25 August 2009 ~ 5 Comments

Spouse Aggro Vidcast #9: A quick change of formats.

5 Responses to “Spouse Aggro Vidcast #9: A quick change of formats.”

  1. ReijMan 25 August 2009 at 9:08 am Permalink

    When my arms (wrists) started to hurt I bought a, at least thats how we call it here in the Netherlands, ‘powerball’. Can buy it at ‘sports equipment store’. They’re like $10 – $100, you use them with one hand, each 30 minutes, play with them for like 3 minutes with the powerball and I had my problems solved :-)
    There are versions with counters and fancy lights… and you’ll might become addicted to it!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscopic_exercise_tool

    http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=powerball+sports&docid=1116282159304&mid=163D98D04C3DE4EFD29B163D98D04C3DE4EFD29B&FORM=VIVR36

  2. Beau Turkey 25 August 2009 at 9:18 am Permalink

    YES! I was trying to remember who had told me about this before..i think you did on another blog? What’s funny is that the physical therapist told me I needed more strength not in my hands, but in certain sections like the sides. I need to get something like this. I was squeezing a tennis ball the other day and it felt really good.

    Thanks again!

    Beau

  3. Trailanga 25 August 2009 at 6:26 pm Permalink

    Hi, 44 year old gamer here, playing since pong. About 10 years ago I started developing severe carpal-like symptoms. At that time I remember constantly changing my chair, chair height, and arm-rest angle to find the perfect ‘fit’. Since then I haven’t felt any pain except the normal wrist fatigue we gamers get. I am so paranoid about future recurring pain that I have refused to throw away my extremely ratty chair from those days, despite my wife’s pleas. The biggest thing I feel that helped me with the chair were keeping the arms on the arm rests from the elbows angled down about 30 degrees, keeping the wrist straight, going limp-wristed to type.

    Good luck with the vid casts, new listener here and you guys have quickly become one of my favorite podcasts!

  4. AnkleBiter 26 August 2009 at 7:30 am Permalink

    You cut your hair?

  5. Beau Turkey 26 August 2009 at 8:59 am Permalink

    Yes I gave 10 inches to Locks of Love, a charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer. It takes about 10 of my locks to make one wig, so they need all they can get! :)


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