IN A TOE JAM

Published Feb. 9, 2011
By Joe Walker
Philadelphia

Via e-mail -- Had to laugh when I read Tech. Sgt. David Henry's advice to avoid distractions, such as "showing off for the cute lady" walking by when you're working out with weights ("Oh, Henry!" September/October 2010 issue, cover story). Not two months ago my brother got distracted by a "hottie" and dropped a 25-pound weight on his big toe. Not only did he break his toe, which was very painful, but he was pretty embarrassed. I'm OK with it because just another thing to tease my kid brother about, but just thought I'd share how relevant Henry's advice can be.