Re:Alan Kay on How Many Books You Can Read in a Lifetime
by throwaway-1209 on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:58AM
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No, athletes don't train "30 hours a week". With proper intensity, anything over 2-3 hours a day is detrimental. This time includes stretching and warmup.
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Re:Alan Kay on How Many Books You Can Read in a Lifetime
by gmgarrison on Thursday May 25, 2017 @03:13AM
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"Train" doesn't just mean "work out" as the non-professional athlete understands it. For a professional athlete, "training" encompasses reviewing performance recordings, reflecting on prior performance, technique refinement, endurance training and strength training. All of that certainly adds up to more than 30 hours a week. It's their profession, after all.