This is one of the reasons I love the Team Trainiac platform. I can benefit from the wisdom you gained making the mistakes so I don't have to. Quality, science based training that helps me progress and keeps me injury free.
Hey man what kind of testing did you do? What was it called? I have gone through exactly what your going through and I'd like to test my levels. Thank you!
I do something similar (and cheaper) with the FirstBeat technology in most Garmin fitness watches. It yells and nags at you as to when to speed up, slow down, run/bike longer or shorter, when to go to sleep, when and how long to rest, and what types of exercises to do. The end result is considerably longer and faster runs/bikes yet in an enjoyable manner instead of feeling dead tired.
Kudos for the honesty Taren. Too many times we only see the highlight reel with people. The fact is we all stumble back now and then. Assess, adjust and move on buddy.
I don't usually comment, but having been an elite athlete in skiing, biking, and running, I have found that I went through the same experience that you are going through, there is that burnout that you go through, it is finding that thing made it fun and engaging for you. Another words you have to find the reason other than the competition, that brought you to do it in the first place. And as your doing be ok with who are as just a person on this planet. I wish you all the best on your journey.
I totaly agree. Swim in a lake, jump on a mountainbike, run trails. Ditch your computer and heartratestrap/watch. Say goodbye to your paincave for a while. Try some Yotam Ottolenghi recepies and enjoy food. Love life!!
"having been an elite athlete in skiing, biking, and running" An *elite* athlete, eh? Have a candy. BTW Google returns 0 data on you. That's not elite at all.
Rando guy on the internet who switched to a whole foods plant-based diet almost 2 years ago and my blood markers, my weight, how I feel, and the inflammation/arthritis have never been better for me. It's no wonder the longest living populations on earth eat like this. The diet also helps to align your actions with your morals w/ regards to animals and the environment. GL in your recovery. I've found your heart rate and HRV vids very informational. :)
Thanks for being so candid! Long-term fitness gains are so much more important than short-term ones. We enjoy following your triathlon journey regardless of whether you are hitting personal bests or going through periods of recovery. I go through periods of less-than-ideal training as well and I'm so glad that I'm not the only one!
Wow! A lot to figure out there Taren. You know, a summer of hiking, camping and water sports and some nice fresh food (no supplements needed) is probably better than any fancy hi tech detox. Good luck mate.
Being this Vulnerable is called being brave and courageous. Thank you Taren for being transparent and vulnerable with us. I struggled with being burnt out and it was not fun. I know how it feels to not feel the highs and lows. Time is what helped me recover. Keep us updated on your journey.Much Love
Totally agree. Social media expects constant progress, but that is not reality of it. Thanks for sharing what you are going through, you'll come out of this healthier both physically and mentally. Stay stong!
This IS why I watch you TT. Love your strength, candidness, vulnerability, AND remaining positive to boot :) I have been there and it reminds me of just how 'human' I am. Thanks so much for sharing. Keep the faith my friend! xo
Thanks for being so downright honest Taren, that has certainly inspired and re-assured me as I feel myself slip into the "train all the time" trap too. You'll come out of this stronger and I'm looking forward to following that journey :)
This sounds like the classic “blessing in disguise”. Long-time fan of the channel and would like to pass along encouragement and get well wishes for a speedy recovery to optimum health and well being. Love the perspective that taking steps back are okay, and you’ve been “gifted an opportunity". Eckhart Tolle says great change and adversity are inseparable, and every challenge is an opportunity to awaken. Be well 👍
imagine you're 53 and signed up for my first 4 triathons, only to have the first three cancelled and likely the last one will be too. i think your honesty is what this channel appreciates. its not all glamour and glitz. thanks
I'm surprised that you haven't associated any of your low hormone/nutrient stats with your diet. I would be cautious with the over reliance on supplementation, you can and should get all of your nutrients from natural, unprocessed food. This is especially true while resting. I understand that when you have a high training load a supplement can be an efficient, nutrient dense way of consuming something but it should be the exception, not the norm. Switch to a balanced, whole food diet and watch your body thrive.
@@bassed2pt0 Not in my opinion, the amino acid balance in meat, fish and dairy is far superior to plants. Its too complicated to work out which plants you need to combine to provide adequate supply of all amino acids. Animal protein is referred to as "first class protein" for a reason. That said, I do think you should be accutely aware of where your animal products come from, some suppliers treat their livestock horrendously.
i second this! we are doing exactly that with my boyfriend now, switched his diet to a much more balanced whole food diet (previously he was simply high carb) and changed his training plan to more dedicated rest days. and so far he is doing really well despite being in a slight caloric deficit. I think what also helps him a lot is that he has time now to enjoy nature and find his balance again...
I like your videos, and thanks for your honesty. But why are you still taking all these supplements and restrict calories? This it what got you in this place right now too. Eat normal food, sleep a lot, and than start to train again. Don't do the same mistakes again because you will end up in the same place in one or two years from now.. sorry to say.
Tough times for everybody. I find it good that you are making the best of all this with the surgery and now recovery. The thing I like about this channel is that you tell things like they are and THIS is a part of our sport
The crisis you are going through is most unfortunate but from the outside it is not entirely surprising. Your professional and athletic achievements over the years have built your business and "brand" -- but also served to create even higher expectations, both your own and those of others, and the compounding effect of this with life stress (like for anyone) is bound to take its toll. The challenge is to find a healthy balance, so that expectations and resources are in alignment. In your case this is especially hard when everything revolves around triathlon and you are trying to cover all dimensions (athlete, role model, coach, expert, motivator, ...). Adding ever-higher goals and aspirations (e.g. Kona qualification) just makes things more acute. Finding balance means simplifying your life and removing unhelpful distractions from all sources. Taking this crisis seriously is not about a shelf-full of supplements, it is about a fundamental rethink of where you are going with your business, your sporting ambitions and life generally (all combined of course with healthy living practices). This may require some professional help to be successful but is certainly achievable. Again, it needs to be comprehensive and not seen as calling for a quick fix in one area or another. Good luck.
This video is absolutely amazing, as someone who was 330 lb and lost 160 lb to be 170, I feel this on another level. When you start training and you start to fall in love with it especially after having never done it in your life it becomes an addiction. Addictions by their nature are bad things, when you lose a lot of weight or you get really into fitness your addictions shift from using food as a coping mechanism to using exercise as a coping mechanism. What people don't realize is that both do significant damage to your health. It's super easy to think that training every single day has to be healthy because you're doing something good, you're exercising. Even if for the first year and a half, like with me, all you get is gains on gains on gains. Eventually they slow down super drastically and you will plateau. Everyone likes to say it doesn't happen to them, and even if it didn't happen to you I will guarantee you you're making gains at a much slower pace if you are working out every single day. I've been in a position where I did push/pull/legs lifting weights 6 days a week, on top of that was on my bike for at least an hour doing something medium to high intensity 7 days a week. The most I would have a rest day would be a 45-minute interval training medium intensity, on Sunday when I didn't lift. You feel like an absolute King because you're out there killing it every single day but what you don't realize is you aren't building a foundation you're just building a pile. You want to build a foundation of fitness that's going to take you to the next level so that you can compete in your part-time, or achieve new lifts, it comes down to your ability to rest because resting is what allows your foundation to set, you can't build a house on top of wet cement. It's been incredibly hard for me to realize this and even now I freak out and get anxiety on certain rest days, and if I'm eating maintenance and not working out I feel like I'm going to get fat. I think the fitness industry does a lot of negatives with all the good that it gives. It pushes a lot of body images that will never be achievable because these are people with unnatural genetics. It pushes a lot of Lifestyles that aren't achievable because these people work out full time, it's their job. It pushes a go go go mentality because that's what sells supplements and programs and gym memberships. The online fitness world is a marketing tool worth billions of dollars, and it's very easy to fall victim to it because working out has always been something everyone says his healthy. Just know that if you're out there and you've lost a lot of weight and you're scared of the rest day and you're scared of the rest day causing you to get fat, everyone goes through that. A recovery ride is not a rest day, a Zone 2 or zone 1 workout is not a rest day it's a workout(even if they can be positive to training). Start trusting your body start trusting yourself to have the self-control to not fall back into your old ways and take that well-deserved rest. Even if you've only lost 1 pound, you're making progress, instead of allowing a reward to be a pizza, keep the healthy eating, and let your reward be a day off of working out. Thank you for this video, more people need to be honest about the impact that never stopping and always moving forward has on the body. You might not notice you're in pain, until the one day when you get that injury or you finally have that overtraining catch up to you it becomes damn near impossible to get it back.
Yikes...careful with so many combinations of supplements......after 54 years of competition and training I have never witness so much overtraining of amateur athletes as in triathlon.....rest up....the long term goal should always be a healthy and active person!
This video was put out at the right time and right moment. This is the one thing every athlete needs to hear during a time like this! It’s good to take a break. Well said Taren! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Not sure the way out of this is a boat load of supplements. Probably what contributed to being where u are now. I believe he best thing is to know your level, be realistic and train and live to that level (or a fraction above). Copying the pros when ur not a pro always ends in disaster
@@WtfRU-vid_YouSuck oh boy, I didn't know. I was only aware of the book on swimming, which you know, he may not be the #1 expert on, but at least he swims OK. Way way faster than me, for sure! The nutrition however is proving to be more and more of a trainwreck. "Unconscious incompetence" is a bit too early of a stage to be writing books on subjects, methinks.
@@darrenc.3263 This dude has brought triathlon into disrepute - he is a hack and has led many down a path of how to be a triathlete the wrong way. When you accept product for commercial time, you get banned from ironman media, when you sell books not based on science and years of experience, write programs for others when you don't know the real meaning of triathlon and its lifestyle - shame on him
Thanks for sharing your true colors, bro! We are there with you. This year has had a toll on me and many other triathletes. The only thing is to come to terms and bring grit, hard work and resilience back to our own lives because we all know we have these attributes! Thanks for being so honest. Your story is very humbling! God bless!
It is so refreshing to hear honesty! Don't ever be embarrassed about telling the truth. Honestly this was good to hear because when you watch other people's RU-vid videos and they are always doing better and never falling it just seems unrealistic.
Great message. We all fall victim to the more is better myth. SO MANY influencers are perpetuating this and its entirely off-putting, so to hear someone talk like this.....refreshing.
Paul may I suggest you consider the following. Even if we eat perfectly we will never get all the required minerals and vitamins from food. the RDA's for minerals and vitamins are established on someone being a General Population not someone that is training heaps or living in an area where there is almost no sun or someone that has some stress and hormonal in balance. Also the RDA is developed for General Population in perfect health. they are not relevant the RDA is to low for optimum health. I am a 55 year old AG racing in worlds 7% body fat RHR 36 been doing LCHF for 6 years, I take 12 different supplements all from practitioner only food based supplements not synthetic and I have testing to ensure that they are being absorbed by the body and get blood work done every 6 months to review impact. I respect your comments but depending on each persons situation supplements even if eating well can be significantly helpful if they can be sourced accordingly and they can be absorbed by the body. have a good day. PS I dont buy any supplements from a chemist or on Amazon they are all directly from the manufacturer and all practitioner only brands My wife is a practioner so we only get the best quality supplements money can buy.. Have a great day.
@@AndreObradovicAus supplements can be useful in addition to a good diet, not as a replacement for one. I think that's the point being made by some people on this comment thread, he talks a lot about his supplements but doesn't analyse anything to do with his dietary intake. Is he making the assumption his diet is already perfect? Also the assertion that all high training volume atheletes need supplements is a bit of a sweeping generalisation, Eliud kipchoge and David Rudisha managed to reach the top of their sport eating a simple rural Kenyan diet with minimal use of supplements. It probably is possible to get everything you need through eating whole foods, but the planning,variety and volume of food required to do it as we get older may be unsustainable for most people with normal work/ train/ family lives. Does that not mean supplements are more about convenience than necessity?
@@desigilmore5044 Great comments Desi, As I stated Eliud and David are elite athletes and they probably have a totally different lifestyle compared to the general population so I dont think that comparison is valid. However I reinforce the point that the typical daily allowance RDA is far to low for an athlete and is based on perfect health and perfect diet. I encourage you to look at this also www.patrickholford.com/advice/supplements-optimum-daily-allowances Maybe Taren could alter his diet slightly but as I stated I eat a close to perfect Low Carb Diet growing my own crops own eggs and only grass feed meats sleep 9hrs a night and still my Vitamin D is at the lower range so I need to supplement it just one example also Magnesium with Phosorus is another key element along with zinc that most athletes will be low in not to mention iodine due to the issues associated with pool swimming and you can only eat so much seaweed and or dulse flakes to increase Iodine levels before Thyroid issues start. I am lucky that i only source practioner based supplements all with co-factors and my wife uses muscle testing to confirm that the supplements will be absorbed by my body along with a barrage of blood tests each 6 months so I can see the results, But yes food is medicine is the starting point. have a good day
Taren I'm not a triathlete, just a Tri super fan. I've been subscribing to your channel for about a year. One of the things I love the most about you is your REAL. It took a lot of deep breaths I'm sure before you posted this video. But I love your honesty about your health and training issues. We need to know that you are truly the guy we all love. And that Trainiac Taren isn't a machine, a super hero, above it all. You are human. I'm a Half Marathoner who had bilateral knee strains that I was babying while still putting in the weekly mileage (dumb, I know). The body has to give sooner or later I guess, right?! And covid-19 shutdowns are providing a way for me take care of myself just as you have done for you. And thank you for reminding us that we do have to listen to our bodies and take care of it. Taren, buddy, you got this, continue to take good care of yourself so you're ready for 2021!!
I am taking exactly the same approach right now. Triathlon became like a second job and I started losing the enjoyment coupled with a lot of injury problems. I have gained about 10 lbs as well but even though it looks shit I feel better. Being 47 years old my body needed the rest after Ironman Frankfurt and all the Training an mental stress that went into it. I will follow your path back on track and since I have my slot at Challenge Roth next year I will get back to training in the next few weeks as well. So thanks Taren for your Open words I can truly relate.
GREAT video. I've been through that myself more than once in my endurance training days. Almost exactly what you described. I stopped all endurance training for 100% strength training and the exhaustion, hormone depletion, mental dullness, and low immunity went away. I've tried endurance training since then but that familier tiredness, mental fog, low immunity, and loss of strength always reminded me of why I stopped. Your video and over-training experience really hit home for me. Thank you.
Thanks for the honesty and sharing. Take care of your health. You are a inspiration to many, and you also reinforce the importance of resting and go easy in many of your videos, therefore, sharing and being honest reinforces your character and serves as an example to many others who might go thru the same issue. Btw, you didn't achieve what you achieve on RU-vid because of your PR's, you did by being a great entertainer and ultimately by being a great person.
Thanks for your honesty and keeping it real! We all go through ups and downs, and you deserve to take recovery time just like everybody else does. So grateful for your contributions to the sport and inspiring regular folks like me to compete. Wishing you the best!
Being genuine and honest will do more for you as a human being than fitness will ever do for you in triathlon. That’s why you’re “Triathlon Taren”. Good spirits, well wishes and keep moving. We’ll all keep watching!.☺️
Get well soon bro. This is why I eat a high carb vegan diet the last 19 years because I like being lean, fast and healthy. NOBODY can out train a bad diet. Keto is the worst.
My dad once said, “I just can’t imagine someone telling me a handful of strawberries isn’t healthy for me”. Stuck with me. How in the world can loading up on fruits and veggies hinder anyone’s performance?
Eating vegan doesnt "save" you from overtraining. Dude wtf, the guy needs support and you are here bloating about that you are a Vegan. How do you know someone is a Vegan? - They tell you.
You started out saying you were embarrassed to share and you were apprehensive to do that. But this is EXACTLY what we amateurs need to hear -- that it's normal to have bad days, weeks, blocks; that it's normal to be confused and to have to take a step back; and that it's normal to be learning all the time. With that, there's the view that this is such a good thing to have learnt. Now this can be rectified, as you are doing. Thanks for another great lesson, coach!
We all needed to hear this Taren! Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your health journey with us. It’s hard to stop a sport you love to focus on health, but it’s so important! I hope your journey to your personal optimal health is as smooth as possible. Keep up the good work!
Dont feel ashamed, this is worth a lot more than setting PB after PB. You are showing the human side, we are not machines, sport is more than that. Respect your body!.. Thanks for sharing that, one must understand that you as athletes are heroes for so many out there and, by showing you just as you are, it is also helping thousands to accept themselves as they are. Keep the good content and cheer up, you are one of the goood ones!! Moreover, for all out there overtrainig I quote: "Overtraining is very much like having a severe illness, such as mononucleosisor chronic fatigue syndrome. You must avoid it. I have seen it end triathlon careers" J. Friel
You taking care of you is number one; thank you for sharing what you have been going threw. I wish you an abundance of health and happiness while balance returns to your self. Take care
I stopped watching you for a bit, because I could not keep up with your pace of racing. My last Tri I was dead last, but I wanted my son to see that You just don't give up! You finish. Even if dead last. I have new respect for you and thank you for being transparent. Take care of yourself and I will be watching.
Admire your strength & courage! Took alot of guts to do this video! Love your honesty. This is real life & your courage to be real will help a lot of people. This season shall pass & you'll be back at it. Your body just needs a little breather after all the pounding it was under. Thanks for your channel! So helpful & filled with wisdom!
You're a stud for putting this out there Taren. I think anyone who's ever pushed themselves hard in triathlon for years on end has experienced overtraining at some level, but it's just not sexy to talk about. It's material like this that will bring about the subtle shift in the triathlon culture to where we back off before we get in too deep.
Thank you so much for sharing. I also went down for a year because of injury. I can now start training again. Looking forward to see more of good things from Triathlon Taren soon.
Who the f*ck would dislike this video?? It's not easy to broadcast this kind of difficulty when the culture in triathlon (as well as mainstream culture, 100% grind all the time) exists. Way to be vulnerable Taren, thank you for presenting the not so pretty part of this life style. Continue to look at this as an opportunity and continue your gratitude. Your body will thank you later!
It's definitely a challenge to experience just how our bodies (and our relationship with exercise) change as we age. I appreciate your heartfelt sharing of your own experience.
Thanks for sharing. The truth is, you weren't healthy before... you were just more fit. Being healthy and being fit are not the same. Being able to push your body past its limits does not mean your body is healthy, it just means you are mentally tough enough to push through the pain. My biggest problem is exactly what you've described... always thinking I have to go harder with every workout and seeing off-days as a step backward. It's an unhealthy way to train. Videos like this help because I see I'm not alone. Keep up the great work. You've earned a new sub!
Perfect to be doing this video! I am in a valley at the moment as well. I feel your pain. I will follow you closely. Keep the videos coming with updates.
Taren, I really appreciate your honesty in this video, but I feel you are heading down the wrong path with all these chemicals. Your body has a fabulous internal system to self heal, the concoction of pills you are throwing down will almost certainly have an adverse effect. Use this down time to detox and meditate, fasting is a great tool for repairing the body at a cellular level, then look to rebuild. Be safe brother! 💪
Detox as in letting the body do its thing I agree with, but please don't think that adding supplements or fasting or whatever does anything. We have a liver for detox. The supplements are just a waste of money. Eat a lot fruits and vegetables and take a long break from intensive training. Maybe just hike every weekend for a few months.
Not sure about the "fasting" part, but I agree with everything else you've said. Snake oil salesmen have an easy time taking Taren's money. Very. Jesus - protein, carbs, microelements, some fat, it doesn't take a whole lot to *not screw up* your body, just give it what it needs. Not pills, unless you're sick!
Supplements were used when dietary needs couldn’t be met, i.e. WW2 soldiers. He has access to healthy foods, rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, and healthy fats and proteins. Supplements cannot replace wholesome food.
Thank you Taren! This is the most useful training video I've ever seen. Very few folks talk about how to step back, evaluate a rough patch honestly, and how to proceed from there. I just hit the subscribe button because fitness is a journey that doesn't always go in a straight, uninterrupted line, and I want to follow along. Take care :-)
Hey Taren! Wishing you all the best on your road to recovery! I too have taken my foot off the gas since lockdown, and my body is showing signs of healing after 9 years of constant training stress (some concerning hormonal and digestive system problems are sorting themselves out). Hoping that this will give many the reset and perspective change they may need.
Very brave bro. I don't even do TRIs but watch your channel because you make me laugh. You have a great sense of humor! Thanks for keeping it real and I wish you all the best.
At least I'm not the only one suffering major weight gain and a feeling of empty-ness due to how things have been going. Definitely feeling it on the major stresses due to working from home and not having enough of an escape when the "office" is 5 steps away. Currently 28 lbs heavier than I've been since 2014 and definitely relate to the constant hunger. Hope you feel better Taren, once heads are screwed on better and the body is feeling like it's in a better place, training and PB's will come back - just need to give it time!
Fantastic video! Dont be embarrassed about this embrace it and know that you are HELPING people be real. It's good to see real life happening instead of people just constant go go go win win win. I'll be staying tuned for the journey back!
Great that you put this video up Taren, one thing I would say though is that you should really cut down on the medicines and capsules. What you need is real food, the body is not set up to digest pills and potions. Would be great to see you on the Rich Roll podcast too.
Totally agree, for me an infection of the stomach with absolutely no metabolization and assimilation of nutrients signifies a breakdown, see a partial destruction of the intestinal microbiota. It must therefore be repaired and this requires a very precise assessment with a doctor followed by recolonization using a tailor-made probiotic, with a normal and healthy diet. Otherwise even the capsules (which in my opinion are totally unnecessary in this case) will have no effect anyway. IMHO. Take care taren
Agreed. When he started showing us the pills I thought he was gonna say 'this is what I was taking but now I'm going to stop'. Not that he was going to take them to help him through this.
@@brettroscoe007 same here. Was surprised when he said he was taking those at the moment as he was going to show us how serious he is about getting healthy, so thought he was going to say "I've stopped taking all these supplements"
Thanks for being so honest and showing us it's not always sunshine and rainbows. Tbh though I feel you've based your diet around supplements for long enough now and it's time to stop and only (!) eat whole, unprocessed, healthy food
Absolutely! Get back to basics like kale, bananas, apples, sweet potatoes, wild rice, oatmeal, etc. Cut the processed food and supplements. He doesn't even need to train to lose the weight.
We have all been there, cherish this moment and feed your body so whenever you are mentally prepared to go back, you will go back stronger. Well done and thanks for sharing and all your previous videos and information. Much love, god bless.
And this is why I became i follower in the first place, you're honest with yourself and your followers. Thank you for posting this! And best of luck on your journey!
Thank you so much for making this video! You continue to be an authentic inspiration and your challenges will help others to overcome theirs. Please continue to update us with the progress. Many of my patients including myself have experienced similar over training issues and especially with the invent of Strava and the perceived idea that comes with the platform of smashing out workouts day after day. The pressure to perform and continue to break PBs is real and can make us overlook our body’s needs. You are not alone, however not everyone will talk about it and many will appreciate this message! Keep doing what your doing! Huge applause for sharing a sensitive journey!
Going through my own reboot. Was training for 70.6 this fall and training just never came together this year. Take advantage of the time, reboot, and come back stronger
Thanks for posting such an honest video, man! Not easy to come out and do that. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Just remember that Triathlon Taren is just a part of you - not all of you. So, if TT has to take a back seat for a moment while Taren takes a well earned rest then do it. There’s no pressure on you to produce content/get back to full on training when it’s no benefit in the long term! The important thing is that you are happy and healthy. Get back to that place then see how you feel about tour future accomplishments! I am in a similar situation where I decided that I was going to change my lifestyle from being someone who trained for (running) races then took weeks...even months off/lost their fitness then started from scratch to somebody who would always be fit and active. Yes, I got some great results in 2019 but have spent all of 2020 injured, out of shape and unhappy. I’m slowly getting back into light running but I’ve realised (like you say) that easy days are easy days. 80/20! Instead of hammering it 6 days a week with double sessions etc. Good luck mate, take the necessary time to recover and reset and then start chasing your dreams again! 👍🏻
Taren. Really appreciate your honesty and openness and why I admire you as human. I’m so glad you posted bc I’ve seen by so many top age groupers having careers cut short due to injury, burnout. Overtraining is such big issue. I’m guilty of following and posting big miles, watts and admiring Lionel Sanders type of workouts to the detriment of ones overall health. I use to be what Coach Dixon called , “fit but fatigued”. Z2 and Maffetone has literally saved my career. My only recommendation is you seem to reliant on supplements, perhaps that might also have negative impact. Supplements like training needs need balancing so good for your to detox and start with new balance.
Taren, so glad you're working on resting and being healthy. Hope it gets better for you soon. We support you no matter if you PB every race or not. You're a good trainer and a great podcaster. Keep it going!
You see what so much supplementing has done to you, it doesn't seem that adding even more will help you. If you really look into the research, pretty much all supplements are just a waste of money
@@jwc1997 our bodies are meant to take the nutrients in their natural form. All this overprocessed shit is simply harmful. The only two things we should supplement are vit D and B12. Everything else is crap. A whole-food plant-based diet that's varied enough will give your body all the energy and good nutrients it will ever need. Check out nutritionfacts.org for more detailed info.
I can give you a thousand likes for being honest because we are only human. Responding and listening to our body positively is the best choice. Kudos to your video
Thanks so much for sharing this with us! I’m in the same situation right now and I can really feel your mood. This is another lesson to learn from our body and we have to do what is needed. Stay strong
Having a running channel I have felt this need to always be pushing...until this past year, I decide to be be transparent and talk about these type of issues, over training, stress and just taking care of yourself...and most important, rest. I just came off a 3 week break, I ran once and I feel great. Having channels like we do doesn't help with these issues because of the pressure to always to "rah, rah". Glad you are getting healthy again. All the best!
Thanks Taren for the honesty. I'm feeling the exact same way but not from overtraining as far as I can tell. Not sure why I'm experiencing this but it helps hearing I'm obviously not the only one going through a setback at the moment. Motivation and discipline are my main issues for now but I guess, as they say, admitting you have problem is the first step in resolving it. Thanks again and good luck
A brave video , not many people would be prepared to publish a bare all video like this. A timely reminder to everyone about examining their motivation and listening to their body. Being what you could call a very veteran "Athlete" myself, listening to your body is extremely important. Having read Joe Friel's books they opened my eyes to overtraining just in time." It's not always about being the best, but being the best you can" as he says. A good outlook on life and training. Why do we do it? is a really important question you have to ask yourself on a regular basis. Enjoyment should always come out on top as far as I am concerned. This might be age speaking, but its a philosophy I have certainly started to adhere to, I still want to improve and get fitter, faster and for longer, BUT everything has a cost, make sure you don't loose sight of that again. Good luck Taren and take care. One final point, do you really need all those supplements?
Thank you for posting this. I'm in grad school. Feeling like I'm not working out enough, studying enough, or eating right. And I've had abnormal blood tests for the past year. It is reassuring to see someone say it is ok to take a step back and try to get healthier. Thanks again!
DAMN it Taren - you are giving away the biggest clue! Shhhhhhhh! I love everyone "feeling" as though they better train and post to STRAVA all these hard yards! They are smashed when it comes time to race or go hard [and truly train]. I giggle at it actually.....This crazed behavior is comical and many make zero gains or end up quitting all together....Balance, sustainability, FULL recovery and fun are my aims. #IhavesurfedthecouchALLweekfortomorrowsepic
Great video, so glad it popped up on my feed. I think many can relate, especially myself right now. I haven’t had a days holiday since Christmas. It’s been a high stress with a wedding cancelled and re arranged, and a house to renovate. Lockdown has seen my bike fitness improve massively, but in the past couple of weeks load has maintained high with a decrease in fitness. The wedding also raises stressed levels. I got married last week and now sat on a sun lounger on my honeymoon, will use this week to rest, relax and unwind. Just what the doctor ordered.
The thing is mate, this is all part of the training package! You’re becoming well versed in ALL aspects of training. This saga will give you experience and knowledge that you can pass on making you an even more valuable commodity. Always be honest, everyone goes through crap and hiding it is to miss the point. No need to feel embarrassed!
Great that you put this video up Taren, I had a Hamstring tear this past fall that put me on the same track you are in right now. I took it one step at a time and now i'm coming back.Train on Taren
Looking beyond the criticisms of how you're handling your circumstances, THANK YOU for your video! Many are extremely proud of your courage and honesty, including myself. Wishing you the smoothest path back to health and well-being, Taren.
Really I can't tell you how much I appreciate you posting this video. It's a huge help to me as I try to come to terms with a loss of fitness, and restart my training plan. I watch all sorts of videos of happy athletes doing amazing things that I used to do and can't do right now, and I get depressed. Seeing what you're going through and your plan for retraining makes me feel more ok with where I am and where I'm going. Thanks.
Taren-thank you for your honesty. Get healthy and take care of you. You are an inspiration to me and so many no matter what you "look like". Looking forward to following your journey back to being a bad ass.
Awesome post. Love the honesty. We all appreciate who you are more than what you accomplish. If you never rave again you have been an inspiration to many/ but I’m confident you will. Take your time and be well. I believe so strongly God has a plan and purpose for us all, including YOU. Enjoy this time with NTK and the pups. I will be praying for your full healing and peace along the journey. Your worth/ value is not in your training but in the man and husband you are. You make the world a better place 👍
