Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 hello all! quick exercise/tennis story... I play on a men's 3.5 USTA team. We had an away match today, and one of our " normal " singles players wasn't available, and, as captain, I decided to stick myself in that slot. I hadn't played any singles matches all season yet.. long story short: I was able to play competitive tennis for just under 3 hours, including two tie-breaks, both of which I won, and this match win also won the match for our team! yoo-hoo! ~3 years ago, I could only play about 20-30 before I was completely exhausted. Sure, I was a bit tired, somewhat sore, and nothing like it was 3 years ago. Then, I'd also need a boatload of some NSAID (non- steroid, anti-inflammatory drug, e.g., Ibuprofen, Adivl, etc..etc..) to be even able to walk at all! lol! (although it wasn't at all funny then..) then I'd moved on to Fish Oil (Sears' Pharmaceutical grade..at ~$70/month...) I can buy a *lot* of bananas for $70/month! lol! yes..yes..pure fat... I took a Banana, dates and raisins to the match with me. Along with some water... Stamina is *hugely* better than 3 years ago, and I feel much better since last September when I went Raw, and probably even better since this February when I've gone mostly Frugivore. and yes, I've kept up my cardio exercise, and I've added rebounding on a routine basis. have a great weekend. all the best, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Hi, Bob, congratulations! Very encouraging story!! Bob Farrell <rjf2 wrote:hello all! quick exercise/tennis story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly> wrote: > Hi, Bob, congratulations! Very encouraging story!! > > Bob Farrell <rjf2@t...> wrote:hello all! > > quick exercise/tennis story... >---- Thanks, Valerie! and as I was riding back with one of my teammates, he was telling me how fired up he was: what a wonderful inspiration I was to him, what fortitude I'd shown (he's several years younger, and working on coming back from " X " years off from playing tennis). On the road to the courts, as he got out of his power bars, and was eating it, and commenting on that being one of his energy sources, I carefully interjected that I was just finishing up my breakfast smoothie of bananas, dates, celery and water, and he replied: " oh...that's too healthy for me... " ....we had a short conversation that didn't really go anywhere. And for me, I see it like many other things, like gardening: first you prepare the soil/ground (create the right environment), then you plant the seed, then you water/fertilize/nurture the seedling. In this case, I think I've laid some groundwork, and maybe planted a small see. all the best, Thanks again, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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