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purple hayes
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 Posted: 03/26/03 - 21:37 Post subject: Pushing the envelope
Do you like to push your envelope and test your limits? Are you uncomfortable outside of your comfort zone?
Sometimes I do things that aren't necessarily going to specifically get me faster but I'll do them anyway.
Last Friday I did lunges, which I don't normally do. The next day, I didn't know that my glutes could get so sore. 
Monday I dropped the weight down from what I usually do with squats and went down maybe 1" farther than normal. My ham strings are still sore today. I was supposed to do a tempo run, but all I could manage was a slow steady pace.
I've really upped my mileage commuting too. I went from almost no commuting to riding to work 75% of the time now.
Somedays I think I'm really going to grow like mad from all this intense training (in a lot of ways I have) and somedays I think I'm just a big dummy and should eat TV dinners and watch Simpsons re-runs like the rest of America.
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flarunner
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 22:59 Post subject:
I used to do all that "pushing the envelope" stuff years ago, but now it just gets me injured. So, I just "nudge" the envelope.
And, tee hee on those lunges. 
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Cappy
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 05:27 Post subject:
| flarunner wrote: | I used to do all that "pushing the envelope" stuff years ago, but now it just gets me injured. So, I just "nudge" the envelope.
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Age has helped make that decision a little easier.
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TriBob
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 10:10 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | flarunner wrote: | I used to do all that "pushing the envelope" stuff years ago, but now it just gets me injured. So, I just "nudge" the envelope.
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Age has helped make that decision a little easier. |
there is no guaranteed overnight develery in fitness. Take first class and enjoy the ride 
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genie
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 14:32 Post subject:
| TriBob wrote: | | Cappy wrote: | | flarunner wrote: | I used to do all that "pushing the envelope" stuff years ago, but now it just gets me injured. So, I just "nudge" the envelope.
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Age has helped make that decision a little easier. |
there is no guaranteed overnight develery in fitness. Take first class and enjoy the ride |
I'm all for going the extra mile or trying something new to mix up my workouts a little, but a little nudging works fine for me too. And not beating the crap out of myself for the occasional foray into junk food or getting distracted and missing a workout or two.
Life's too short not to enjoy the whole trip........
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 15:47 Post subject:
I think I push the envelope. I try to challenge myself and I like to challenge myself. I do try to make smart decisions and listen to my body. Like taking a day off before a long run or ride. Not increading weights if I have a race on the weekend. I always make sure I do one to two days of yoga or resistance stretching. If I'm training for a specific event I make sure I train properly so that I can complete it without injury. I love the sense of accomplishment after finishing something that I trained for.
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akern
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 15:49 Post subject: Re: Pushing the envelope
| purple hayes wrote: |
Somedays I think I'm really going to grow like mad from all this intense training (in a lot of ways I have) and somedays I think I'm just a big dummy and should eat TV dinners and watch Simpsons re-runs like the rest of America.
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You've just summed up my feelings lately.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 15:51 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | | Life's too short not to enjoy the whole trip........ |
I enjoy pushing the envelope. Pushing is what makes it fun. The growth is a direct product of the stresses.
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genie
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 16:08 Post subject:
Then what do you think makes you feel like you should be doing what you said above, about the TV dinners and the Simpsons??
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 17:22 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | | Then what do you think makes you feel like you should be doing what you said above, about the TV dinners and the Simpsons?? |
Sometimes I "rage against the envelope" and overdo it. 
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 17:30 Post subject:
I race.. that's my envelope pushing. No other place in life can I physically push my body as I can when it's a mile to go and I'm bringing it home. Few things feel as good as blowing steam down the home stretch as every body fiber rebels. 
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genie
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Posted: 03/27/03 - 18:20 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | genie wrote: | | Then what do you think makes you feel like you should be doing what you said above, about the TV dinners and the Simpsons?? |
Sometimes I "rage against the envelope" and overdo it. |
You sound like me. Everything is either black or white, there is no gray anywhere in my world. Sometimes that lack of balance is the root cause of the problem. It's great to push the envelope but I think you have to know where the glue line is and not cross it. Remember that period of burnout you went through last year?? A little break and you felt better, but it sounds like there's still some lack of middle ground maybe. Just a thought....I struggle with this in EVERY area of my life and it can be really frustrating.
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Posted: 03/28/03 - 20:43 Post subject:
I like to push the envelope just to see how I am doing. Have to do it once in a while to keep it interesting.
It does hurt though
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Posted: 04/16/03 - 15:45 Post subject:
I'm finding it difficult to figure out what my "envelope" is right now. Once every couple of weeks I'll really try to "push" during one of my runs and I'll think that yeah that was good. But when I'm fully recovered and not even sore the following day I start to question if I really pushed. Maybe I just ran harder than usual but didn't really tap into the full potential. It drives me nuts sometimes.
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Posted: 06/07/03 - 17:35 Post subject:
I push it from time to time also. Maybe that is why I am thinking about doing the 3 races in 72 hours in Tampa. Everyone likes to see what they can handle. I personally have no desire to try and run 50 or 100 miles in one race but let me try and do 3 races in that short time I will sure thinki about it.
I am also trying to work rowing back into the little bit of cross-training that I do.
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