I can really relate to ET’s story. My past approach to training has been pretty much the same as his, and now I’m “paying the price” for it. Lots of the physical issues I’m dealing with now has to do with overtraining, training thru (meaning WITH!) injuries, and competing way too often with no rest periods. But then again – I wouldn’t do it any other way if I had to do it again!
And to top it off – I often knew the science wasn’t behind some of my training methodologies. But I really wasn’t concerned about that if I was improving and getting either stronger/bigger/or throwing farther. That was the measuring stick for me. I often would feel I could “will” myself to improve – all it took was more commitment, more effort, and more sacrifice. Those factors were within my control.
Dinoman
PS if anyone is interested I have a good story I can tell about ET’s intensity and how he scared a restaurant full of people.