{"id":12808,"date":"2024-12-28T23:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12808"},"modified":"2024-12-28T23:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:08:27","slug":"take-what-the-defense-gives-you-bionicoldguy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12808","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTake What the Defense Gives You\u201d \u2013 BionicOldGuy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-12289\">\n\t\t\t<!-- .entry-header -->\t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This is a saying about working within your limitations. For example, in American Football, the quarterback wants to make a long pass but that receiver is covered by the defenders, so he makes a shorter pass to someone that is open. I\u2019ve been doing this for years now, but in my case \u201cthe defense\u201d is the infirmities of aging. My favorite activity was running, but I had to stop when I got arthritis, and now I\u2019m not allowed to do it because of artificial hips. So I got into hiking and biking. More recently, hiking has not worked out so well because of various lower back and hip issues. But what I liked most about biking was getting deeper into nature and away from an urban setting, and I can accomplish that with mountain biking instead (as long as it\u2019s on easy trails because I\u2019m not that talented of a mountain biker).<\/p>\n<p>Lately it has seemed that even if I stick to biking I can still have a setback when I push too hard. The latest was last Sunday when I did my <a href=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/2024\/12\/23\/riding-with-the-recumbent-circus\/\">recumbent group ride<\/a>. It felt great at the time but later in the day it had become painful to walk, because something felt messed up in my lower back. I think I irritated the SI joint on that side. This one was particularly frustrating because I didn\u2019t really know what I had done, I hadn\u2019t thought I was gone that hard during the ride. So I took it easy for a few days, shorter rides at a slower pace. And by yesterday I was OK again. I think I\u2019m going to have to get used to this. I just have some orthopedic issues that can flare up from time to time and I need to back off when they do. But I reminded myself that what I enjoy the most about exercise is being out in the fresh air and the relaxation that leads to. And, thankfully, I can do that even when I have take it easy during a flare up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/2024\/12\/28\/take-what-the-defense-gives-you\/image-328\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png\" data-orig-size=\"687,537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png?w=687\" width=\"687\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png?w=687\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png 687w, https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png?w=150 150w, https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-7.png?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>\u201cThe defense\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\"\/>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"\/>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\">\n<div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbionicoldguy.home.blog%2F2024%2F12%2F28%2Ftake-what-the-defense-gives-you%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fbionicoldguy.home.blog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2Fimage-7.png&amp;description=%22Take%20What%20the%20Defense%20Gives%20You%22\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"entry-author author-avatar-show\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=80&amp;d=&amp;r=G\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=80&amp;d=&amp;r=G 1x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=120&amp;d=&amp;r=G 1.5x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=160&amp;d=&amp;r=G 2x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=240&amp;d=&amp;r=G 3x, https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25e2835f41aad499102b7dccdf750ee9842e9a75fa2931cd1ba6fa84c47eafd5?s=320&amp;d=&amp;r=G 4x\" class=\"avatar avatar-80\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-avatar --><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"author-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished by <span class=\"author-name\">BionicOldGuy<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- .author-heading --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\t\tI am a Mechanical Engineer born in 1953, Ph. D, Stanford, 1980. I have been active in the mechanical CAE field for decades. I also have a lifelong interest in outdoor activities and fitness. I have had both hips replaced and a heart valve replacement due to a genetic condition. This blog chronicles my adventures in staying active despite these bumps in the road.\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/author\/richardking2213\/\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tView all posts by BionicOldGuy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .author-bio -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-auhtor --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<strong>Published<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-12-28T07:29:00-08:00\">December 28, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-12-27T21:59:17-08:00\">December 27, 2024<\/time>\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .site-posted-on -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=249643311490&version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bionicoldguy.home.blog\/2024\/12\/28\/take-what-the-defense-gives-you\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a saying about working within your limitations. 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