My wife might argue that I have a difficult time with this concept but at least at an unconscious level I get it!
Recently, I've been listening to/reading a lot by Dan John, the great strength coach philosopher and much of what he says resonates with me as it should with you.
For those of you who don't know, Dan John is a 50+ strength coach/teacher/lecturer who is also a Highlands games competitor and national class discus thrower. In fact, he has been a national class thrower since college.
But more importantly, perhaps, is that he is truly a philosopher as well (he has a Masters in theology, I believe). And this background, along with his long time teaching, imbues his presentations and writings with a reality that few others can match.
Sometimes he will posit a hypothetical question to people just to get them to think.
And one of those recent questions was should a Masters level athlete train like he did when he was 25/26?
Dan seems to be hinting at the fact that maybe he/she shouldn't and certainly not all of the time. His point isn't that you shouldn't train hard but that you have to look at the risk/reward ratio especially as you age because you simply can't recover like you once did. If you think you do recover like you did in your 20's you are either delusional or on something (if you know what I mean!).
So bear that in mind when you train. Can I accomplish the same ends with less liklihood of injury or prolonged recovery time? Something to ponder.
Train hard and train smart!
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