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The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman

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I really mean when I say my biggest fear in early recovery was that I would never have fun again. The beautiful truth is that recovery has given me freedom and the confidence to go out in the world and leave my own mark.” Shane: Yes. There was an article in an Outside magazine. It was the only thing I had available to read, besides the King James version of the Bible, which I really didn’t want to get into in my state. I was in solitary confinement. I was pretty desperate to latch on to something, and that article provided me with an objective when I had none. It was the beginning of the formation of a personal ideal. Long ago I had lost all sense of direction or vision of who I wanted to become or what I wanted to do with my life. I had become a junkie and a drunk. I remember thinking how crazy it seemed to me that people swam, rode and ran that far in one day. It blew my mind. I figured the pursuit of Ironman, just trying to finish a race would go a long way towards changing my circumstance in almost every way.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” Shane: Not in rehab per se. There was some programming, which was mandated and consisted of 6 or 8 weeks’ worth of classes two times per week. I wouldn’t really call it rehab, at least not like any of the ones I had been in on the streets. The class was facilitated by a dull and seemingly burnt out drug counselor but it wasn’t intensive or organized like most facilities in more clinical settings. Sometimes you’ve just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.” – Dr. Phil McGraw When I was growing up, when I thought of an alcoholic, I thought of some toothless old guy in a trench coat in a basement somewhere. I just never thought that would apply to me. That type of stigma kept me from getting the help that I needed when I knew I needed it.” - Joe Manganiello, actor Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it’s something that doesn’t get a day off.” - Demi Lovato, singer and actressWhen was the last time you woke up and wished you’d had just one more drink the night before? I have never regretted not drinking. Say this to yourself, and you’ll get through anything.” - Meredith Bell, author Produce an anabolic hormonal response. Anabolic hormones promote tissue building and include testosterone, insulin, insulin-like growth factor, and human growth hormone. It’s important to remember that endurance training is repetitive and mechanical by nature. Throughout the course of an athlete’s season there’s an accumulation of thousands upon thousands of individual repetitions in a limited range of motion occurring in one plane. A great example of this is cycling, where the athlete performs thousands of pedal strokes in a fixed plane (hips in the saddle and feet clipped into the pedals with force directed in a very linear way). Since tissue remodels along lines of stress, the affected joints and tissues become very strong in a limited segment of the continuum, thereby destabilizing the joints which are designed to move through multiple planes and ranges of motion. All of this increases the risk of injury for the athlete as they are unable to effectively reduce, stabilize, and produce forces dynamically inallplanes and ranges of motion as the joints are designed to do. BOULDER — Shane Niemeyer decided to become a triathlete when he was under arrest in a medical unit at the Ada County Jail in Boise, Idaho, days after a failed suicide attempt driven by heroin addiction and hopelessness. Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and politician

Recovering from addiction requires great fortitude and perseverance. However, you have that strength within yourself. If you find yourself wavering, be buoyed by the love of your family and friends, guided by the advice of recovered addicts who have walked the same path, and encouraged by these quotes. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don’t ever want to be again.” - Shane Niemeyer, athlete and motivational speakerNow the Boulder triathlete uses the story of his metamorphosis from junkie to Ironman to give others hope of redemption. He knows how it feels to be hopeless, enough to use an extension cord as a noose in a bid to end it all.

Here are some critical items to keep in mind as you enter the Stabilization Phase of strength-training. Job one is get out of that cave. A lot of people do get out but don't change. So the thing is to get out and recognize the significance of that aggressive denial of your fate, come through the crucible forged into a stronger metal.” - Robert Downey Jr, actor ST: Does it feel somewhat like Groundhog Day when you have to talk about this subject again and again? Addiction can feel like a shameful secret, a place of isolation, a mark of failure. But some of the world’s most successful celebrities have struggled with the same urges and overcome them. Many have shared their experiences of despair, self-destruction, resilience, and recovery to inspire others fighting similar battles and to assure them they’re not alone. Always think about even distribution of ranges of motion and tension/load per limb and per hemisphere. We must always work towards even distribution of forces or tension-reducing asymmetry.Prison is a place to reform yourself. All you have is time. If you can use that time to your advantage, you can really create a new life. In the beginning of me working out, there were no facilities. I was really out of shape. My liver was still swollen. I was really toxic. I was overweight. It was hard in the beginning to walk up stairs. I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Shane Niemeyer. By the time Shane was 28 years old, he was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. After a failed attempt to take his life by suicide, he transformed himself. Today, Shane is a motivational speaker, elite triathlete racing ironman and 70.3 distances, full-time strength and endurance coach, and author of The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. He has interacted with hundreds of parents and thousands of adolescents on topics related to substance abuse, wellness, fitness, criminal justice and mental/emotional well-being. We all have a lot to learn from Shane. At the heart of his message is the importance of respect for yourself and others, generosity, grit, and importance of constantly growing and learning to be a better steward of humanity. ST: You are too kind. I think the story goes that you read a story about the Ironman World Championships while in prison and that you started to work out in prison after that. I have never been to prison, but I can’t really imagine getting ready for a triathlon behind prison walls. In the beginning, progress is so fast because you’re not working from much. For my first workout, I did a few sets of six pushups and a few sets of sit-ups. It was something. The next workout, I did more. In four, five, six months I was lighter and much fitter.

Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the center of all addictive behaviors.“– Gabor Mate, doctor and addiction expert Shane: Mandy came to Boulder in 2009 for a training camp with my good friend and mentor Joanna Zeiger. Joanna had taken me under her wing when I first moved here. Since I trained with Joanna 4-5 times per week, I met Mandy by default when she came to train up high just before taking her pro card. As soon as I met her that was it for me. When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” - Peter Marshall, ministerBecause the loads are significant, the athlete should rest 1:30-3:00 min between sets. Again, often the tendency of endurance athletes is to move through the exercises with less rest. This is not an aerobic workout and longer rest intervals are necessary. Today, we’ve curated 25 of the most searching motivational words that could help you on those days when recovery seems unmanageable. The Best Quotes About Recovery Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself, and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.” - Brittany Burgunder, author For a multitude of reasons I will be omitting a true power/plyometric phase, though I will integrate some elements of it in the next two series. We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” - Isabel Allende, writer

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