no this is not a post about whether you might like some saaaki...thank you austin powers. rather, I'm in a sinking energy boat consisting of me, myself, and I. My muscles have maybe 20 percent of the jump and active power that they had a mere three years ago. Last year it was so significant that I could actually sleep while racing. My heart rate wouldn't rise above 90.
Although some of the physical consequence as aptly demonstrated in the disappointments of my post-canada era racing and training has directly to do with the state of my iron levels and it's ultimate effect on the shape and number of my red blood cells and I can embark on an ambitious course to address this with ferrous sulfate, my mental fatigue requires a differant approach.
I really want to try a psychostimulant but it's banned.
Adderall and Ritalin are my dream drugs at the moment and I'm willing to bypass my lifelong avoidance of drugs, prescription ( with the exception of my ventolin for asthma) and non prescription, to reap the benefits of the lengthier attention span and decreased distractibility. But, I can't! It's banned by WADA, the governing anti drug body for international sport! Oh WADA, you paragon of archaic penality!
What about athletes with ADD who have zero cerebral executive function without a psychostimulant to address the problem? Are we creating a new category of dumb jocks or just cementing the image? Do I have to sacrifice my mental performance for physical performance? I can't really live with that idea, there has to be another way, but I'm textbook ADD.
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