Listening to the body
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
wooo! It's one of the hardest parts for me, too. It helps me that my chiropractor and coach is my boyfriend, so he has my best training and health and happiness (you don't want a grouchy Kylie) in mind and I can always ask him about the last minute changes :)
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qb ant posted 1 year ago.
Jstyle;63464 wrote:
I wish I could do that more often...
......yeah me too, but good job solidad. I'm finding that the older I get the wiser my body gets - when it speaks I tend to listen a whole lot more than I used to. It's hard not to keep pushing, but you often realize that rescheduling or restructuring your workout for that day is always beneficial.
"90% of the game is half mental" Yogi Berra
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Nobody posted 1 year ago.
Good you only had to wait 1/2 day to do the intervals! Some of the stupid things I've done not listening to my body kept me out of some activities for weeks. I listen now....but damn it's still hard to figure out if a sensation is just normal pain or if it's a developing injury.
Greatness is only achieved by those who perpetually raise the expectations of themselves to the point where it ruins their life.
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Iron Man posted 1 year ago.
Look after your equipment and it will look after you. The most important piece of kit you own is your body.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Awesome! A great lesson learned...Listening to your body is the key...
Nobody...you have to listen for more than "Pain"...a general funk, a grouchy mood, sleeplessness, inability to focus...hating things you normally love...Imagineing someone you love is the Anti-Christ...stuff like that can be read as...Take a day off. Skip a workout...shift a workout...
It takes practice to recognize it..some people never do. You meet them all the time. They say "I used to do races but my injuries forced me to stop."
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" - Vincent Van Gogh
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EricbCook posted 1 year ago.
Yep that is definitely a sign of maturity as you train over the years listening to your body is one of the best coaches you have! I need to do that more as well! I think it is the nature of tri folks to not give up easy one of our greatest attributes and greatest downfalls too!
Keep on Tri-ing
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Kenny Lopp posted 1 year ago.
Good for you Solidad! Chalk it up to memory and next time you feel like that take the same approach. It took me years to learn that valuable lesson. I used to be exactly the same way about training but learned to listen to my body and therefore stayed training longer without injury which increased my fitness and race times.
This is obvious for the experienced racers out there, but my anal personality and drive some times get in the way. I really hate to deviate from "the plan" even though I know that flexibility is key to successful training. I just wanted to post and say, I listened to my body today more than usual and it worked.
I had planned on a cruise interval ride this morning at 5:30am. Now for intervals to work, they need to be of quality. However, I had a restless night and when 5:00am came around; I had some doubt about how I was feeling. I rarely do this given my personality described above, but I listened to the good advice of "when in doubt, leave it out." So, I slept in, altered my training plan and felt better this afternoon. I did the workout later in the day and had a GREAT session. I would by no means have had that good of a session if I had done it this morning.
Anyway, just glad I waited and had such a great workout....