Wednesday, March 2, 2011

All-Star Weekend and trying to stay fit!

All-Star weekend in LA can't get much more over the top - NBA hoopla in Hollywood! Except for the terrible weather I thought it was a good weekend for the NBA. The events and the game were pretty competitive and Darryl Dawkins did not disappoint. As always here is one of his outfits!

My favorite gig was the post game party with Bruno Mars. I knew he was good, but he is incredibly talented! http://www.brunomars.com/


Now hanging out in LA, going to all the events, doing a couple NBA gigs and trying to do some business in between did not leave much time for fighting the battle: Staying fit and aging!

- both suck but I'm not sure which one it tougher to deal with. I have worked out my whole life. Its part of who I am, but the older I get the tougher it becomes. I understand I am not giving away any secrets here and am definitely not claiming to be an expert on the subject. There is probably a very good explanation for it from a biological/psychological perspective in one of the big health magazines, but how does that help?

After taking a few weeks off after a cycling accident the hardest thing for me is the mental side. Yes the body hurts and is not functioning like I would like it to, but the excuses not do anything pile up. Too much travel, the hotel does not have equipment big enough for me, running hurts my knee, its too dark and wet in the morning to ride my bike, too late and too much wine the night before and on and on.

Then when I do go to the club I see guys around my age still going hard I wonder if they are just tougher and/or better than me or just don't have 20 years of pro sports in their body (another excuse I realize).

Quitting is just not an option, because it would be like giving up on myself. Its probably a good idea to come up with a good plan to figure out how to manage time, place, travel and injuries, which will always happen.

Maybe having a work out partner or hiring a trainer would make sense but I have excuses for that too. I guess it all depends on what one wants to accomplish. I would like to stay healthy (hope it is not too late) ride in a few century rides, maybe play a little basketball once in a while and stay active for many more years!
I just need to suck it up and get tougher!

Any suggestions?
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5 comments:

  1. JayMarch 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I agree Detlef that it is mostly MENTAL... I have dealt with injuries lately as I get older- it seems like I pull a hamstring or sprain an ankle every time I play basketball or football with the fellas- but after a few weeks you just have to "suck it up and get tougher" like you said. When traveling: try Isometrics in the hotel room if the gym does not have suitable equipment!
    Like Nike says "Just Do It!"
    Cheers,
    Jay

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  2. j. littlejohnMarch 27, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    Detlef, just wanted to drop by and say you are one of my heroes. Also, keep on blogging!

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  3. Craig M.March 31, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Hello Detlef, I don't have any real advice, just encouragement. I'm 48, and there are many, many of us who feel the same way. I make excuses every day.

    I guess I would say, if it's really important to you to stay active and be in shape, then you will do it. If it's not that important to you, then you won't. And that's ok, too. You've been going hard for many years. It's ok to slow down a bit.

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