Scary Times

Yesterday after work I headed into town to the UPMC Sports Center for my VO2 testing and other testing.  The testing began with some really cool futuristic testing as they hooked these little electrodes up to my feet and legs and then had me do jumps from 12", 24", and 36".  Some jumps were blind folded and even blindfolded landing on one leg.  The electrodes transmitted a signal to the computer and could tell the shock and impact my knees were taking.  Basically the technology was the same as how they make Playstation videogames.  Have you ever seen how they make Madden football with cameras and actual football player movements...well that's what I was doing.  Very cool stuff.  So we then moved on to the strength portion of the testing.  Again they hooked about 20 electrodes with wires going every which way to my body and had me stand still for about five minutes without moving.  I was standing there as they were calibrating the machine.  It was really cool because the electrodes and measurements they were taking started to draw a exact skeleton replica of my bones on the screen.  About five minutes passed and then all of the sudden I started feeling very faint and then got very light headed.  I told the doctors that I was feeling light headed and might pass out.  All of the sudden the next thing I remember was I was waking up on the ground.  Apparently I passed out but came to within seconds.  This has happened to me once or twice before, but it's been at least 4 years since the last this happened.  I ate a big lunch, so I have no idea why I got this way.  Regardless the testing commenced, and I did not get to do my VO2 max test.  I was very disappointed, and am not sure at this time if I'll get to proceed with the testing.  :(  After an hour of walking around to gain my grounds I set off for home again very disappointed.  I've been looking forward to the testing all week, and to have it not happen...and possibly never happen is very upsetting.  But at least I think I'm okay, and I have other things to get prepared for (IMLP).

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 6:09 AM Comments: 2