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  1. 09-19-2014, 01:53 PM #1
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    Thumbs up new personal best- a bit of a brag

    Many years ago when I was in college I was hit by a car while crossing the street. The accident wrecked both knees badly but the right was worse. I lost one of my anterior crucate ligaments and most of the cartilage. Finally after many year of weight loss, 7 years of riding and countless hours in the gym with a trainer teaching my right leg to work properly, I have achieved parity in my knee strength in spite of severe arthritis in the right knee (45 years of no cartilage). Yesterday at the gym I successfully did 20 single leg press with my right knee at 120 pounds which is the same weight that I can do on my left. I also did 25 double leg press at 240 pounds which is more than I have ever pressed before! Not bad for an arthritic 66 year old still out of shape woman.
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  2. 09-19-2014, 03:23 PM #2
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    Woot! Yay you! Though I'm not sure where you get the "still out of shape." Compared to Jens maybe ...
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    That is awesome, Marni.
    You are not out of shape...
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  4. 09-19-2014, 05:13 PM #4
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    That is AWESOME Marni! Since I'm also a person without any cartilage(36 years) I find your story a BIG inspiration, thanks for sharing!!
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  5. 09-19-2014, 05:27 PM #5
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    Pretty dang fabulous, Marni!
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  6. 09-19-2014, 09:22 PM #6
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    Totally awesome, Marni!
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  7. 09-19-2014, 05:11 PM #7
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    That is fantastic! There's no way you're out of shape!
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