Only had time to read the first page so far (irony: while dressing to go off to swim 5 x 500, then bike home the long way, to be followed by a 2 hour walk, cause I can't yet run), but this quote caught my eye:
Here’s the catch: “Professional athletes have entourages to help them,” San Millán says. “The majority of Colorado freaks are doing this on their own, even if they happen to have a sponsor or two. They don’t know how to train, how to eat, how to recover, or how to balance their lives, and this brings issues to this population.”
That's why I value EN - it's my entourage! Helping me know how to train, recover, eat, and balance my life...
This article is better than others but I would still classify it as another "exercise is bad for you" piece designed to appease the fat and growing fatter crowd. As one guy stated in the comments: "Jesus man how many times do we have to hear the "endurance athletics is bad for your health,' line."
Where are the articles titled "The Dark Side of Being a Coach Potato" or "The Dangers of Watching 4+ Hrs of TV per Day". I would argue that it is the typical American whose life is not balanced. I've stated many times that there is a cottage industry of bullshit medical anti-exercise "studies" that appeal to the sedentary masses. It sells and the print industry can't get enough of it.
Meanwhile, I took the family to Iceland earlier this month for a NON-RACE vacation. My SAUs for the year are in the bag. Carry-on.
I enjoyed reading the article, sometimes we are in our bubble and its nice to read that kinds of articles before its too late. Happy to see that I am not going into that wall and hope will never be
It's ironic that I read this right after listening to Coach Patrick's podcast "Can you rest more effectively?".
When I first read the title I thought this thread was going to go a slightly different direction. Last weeks "Cycling Time Trial Podcast" was about heart issues developing in older elite athletes. It was inspired by an article in Velonews
Good article, Tim. Although there are certainly some parts I don't agree with, there is plenty of takeaways. The biggest for me is what Francis mentions in his response; that we are in somewhat of a bubble sometimes. I find that I can easily justify many parts of this lifestyle one way or another, and sometimes I need to remind myself to look beyond my own bubble in terms of how my training affects others and even potential dangers I may put myself in at times. Easier said than done.... Thanks for sharing.
One way or another we have to find a balance in our lives. It's not a total cliche about "wanting to stay married" when people talk about ironman training. But endurance training >> couch potato any day of the week. :-)
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Only had time to read the first page so far (irony: while dressing to go off to swim 5 x 500, then bike home the long way, to be followed by a 2 hour walk, cause I can't yet run), but this quote caught my eye:
Here’s the catch: “Professional athletes have entourages to help them,” San Millán says. “The majority of Colorado freaks are doing this on their own, even if they happen to have a sponsor or two. They don’t know how to train, how to eat, how to recover, or how to balance their lives, and this brings issues to this population.”
That's why I value EN - it's my entourage! Helping me know how to train, recover, eat, and balance my life...
Where are the articles titled "The Dark Side of Being a Coach Potato" or "The Dangers of Watching 4+ Hrs of TV per Day". I would argue that it is the typical American whose life is not balanced. I've stated many times that there is a cottage industry of bullshit medical anti-exercise "studies" that appeal to the sedentary masses. It sells and the print industry can't get enough of it.
Meanwhile, I took the family to Iceland earlier this month for a NON-RACE vacation. My SAUs for the year are in the bag. Carry-on.
Thanks TC
It's ironic that I read this right after listening to Coach Patrick's podcast "Can you rest more effectively?".
When I first read the title I thought this thread was going to go a slightly different direction. Last weeks "Cycling Time Trial Podcast" was about heart issues developing in older elite athletes. It was inspired by an article in Velonews
http://velonews.competitor.com/cycling-extremes
This issue, if true, is scarier to me than the stuff in the 5280 article.