Is he overdoing it?

Sloppy Pockets

Sloppy Pockets

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"He" meaning Earl. I know he loves to run and claims to run 7 miles a day, but after watching him against Dechaine last weekend I have to say, he looked exhausted. I saw on his FB page that he is wondering if this is too much. I didn't respond, but I have to agree with him. I think he's overdoing the conditioning by running so much.

At his age, his body just can't recover from that kind of punishment. I know first hand what it's like to overtrain. You keep pushing through it, but every day you just get worse until you reach a point were your body shuts down and you have to stop training. I have found that it takes a very long time to get over the physiological effects of overtraining.

Earl is now in incredible physical condition, and he can maintain that with minimal effort on his part. Earl being Earl, though, I'm sure there's a bit of compulsive behavior involved with all this training. I think he could get a lot more help with his game by cutting way back on the running at this point and taking up something like Tai Chi or yoga, along with lots of sitting meditation. It would help his mental game as well as his ability to physically relax and to be more flexible.

I'm curious what others think about this.
 
I know what you mean. I am in physio at the moment and have a bad habit of over doing it.

I use this particular gym because it is available for those that work in the Health Region.

I can use it at any time after work. I find myself adding weight and doubling up the next day with the same work out.

Couple that with age and possibly some emotional stress that can come with tourney play, and that can do it.

Earl probably is his own worst enemy when it comes to putting pressure on himself.
 
Sloppy Pockets said:
"He" meaning Earl. I know he loves to run and claims to run 7 miles a day, but after watching him against Dechaine last weekend I have to say, he looked exhausted. I saw on his FB page that he is wondering if this is too much. I didn't respond, but I have to agree with him. I think he's overdoing the conditioning by running so much.

At his age, his body just can't recover from that kind of punishment. I know first hand what it's like to overtrain. You keep pushing through it, but every day you just get worse until you reach a point were your body shuts down and you have to stop training. I have found that it takes a very long time to get over the physiological effects of overtraining.

Earl is now in incredible physical condition, and he can maintain that with minimal effort on his part. Earl being Earl, though, I'm sure there's a bit of compulsive behavior involved with all this training. I think he could get a lot more help with his game by cutting way back on the running at this point and taking up something like Tai Chi or yoga, along with lots of sitting meditation. It would help his mental game as well as his ability to physically relax and to be more flexible.

I'm curious what others think about this.
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From my understanding he traveled that day . Whether you are driving or riding it' affects your game. I was thinking he looked tired more from the trip tha over conditioning
I could be wrong but I've never seen Earl so tired looking
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
I know what you mean. I am in physio at the moment and have a bad habit of over doing it.

I use this particular gym because it is available for those that work in the Health Region.

I can use it at any time after work. I find myself adding weight and doubling up the next day with the same work out.

Couple that with age and possibly some emotional stress that can come with tourney play, and that can do it.

Earl probably is his own worst enemy when it comes to putting pressure on himself.
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Yeah, it was always that, "Slap another couple plates on there" mentality, or should I say addiction. Lol Plus, to make matters worse, I hired a personal trainer who was a long time power lifter. He would grasp onto my traps and say, "You're gonna be able to hold a lot of weight up there." I guess I just had that kind of body that these guys recognize as being able to handle a lot of iron, and he pushed me relentlessly.

It really messed with my martial arts stuff, which was why I started weight training with the guy in the first place. I got very stiff and inflexible, and that wasn't where I wanted to go, but I kept training as hard as I could anyway. Best thing to happen to me was when the gym went out of business.

Anyway, I just hope Earl isn't going down the same path. I really love his game in spite of all his antics. I would like to see him play at his high level for as long as he can, and then give it up and pass along what he knows. I want him to leave a legacy worthy of his great talent, not playing in exhaustion and going out missing more than he makes.
 
After seeing that NY Times interview, he definitely isn't overdoing it when it comes to clipping those fingernails lol
 
DAVE_M said:
After seeing that NY Times interview, he definitely isn't overdoing it when it comes to clipping those fingernails lol
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Dude, I've seen them in person. He does indeed have interesting fingernails. And not to call anyone a liar, but I would be remiss if I didn't call shenanigans a tiny bit on all of Earl's running and situp claims. After all, he still smokes Marlboro Reds. I mean, how many miles a day can a 52 year old man who has been smoking all his life run? He is in much better shape than he has been in years, but all the rambling about running is starting to resemble all his ranting about the 5X10 that he does.
 
MisspentYouth said:
Dude, I've seen them in person. He does indeed have interesting fingernails. And not to call anyone a liar, but I would be remiss if I didn't call shenanigans a tiny bit on all of Earl's running and situp claims. After all, he still smokes Marlboro Reds. I mean, how many miles a day can a 52 year old man who has been smoking all his life run? He is in much better shape than he has been in years, but all the rambling about running is starting to resemble all his ranting about the 5X10 that he does.
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Last summer at Turning Stone my wife and I had a near-Earl experience. He came running down the access road and almost knocked us off our feet while we were in the cross walk. He was pretty lathered up and flushed from running, so at least that day he was doing it. Seven miles? I dunno, back then he was only claiming five. But it seemed obvious to me he hadn't just run 100 yards or so just for show.
 
If he is exercising every day he is not allowing his body to recover. You might get away with this when your 18 but not when your 52.. Recovery has as much to do physically as mentally and is just as important as working out. You have to find the fine line that works for each individual person. JMO!
 
you only need a half hour of cardio a day,why would he do more at his age other then to brag about it,hes going to have a heart attack jf hes not careful. silly boy...lol
 
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