Based on an incredibly moving tribute to Fran Crippen, this week's question talks about a particular aspect of our sport.
What are the benefits of suffering in your training?
Read the article here and see how Fran viewed it.
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Teaching the body to handle high levels of stress. |
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Incredible article. The part about the NYC marathon is just astounding to me, although it is a tiny part of the article. But as a marathoner myself, I am just amazed at his results and performance. As for me, I don't generally think of suffering during practice as "suffering". To me it is just working hard. I certainly don't take it to the level of those who aspire to greatness in the sport, but it is still painful and hard work and I just think of it as doing what I need to do to get better. |
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"Suffering" is a word to express the motivation to fight against the pain and weakness ? It is important NOT to suffer in sport (and I say this as a sport medicine & rehabil doctor). It is important to make cardio-respiratory assessment (telemetric Holter ECG & Bood Pressure in effort, ABG respiratory) periodically, to prevent pre-existing arrhytmia. And be very careful with so-call "diet supplements" it may contain a lot of substaces which can be at the limit of sport legality and can precipitate a heart attack on a pre-existing illness. Pay attention to weight-loss diets too,it can be very dangerous without a medical surveillance |
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Happy Easter to all Christians ! |
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Happy Easter to ALL the people! I think all our bodies need to "suffer" to let our bodies adapt to new territory. I mean for improving our skills or trying to get faster. And yes it is our desire and choice that gets us there. But it is a pleasant kind of suffering. We know by experience what is waiting. So we keep trying pushing our limits. (the nature of a sports woman/man). And it is a fine line, we need to be tuned in into our bodies, because of our minds it is very well possible to push too far especially with older getting bodies that are used to perform in a certain way. So the lesson for me is: stay tuned and have so now and then a pleasurable type of suffering during a workout. Thank you very much, Glenn! |
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It is important TO suffer in sport (and I say this as an Olympian). For too long we've been led to believe that goals, and greatness can be achieved without pain and without suffering in one form or another. Do not confuse the pain and suffering of training with the pain and suffering of injury. One does not necessary lead to the other, and the assumption that it does will ultimately limit those capable of suffering past the point that most people simply can't endure. There is a place in sport for suffering, pain, discomfort, or whatever you want to call it. The level of athlete referred to in the article is the most elite of the elite. Please don't assume people aren't capable of this type of effort and work and don't limit people through the fear of pain or injury. It's an unfortunate byproduct of attempting to achieve something that may ultimately be beyond our capabilities. We'll never know what we're capable of unless we try, and those who travel through a career with suffering, pain, agony or yes, injury... I personally don't think never reached their potential. Sometimes when attempting to achieve greatness, we break along the way. Sometimes when attempting to achieve greatness, we fall short and fail. Not everyone makes it, and not everyone succeeds... but the achievement is the effort that went into the attempt. In the words of Jesse Owens, "It's not the Olympics that makes the Olympian. It's the preparation." |
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It's not failing which is failure it's failing to try!¬ ) |
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Suffering tests our character,strengthens spirit and gets incredible people to do amazing things. |
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Wow... " the achievement is the effort that went into the attempt" That's encouraging!
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According to Dan, it's important not to have a heart attack in training. Because that's really the suffering that Glenn is referring to. Where do we find these people? |
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I need a like button for your comments wonderboy. :) |
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Sometimes when attempting to achieve greatness, we break along the way. Sometimes when attempting to achieve greatness, we fall short and fail. Not everyone makes it, and not everyone succeeds... but the achievement is the effort that went into the attempt......... |
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Along the same lines, Glenn, this is what I consider an excellent article that ASCA posted from PsychologyToday.com titled, "A Nation of Wimps". https://www.swimmingcoach.org/pdf/Nationof... I continue to say - the reason I want to coach is because I believe we NEED to be pushed beyond our comfort levels....far beyond them, to discover what we are, and what we are capable of. As a coach, I have the privilege of getting to do that and so having the opportunity to help develop our future. Fran exemplified that. Which is why I have such admiration for a man I never met. |
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