For those preparing PLEASE READ!!

[SeaSpectre]

I am reading an awful lot of threads where you guys are training to the point of injury. I read a lot about guys just working themselves to death with worry about training. I am reading a lot of threads concerning the use of bodybuilding supplements.

Guys, this has me very concerned about the overall health of the prospective Frogs and SWCC guys.

Guys, DON'T train to the point of injury! If you are injuring yourselves, then you are liable to screw something up that you will have to deal with the rest of your lives. Not only that, but you want to be able to pass the physical, right? With an injury, you will not pass.

Guys, training hard is a good thing---but worrying about it all the time isn't. No sense stressing out. Stress can have a detrimental effect on the physical aspect of your body, too. Train hard----but find something fun to do. Play ball with the guys, swim a lot, do some hiking and some cross-country running. Work hard, but enjoy your teen years. HAVE FUN while training.

Supplements-------some of these are good, but don't get so into them that your micro-managing your supplement intake. Eat well-balanced meals---small portions 5 or 6 times a day. Don't get hungry, but don't pig out either. Emphasis on well balanced. Take a good multi-vitamin, drink a lot of WATER, not sports drinks. Your body likes WATER. Just have a little bit of something salty once in a while for a munchy----I like pretzels for this, peanuts are even better. Peanuts are a natural boost for testosterone too.
A lot of the supplements are designed for someone who is bodybuilding. You are certainly not wanting to be Mr. Bodybuilder, you are wanting to be a SEAL. Its a huge difference. Don't get caught in the supplement rut. Not to mention how expensive they tend to be.

Quit hurting yourselves! If you are hurting yourselves----you are pushing too hard. Work up to it. If you are hurting yourself, you are going backwards. remember that your body needs recovery time---more so if it is trying to fix an injury.

Spectre out

[pittguy]

Hey I read your post on the other thread, but I'll reply over here.

Thanks for the insight and encouragement Spectre. I think I speak for everyone when I say it is appreciated. I know I have a bad habit of pushing myself too hard, too fast, and too often. I guess I get a little overly enthusiastic and ambitious. My old man calls it "young, dumb, and full of (well you can probably rhyme what goes here)" but you're definitely right, and there have been quite a few threads where alot of us are over doing it. And as far as supplements, I couldn't agree more, I'd much rather have Lance Armstrong's endurance than Arnold's Terminator arms.

[borus96]

Hey thanks spectre. Sometimes we all need that lol. The only problem I have is like when do you decide to go balls to the walls ya know? I have been running on concrete and I've been told that is a big mistake. Especially if your doing high mileage. I've been working out and running for nine months almost! (maybe not as much running as I was doing before but I was doing it) And well maybe I haven't thought about how much I have been running in the past nine months and when I look back I ran a lot, and you simply can't just run for that long then kick it up to whatever and not expect something to goo wrong. Just doesn't seem that long maybe because the time I took off from working out because of this or that felt like it was like 3 months long because I hated it when in reality it was only a couple days or a week at most.

[leahy_j]

yeah i totally understand all of that. i used to think creatine and all that **** was the greatest stuff in the world. but it didn't really help my performance at all, and i kinda felt like **** when i used them. i still use protein shakes, but thats all. i have a pretty busy day and so i don't get much chance to sit down and eat a fat *** steak. i sometimes think i over-train though. i swim every morning before school, workout (lift AND calisthenics) during school, run and swim after school, lift a little more, and then i go to wrestling practice. i get home late from wrestling and sometimes lift a little more. i usually don't get much sleep, maybe 6-7 hours a night. i eat tons during the day, probably the equivalent of 8 or 9 meals a day. should i be eating less and sleeping more? or working out less?

[scskowron]

yeah i totally understand all of that. i used to think creatine and all that **** was the greatest stuff in the world. but it didn't really help my performance at all, and i kinda felt like **** when i used them. i still use protein shakes, but thats all. i have a pretty busy day and so i don't get much chance to sit down and eat a fat *** steak. i sometimes think i over-train though. i swim every morning before school, workout (lift AND calisthenics) during school, run and swim after school, lift a little more, and then i go to wrestling practice. i get home late from wrestling and sometimes lift a little more. i usually don't get much sleep, maybe 6-7 hours a night. i eat tons during the day, probably the equivalent of 8 or 9 meals a day. should i be eating less and sleeping more? or working out less?

How do you workout during school?

[leahy_j]

i managed to set up my schedule so i have about 8:50 am to 11:20 am of free time. works out pretty nicely