DakotaDeer,
Probably not, something none of my readers know was that I was a bodybuilder (also a marathon runner) during a lot of my life.
Karen and I even lived with Frank and Chris Zane for a while down at Zane Haven, learning the right way to keep in shape. Frank, of course, was Mr. Olympia shortly after Arnold Swartzeneger.
Frank Zane, by the way, lead two lives in his youth. He was an absolute world-class archer and also he was the incredible bodybuilder that we all know. When it came to make a decision of which career path to follow, the bodybuilding offered the better cash benefits, so that is the way he chose. Frank is a friend and as fine a man as you will ever meet.
Karen and I have always lead an active lifestyle, so I don't know how I could have prevented the shoulder problem. Exercise, free weights, running and months of hunting every single year. A life well lived.
Frankly, Dakota, the antelope thing was just one of those events that happens. If I had ten bucks for every mile I humped an elk quarter, or a half-deer or an antelope, it would be a pile of cash. We're half mule and we might as well admit it.
Some would ask, "Why didn't you just drive out on the prairie." The answer is that our host, Tom Hougen, specifically requests that hunters don't leave the two-track with vehicles. He might easily be messing with his cows in a blizzard in February and mistakenly follow that old path. And it might kill him.
Frankly, Tom is a great guy and I would never do anything to disrespect that fine man or that would put him at the slightest risk. If he asks anything of me, that's good enough for me.
The bad thing is that my other shoulder, the left one, is now going bum. I'm trying to ignore the bugger, but it's not getting better. Maybe hard workouts with the rubber bands that the PT lady gave me would help. Crap, I don't even want to think about it. :angry:
Considering that Karen and I have lived life to it's absolute physical fullest ... no regrets. None at all.
Dakota, I wish you the best of luck with your shoulder. Hey, exercise; clean free weight work, with
light dumb bells and work up to lots of reps and sets, might just be the ticket. Good luck, my friend.
Steve
