Gotta admit, I never could do all that you listed above at ANY age - 18 or otherwise. I guess it's all relative.
Pretty sure we've talked ad nauseam on this forum regarding more recovery is needed as we age. I see a huge difference (and not for the better) between 16 and 36. It flat out sux. And yes, when I hit 40 I've been told that I've got two feet in the grave at that point. :afraid::cane:
The mental toughness one has at 36 just completely trumps what one has at 16. I don't think I could have done what I mentioned at 16. I'm not so sure it was hitting 40 that made me slow down or the cumulative craziness of what I was doing at 34 to 39 without sufficient recovery.
A lady who is doing 24 hour adventure races at 60 and who set amazing running records back in her 30s and 40s taught me the valuable lesson of heart rate training. People think it is silly to wear one of those things when one swims, but it taught me to slow down on those days when I was supposed to be recovering.
Gotta admit, I never could do all that you listed above at ANY age - 18 or otherwise. I guess it's all relative.
Pretty sure we've talked ad nauseam on this forum regarding more recovery is needed as we age. I see a huge difference (and not for the better) between 16 and 36. It flat out sux. And yes, when I hit 40 I've been told that I've got two feet in the grave at that point. :afraid::cane:
The mental toughness one has at 36 just completely trumps what one has at 16. I don't think I could have done what I mentioned at 16. I'm not so sure it was hitting 40 that made me slow down or the cumulative craziness of what I was doing at 34 to 39 without sufficient recovery.
A lady who is doing 24 hour adventure races at 60 and who set amazing running records back in her 30s and 40s taught me the valuable lesson of heart rate training. People think it is silly to wear one of those things when one swims, but it taught me to slow down on those days when I was supposed to be recovering.
