Growing Pains

When I first started devoting vast amounts of my life toward developing as an athlete, the science behind proper training had yet to flow down from the professional level to preadolescence and adolescence. Throughout my time in high school, I believed resistance training stunted your growth; furthermore, the old school mentally were slowly dying off but not fast enough. The thought, work until you can not move and keep working even after the breaking point. Running sprints was not a drill to improve overall speed nor enhancing the phosphagen system, it was more for discipline, almost like a right of passage.

Blood, sweat, and tears equity deeply rooted in the psyche, the only way to your dream. Believe it or not, I know that is the only way within context, and here is when exercise science starts taking over. After multiple over-usage injuries, either you throw the towel in or start searching for a better route. Fortunately, that stubbornness is an attribute of mine, so the ladder is the only option because the dream is just that big. Passion plays her part along with overwhelming faith, plus a determination to get the essentials of strength training and conditioning textbooks.

There is a way still involving sweat equity that would not result in severe overtraining syndrome. Given the many misconceptions of training protocol; leads many scholars in the exercise science field want personal trainers to be regulated more closely. To ensure the safety of those looking for guidance to achieve their goals. While helping you to channel the passion needed for the obstacles along the way. Of course, the old saying is correct to an extent “NO PAIN, NO GAINS'”; given that is within context because being sore all the time with zero energy and mood swings are all signs of overtraining!

Live life and stay fit!

J’Nathan Bullock CSCS