The Athlete's Fix (477 hits)
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Submitted by InkyFingers (View user info) at 2006-01-29 20:18:16 EST
The runners high, the athlete's fix, the zen of kinetic wisdom. It exists 3 minutes into a marathon and half way through a soccer game. It's after the 2nd round of a boxing match and the first round of a wrestling match. It doesn't exist in baseball unless you're the pitcher or cathcher and swimmers, well, they swim in it. It's five minutes in for a footballer and 4 minutes in for a rugbee dugger. Tougher to find in the racquetball courts, but easy to find on the tennis courts. It may exist in cricket, but I'm not sure If I care. It's an evolutionarily decreed oneness with the universe that hones the senses and buries stress. No, it more than buries it, it atomizes stress. Puts it in that two mile stretch of concrete and breaks it into its smallest parts. Without it you'd suffer eternally for your childhood naievity, but embraced and utilized it clears the slate on a daily basis. It puts you to bed with a smile and wakes you up with anticipation. God Bless the athlete's fix!
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Submitted by jimmiss (user info) at 2006-01-30 15:35:11 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Well, i'm not fat. just way weaker than i thought i would ever be.
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2006-01-30 06:04:05 EST (#)
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Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2006-01-30 01:09:37 (#)
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Why bother exercising when I can just use illegal substances? That way I don't have to get too sweaty.
Because illegal substances have adverse effects, higher monetary costs, legal risk, and fewer extra perks... Granted, 'tripping' is a lot better than tripping on the field.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-30 01:24:58 EST (#)
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Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2006-01-30 01:09:37 (#)
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Why bother exercising when I can just use illegal substances? That way I don't have to get too sweaty.
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If you want to be a pussy, that's your decision.
Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2006-01-30 01:09:37 EST (#)
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Why bother exercising when I can just use illegal substances? That way I don't have to get too sweaty.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-30 00:24:28 EST (#)
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nooooo +2. sorry
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-30 00:24:08 EST (#)
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Submitted by jimmiss (user info) at 2006-01-29 22:57:47 (#)
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Yeah, pragmatic your right sparring is the big rush.
This post makes me sad in a way, I was a competitive swimmer for years and I boxed for years as well. I loved how I felt, but I took it for granted when I entered the work force. I was so strong for so long I thought I was maybe just born invincible or something. But responsibility kicked in and I let one thing slide after another and instead of being able to do 40 chinups, swim 2000 meters, and run a mile in seven; I now run a mile in 10 (if i can make it that far without stopping), I can't do 15 chinups, and there is no way I could swim 150 meters without stopping.
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One of the wonderful things about athletics is that you maintain your core strength as long as your body can support it. That means that to get back in comparable shape, it takes less than a month of hard work. Cool, huh?
Obviously if you make yourself fat and disgusting you are going to have problems.
Submitted by wijormiclat (user info) at 2006-01-29 23:20:03 EST (#)
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Word.
Submitted by jimmiss (user info) at 2006-01-29 22:57:47 EST (#)
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Yeah, pragmatic your right sparring is the big rush.
This post makes me sad in a way, I was a competitive swimmer for years and I boxed for years as well. I loved how I felt, but I took it for granted when I entered the work force. I was so strong for so long I thought I was maybe just born invincible or something. But responsibility kicked in and I let one thing slide after another and instead of being able to do 40 chinups, swim 2000 meters, and run a mile in seven; I now run a mile in 10 (if i can make it that far without stopping), I can't do 15 chinups, and there is no way I could swim 150 meters without stopping.
Submitted by jimmiss (user info) at 2006-01-29 22:52:06 EST (#)
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Damn right! Its something that you only understand if you've experienced it.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-01-29 22:27:50 EST (#)
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Now i want a smoke.
Submitted by pragmatic (user info) at 2006-01-29 21:59:50 EST (#)
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I recently acquired stress fractures in my fibula and two meta tarsels, (common in women apparently) and I can't run for a few months. I miss my endorphins and it depresses me that I can't run the marathon I was training for.
And the best rush I get is from sparring- I do martial arts and kickboxing.
+2 for you
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-29 21:21:48 EST (#)
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also, maybe your fix is different from mine, but I get just as much a rush out of baseball as football or swimming or anything else I've played. Stepping onto the field does it for me. I get hyped sitting here and thinking about playing.
For my money, the world's greatest joy is making a big hit on a football field or hitting a home run. The impact in both is such that you don't feel a thing, but it's the greatest feeling in the world.
I feel like writing a post about this, but I have to write something about gay union for my sociology class, so it's going to have to wait. For now, enjoy a +2.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-01-29 21:10:46 EST (#)
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+2 for anything to do with actually being athletic
Submitted by GuinnessSince1759 (user info) at 2006-01-29 20:30:47 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
what??...maybe is just didn't get it. But since I am confused...I'll give it a -2 for safe measure.