mathematics wrote:
…It's hard to imagine someone training a few hours everyday for a year just to get an internet award… …the whole thing just seems like a great way to get yourself very fatigued with very little to show for it.
Until this thread, I didn’t even know what this was about, and have no interest in the contest or internet awards. And as for fatigue, I’ve been doing this stuff for over 40 years, and structured training with a bunch of hiit, speedwork, threshold type stuff got me overtrained, injured and fatigued a hell of a lot worse than just shlogging out a ton of volume by feel. I’m in the best shape of my life, feel better than ever, and it’s been years since I was injured enough to take time off. I was shocked when I made the 60-64 podium (5th) in Tulsa in 2022, as I wasn’t trying for anything like that. Digging a little deeper, I’m an addict and alcoholic who traded my negative addictions for athletics, many years ago. So what I have to show for it, is that it keeps me alive and somewhat sane. I also have a genetic history of osteo and psoriatic arthritis, autoimmune disorders, with both parents long gone, and unhealthy siblings on all sorts of meds. The more I move, that less that shit takes a hold. The less I move, the more that stuff tries rearing it’s ugly head. I’m med free, and attempting to stay that way.
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