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I was reading an article on another site about how Andrew Short had to go done to Florida for testing to see if they could indentify what is wrong with him and why have his result been slipping and why doesn't he feel well....
I was struck by a common denominator with other MX'er that have had simular problems i.e. Johnny O'Mara, Chad Reed. It's their trainer, Jeff Spencer. All these riders have been trained by him and they all look the same overly thin, tired and haven't felt well during the race season. They also have had in common the "he trains so hard, he's so fit I just don't understand" comments too. Classic symptoms of overtraining and it just seems to me that Spencer is a chronic over trainer of his riders.
I was struck by a common denominator with other MX'er that have had simular problems i.e. Johnny O'Mara, Chad Reed. It's their trainer, Jeff Spencer. All these riders have been trained by him and they all look the same overly thin, tired and haven't felt well during the race season. They also have had in common the "he trains so hard, he's so fit I just don't understand" comments too. Classic symptoms of overtraining and it just seems to me that Spencer is a chronic over trainer of his riders.
Omaras problems came long after he trained with Spencer.
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Jason Lawrence is the only one left of the old breed and he doesn't fly under the radar well enough to get away with it. Bummer
STFU!!!
IMO you can't train like a triathlete and race like a motocrosser.
Pit Row
Protozoan Parasites in Dirt
Amoebae, Flagellates, Ciliates, and Coccidia
© Rosemary Drisdelle
Nov 7, 2007
Many protozoan parasites have a hardy stage that survives for long periods in soil and water. Others normally thrive and multiply in the environment.
Most people have heard the common wisdom that you can catch worms from eating dirt—it’s true that a number of parasitic worms infect humans through accidental ingestion of contaminated soil—but these are not the only parasites that may be present. Protozoan parasites, tiny single celled organisms, can remain infective for long periods in soil.
How do Protozoan Parasites Get Into Soil?
Intestinal protozoan parasites are passed in feces. When an infected human or animal defecates on the ground, millions of parasites contaminate soil. Many protozoan parasites have a tough cyst stage—a stage that isn’t actively growing or multiplying, but which can survive and remain infective in the environment until it can infect a new host. A few of the protozoan parasites that infect humans are actually environmental species—species that normally live in soil or water and only accidentally cause disease.
People Eat a Lot of Dirt
We don’t think we’re eating dirt but, actually, we all eat more than we realize. Not only do we often put dirty fingers and objects in our mouths (children are particularly likely to do this), but we eat particles of dirt on raw fruit and vegetables. Tiny protozoan cysts, 5 to 100 one-thousandths of a millimetre wide, are invisible to us—there might be hundreds of them on one dirty finger. While many protozoans are better known for spreading via dirty water, human excrement is sometimes used as fertilizer, and dirty water is used to water crops—soil can certainly be a source of infection.
Protozoan Parasites in Dirt
The parasitic protozoa that spread through soil and water are divided up into groups—amoebae, flagellates, ciliates, and coccidia:
Amoebae: The most common of the intestinal amoebae that cause disease is Entamoeba histolytica, the agent of amoebic dysentery. This dangerous parasite not only causes severe diarrhea but can cause abscesses in the intestine, liver, and other organs. Best known for contaminating water supplies, E. histolytica can easily contaminate food crops as well. An environmental amoeba, Acanthamoeba spp., which is usually found in water, decaying organic matter, soil, and sewage, is of particular interest to contact lens wearers—unfortunately, it’s capable of multiplying in a human eye cornea and causing vision destroying infection.
Flagellates: Found in surface waters all over the Earth and spread in the feces of both humans and animals, Giardia lamblia is the most infamous of the intestinal flagellates that cause disease.
Ciliates: Only one ciliate parasitizes humans. It’s Balantidium coli, a large protozoan associated with pigs. Contact with pig feces or soil contaminated with pig feces spreads this parasite, which can cause severe diarrhea and intestinal abscesses.
Coccidia: A number of coccidia cause parasitic disease in humans. Toxoplasma gondii contaminates the soil world wide and infects all warm blooded vertebrates. Cyclospora cayetanensis has been associated with contaminated fruits and vegetables, and Cryptosporidium parvum is found in surface waters everywhere.
Avoid Protozoan Parasites in Dirt
It’s impossible to completely protect yourself from microscopic intestinal parasites, but you can lessen your chances of ingesting them:
Read more: http://human-infections.suite101.com/article.cfm/protozoan_parasites_in…
I for one, am doing my best to reverse this trend
I don't need much to get into my training specifics, but for many years it was 3-4 hours/day along with practice on the bike. Most of workouts were endurance based; running 50-60 miles/wk, interval training, etc.
I look back now that I didn't eat nearly enough for the workouts I did. I did the carbo loading bit a few days prior to races or running/cycling races and toward the end, I just wore out. Had only 3% bodyfat that my doc said was unhealthy, especially if I had a catastrophic illness.
Overtraining and improper nutrition I know too late can damage your vital organs; especially your heart and it's electrical circuitry.
So true, you can't train like a bi/triathlete and race like a MX'er.
Wished I knew then what I know now....sounds familiar.
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