Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 06:57:54 AM
FYI, you're currently working out more than my crew did in High School.

We were one of the best teams in the country. Just sayin'.

I take that as a huge compliment - thanks! 

I don't think that I have ever trained so hard and vigorously before. Now that my diet is literally in "check" with everything that I take in, I hope to see some dramatic results over the next 4 weeks. My next cycling race is in 25 days, so if I can lean down and get lighter on the bike, I'll do that much better in the event. It's a 75 mile race and I'd really like to complete it in 3.5 hours. So the next few weeks are absolutely crucial for my training.

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 15, 2010, 07:31:52 AM
I take that as a huge compliment - thanks! 

It's not.

Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 07:42:25 AM
It's not.

?? then was that supposed to be an insult?

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 15, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
?? then was that supposed to be an insult?

there is a huge amount of territory between compliment and insult.

Frankly, I'm confused.

I think it was a pretty good reminder that you should be wary of overtraining, especially joints that are injury prone. Like the shoulder (see swimming workout about) among others. Recovery time required increases as testosterone decreases, and such decrease in T occurs naturally with age. (insert favorable opinion about doctor prescribed T for the aging male here). Nothing like a good injury to sideline your progress and leave you in a worse position than before.

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 15, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
?? then was that supposed to be an insult?

There are no other alternatives?

I'm agreeing with the earlier poster who suggested you might be overtraining.


Too much of anything is bad.

I just took your comment as a really nice thing to say as you pointed out that I am training really hard, that I'm training harder than you crew did, and that you and your crew were the best - all summed up, you put me at the same level. That's why I took it as a compliment and that's why I said thanks.


Your short "it's not" response really shot down my attempt to show appreciation for what I took as a nice compliment.

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 15, 2010, 08:03:15 AM
I just took your comment as a really nice thing to say as you pointed out that I am training really hard, that I'm training harder than you crew did, and that you and your crew were the best - all summed up, you put me at the same level. That's why I took it as a compliment and that's why I said thanks.


Your short "it's not" response really shot down my attempt to show appreciation for what I took as a nice compliment.

Level smevel-we didn't train harder for a reason. You should look at your regimen and perhaps talk with some personal trainers and make sure you're not doing more harm to yourself than good.

I'd like to remind everyone...

that opinions are like assholes.

We all have one...

and they all stink to the person next to us.

That...

and people really should build up their skin.

Thanks for your time.

haha, they stink to the person next to us... BUT EVERYONE LIKES THEIR OWN BRAND!

Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 08:13:02 AM
You should look at your regimen and perhaps talk with some personal trainers and make sure you're not doing more harm to yourself than good.

I appreciate your concern. Though I have been training long enough to know where my limits are, I agree that it never hurts to check yourself once in a while. In any case, my regimen is sound and the results apparent in both performance and physique attest to that.

I've always felt (in regards to training) that you must push yourself and that your perceived limits are not always limited by what you perceive them to be. For my own training, I am redefining my limits on a daily basis. For example, I would never say that I know that my body is incapable of doing something strength related because I am not strong enough to do it - that's an excuse. I would sooner say that I know that I am capable of reaching a goal if I work hard enough for it. I knew that's a generalization, but it conveys my point - you can reach any goal that you set for yourself.

The road to reach that goal will be hard, often challenging, and will force you to wage a constant battle against yourself and your own psyche; which can be by far the most challenging aspect of any goal setting activity.

Fitness has no end goal, so really it's more like a death march. 

Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 08:41:51 AM
Fitness has no end goal, so really it's more like a death march. 

Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 08:41:51 AM
Fitness has no end goal, so really it's more like a death march. 

excersize regularly
eat properly
live clean
die anyways