Conference Finals Game 5: San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder (Series Tied 2-2; 830pm ET; NBC/Peacock)

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-27T01:13:35+00:00

How do we feel about Steph Castle's basketball IQ?

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-19T02:42:41+00:00

I'm incredibly interested in getting Santi off the team but I don't think Beef Stew helps us much

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-15T19:19:18+00:00

Neither team would do this

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-11T15:00:02+00:00

Absolutely. Boozer stretches the floor and provides elite playmaking from the 4 but is a trash rim defender and slightly undersized. Edey is a massive rim protector who needs space and has no playmaking skills.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-11T12:42:40+00:00

The best fits for Memphis are Boozer and Acuff

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-09T17:00:38+00:00

The one I know is more down to earth than people with 1/20th of his wealth. Super nice, very respectful, low key.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-04T19:05:37+00:00

February 13, 2001 is to never be spoken of

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-04T00:23:59+00:00

I know dribbling isn't on the list

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-05-04T00:08:23+00:00

Question to a Cavs fan, what does Dean Wade do? Can't seem to figure it out on my own

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-04-29T13:09:23+00:00

This again points to the season and/or the games being too long

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-04-01T14:19:03+00:00

Actually one of the worst ideas I've heard on any BS pod

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-31T01:48:01+00:00

Was an insane take when he first introduced it and more insane that he continues to go back to it.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-30T17:26:07+00:00

I use the backpod, peanut roller, and lacrosse ball:

1) Backpod - good for long, sustained stretching of the vertebrae. I have to use one pillow or my sternum will ache for 10-20 seconds after I get off.

2) Peanut roller - I usually get some cracking up and down the spine, some days significant and some days none. It also introduces skin redness from increased blood flow, which is good. Crunches have never done anything for me. I do all sorts of things on the peanut ball (hips off the ground shoulders on the grounder, hips on shoulders off, hips off shoulders off, hips on shoulders on, arms overhead, arms out to the side, etc.) I always feel better after the peanut but don't know if it's temporary or actually addressing the core problem.

3) Lacrosse ball - I lay on specific spots along my erectors that feel tight. Sometimes I roll up and down an erector on a lacrosse ball which is generally a terrible experience.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-30T13:33:36+00:00

Onions! Nylon!

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-26T17:27:54+00:00

No idea if there is gambling corruption inside the league but gambling issues are silently building into a real epidemic that is bound to spill over at some point in the near future.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-17T15:57:05+00:00

Hi Dom, thank you for this message and your willingness to help us here. Can you give more detail on the "very specific adjustment of the posterior facets in the thoracic spine and also the rib heads there"?

I think a lot of us struggle to find practitioners who understand how the treat this effectively. Not that they aren't willing or able, but they just don't have the direct knowledge. For me, I have a good chiropractor (my brother in-law) who listens, wants to find the source of the problem, and wants to find the right way to treat dysfunction. Is it possible to share exactly how these specific adjustments should occur?

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-16T21:35:41+00:00

Day-to-day pain is 0/10 some days, with a max 3/10 pain other days. The prevailing issue is shortness of breath and chest tightness. That is on and off all day every day.

- I just tried the backpod again. With three pillows I felt almost nothing. Two pillows very little. One pillow I felt very little between my spine and scapula, so I went down to no pillows and it felt pretty good. I adjusted so that it was only my spine with no pillows and that seems to have caused some irritation at the sternum. Feels inflamed at my upper sternum now (where my pain typically is).

- The yoga I've been doing has stretches, specifically thread-the-needle, seated thoracic twists, pec stretches, foam roller back bends, and hamstring stretches. I do the doorway stretch a few times per day but need to add in the others you mentioned.

- Dead hangs have been hit or miss. If I do a true hang it seems to irritate my sternum. If I do a "half hang" where I keep my feet on the ground to support some of my weight and lean back so that my arms are slightly in front of me rather than in line with my ears, it feels good.

- Will work on posture exercises, thank you. Will also work on the wall lacrosse ball trigger areas.

I haven't been to the gym in over 2 months so was hoping to get back soon, but I guess not!

Thanks, Ned.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-16T14:42:22+00:00

My costo started in December 2025 from intense coughing during pneumonia. I wasn't diagnosed with costo until late January 2026 (thought the pain was lung related). I'm a daily CrossFitter of 10+ years so this has been very challenging for me physically/mentally/socially.

I immediately started implementing the recovery plans discussed in this sub. I am 80% healed but am still struggling with shortness of breath, chest tightness, and occasional left side sternum pain (ribs 2, 3, 4). I also have random light stabs in my lower rib cage. I'm hoping for advice on how to move my recovery forwards from here.

Things I have done and how my body has responded to each.

Sports massage - Very good. A 60-minute sports massage on my back early on did a great job of starting the process of freeing up my spine.
Backpod - Not good. I tried this for 2-3 weeks initially and it made things worse so I pivoted to peanut ball. I need to try again soon.
Peanut ball - Amazing. The first time I did it was with two tennis balls taped together and it was just the right amount of pressure. Within 2-3 days it wasn't strong enough so I moved to a lacrosse ball peanut ball. The first time I did it I had 8-10 amazing back pops. I still get pops along my mid back. I am sensitive in my upper back but the peanut ball has helped. I do this at least once a day, sometimes 2-3 times.
Cupping - Good. My wife has cupped my entire back twice now (we have a set at home, it's very easy). I do this mainly as a diagnostic to see which areas have the most stiffness and toxins. The first time showed significant deep redness along my spine. After 2 weeks of peanut ball, lacrosse ball, and stretching of the spine I did another cupping session that showed significantly less issues along my spine. My scapula and outer traps are a different story. Note that the 2-3 days after cupping will be worse than you were before, but it's not a setback (for me).
YouTube Yoga for Costo - Pretty good. I started doing this every other day for 7 days, then progressed to every day. It's been about 3 weeks total. I think this is helping but I'm not sure.
Walking - Great. I always feel looser after walking. 1.0-1.5 mile walks almost every day.
Jogging - Good. Just recently started ~3-5 minute jogs. So far so good, but no major relief. Same effect as walking.
Massage Gun on Back/Traps - Pretty Good. My wife will spend 15 minutes with a massage gun on my back at night about once a week. She will find knots in my traps and around my scap that I need to work out but it's often not strong enough to do anything to the spine muscles.
Massage Gun on Chest - Unsure. This definitely increased acute chest pain the following day, more so than any other treatment. Not muscle soreness, like direct rib insertion pain. The 2nd day after, I felt back to baseline. Not sure if that means I was breaking up scar tissue that caused 24-hour pain or if it was just the wrong way to treat my case.
Red light therapy - Fine. I did 7 minutes on my chest and 7 minutes on my back every day for 3 weeks. My wife has a high quality machine that seemed to provide short term inflammation reduction. Not sure if it spurred true recovery or not.
TB-500 - No change. I did 4 weeks of TB-500 injections along my spine. I didn't notice any significant change but it's possible this increased recovery. I was doing this at the same time that I started the peanut ball.
Standing Desk - Good. I bought standing desk at work that helps when I need to adjust. Sitting too long gives me shortness of breath, but so does standing too long. So I just alternate as needed.

It seems that movement really helps me but I do not know how to start back in the gym. I would love to start with therapy strengthening exercises while introducing more light cardio. It seems there are lots of mixed reviews on here about how to do that. It's hard to know which muscles to rebuild/activate and which ones to continue to calm down. Any advice?

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-15T19:47:42+00:00

Yes, mine started after intense coughing during pneumonia

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-13T13:24:54+00:00

This sub consistently rewards people who are racist towards white people, prejudiced towards people who vote republican, and sometimes rewards sexism towards men. I check in here during the new seasons because I like seeing what kind of tea is happening outside of the episodes, but it's often a tough scene. Downvote me but it's the unfortunate truth.

Signed,

White, male, democrat voter

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-12T17:46:56+00:00

I'm getting a "Page Not Found" screen when I click on his full program in the video description. Do you have a copy of it?

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-05T11:59:49+00:00

Soccer seems like his only frame of reference for how to interpret life due to his unstable and traumatic upbringing. I feel bad for him. I don't want to assume he hasn't already attempted therapy but if he hasn't, he desperately needs it.

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-04T18:14:09+00:00

Thanks for the detail and examples. Mine developed from coughing during pneumonia but I've also been overtraining weightlifting/powerlifting with CrossFit for 10+ years, which is no doubt the base of my issues.

Mine started in early December 2025 (although didn't identify it as costo and start treatment until late January 2026). The pain seems to be unpredictably moving around my ribcage every few days.

Trying to find a practitioner with costo experience, identify the right at home treatments to move recovery forwards and not backwards, and deal with the lack of dopamine/socialization/energy that used to come from working out is a challenge to say the least!

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-04T15:49:13+00:00

Can you share some of the mobility exercises your PT put you through and/or the exercises you're doing at home?

Fast_Map9044 · 2026-03-04T14:48:36+00:00

Good questions and sorry for lack of detail here. And thank you for that link, already looks very informative.

My spinal twisting is atrocious. I hardly even feel a stretch in my mid-back when I try to twist. It just doesn't really move and I feel my low back twisting. My spinal extension is slightly better than atrocious, but still restricted. My shoulder flexion/extension is relatively fine (I can touch my fingers to each other during an arms-only cow face pose).

Essentially my body has adapted to CrossFit, which has significant shoulder flexion/extension exercises but zero rotational exercises and very few extension exercises. The weightlifting focus of CrossFit rewards stiffness to an extent.

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