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Too much too heavy weightlifting or long distance running can become detrimental to one's health.
Much attention must be taken of this particularly as we age even in lifelong weightlifters.
The body must catch-up and regain and recover it's health after brutal training sessions. Waste in the bloodstream must be purged and cleansed. Hydration and Proper nutrition and rest speeds up the process.
There comes a point of diminishing returns as far as how far to take training. Lift sensibly not heroically.
Tendons and ligaments can break, muscles can be torn and strained. Health can be compromised. I do not think for one instant about not training it is a matter of a fine line, between too much , too little and what is just right.
Some of us are far more gifted genetically in this area. Athletes may be made- but a certain amount of talent we are simply born with.
ANY good distance runner will be able to do so. In high school I ran a 4:41 mile my senior year at the Colorado State T&F Meet. We were at an elevation of over 6,000 feet. A 4:41 got me 11th place. I'm 34 now and have had two knee surgeries and a series of severe ankle injuries. I don't run nearly as much as I used to. Still I can pull a 3 mile run in under 20 minutes, and if you told me to go 1 mile as fast as I can I'm confident I'd be under 6.
You've pretty much proven the point of the article. Too much activity is bad long term to ones' health.
You've pretty much proven the point of the article. Too much activity is bad long term to ones' health.
Everything in moderation.
Not really. If they had been "wear and tear" injuries then maybe so. But the ankle injuries were from a softball game and after that two bad landings on a couple trail runs. These three injuries were spread out from July-Sept of 2013. The knee surgeries came about as a result of tearing my meniscus while moving and running up and down stairs with boxes and such. The first surgery didn't fully correct the issue, the second doesn't seem to have either. However neither surgery nor the ankle injuries came from doing TOO MUCH running.
Of course too much of anything can lead to injuries, but my example most certainly does not prove the article's point.
True, a lot of mothers of dead marines came together to stop this at Marine boot.
However, this isn't directly related to cardiovascular issues from strenuous work. The heart is a muscle, and the coronary arteries supply oxygen, when there is a blockage in the arteries the heart does not get the oxygen, thus leading to heart attacks and possible deaths. If you workout to the point that you can not longer supply your heart with oxygen then you can die.
That and undetected heart conditions in younger people often fro birth. Not everyone is born normal in many ways. Often pushing it has with any other condition causes the death. Why one dies and other don't at same age.
If one's goal is simply health rather than something performance related, I think there is a lot of current research that indicates moderate exercise at a moderate intensity a few times a week is ideal, or at least sufficient.
I say there's nothing wrong with going through a strenuous workout regimen to quickly get one back in shape, so as long as said individual has no underlining health issues or injuries that would prevent him/her from working out. And then once said individual has reached a "shape" that he/she is happy with, then cut back to an exercise routine that helps to maintain what you've accomplished.
This is where I usually goof myself up at. I don't mind working hard to get myself in shape. Once I get to a place where I am happy with, you'd think it would be easy just to do whatever needs to be done to maintain, but this is where I tend to mess up. I get too "comfortable" with simply doing enough to maintain, and then my intensity and time spent starts to taper off. Before long, I'm not working out at all.
It's all about listening to your body. If you need a rest day, take it. The intensity of a work out is a variable that changes per individual. The body is very adaptable but it takes time to adapt. You need to give it time and train at your own pace.
It's all about listening to your body. If you need a rest day, take it. The intensity of a work out is a variable that changes per individual. The body is very adaptable but it takes time to adapt. You need to give it time and train at your own pace.
This is what I'm finding out about myself as well. There are times where I have to take an extra day to rest my body - where as in the past, I could keep hitting it hard 5 or 6 days a week. Getting older sucks, lol!
I think if you do TOO much in a day, everyday, yes it's bad.
You should do at least 20-30 minutes on 1 thing & just 20-30 on another on 1 day. I think 1 hour is enough for a day. And no more than 5 times a week (3-5 days a week). Your body does need to rest & recover for a couple of days.
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