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Kevin Gocke
Приєднався 1 бер 2023
www.livepoised.com
At the age of 20 I sustained a stroke that resulted in a major life threatening event. Spending nearly a month in a coma, I woke up completely paralyzed on the left side of my body. Through nutrition, fitness and a proper mindset I've been able to recover to my full potential and want to help others do the same.
At the age of 20 I sustained a stroke that resulted in a major life threatening event. Spending nearly a month in a coma, I woke up completely paralyzed on the left side of my body. Through nutrition, fitness and a proper mindset I've been able to recover to my full potential and want to help others do the same.
Stroke Survivor: Cold Water Therapy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I’ll probably say it again in the future haha but cold water immersion is phenomenal for traumatic brain injury recovery. The list of benefits goes on from fighting inflammation, to balancing hormones, releasing dopamine, fighting off neuro fatigue all the good things etc..
It is totally rough to get started, but once you get the hang of it, your body adapts, and the benefits are endless. Please give it a shot and let me know how it goes! Keep up the good fight💪
It is totally rough to get started, but once you get the hang of it, your body adapts, and the benefits are endless. Please give it a shot and let me know how it goes! Keep up the good fight💪
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Відео
Stroke Survivor: Clip In To Train Proper Walk
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Well, here I am again talking about the peloton haha clipping in to this bad boy has no doubt trained my brain to walk better. It has near perfected my gate and helped Carr those neuropath way for a more “normal walk” I’m always stoked when people are shocked that I have had a stroke/ TBI resulting in full left side paralysis. I owe it to things like this and being relentless with my training. 
Stroke Survivor: It Doesn’t Take 15yrs!
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I truly believe sky is the limit when it comes to any recovery. Stay strong mentally and physically and keep your foot on the gas. Plateaus are a myth. Keep up the good fight 💪
Stroke Survivor: Vitamin B12 Injections For The Win
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I recently discovered the huge benefits of vitamin B12 injections. I’ve noticed a huge boost and energy and overall clarity of mind. If you haven’t tried this before, and it is approved by your doctor, I highly recommend it! I love going to the Hydration Room (which is close by me) for this treatment. They also offer a wide variety of other beneficial, intervenous health remedies. 💪
Prioritize The Training You Dread 
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It seems to be that the training we dread the most, is without a doubt, the most important. If you know it’s good for you, but you hate doing it,it must be done! Keep up the good fight. 💪
Stroke Survivor: Peloton Therapy
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Almost hard to believe it’s been 15 years since my stroke. So much of my recovery, I truly believe has been a result of proper mindset and tapping into strength for energy. Fighting off the mental demons that rob us of our inner peace. Constantly grinding and seeking to improve Upon my life and overcoming paralysis has been no picnic, however, after years and years of the compound effect of sta...
Stroke Survivor: The Healing Power Of Sauna
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Never mind the sweat dripping from my nose haha 🥵 I found out early on the benefits of breaking a great sweat. Even when mobility is limited, there are always ways to break a a solid sweat. Hydrating , sweating out toxins, and then rehydrating has numerous benefits for the human body. Of course, when it comes to getting into a sauna, proceed with caution and make sure you are cleared by your...
Stroke Survivor: Wisely Set Your Standards
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By no means did I invent this philosophy, but it remains oh so true. We don’t always reach our goals in life, but what we do reach, is our standards. You may have a higher standard for where you are at in your life or in recovery, etc., but you feel multiple steps behind. Setting higher standards can make all the difference. Nothing happens overnight, but setting higher standards make everythin...
Stroke Survivor: Circuit Training w/ Weighted Vest
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If you’re ready and want to add some additional strengthening to your rehab/ training regiment, adding a weighted vest can be an easy and great option to push yourself to the next level. Always proceed with caution, and have fun with it. It’s intense!
Stroke Survivor: Everything Is Therapy-Continued
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I can’t emphasize enough, incorporating daily activities that don’t feel or seem like therapy, but are in fact therapy. Obliterate boredom and the mundane aspect of therapy by training in a fashion that you enjoy. I contribute a huge portion of my success in recovery to living this way. It also happens to be extremely fulfilling and a healthy distraction from any bad thoughts or habits that don...
Stroke Survivor: why I prioritize protein for recovery 💪
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There’s no question when it comes to how important the role of protein has been in my recovery. Dealing with full left side paralysis and rebuilding my body from a shriveled up atrophied version of my former self, to where I am today, I know that protein intake the #1 takeaway. Protein is King, there is no debating this. 
Everything is therapy pt 2
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Wanted to show a little bit more of the journey down to one of my favorite beaches. Amazing therapy just getting to and from the shore. 
Be grateful
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This is just a little /huge, thank you to everybody who’s ever been in my corner and supported me. Too much to say to cram in one little video, but all of you know who you are. My friends, family, and all my loved ones are everything to me. Love you all and for those of you who feel alone and beaten down, I’m here for you. Don’t hesitate to ask any questions if you are going through some tough ...
Taken By Surprise: Audiobook!
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Super stoked the audiobook version of my book is now available! Took a tremendous amount of work and I am forever grateful for the tremendous amount of help I received from everyone involved in this project, you know who you are and I love you all! I did not hold back much when it came to the details and pain of recovery. But also the triumphant moments that resulted from true grit and persever...
Hang from a bar for increased grip strength
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Hang from a bar for increased grip strength
Abs and glutes got so worked from this
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Abs and glutes got so worked from this
Finger dexterity and grip strength continued 
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Finger dexterity and grip strength continued 
So important to have a healthy morning ritual!
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So important to have a healthy morning ritual!
Focusing on form and quality pushups
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Focusing on form and quality pushups
Kill the tone: comprehensive full arm stretch 
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Kill the tone: comprehensive full arm stretch 
Kevin, Your a G8 inspiration! How do you work through Nero Fatigue?
@@williamwils5831 thank you sir! I’m just here to share what has changed my life for the better. As far as neuro fatigue, here’s one way I fight it off.👇 ua-cam.com/video/FpGUxEUVw7s/v-deo.htmlsi=X45qxLJ20343Xily
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Looks cold.......
Hopefully I can get to this point one day. The air conditioner and cold weather makes my arm flex up and get tight. I'm 2 years post stroke.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 you will. In fact, it’s been a great challenge for me to fight the tightness off while in the cold water. Very slowly and carefully, as you don’t want to try and jolt your affected side while your body is cold. That’s how you can pull a muscle or a tendon. But slowly combating the tightness of tone in cold water seems to really help, especially once you were warmed up afterwards. My arm and hand and leg all seem to be more relaxed overall. Totally understand the cold water seems counterintuitive, but being mindful of my affected side in the cold water has really helped me. Always precaution and keep up the good fight.💪
@@kevingocke Thanks, I will keep fighting. I just started OT again, they are working on loosening up the humerus in the arm, it's really tight. I have to stretch and try to keep the arm away from the body as much as possible.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 if you look back a few months ago, I uploaded a video on that arm stretch against the wall. Definitely give that a shot if you haven’t already. Well done keeping up on therapy.🙏 No plateaus allowed!
@@kevingocke Will do, Thanks.
At what point in your recovery did you started doing the cold therapy and doesn’t it cause spasticity?
@@bellimal. I didn’t start doing this until after spasticity was under control. It can cause the affected side to feel tight at first. But for me, the reward far outweighs some temporary tone. In fact, I will intentionally move my left side through the cold water to engage neuro activity. I suppose I’ve been a little bit of my own lab rat to experiment with this haha. I truly believe it has helped me more than one.
Do you have a similar program for the lower limb (especially for the thigh, for the quadriceps)? There I have increased tone, which prevents me from walking normally. I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke 2 years ago, at 42 years old. I have a good recovery but I still have a lot to improve. I just discovered your channel. I apologize if you posted something for the quadriceps and I still haven't found it. Thank you in advance!
@@mihaelaiftode230 I will go ahead and make a video for a lower limb soon!
@kevingocke such a great news! Thank you! I'll be waiting!
hi Kevin,I recently found your channel and I'm even more inspired than I've been over the last year I've decided to take my life back💪🏻 this approach to arm and hand recovery makes complete sense to me as I'm a left side right brained massive subarachnoid hemorrhage that wiped out my entire left side and when I woke up I was told id never walk or talk ever again so I slipped into a ten year grieving stage while smoking cigarettes and eating unhealthy foods a year ago I decided to smash that last cigarette out for good and start Killin it every day no exceptions 💪🏻😉 thank you bro for inspiring me to go further with recovery kev😎 the best people in the world are survivors man💪🏻 I've looked all over for your Facebook kev😎 you are a damn legend brother💪🏻💯
Did you do anything special to improve your vision? I am dealing with vision loss? Thanks in advance
God bless for amazing videos 😊
It's taking me a long time but I'm walking now but not moving my left arm very high because of spasticity so baddo you have any suggestions for for me . And my foot ankle turns alot sometimes but walk with Afo brace
Thank you 🙏
thank you for your help
Super Idol.
if worse came to worst and your weak leg got stuck in clip, can you just open the straps on shoes and lift ur foot out of shoe? did peloten help you transition from cane to no cane? what did it help w regards to gait? thx Kevin. i tried to get on the bike at planet fitness but i couldnt do it. i am 2 years out and very dedicated. i lost left side. slow progress with some setbacks but i remember wat is motivating me.
@@fifthavenuegirl yes that’s a beauty of the cleat🙏🙏. You can unbuckle and pull your foot out of the shoe in case of any inability to uncle.
@@kevingocke wow i wish i would have bought this instead of treadmill. i hyperextend so dont want to ruin knee. i had major setback last may fell broke hip. everything reverted a bit but fightng the good fight i really appreciate ur videos. i have no support. my goal is to have rescue horse(s) again but have to get strong i am so excited to see symmetry in your muscles. i also had sublux in shoulder. still weak but can raise,
Kev In what period did you see hand improvement
Thank you for your book😊just finished it
@@DK-Pratibha so glad you enjoyed 🙏
Awesome tips Thankyou!
How long ago was stroke
After watching your previous clip in video I was successful once clipping onto the Peloton. Unfortunately it’s been a struggle ever since but we’ll stick with it. Good tip about swinging the arms mimicking the walk gait pattern will give it a whirl.
@@keithwallaceHawaiiTenor keep practicing on the clip in, it gets better and better!
Congratulations!!!
what model did u get? really interested in getting one but i live alone worried wont be able to get off weak foot...
@@fifthavenuegirl not sure which version, but it would be the 2020 model. My wife got it for us during the Covid shutdown. I believe all the clip ins for peloton are created equal though. When it comes to clipping that affected foot, you can easily be done with assistance, but what I like to do is unclip my affected foot first by pushing downward and outward with my left heel. Pops out every time.💪
How long did it take for your affected arm to start moving while you walk? Thanks for your video.
@@kevingocke i live alone. will have to figure it out. thank you for letting me know. how do you think it helped your gait? do you feel it strengthened your leg? and smoothed out your gait?
@ it definitely took a while. A few years. Once the leg gets strong enough, hip flexors, glutes, and even your core, your balance and gait begins to correct more and more. Then the affected arm begins to move better and better along with your walk.💪
@@kevingocke so awesome and inspiring. thank you!!!! i took my great strength before for granted....
I’m going in for surgery in 30 days I’m having ACDF C4-C5 or C5-C6 I’m having all Simpson I’m sore 24 /7
Do you bike every day, or stagger your biking with your interval workouts, like every other day? I’ve been using a Schwinn Airdyne bike at PT and I love that it uses my arms and legs. Trick is, my PT has to wrap my foot to the pedal and then I use an Active Hands to strap in my hand.
I've improved a lot on the exercise bike, my leg no longer falls to the side. I just need a peddle that secures the entire foot.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 heck yeah! Super great for training and controlling that knee from wobbling in or out
What other supplements help with stroke recovery?
@@barbaracordova5772 i’ve been taking glutamine daily for the most part since day one of my recovery. Do your research, but I will say that glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the human body. Supplementing it can do wonders as it is an anti- catabolic. Meaning, your body will use other sources for energy before breaking down muscle tissue. So it does a great job at protecting and preserving skeletal muscle. On top of all of that, it is great for immune support 💪
Congrats Kevin, You're a remarkable guy and I wish you every success each day so all the best and take care, stay happy and healthy. rgds Tim
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Good ways to make understand the stroke survivors like me. Thanks
I had hemorrhagic stroke in 2013 when I was 53.Now I am 64.
@@sdkonlinestrokeawareness5990 I had the same type of stroke I'm 53 how are you recovering love to connect Musong Kim thanks
How are you my stroke fellow I am one of your subscriber. I had a hemorrhagic stroke in 2013 when I was 53.Now I am 64.I am from Pakistan. Where are you from
Wow Kevin I have had 2 strokes several years ago and in the last 2 years 2 TIA's. And there are supplements that I now take to help prevent this activity from happening again that I think are very helpful! I do not want to appear to be giving medical advice here so feel free to DM me to chat. Best ! 😊👍🙏
That is so inspirational and so incredibly admirable!! I’m 2 years stroke/AVM rupture (I was 23 when it happened), your posts/vids helps me so much, I just wanna say want to thank you!!! 🐢🧠💪
True inspiration, I hope to achieve what you have, I’m coming up to my 3yr anniversary, still no upper limb strength,I go to the gym to keep my right side strong, do you have a postsof getting down to and up from the floor? I still haven’t managed this yet! You look fantastic,I’m happy I found your inspiring channel 😊
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Thanks for sharing yourstory I'm a survivor too close to1year aniveversir Had Mc A stroke withvleft side paralysis fighting hardertoregsain my walking again Idnot care wht my doctor willtellme like those discouraging mesages etc its my life as akid Ilearned howtowalk & again Iwill learn howto in 20224 as a 43 yearold
🎉thanks for inspiration to keep going
I’ve finally got your book read by you - Thank you for making it! 🌸🌸🌸
Congratulations on your anniversary 🎉. Thank you for keeping us inspired!
Well done. I'm 2 years in after a bad stroke. I also started writing as a form of therapy for my brain. To date, I've written about 20 books on Amazon. Just like the body, it takes discipline to stay focused.
Great job! I'm two years in, recovering from a bad stroke. I've got a home gym set up now, and I try to stay motivated daily to push forward. I can feel tiny improvements every week.
1 year anniversary here brother. Had a cerebellum stroke, 1/3 of my right side cerebellum died due a blood clot, which specialists believe came up due a heart birth condition called PFO. I had to learn how to walk again, how to have balance again, how to control vertigo by basically standing. For us survivors, it's like being born again, everything changes, the relationship with death and being alive changes. We are awake now. Trust me, you are the best version of yourself now. Great videos, keep the word up man, let's inspire people to wake-up for life again.
I had a stroke 2 years ago, Right side paralyzed,I take Gabbapentin for Nerve pain . Your story inspires me. Goodluck to you!
Congrats Kevin! Very inspiring. I have also been wondering if the neurons completely die in the affected area. There is likely scenario that either they come back to life or new neurons grow in affected area. There are a number of stroke survivors who fully recover in few months after a complete paralysis. The fast speed of recovery does indicate neurological activity in areas considered dead.
Thanks for posting this fantastic video!!! So many pieces of wisdom here!
Wow great job! My fiancé is 60 yrs old and had a massive stroke the end of June. He has no use of his right side, no short term memory and lots of nerve pain. Because of his memory and cognitive function issues we can’t get him to participate much at all in therapy, I’m afraid he’ll never improve. Any tips?
Don't believe what doctors tell you. They do more harm than good.bc they don't consider the meta -physical aspects of who we are in reality. After my own stroke experience, also with left side paralysis, I realised many things, especially that the stroke from a meta-physical point of view, is a subconscious self limitation which lasts as long as subconsciously one believes in the illusion of illness. The experience of it is very real however, but I learned a lot about myself in the process, of recovery i.e. to love myself, prioritise myself above all else,, care more for my physical vehicle, I lost weight by changing my diet and environment, I started exercising my weak arm and leg despite the many falls, and taking a bunch of supplements. My attitude was gratitude for having the stroke , bc I recognised it was part of our Ascension to higher consciousness. This mindset was inspired by RJ Spina's chest down paralysis and 48 hours to live diagnosis and total recovery within 100 days. Truly fascinating. My fast recovery, I decided from day 1, would last 5 weeks for me to learn the lessons from it, that were presented.. Bingo, like magic, the outcome was exactly as I predicted it would be. I learned the importance of loving the stroke, not recoiling from it and putting myself into fear. RJ went on to teach other paraplegics to un-paralyse themselves. There is no need to wait 15 years to recover if you recognise we are more than just a body but divine beings having a human experience and whoever fails to learn this lesson will go another round of illness in something else down the track, until they do.
Incredible Kevin.. 7 years here and incredibly frustrating, but you are proof hard for pays off.
Congratulations 🎉 Your story has been a true inspiration .
Happy anniversary to you keep moving forward and blessings for you always Amen 🙏 🙌 ❤️