Hourglass Life
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Since I couldn't continue this argument with my physical therapist for nearly another two weeks, this is as good a crowd as any to propose this hypothesis.
Even before I saw this documentary on the 7X 'Mr Olympia', Ronnie Coleman, whose championship work out scheme degenerated his spinal discs; I wondered- in a rare concurrence with Donald Trump- if there wasn't a natural breakdown-mortality warranty for even the best of us.
I'm sure y'all have known or heard about people who died prematurely. I know of two family/relatives who passed away while seemingly in the peak of their years. And you've heard of distance runners or other athletes collapsing doing a routine workout. Other than, but in ways similar to the out of shape person who over-exerts themselves during a stressful moment, what about the longevity a person might not have despite operating at what is considered a peak level of physical training?
We're all going to die within the spectrum of the bell-curve of probability, but what level of intensity is best, and at what level of intensity do we begin to have negligible to negative returns by the intensity of the workouts for our longevity?
Particularly for those of us who want to lose weight-WITH A PRIORITY ON OUR DIET-are the recommended and popular high intensity aerobics doing the same thing to our bodies as what running a car frequently at a high RPM would do? Or would a lower-intensity aerobic workout not be contributory to the unneeded wear-and-tear on our longevity?
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