I've noticed that ever since I crashed on my bike, my achilles seems to be improving faster. Also, I have been surprised at how quickly my road rashes have been disappearing. I don't recall them going away as quickly from my running tumble in the early fall.
Now why is that? Do getting more injuries teach your body to repair yourself more efficiently? Maybe I should go slice a few fingers to fix my achilles.
Alternatively, maybe I am just more of a man than I was last year. A recent study was released that says the more macho a man you are, the faster you will heal. So no more silly wigs for me, I am a masculine machine, besotted in (dope free) testosterone. I also better stop blogging. Blogging is not at all macho. It is very girly girl. I am probably healing so slowly because of my blogging.
You can read about macho healing in a Washington Times article. I think my theory that the more one gets hurt, the faster one heals explains it all. Macho men get injured more, hence they have more practice. Lol.
Alternatively, for the two grad students that apparently read this blog, you can have the academic citation (although this appears to be an earlier paper based on the abstract, the article cites what must be a recently published follow-up paper).
Title
Masculine Roles and Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Men Recovering from Serious Injuries.
Abstract
Conceptions of masculinity were investigated for their potential relations to both help-seeking and health outcomes among men who experienced traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries. Results indicated that 9 of 17 masculinity-related indicators correlated negatively with attitudes toward psychological help-seeking. Regarding outcomes, desire for status and success correlated positively with ratings of improvement in functional independence from initial hospitalization to one-year follow-up. Conversely, the belief that men should have power over women correlated negatively with life satisfaction, and masculine role conflict correlated negatively with perception of environmental barriers to successful functioning in the community. Suggestions for practice and further research are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
Authors
Good, Glenn E.; Schopp, Laura H.; Thomson, Doug; Hathaway, Stefani; Sanford-Martens, Tiffany; Mazurek, Micah O.; Mintz, Laurie B. (all University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, US)
Source
Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 7(3), Jul 2006, 165-176.
My macho self cycled on Monday for about 45 minutes at the fitness center. Wednesday I was on the spinner for 30 minutes followed by a 26 minute 3 mile run at Memorial. I may be healing faster now, but I still have a ways to go. I was hurting a bunch after the 8k race. But since I'm such a man it is nothing at all. Racing on Saturday. Next best thing to hunting and fishing.
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2 comments:
wow. i would love to see the theory behind classifying "desire for success" as a masculine trait. how are they measuring masculinity anyway? well, luckily you included the citation so I can go pick apart their methodology. you're learning :)
btw mr macho man, we're going to miss you at the martian (half-) marathon this weekend! wait, would begging out of a race be considered a masculine action?
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