Respect for your elders

I’m not going off on this one because I turn 40 soon, really it’s just something you realize more and more as you “mature” there are a lot of athletes who are still going hard in their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and on; some gave up.  What many may not realize yet is that it does get harder, as much as I still believe in my mind I am 20, I have a very vivid memory of what I should “be able” to do and how “it should feel” ;  more and more I have to accept that that is changing.  Now don’t get me wrong.  I am turning 40 and I have a serious week of personal bests planned and during that week and I will try as hard as I can which is all I can ask of anyone at any given moment.  Most of my “people”, the people I train, are older than me and the workouts they will do are amazing, as is the shit they will take from me.  I say too bad for the people who quit; and RESPECT the hell out of every athlete you meet over the age of 50 that is still going hard, if you are younger than that you probably don’t yet know what it is going to take.

For example, my work of art inspired by complete failure on the 8th round of the Tabata Push Exam by my client David. He was 4 weeks post hernia surgery and his abdominals just gave out, he took it is stride, didn't ask for a "gimme" and faced the music again the following week. I admire that. ANd no he really did not try to use the hernia as an excuse even though it would have been an entirely reasonable one.

~ by athenafit on December 15, 2008.