Before I begin. This whole situation reminds me of Applebuck season in season 1 of MLP...the only thing is I'm not sure that it can end the same way... This year has been a very demanding year for me so far...and this is just the first School term. The school basically gave us three weeks to get all of term one's work done before exams. That is practically impossible. Well I studied and worked hard this term and it is almost over but there are still a few major hurdles to get past. Such as a full week of tests and two projects due for two weeks time. My goal this term was to get an above 80% average this term and it looks like I might be able to do it but I need to do a final push this last week or two. The same thing goes with my sport. My goal was to get Half school colours for swimming this year. It turns out that I qualified this term after lots of hard training. And my coach says that I can get my qualification if I partake in the school championship Gala. Here's the problem. After all this work my body has gone through hell. It feels as though it is giving up. I'm getting sick and at the first part of the gala I pushed myself hard in my race and afterwards I...well...let's just say I Threw my lunch out. I felt too weak to complete my other races afterwards. So my coach says that I can do them through the course of the week but I am wondering if my body can take it as I am now physically and mentally exhausted. I'm the kind of guy that does something the best I can even if it means putting my body on the line. It is a blessing and a curse. Because in my school work I want everything to be perfect and in my sport I feel that if I am not out of breath at the end of a training session or race then I did not push hard enough...I'd like a little advice but bear in mind that if I simply give up and stop here I won't accomplish my goals. What I want to know is if there is a way for me to make it through these last two weeks without possibly doing myself harm. Sorry about the long read. But I need to figure something out. Heh it seems that I have a lot in common with Twilight and Applejack. :derpe:
This is something I'd suggest you to talk to a medical professional about Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
Actually that is exactly what my coach said but my parents say I just need more sleep. Could be either one.
More sleep certainly couldn't hurt but then neither could a discussion with a doctor, GP (or equivalent). It could be stress, physical, mental, lack of sleep, diet or any combination of them. Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
The problem is that I can't just back down. My self esteem will take a huge knock if I don't accomplish my goals because as I said I can't just step down and drop my marks and lose this opportunity. I can see that my parents want me to get these goals too... I think what I'm going to do is get into bed early and start with getting rest. That is my best bet. I'll figure something out from there...
Question. What's worth more: Your health or your self esteem? Sent from my iPod touch 4G using Tapatalk
Both can affect both if one is harmed. If my Health is affected then I probably won't perform well...thus affecting my Self esteem. But if my self esteem is harmed it will cause me emotional distress as I don't handle failing very well. But I get what you're saying and I will take it easy on the way I train this week.
I understand where you're coming from as we both compete in very similar sports. Through training I have spilled blood, I have puked countless times, I've cried, and I've even collapsed. I personally know the feeling you're going through, you may have much more school work than I, but having 3 AP classes and preparing for pilot school still becomes a very heavy burden at times. If you feel that if you quit now you will only be disappointed in yourself, or worse, then you only have one option left for you and that's to push yourself through the rest of this. It'll be tough of course, and you may very well hurt yourself like I have many times, but in the end you can hold this trial over your head wih pride knowing that no matter what they threw at you, you never gave up. Do what you feel you need to do, because you sound as though you've already made up yor mind.
Wait...you're training to be a pilot!? That's exacty the career path I was thinking of but yeah I'm gonna go through with this. But I will take care not to hurt myself if it can be avoided
Be careful man, I know the phrase is "Constantly challenge your limits", but don't push yourself until you feel up to it again. It's better to train smarter, not harder. There is such a thing as overtraining.
Honestly, id say just take a day off, or ask your coach if you can do a toned down workout. Your health illness-wise is obviously really important, but swimming thru exhaustion for long periods of time is a prime way to hurt yourself. When you're tired, your stroke deteriorates, which can put some serious wear and tear on your joints. i still cant swim butterfly because of the crap i put my right shoulder thru, which sucks because i cant swim the IM anymore. I'd advise this. If you have a say in when you want to swim the events throughout the week, put them on thursday and friday, do a taper workout today and tomorrow, and take wednesday off. If you even work out at all, which you might not want to do if you're dead. but swimming a race after not practicing for a while can be death.
There is no Training this week. Only Swimming events that are compulsory. I need to do a 50M Butterfly Race today then I told my coach I would do an IM on Thursday or Wednesday. This is the last contact I will have with swimming until the next summer season. That is why I am inclined to push myself. It is sorta like that final stretch of a race where you just push yourself despite the fact that you are tired. From next week onward the school Forces me to do hockey so that is what I am going to do for the winter season. Anyway I got into bed early and I feel refreshed this morning. I'm gonna take a few vitamins to help my immune system and give me energy. Hopefully those will get me through the final week or two.
Cottage cheese and grapes contain stress-relieving compounds and usually help people sleep better. If you can, try to take a break or get a day off, and plenty of sleep. Don't push yourself too hard and focus on how good it will feel to be finished. Then treat yourself when its over and done.
100M IM I found out today that I don't have to do it as I had to do two championship events...but now that I know I don't have to do it I want to do it even more...the way my mind works is a mystery XD I swam a Butterfly event today 50M but I missed a qualifying time by 0.2 seconds. I'm not gonna let that throw me off course though because I have already qualified for School colours for Free-style. That was more like a bonus goal. And Don't Worry Epsilon...I will reward myself handsomely for all this work. I'll have two pony episodes to watch when this is all over. Anyway I am pretty much done with the physical side. I am going to need rest as the school wants me to do Hockey trials on Thursday. This is gonna be my last post and contact with you guys and ponies in general as I have just received a heck of a lot more work to do for the end of this week. I won't list it all as there is a heck of a lot and I need to get started. Peace guys! I'll see you in a weeks time! /)
Be careful. I'm in technical training for an intel job in the USAF, and with the 8 hour school days and the mandatory PT, I've both seen and experienced the effects of pushing too hard. It isn't pretty, and it can be very detrimental to your health and grades to overextend yourself. Push, but don't overdo it. Good luck!
I agree with what most of what was already said. But maybe you should just take a day out for yourself and REST. Just rest, relax on your bed while hearing Griffin Village and eat some chocolate and be happy. Being happy has awesome effects on health, thus awesome effects on your body.
so how'd it end up going? If its over, that is. And I'm assuming its in short course (cuz I'm pretty sure a 100 IM long course would be difficult), so what were your times?
