Dang....4 years of higher education wasted....should have just joined the CoWs and i would have been good to go. Lol i think all the CoWs have just been grazing waiting for you to respond. Now we all can have a great weekend of riding. Thanks Doc
On Fri Jul 23rd, 2010 7:49 PM EDT [email protected] wrote: >No. Fever works because of endogenous pyrogens (internal fever producing >chemicals) not exercise. Fever causes your muscles to ache and for you to feel >generally miserable. It kills the germs before it kills you. Inducing fever >with a heating pad, sauna etc probably helps infection. Elevated body >temperature from exogenous (outside) causes like exercise is dangerous and not >helpful. Doc >-----Original Message----- >From: ssp [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 06:39 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [COWs] Diagnosis Discovered > >... > > > >dang, i need to get back on the bike and burn >this mycoplasm to smithereens. If I read you >correctly? > > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Lindsey E de Guehery MD ><[email protected]> wrote: >Metabolism will increase about 15% for each degree of body temperature above >normal. When exercising vigorously above normal body temperature the body >temperature will rise. This works well for infections for no microbe which can >infect humans can survive above normal body temperature, and our white blood >cells work much more efficiently at killing organisms with fever. Muscles and >liver (include heart here) however do not share this efficiency and there is a >decline in function. Being well trained and able to tolerate extremes better, >Marines and COWS can run the engine to dangerous levels easier than the >untrained. Loss of capability is concomitant with extremes of heat and >humidity. Heart rate and exercise performance will not be impaired in the >SATY’s or in the swimming pool. This is not over training or under training.. >Continue to exercise to tolerance and stop looking at the monitors. You are >doing fine. Doc > >From:[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ronnie Raper >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:29 AM >To:[email protected] >Subject: RE: [COWs] Diagnosis Discovered > > > >When visiting Arizona a few years ago, our friend told us to drink plenty of >water as you will dehydrate very quickly and not realize it in that part of >the country. I don’t imagine the Dallas area is any better. > >Maybe they have water wagons you can attach to your bike on the longer rides J > >I’m surprised Doc hasn’t chimed in on this one. > >From:[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Sharp >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:07 AM >To:[email protected] >Subject: RE: [COWs] Diagnosis Discovered > > > >You had better be even more careful in Dallas. The heat down there is dry so >it is deceptive. 105 doesn’t “feel” as hot as 90 here with our humidity. > > >------------------------------------------------------------ > >From:[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Goocey M.K. Joshua >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:30 AM >To:[email protected] >Subject: [COWs] Diagnosis Discovered > > >Thanks for all the good suggestions!! > > >Although Vino's advice for a week of heavy drinking and smoking sounded >appealing, I decided to take a more Christian path. I got up early this >morning and went for a light 45 minute ride. My heart rate stayed within >normal ranges, and, while my power output seemed slightly diminished, probably >from the last two days of riding, I felt good overall. > > > >Conclusion, I'm not a wuss and I have no problems with dehydration. My body >was simply overheating. I recommend early morning rides with Caudle!! > > > >Lessons well learned > > > >Goose > > > > > > > > > > > >Rev. Joshua M.K. Goocey > >Senior Minister > >First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) > >207 Tarboro St. N. > >Wilson, NC 27896 > >[email protected] > > > >"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly >because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have >acted rightly. > >We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." >Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy > > > > > > > > >"The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of >scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know >very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.” >--Søren Kierkegaard > > > > > > > > > > > >On Jul 22, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Gibson, Brian wrote: > > >Not taking a bike? I thought that was how you were getting to Maine. > >Brian Gibson >BB&T BankCard Services Analytics and Reporting >Financial Reporting Analyst >2713A Forest Hills Road, Wilson, NC 27893 >Ph: 252-296-7139 | Fax: 252-296-7095 > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glover, Jeff >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:46 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [COWs] Re: Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > >And you are not taking a bike? Ok, you'll rent one. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lucas >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:43 AM >To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs >Subject: [COWs] Re: Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > >Or you guys can come with us Saturday to Bar Harbor, Maine. >Highs Sat. through Tuesday, 78 degrees!!! >Yooo-Hooo!!! > > > >On Jul 22, 8:27 am, "Glover, Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote: >Excellent suggestions. It is just hot. > >________________________________ > >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Davis >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:06 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re[2]: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > >both of you are suffering somewhat from heat exhaustion, Joshua the hot and >cold chills can be serious. Hydration occurrs the night before the ride you >should be drinking tons of water during the day and each night. Shouldn't pass >a bahtroom without having to go in. Urine should be clear unless you are on >meds or excessive vitamins. Drink lots on the ride, I am drinking a bottle and >half to two bottles per 20 miles. Avoid riding between 3:00 and 5:00. > >finally be patient and pray for cooler weather and less humidity. > >Jim > >________________________________ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CenturyLink Customer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 07/21/10 18:10 > Subject: Re: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > > Goose, > I too have been experiencing difficulty on afternoon rides. My symptoms are: > difficulty catching my breath (the air seems to be lacking enough oxygen), > feel very hot (hotter than normal) after pushing up hills or riding faster > than normal, legs seem to be weaker than normal. When I slow down, I feel > fine. I haven't experienced a feeling of nausea. I've never had heat stroke, > but I wonder if these symptoms suggest being close to having one. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Goocey M.K. Joshua > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:07:02 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > > I may need the Doc's expertise on this. I have not had a good ride since my > July 13 time trial. That totals almost a whole week of miserable rides, > starting with the whole Jim, Tim, and Potato Hill fiasco. I wonder if I have > been chronically dehydrated. > > The constants: > > 1) Food: not changed much > > 2) Routes: I haven't flown over to the Alps for any tour legs > > 3: Bike: I haven't found anything heavier . . . not that they make that. > > Changes: > > 1) I have switched from Cytomax to plain old Gatorade > > 2) Because of morning and evening commitments, I have been riding between 1-5 > in the afternoons, which means hotter temperatures > > Symptoms: > > 1) Inability to keep my HR down below anaerobic threshold. Today I averaged > 177 bmp for 1.5 hours, and overpasses sent my heart rate up to 192. Only > Snake Mountain has taken my HR that high > > 2) Cold chills on the bike. It feels like I am passing through pockets of hot > and cold air > > 3) A strong desire to puke while taking down fluids . . . I'm probably > drinking about twice as much as I usually do > > 4) No gas . . . I try to put the hammer down, and nothing comes out. I > averaged 16.7 mph today and 16.2 yesterday. Even the heavy wind shouldn't > account for that poor of an average. Regardless, every minute feels like hell. > > Did I sleep from January to June and only IMAGINE that I rode BSG? > > Any ideas? If dehydration, then any solutions--other than ride with David at > 5:45? > > Goose > > Rev. Joshua M.K. Goocey > > Senior Minister > > First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) > > 207 Tarboro St. N. > > Wilson, NC 27896 > >[email protected] <http://mailto:[email protected]> > > "Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly > because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we > have acted rightly. > > We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." > Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy > > "The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of > scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know > very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly." > --Søren Kierkegaard > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:55 PM, David C. wrote: > > Anyone interested in doing this ride? > >http://www.setupevents.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_detail&eventID=... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.- Hide quoted >text - 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