Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

Donovan Rebbechi wrote:
> 
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John 'the Man' wrote:
> > Once upon a time, our fellow Donovan Rebbechi
> >    rambled on about "Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity."
> > Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
> >
> >>> Or more precisely, exercising the WRONG way can impair immunity rather
> >>> build it.
> >
> >>Since no-one uses a marathon race as part of their regular exercise routine,
> >>studiess that suggest that racing a marathon depletes the immune system are
> >>irrelevant to the average person's (or even the average elite runner's)
> >>training program.
> >
> > Ha, ... Hah, Ha!
> >
> > People train to race in marathons.  Then they run in marathons.  And,
> > a lot people push racing in marathons.  After all, if there was no
> > motivation to run in marathons there wouldn't be all these amateur
> > marathon races.  The city of Richmond, VA had their annual marathon a
> > few weeks ago.
> 
> This does not contradict what I said in the above. The fact that someone races
> the New York marathon does not mean that they ran a marathon a day in training
> that year.
> 
> > One personal trainer in my gym is selling marathon racing training
> > packages for $320.  She claims to have raced in 28 marathons.
> >
> > Marathon runners train for marathons. And, you can put in a lot
> > mileage and time in training, excessively.  :(
> 
> You haven't presented any evidence that you understand what a marathon training
> program involves. It doesn't involve running more than 90 minutes at a time
> at race paces (except on race day, of course)

John doesn't understand much.  He's one of several kooks on
sci.med.nutrition who comes up with these half-assed, retarded ideas and
then defends them (in the obvious  situation of being totally wrong)
with even more retarded arguments.  You should make your point (so that
no-one is swayed by his bullshit) and then move on.

A game he likes to play is to say that all science is incorrect, except 
when he himself is citing research studies.  his little 'health is an
art, not a science' thing is part of that little game.

He's a fucktard among fucktards.

Lyle