After watching the video, all of us should keep one thing in mind.

Now, is the "off season" so what do you think all of these athletes do during this time?

Training...training harder...the opponent is doing one more rep...or one more set...they have to stay ahead.

What do we do at our jobs? If we are sedentary for 6-8 hours of our day, that isn't much. If your profession requires you to be on your feet a majority of the day, or you work in construction or other trade requiring constant movement and lifting, then you are one up.

I am the biggest skeptic when it came to chiropractors and acupuncturists. No more.

That nagging little feeling I had in my lower left back is gone after just 2 visits to the chiro. It felt like a big gas bubble in my intestines. It hindered my reps on the leg press. If was difficult to lift my left leg up to execute. No more. I do more reps and now have increased the weight. Not too much. Ain't no spring chicken...sprung...but no spring.

Acupuncture. I had this year-long battle with plantar fasciitis. It hurt. After just 5 visits to the acu, the pain is gone. Yes, I purchased Superfeet and that really helps. I have resumed my running (baby steps). I try to walk fast downhill, and then blast my way uphill. My wife accompanies us. Our mailbox is 1.25 miles from our house. Yes, 1.25 miles one way. The first half is downhill. I pack along an REI Ultralight. After getting mail (did you know junk mail weighs alot?), it is running time. The hills where we live are brutal. Heartbreaker, Widowmaker, BFI (big frickin incline), Salty Dog, John Muir Expressway are some of hills I have affectionately named. Plenty of cardio.

My training began on October 22, 2011...I continue. The Apolo Ohno video gave me some ideas. After the video if you clicked on the bobsled training video...that is some of what I do...espcially the RDL...Romanian Dead Lift.

Will see you all next year in 2012...July 25...lottery permitting..

Good luck with your training. I am willing to share some of my strategies for your integration.

If you have the 4-minute long Survivor song, "Eye of the Tiger" you can do a lot of crunches to it.

One more thing...

Since I am an "over 50er" and some of you are "half" my age, I have to train twice as hard...

You "young-uns" got a lot of catching up!

Challenge on.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Nobody ever drowned in sweat.
"Have no regrets" like Ohno said.
Have fun.

Journey well...