Finally, getting the first wear on the “watermelon” or is it “salmon and dill”?

Hanging at @guiltyparty

Slubby indigo rubbing off

IHSH-398
666-XHS 25oz

IHSH-380-IND
1955 Slubby 16oz

Whole Foods really needs to clean their mirror if they expect me to take photos here again

First wear on the 666-SB

About 4½ years ago, I had a catastrophic quad-tendon rupture on my right leg. The accident, surgery, and early recovery were by far the most painful experience I’ve ever had but what surprised me was how badly it wrecked my lower back. For months, and honestly the first couple of years, I had to rehab not just my knee and quad, but my entire back from the lumbar area all the way up. Even the way I slept while favoring the injury was putting constant strain on my lower back.

One of the biggest breakthroughs for me came from discovering the Knees Over Toes Guy protocols. It’s not a “lower back program” per se, but it all ties together. Strengthening the knees, quads, hips, and posterior chain restores proper gait mechanics, which takes pressure off the spine. The single most helpful exercise for me has been backward sled work. I do it in the gym, and I even have a wheeled sled at home. The backward walking builds VMO strength, knee stability, and balanced leg drive and when your legs are doing their job, your lower back doesn’t have to overcompensate.

Long story short: rehabbing the knee without addressing the way your body moves as a whole is incomplete. Fixing the chain below the spine is what ultimately fixed the pain above it.

Just my experience with lower back pain not saying it’s right for everybody…

@guiltyparty

@Gammaman

I really do enjoy that part of it. I’ve had four completely different leathers now, and each one has reacted in its own way to the nasty, unforgiving environment of construction sites. It’s wild how differently they age under the same abuse.

I also enjoy watching other people’s footwear patina, especially when it’s a leather I’ve worn before. It’s interesting to see the differences, whether someone is barely maintaining their boots or they are babying them and how that shows up in the wear patterns.

First wear on the double knee and the flannel

@motojobobo

My bad I really should moisturize my hands better…

Tailgating before the Falcons game, only I could take a picture and make Mercedes-Benz Stadium look like a shed somebody built in their backyard

@CosmoSix5

Well, let’s hope at least some of the students across all those age ranges appreciate the fits.