Running with Type 1

One of my biggest annoyances in discussion is the "wait until your my age" song and dance.  I 100% acknowledge the realities of aging.  In respect to myself, look at a picture from 16 to 21, 21 to 29, and you'll visibly see aging.  Hopefully nothing too drastic by 29 but the rate of change men and women naturally endure post 30 is inevitable. Individuals who haven't invested much time into a regular exercise regimen, diet and rest during their life, and preach about how bad we'll feel at their age, really need to reexamine their approach.  When I was 20-23, I was curious if by 30, I'd begin to feel physically different.  Not as quick, not as strong, maybe a lack of wind?  I would say no to all three of those earlier questions, and while my weight room all out strength has dropped since I was 19 and 20, my approach to overall fitness has shifted. My perspective has matured into sustaining a level of training for many decades, keeping my testosterone just ...

In the not so verbatim, wise words of Uncle Joey Diaz, "yeah 2016 was tough and it makes me feel a certain way, but us savages are still standing and that's all you can focus on."  Amen. Embrace what you have and continue to work on what you aren't satisfied with.  Sounds cliche I know, but the more I think about what a cliche is, the more they make sense.  I view cliches as bits of wisdom simplified down to the importance that we savor them for.  Cliches hold a lot of genuine truth too but sadly can get dismissed as the same ol', same ol' rhetoric.    I ponder a lot around this time of year.  I am honest about my direction, past events, patterns of behavior, and i've found it to be a healthy practice for my evolution.  Getting too caught up in a past event though isn't an efficient use of our time and energy.  I am guilty as charged, as I am sure we all have been at moments.   Our goals are relative to what we desire.  S...