False positive? Are you kidding me?
I saw in the news today that former heavyweight boxing champ Tommy Morrison is making a comeback. You might remember him from the movie Rocky V. It's been 11 years since he fought and he's 38 now. Not that big of a deal you think? Every boxer tries to make a comeback.
Well, for those of you who don't know Tommy's case is unique.
The rug was pulled out from under his career back in the early 90's due to a positive HIV test. He couldn't fight anymore. He fell into drugs and alcohol. He lost all his money, his wife and kids. Essentially his whole life.
But guess what? Turns out that test was a false-positive. Tommy doesn't have HIV and obviously never did. Can you imagine that?
I was always a fan of Tommy "the Duke" Morrison. He was a big strong fighter, he needed to work on his defense though and hopefully he has done so.
You might think 11 years off and being 38 years old is a bad thing for him. I don't think that is necessarily true. I saw a picture of him and he looks like he's in better shape than he ever was. Now looks don't always tell the whole story in terms of physical condition, but because of his body-type (Mesomorph), you can really see his musculature. And he at least looks like he's in great shape.
With training methods today and the nutrition available people are staying "in their prime" for longer. In fact, some of the old time wrestlers and boxers from around 1900 said you didn't hit your prime until you were 35-45. Think about it, that's when most athletes today are thinking about retiring.
They said that back then because the training methods they used did not beat the body down (like heavy weight lifting). They were functional exercise like I teach that promote health and long life. And those training methods are making a comeback nowadays.
I really hope Tommy does well and gets his life on track. I'm a fan. Good luck Duke.
Train smart,
RL
Well, for those of you who don't know Tommy's case is unique.
The rug was pulled out from under his career back in the early 90's due to a positive HIV test. He couldn't fight anymore. He fell into drugs and alcohol. He lost all his money, his wife and kids. Essentially his whole life.
But guess what? Turns out that test was a false-positive. Tommy doesn't have HIV and obviously never did. Can you imagine that?
I was always a fan of Tommy "the Duke" Morrison. He was a big strong fighter, he needed to work on his defense though and hopefully he has done so.
You might think 11 years off and being 38 years old is a bad thing for him. I don't think that is necessarily true. I saw a picture of him and he looks like he's in better shape than he ever was. Now looks don't always tell the whole story in terms of physical condition, but because of his body-type (Mesomorph), you can really see his musculature. And he at least looks like he's in great shape.
With training methods today and the nutrition available people are staying "in their prime" for longer. In fact, some of the old time wrestlers and boxers from around 1900 said you didn't hit your prime until you were 35-45. Think about it, that's when most athletes today are thinking about retiring.
They said that back then because the training methods they used did not beat the body down (like heavy weight lifting). They were functional exercise like I teach that promote health and long life. And those training methods are making a comeback nowadays.
I really hope Tommy does well and gets his life on track. I'm a fan. Good luck Duke.
Train smart,
RL
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