same here, as I can also palm the floor. Try this, which I haven't done in awhile. Sit on the floor facing a wall. Scoot towards the wall so your feet are flat footed against said wall. Now lean forward and try to palm the wall. I used to be able to do that, not sure if I can now though. I'm 6'4" bare foot and have a 36" inseam so the distance from the bend point at my hips to the floor is a bit more than most. Although I probably have longer arms though too. LOL I just tried the floor thing and I can still do it. Pulled the ole' hammy's a bit but I got 'er done. I don't stretch at all, but I really should start.
Yikes, thats scary. Glad you are okay and good thing for the PPE. Couldve been a lot worse. Best of luck on the surgery
I will give this a shot later today. Pretty sure I won't be able to fully palm but I hope I'm close. As far as the daily stretching goes, when my lower back starts to tighten up, a few weeks of regular stretching goes a long way! I would like to say I'm disciplined enough to stretch all the time but I'd be lying.
Looks painful. I had some meniscus clean up work done in my early 30's. Surgery was only 20 minutes or so. I woke up while they were putting the few stiches in and cleaning me up. I remember looking down and seeing some blood stained gauze. Nurse told me to just stay still haha. Later that night I was out in a bar. Not much to it if it's just a cleanup of partially torn material. Probably much more involved though if it's a full tear. Good luck!
Thanks dr said it won’t take long and I can get back to firewood the next day. Looking forward to pain free knee twists and bends.
I'm probably not 100% either. If I am I'm barely touching the bottom of my palm, I'm definitely not putting any pressure on it.
Logs flat on the ground, I'll work right along on my knees. Back stays straight (er) & way less fatigue for me. Same rules apply, know where the bar tip is & stay out of the plane of the chain. Loader forks or sawbuck is still preferred though.
I guess i do a little bit of each way. Most times I'll have the log on the forks but sometimes I'll buck a log on the ground from the standing position. And also sometimes I'll kneel depending on the size of the log. I'm definitely not as flexible as I used to be! Not that I was flexible at all when I was younger .
When I cut a tree down, I make sure it gets caught up in other trees and never touches the ground. Then I get to get under it and make sure it binds up my saw when bucking it. Works every time! (Sarcasm font on.)
All this talk of bending over, on your knees, just the tip, whatever position feels right, whatever doesn’t hurt....could someone clarify what it is we’re talking about
