Pushing yourself to far

[Reaper]

I guess this is the right section for this.

I go running every other day and work out in the gym every other day. I have a thing for keeping fit. Im not hugely muscley I am 6ft 2 and weigh around 12 stone.

The thing is though, I like to push myself to my absolute limit. When Im running I will go until I am physically sick and then keep going. When I am working out I will go until I literally cannot go anymore.

Is this healthy?

[Requin]

My P.E teacher always said to keep going until you feel as if you cannot go any further. But if your saying you keep going until you feel sick, then I would say no. It's doing the opposite more than helping you. I'd say go until you feel very tired. But not until your physically sick....

That doesn't do your body any good I'm sure. :-)

[Reaper]

I love the feeling though, that you have managed to push yourself past your boundries.

If its really doing me bad then Ill stop, but if its not really making any difference then :yeah:

[Skhorpion]

It's not bad, army PT exercises push people to throwing up regularly.

[Reaper]

Yeah thats what Im thinking.

Im applying for the Royal Marines at the end of this year. Would it be good practice to keep this up?

[Requin]

Ahh true, I didn't think of that. I guess it's fine then. But the army don't do it all the time and on every training exercise. Maybe you should limit it a bit?????

I just can't see how nearly crushing your body through exhaustion every time you exercise can do your body good. Certainly it makes you tougher and have a better stamina....but I just can't see how you could do that and be fine..

I know! Go onto the marines/Army website and see what they say about training...there bound to have something on there.

[ShatteredWings]

Hm, no not really.

My main problem with this is physical injury. Sometimes when you're that kind of person, you don't reconize that you're in pain, and are hurting yourself.

[byee]

no, it's not a good idea.

Your body has limits for a reason, it's the way it tells you to 'Stop!'. ignoring them is not only risky (That's when most injuries occur), but it also suggests you're working out not so much to get into shaoe or b/c it's healthy, etc.,, but for some 'head trip'.

We do a lot of things for our 'heads', who doesn't like to feed their ego? However, when it puts you at physical risk, it's time to dial it back. There are other things you can do to achieve that same sense of accomplishment without the risks.

[alsoknownas]

You know the throwing up thing thats your body telling you "stop running you tart!"

I know what you mean, I too are interested in the Royal Navy and I push myself too but you need rest for the body to regenerate and have a break.

Knowing that you can push beond your boundary is good but save it untill your under fire and need to run ;)

I go till I'm tired and if i go to feel ill or sick then it means break time and a nice cold drink and some food.

Make sure you take rest days too, Look on the Navy website there is a fitness program on that. It builds up in dificulty so you start slow and as the body gets used to it up the weight/distance and so on but pushing yourself beond the feeling of physical fitness and muscle fatigue really inst doing you favours in the long term, you will be pushed that far in training but thats so they can see that you can push yourself, dont make it a regular habbit.

When the body wants to stop it will tell you dont ignore int ;)