Respect, Excuses, and Reality

[@maxineboxer9714]

You’ve inspired me to keep going. When you get older, it’s true, you come to believe that’s the reason you can’t move without pain. Ever since my dog died 2 1/2 years ago, I stopped the long walks we so enjoyed. I had no pain and I could go a long way. Now, after lockdown, I can barely move. I’m 77, I’ve been told it’s arthritis, and I’ll need hip replacements. That’s not for me, so I’ll continue with my exercising. Thanks for all the great videos!

[@JenKirby]

Even if a person does have physical damage and can’t do certain things, it doesn’t mean that you can’t challenge your abilities. (I had polio and one leg is paralysed but I am determined to stay strong.)

[@kendrad4491]

Hi Matt, while I was watching this video I decided to challenge myself to try something I didn’t think I could do. I turned 50 last year and I was experiencing more pain in my body and I had put on a lot of extra weight. The first time I watched your channel it was about the Asian squat. I told myself that I would never be able to that. So my challenge to myself was to try and squat. To my surprise I was able to squat 😳. I got up using my hands and realized I didn’t even try to get up using my legs so I tried it again and I was able to squat and stand with just my legs! Thank you so much for your constant encouragement and teaching. You have made a huge difference in my life❤

[@JohnMcCreery]

Matt, I am 78 (soon to be 79) years old and have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. You give me hope and a way of thinking about exercise (ATM, strength at every length) that I find compelling. Keep up the good work.

[@StalkingMyself420]

My husband always wants to tell me to slow down and take it easy.. I think he just is insecure about his own abilities and is projecting that onto me.

[@Uprighthealth]

Could be just that he wants you to relax and enjoy life ❤️ BUT it can also be the PFF: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/physically-feeble-fallacy

[@yvonne3903]

I have SLE, systemic lupus. For years I was crawling up the stairs, my mother's solution was to get a stair lift, when I said no she went ahead and approached social services behind my back. It took me 3 years to learn how to climb stairs, one step, two steps, three steps, now about 8 years later I can run up the stairs except on bad days. The stairs were the only exercise I could get, I was not going to give that up easily. Now I am strengthening my legs to get down the stairs, currently going down one leg at a time. What I have learnt is that you do lose muscle memory and if you strengthen too fast they can turn to jelly, but I also felt the disrespect from my mother very deeply. We are different people. I'm glad I persevered, my legs are not strong but they're stronger than they would have been if I'd got a stair lift.

[@annagrigoryan7339]

Hi Matt, I've bought most of your programs, and even though have not gotten past level 1 yet, i'm seeing a significant enough difference in my strength to keep going. Your are the first type of program i've actually stuck with and feel motivated to continue bec i know if i stop, i will lose all my gains, i also feel like doing the level 1of the various programs gives you a good foundation, before progressing to level 2, bec the whole body is interconnected, keep up the good work!

[@elisasanchezcorrea9739]

I only agree in the case of people who were born healthy. When you are born with a serious health condition just surviving can already be a great challenge. When taking a shower is a major achievement for you, thinking about doing pull ups is just unrealistic. And sometimes surgery is the only option if you want to keep living. Sometimes there is no way around it, regardless of your determination. And you just have to be greatful for those surgeries that saved your life multiple times.

[@Jazzcreed]

I'm 63 and squatting like a kid (standing up without assist, too) since I followed your Asian squad video a while back. Now I squad when I garden, pet the kitties, and any other situation where I used to just bend down.

[@Richard-ru5td]

Great messages. This body is 48. This Heart is an eternal child. Smile. T.B.I. Rotator, torn ligs, etc. Multiple accidents (vehicles, Harley) have set challenges in front of me. Thank you, beautiful universe for respecting me. I love you.

[@gillianbennett4518]

Yes! Thank you. As a body worker feeling sad that clients can't/won't take self responsibility, this is awesome! ❤️ Couldn't agree more.

[@friekek9683]

Even daily hiking for a few hours gets you stuck as I have experienced.

[@trmangena2463]

Thankyou Matt ,I repeat what l have already said to you about my knee ...no more pain since l started following you....👏👏👏👏l didn't know what could have been without your help lm very grateful please continue your good work

[@johnatyoutube]

I resonate so deeply with this. If we don't own our health, who will? And what are their motives if they say they want to? Is it money or true care. You consistently provide true care and support for us to achieve our best possible health through natural means. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and especially your wisdom on this, Matt. Spot on!

[@deborahs2593]

Gradually pushing, but pushing still, I've gone from barely able to do 3 squats to 50, 6 days a week. It's made me feel stronger physically, with less pain everywhere. More valuable though, I found by not falling for my EXCUSES, I gained self-respect. Imagine being in my late 60's to discover that correlation! I watch your videos regularly and look forward to them. Thank you.

[@videoettaceo8900]

Great work!

[@janhallett5114]

This has really helped me. I am getting older and trying to recover from Long Covid. It's an uphill struggle, but I won't give up! Thank you x

[@vincewhite5087]

A quote I love is: You will never rise above your excuses, ever!’

[@sharaineroberts8537]

Wow! This is the most straightforward lesson I heard in forever. Thank you. Excellent video.

[@claires8735]

Very good, Matt! Thanks for your honesty and the good info you share!

[@yootoob1001001]

Great message! We are more self-regulating and self-correcting than most of us realize. Yes, it will often take work, though the results and balance we can attain from it speak volumes. Thanks, Matt!

[@elisacohenusa]

I had foot pain. 2 podiatrists suggested orthotics. Instead I bought and dutifully did your foot pain program. It worked. I’m grateful to you and the ideas you keep planting in my brain.

[@BourneFighting]

Another brilliant video. Saying exactly what I think with a quote to support it. I made a decision to stop catering to peoples fragile emotions and just approach everything with pure logic like this. Ive been so happy since.

[@JamesMorgan_LifeandText]

Thanks for the reminder and challenge. Being proactive and active against being defeatist and passive.

[@jessieelliott3157]

Love that quote. I read a book last year by an australian man with a similar career background called "the resilience shield." It was an excellent book.

[@Densoro]

This has limited applicability. I've been practicing my deep squats daily every time I clean the floor, pet my cats, or go to the fridge, and that habit has absolutely helped me. I've started eating whole meals in this position, and going back for seconds. I don't think this maps cleanly onto the issues that veterans struggle with. Mental health problems are a leading cause of death among veterans for a reason. I've been struggling with PTSD for 25 years now, and the pressure to try harder has made my health so much worse. It's just like when I did too many push-ups _without taking a rest day,_ and caused permanent damage to my sternum. Whenever I challenge myself to do push-ups again, I get a dead arm and can't even move my pinky for a good ten minutes. It's possible for people to stay healthy and mobile, even in old age, but that requires a sufficient amount of rest so that the body can rebuild. Overtaxing ourselves _hastens feebleness,_ rather than defending against it.

[@calculator7]

@Uprighthealth Hi Matt. I have a question. Do you have any experience with “fear avoidance”. It can make everything more challenging and was wondering if you could do a video on it perhaps? Thanks

[@faridfaruqi3077]

Thanks for sharing your intelligent views.

[@araneus1]

Your exercises/stretches have inproved my knee pain. Your exercises/stretches have (unexpectedly )helped my hip pain and my lover back pain. I can get up off the floor without having to grab furniture. You rule.

[@saleemahfareed4790]

Thanks for sharing

[@jenniferparkinson9411]

What a great talking to! Thank you! I am currently challenging myself to get my blood pressure down so that I don't have to take meds for it...I know that I have not been moving enough...I know that I have been taking too much caffeine...If I take the passive medicated solution without being responsible to diligently care for myself and do what I can and should do...Then it's all downhill from here...I have three months to condition myself and see what I can achieve. If my blood pressure is still high I will take the meds though...😬😬😬😊🙃😉😄😄😄 And then keep working to bring it down...

[@c-mad6364]

This is a gold video!

[@jillymet]

Having an active life and always considered myself strong. Got older- shoulder impingement from lifting. Lower back pain too. I was told to rest given ant inflammatory drug. Took sooo long to go away and often flared up. So I would rest take tablets and nanny it along. For this reason I couldn’t weight train . The years rolled on. I still had an active life menopause came and I got anITband problem. A cortisone injection and physiotherapy. Because it took forever to get help and I hated the pain I researched and found you and realised I should have done a lot more mobility strength training so I started and the improvements have been unbelievable. I no longer have a shoulder problem I have improved my knee to the degree that I may be able to start jogging again and I was told I wouldn’t be able to I have great shoulder mobility I can do an Asian squat which took some time I can now do six real press ups which I have never been able to do in my life despite teaching aerobics in the 1980s and also weight training. In 8 months I’ll be 60 and I feel stronger than I did ten years ago and my physique has returned to a much more toned muscular one. I plan to keep going. Lift heavier . Do 15 press-ups by I’m 60 and try to do pull-ups. Watch this space 😉Thankyou for your great content.

[@vincewhite5087]

Years ago , I had an interns list tell me most of my problems was I was out of shape & fat. It started my years of fighting back. He gave me hard stuff to do for 1 month. Kept diary & came back in 1 month. After looking at my new weigh in & food diary & activity diary, he said, ‘You are very rare!!’ I thought He meant I had a rare desease. He said ‘no, you actually followed my advise on lifestyle’. I have been doing this for decades. He my instructions always end as soon as patient walks out the door. ‘ my doctor was shocked at his tough talk, and said they get spit & abuse for always having a pill, but that is about allI have some confidence people will do it. ‘

[@sabinamock4799]

The functional exercises, advice, books recommendation is very valuable information. Thank you for sharing.

[@shepatown]

Autonomy was one of the 5 factors to resilience for people who do better with work related injuries. It helps them do problem-solving and adapt. I'll have to dig up some old HR papers I wrote to find the other four factors. I'm definitely going to look into the squatting videos you made. I may even get that book.

[@Huineng10]

Excellent - inspiring - thankyou!

[@pohsung]

I love your approach. It is quite distinct the advice you get depending on who you go to. A General Practitioner will tell you to stop running if you have any problems with any part of your leg. A sports physician will try to sort the issue out so that you can continue to run. The difference between the two is their intent. The GP just wants to stop your pain / problem, he is not interested that you want to continue to enjoy your sport. The sports physician on the other hand, understands the importance you have placed on being able to continue with your sport. If we want to continue to have good mobility, we have to be wise to who we listen to.

[@lenaccarlsson]

This was the perfect kick in the behind, Matt!

[@alidalavezzari4103]

You are right. Have a nice life.

[@colleen8192]

Such a good motivational talk, laying all right back in my lap. So needed to hear your words Matt. Much thanks! Have an awesome, happy day.

[@lanapatterson8531]

Hello Matt, Thank you for helping me to use one of my body’s largest organs! My brain 🧠 to understand how vital it is for my 60ish year old body to function properly (less pain) by exercising my muscles correctly!!😅❤

[@nanschifris8734]

Great video, Matt! Fantastic mindset to have.

Great advice! Greetings from Munich, Germany.

[@KevinStClair-ph6me]

Your evidence and data-based approach to healing is very impressive. Therefore, I think you want to Google Eric Greitens before quoting from his book. Many self-help books are written by sociopaths.. and Greitens falls into that category.

[@sharonalbright402]

Makes good sense. Thanks for that. I believe there to be exception though, like when a professional tells a patient that he has bone on bone in a knee or other major socket or when there's a bulging disc in back vertebrae etc.

[@dunedainmom]

Thanks. this is so true, in *so* many ways.

[@jerryhosentfeld]

I have been trying to fix my apt and I have made some progress. I love your content and It has helped me tremendously. How long do you think it will take before I can stand normally again?

[@kiml684]

I got floxed. My progress all gone but I'm gonna start again. I'm lucky I can still walk but deep squats I can't so for now.

[@StalkingMyself420]

I squatted through this entire video. 😂

[@belle6219]

Show off! 😝 (It's one of my fitness goals, and you better believe I'll be crowing about it when I achieve it!)

[@poetrader]

I respect you too

[@taariqq]

Brilliant!

[@lindawarren2393]

Thanks for the great information, on taking the disciplined and difficult path of self-responsibility for mobility. The medical economic system in the USA is formed with the intent to make as much profit as possible. Procedures are wildly profitable and the complication rate is underestimated. Q: Why have a hip replacement done, if you will still have a profound limp after? The pain may or not be taken away and quality of life is not improved? Hope you continue to product great content. As a Registered Nurse, I can't advise people to ask the difficult questions of their Orthro Doctor, However just think Do I want to be his next boat payment??????

[@mementomori1483]

An unexpectedly very catholic video. Thanks for sharing!

[@dort5436]

Totally off topic. Do you have exercises for hand strength and pains? I have been so pleased with shoulder and back pain and strength improvement from improvement.

[@azdjedi]

"It's not your fault" reminds me of the Good Will Hunting scene lol

[@cricri2794]

What's the title of the book ? Can I find it ?

[@bearfoxwolf]

I don't totally agree. "The reason why...." can point to a cause, and how to address that cause. Reasons why can be important.

[@lisathompson7966]

Yes!!!!!!!!

[@ChristineLacy1]

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[@yusofamin7129]

❤❤

[@DominickTambasco]

hello this is my 3rd message I sent to you, I wrote you about surf since I saw surf board on your video. so I wander if you can give some advice to a man 64 years old like me who like to surf but has so many issues about the pop up since is very hard to do it faster as possible. if you are not interested in answering to this please let me know

[@mamathakr7462]

💯👌

[@taddoerrvandervoortjr.2943]

Shoot a video OUTSIDE - that's a challenge. :)

[@ManMountainManX]

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