OK... my own persoanl training philophy is one that (broken down to its simplest form) states: those who are going to achieve the max out of their body are the ones willing to train just one workout, one rep, one extra minute shy of an injury. The ones who end up maximizing their body's potential are the ones who are able to walk this line while keeping the injuries to a minimum. The longer one is able to do this while remaining healthy, the better he will be. Of course the risks are great... if you're not smart and don't know how to listen very carefully to your body, you may never approach even mediocrity. Clearly, then, this philosophy is not to say that you train stupidly, but you must gradually bring your body to the point to where it can handle that thin red line, and then keep it there.
Now... there seem to be more people out there who disagree with this philosophy than agree with it. Many argue that there is no need to go to that breaking point, that by staying well below it for years will accomplish the same thing. They argue that training steadily at the aforementioed intensity will innevitably cause "burnout", injury, premature development (whatever that means), etc, which will therefore allow for one never to achieve anything close to his potential. What do you all think? Thanks, Mike _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
