Speed Work And Nano Structures II

On with the drama! Prior posts noted complexity of "mineralization" as a process poorly understood. They've identified production of mineral salts in bone as probably a chemical process (as opposed to physical, electrical, etc.). They have pegged larger substances, found these originate from smaller, then smaller till they've isolated the smallest ones, but, that's where it stops for they are unsure of where the smallest nano chemical componets of the minerals originate.

Thus for purpose here, we have to leave the "composition " of the mineral salts and how exercise might affect this in terms of volume as an "unknown" since the research is unable to conclude precisely even the origin of these mineral salts.

Having set that background, I'll back track a bit by reminding that I'd initially concluded that the form and function of the bone larger structures prevent excessive calcification. For the leg to swing and move properly there are upper limits to the volume of calcification, and hence the cannons of my much exercised 15 year old are roughly the same circumference (though a bit stouter to the feel) than the cannons of my relatively less exercised youngsters.

And, the faithful reader will recall that the aforesaid brilliant conclusion was (later) supported by some U. of Utah Vet School project concluding: "regardless of strain (applied to the material in the research lab), the osteocytes (calcium producing cells), have a markedly heterogeneous structural and material organization".--Translate: regardless of exercise volume or intensity we're without any change in amount of osteocytes or their distribution. "Strain" failed to increase the number or pattern!

And, I'm again running out of time. I meant to comment on Damascus, and hope to do so tomorrow.

Training:
MLB Spring training is here but our god-awful KC weather continues. If, one morning, I walk into our running paddock and its dry, there might be a cardiac event.
Tues. 2/16: ground frozen solid. Each walked for 5 min under tack tip toeing on frozen egg carton.
Wed. 2/17: mostly thawed. after 3 days off--8 min light riderless + 6 times around walking under tack.
Thurs. 2/18: 40 degrees today. Got in a decent for the conditions (medium mud) riderless workout--spurts of 2f each for about 8 min. Tack work--each horse trot-walked with difficulty due to ground conditions, 8 times around the paddock.