazard Waste at the OM House
05 Hosting the Tropical Aire Radio Show Friday at 6:30pm
06 Two new clients this month
07 Blog update in regards to "new" nutrition/food combinations while training
08 Last But Not Least.... Love On That Boy Dog

Stay Strong & Seek The Best Possible Outcome..... You Got This 

Monday-Thursday & Bald Eagles

Near Gunnison Colorado...True Love

Monday 3.2 miles ( Chest/Tri )

Tuesday 6.4 miles ( Back/Bi )

Wed 3.1 miles ( Shoulders/Tri )

Thursday 5.89 ( Chest )

All Dreadmill Miles & Miles on the Bike 57.2

Stoked with these numbers to end my training week!! Friday will be Cyclocross Race #3 and its a Spooktacular event with costumes encouraged for sure. First race starts at 4pm so its going to be a really late night. Wish Me Luck

Not sure how Saturday will play out but will get some kind of workout in. Sunday, Ortho-Bionomy at the office until 4ish, double digits trail run on the schedule. Hot Damn

And As Always.... Stay Strong... Think of Others.... And The Boy Dog Hasn't Missed A Meal



CHEERS

This Is Why I Missed A Weekend Of Training

After a really solid week of training, completing chores, The Boy Dog still hasn't missed a meal!!! Added up the miles on the dreadmill ONLY from Mon-Fri and I am pretty stoked about 23 miles for the week. I focused on stretching, foam rolling, & body alinement all week. Added more weights to each exercise of my lifting routine after the dreadmill workouts, only added an extra mile one day on the dreadmill, & eased into my morning calisthenics before walking the Boy Dog in the AM. Bitchin 

This years KAFM Zombie Prom's Theme was Dead Musicians!!!! Epic Saturday night on Main Street here in GJ,CO. All of downtown was "alive" with zombies coming and going. And only one Zombie Elvis which surprised me. A number of Janis and Jim Morrison. And NO Michael Jacksons???

I cut the the ends off three Q-Tips, applied liquid latex, & thin "strips" of cotton. ( above photo ) I really wanted a grossly hand to emphasis my tweaky twitches and bringing life to my characters style of performing live on stage.

Then some latex and cotton on my noggin....

....... make up to ascent facial features and opened wounds .......

...... And Oh Boy, didn't forget the tie-dye!!

 The Dude pulled off an amazing Gene Wilder, FJ as Judy Garland, & I went as Joe Cocker. Click on that photo and check out the props!! Dorothy's Toto in the basket was brilliant and the bottle of Seconal was filled with three boxes of Hot Tamales. The Dude fabricated a Wonka Bar on one side and a Golden Ticket To Nowhere on the other. His cane was pretty cool but its that bow tie that sells it all.  YESSSSssssss

The night was off the damn hook!! While we were getting prepared, I played Youtube clips from the Wizard of Oz, Joe at Woodstock, & Willy Wonka 1971 for inspiration and all night one liners. You wanna talk about awesome!! Almost nobody new who we were but instantly recognized our cast of characters!!

Personally, I really enjoyed walking, talking, & dancing like Joe Cocker. One of the KAFM Board Members was talking with us about the turn out and I piped off with," Back in 68, I sold this place out at 923 fans strong." Without blinking and stayed true to my character. FJ continued to sing over the rainbow. Hilarious

Oh, and the bike ride around town towards the Mesa Theater was flipping fantastic. We rang our bike bells, waved, & over heard so many comments from passing autos. I am bringing this up because of one moment in time while riding.

We rode on the sidewalk past the Blue Moon Bar and they have outdoor speakers blaring the 5-0 lead in the 6th inning of the Cubs historical run. The Dude responded with," Well glad we didn't sit through that tonight. I would rather watch the World Series anyway." Congrats Cubby Fans!!!

We bailed on the theater around midnight and meandered on over to Quincy's Bar. Great choice for sure. Not as loud, packed with regulars and non zombies, excellent music, and the night continued on.

Crossroads Fitness Gym exceeded their expectations of 10 million steps for a goal. Proud to be a participate and as of Friday I held onto second place. My 137,000+ steps was about 5,000 better than 3rd and almost 30,000 shy of being top dog. Way Cool

Here is a photo from my last training run near Little Park Road last Friday. The Boy Dog loves chasing that elusive Bugs Bunny and is now at the age of completely missing lizards. That So Sucks!!! But he is still 3 miles to my 1 mile at the age of 11 years old. 

Overall, I feel really good right now after the past three committed weeks of training for the Bryce 50K in June of 2017. I experienced a slight sign of tightness in my right calf but loosens right up under the foam roller. Just something to note. My upper body feels so much stronger and NO pain in my left shoulder ever since I stopped doing the bench press while working for 2 months with the trainer over the Summer. Stoked About That

The best comment I could have heard was a well timed comment on Sunday. I was kinda down on my self because of the weekend of boozing, dressing up, pizza for Saturdays dinner, & not in training mode at all. On Sunday, the Palisade Brewery hosted a benefit silent auction for Russell who had a tough go at Liver Cancer this past Spring/Summer. 

While there, a gal I hadn't seen for awhile walks up and hugs me and while holding onto my upper arms says," Man, Your Shoulder Are Impressive. Have You Lost Weight??" We filled each other in on our Summer and her words gave me a little pep in my step for this week.

So I hope that others notice YOUR physique and compliments YOUR accomplishments. Continue staying true to YOUR goals. Simply put one foot in front of the other. And as always, SMILE!!! 

Cheers

Step Challenge Succeeded

Remember me explaining the difference between the USA Media and the rest of the world??? Remember that little hurricane that STORMED into Florida??? That hurricane reached speeds of 127 mph and local news "informers" emphasized on the magnitude and destruction.

Here is a double wammy that is receiving almost NO coverage......

..... 175 mph Typhon is building about to obliterate Taiwan AGAIN!!! Oh, and that little disturbance on the left there, 135mph reaching landfall today. Hurricane Mathew topped out at 125mph for a reference here

BY THE NUMBERS:
The 7 day step challenge hosted by our local Crossroads Gym.
Mon   - 14,541
Tues   - 18,588
Wed   - 13,457
Thurs - 24,725
Fri     -  19,361
Sat    -  18,955
Sun   -  27,722

That's 137,349 steps in 7 days!!! Phuc Ya!! Totally Stoked

During tonights MNF and MLB games, if I can stay awake, will be editing Telluride photos, videos, and time lapses from the Horror Film Fest Weekend. Will update on Cyclocross Race #2. Will update on the Boy Dog. Will update on the gym. Will update on goals from the rest of the months 50K training.

One of the many photos coming out of T-Ride 

Thanx 4 Stopping By And Seek The Best Possible Outcome!!!

Time Lapse of a 10K on the Dreadmill

By The Numbers This Week


    Monday 3 miles
    Tuesday 5 miles
    Wednesday 3 miles
    Thursday rest
    Friday 6 miles ( time lapse )
    Saturday 3 miles

These are all treadmill miles and do not include two-a-days wight he Boy Dog or the hike Tuesday and Thursday. This next week will be interesting because I have a Sh*t Ton on my plate. But don't worry, the Boy Dog won't miss a meal

Mid Week And Music

 Riding the golf cart through the corn maze cleaning up after the 1st Cyclocross Race of the year.

Shot of Mathews on Monday. Americans, you don't have a clue as to what a "MASSIVE STORM ROLLING" towards Florida really is. That title on the news cracked me up. Did anyone see the last TWO typhoons leveling Taiwan?? Not just one but two super typhoons within 6 days of each other destroyed all those little tiny islands south of Taiwan and off China's coastline.

The top speeds recorded were 185mph and 165mph and here Mathews hit Cuba at 125mph. Damn you American media!!

So I went on a little bike ride as per cross training schedule and check out these local wind speeds. Not fun at all. Side ways , back ways, front ways, you name it and Willy Wonka threw it at me. I do believe that I was passed by walkers along the river trial. Not really

However..... The fall colors are pretty damn impressive right now. Yellow leaves blanket our city streets and I so dig the sounds they make under my commuter wheels. And those fire red bushes that folks have their yards. Bitchin

Excellent number at the gym Monday/Tuesday. Monday was 40min on the dreadmill and chest/tri afterwards. Bumped up weights on every exercise but the skull crushers. Tuesday started the same on the dreadmill (45min) and back/bi. I only added more weight to the triple 8's because the 10's were already on the bar from the last guy/gal. And you know the Boy Dog is still on two-a-days

I have a radio show this Friday from 9am-11am and will be highlighting an old LP from Vin Scully's broadcast of Sandy Koufax's Perfect Game on September 9th 1965. You can stream the show at www.kafmradio.org

Tonight will catch the Giants vs the Mets and then ride on down to the sh*t hole Mesa Theater to catch Twiddle of $12. Tomorrow will be a rest day but will pull off an easy pace bike ride for a few hours. Friday looks to be a double digit trail run.

Seek The Best Possible Outcome