How did James Lawrence not get injured doing 50 ironmans in 50 days?

these ultra-runners and triathletes have freaky durability and, probably most importantly, have very symmetrical bodies, so injuries are less likely to develop on one side or another.it's amazing....hard to believe fo rme too..... he didn't get messed up because an ultra-runner could barely beat the Appalachian Trail record walking, but were are not all created equal

yes he did get injured on #19. which he used an elliptical instead of 'running', so really he did 49 in 50 days. Really with a pace so slow he should have no gotten injured, im sure you have read Dean Karnazes 50 marathons in 50 days.... 49 of them he jogged, the last one in NYC he put more effort into it. Most triathletes dont run but rather shuffle, barely lifting their knees that both feet are almost always on the ground, which goes against the technical definition of running.

Because drugs work. You can keep popping pills as you exercise. Pain killers are wonder drugs.

Have you seen a picture of this dude? Pretty obvious is on testosterone and HGH.

Oh and he didn't really do 50 IM's in 50 days.

Rdsurfingmadonna1 wrote:

Have you seen a picture of this dude? Pretty obvious is on testosterone and HGH.

Oh and he didn't really do 50 IM's in 50 days.

Not only have I seen a picture of him, as if that is some huge piece of evidence, but I'm very close with the man and his family. I have known him for years (even before he ever started doing triathlons)

Here's the thing: he DID get injured doing the 50/50/50. Every day his body was torn up, it became a daily routine to get him patched up enough to continue. Next, most people forget that the body is plastic and adaptable and what he was doing each day, although extremely volumous, was being absorbed by his body as training. Low intensity was the key due to extremely high volume.

Without getting caught up in samantics, his accomplishment was awesome and doubtful anyone even comes close to it for a while. Showed true grit and mental toughness.

I will say this about James- he is the poster boy for all things possible if the mind is willing to take the abuse. He is driven like you wouldn't believe. He lacks top end talent, but thrives on doubters and trains harder and eats healthier than anyone I know.

Great role model, don't take anything away from him. He has earned it.

-CS

Also, it could be that triathlons act as cross training, especially for the running, which could be a contributing factor

He also had massages everyday

Rdsurfingmadonna1 wrote:

Have you seen a picture of this dude? Pretty obvious is on testosterone and HGH.

Oh and he didn't really do 50 IM's in 50 days.

I'd hate to see what you look like if you think he'd need 'roids for that body.

"Without getting caught up in samantics,..."

I kindly suggest that you do get caught up in sEmantics.

Coach Semantics wrote:

"Without getting caught up in samantics,..."

I kindly suggest that you do get caught up in sEmantics.

Guessing you don't do well with the ladies spelling nazi.