Move 5: Don't Let it Become too Much

From Melvin Gordon, to navy seals and so on, every person has a different way of training. However, knowing what's best for you is whats important...

This is the move where I introduce John, "the terrific olympic athlete who ended up pushing himself beyond his limits" (Capstone- Move 5). John trained all the time, but "the problem was all this training did not pay off. Instead, “what he did was tear himself apart, physically and emotionally… ” (Richardson 119) (Capstone- Move 5).

John was an important way to tie together my capstone. His story made me investigate the idea of 'knowledge versus the human heart.' John's experience gave me the idea that "athletes must use knowledge and know when their training has peaked, rather than listening to their heart and pushing beyond the pain. This is very true, but it also brought me to the conclusion that successful training comes in all different forms for different athletes. This is what the sections titled VIPs highlights. Because each athlete had a different idea of training, and each athlete has their own limits that they can push. There's no simple answer to the question of "How much is too much?" Obviously, navy seals have different limits than high school athletes. It is just a matter of knowing those limits and making sure you listen to your brain, even when your heart is telling you that you can take more.