I agree.

Any ' addiction ' - including an addiction to exercise - is a " defective infective perspective ".

Well said.

There is no " self deception " in the OP at all IMO.

If anything he has come to the realization that he may have a bit of an addiction to exercise....he may not of course.

Nonetheless, I think this is very open-minded of him that he is at least wondering whether his exercise regimen may have some adverse consequences in terms of his attitudes towards guilt, priorities etc. - perhaps even the " balance ' I talked about earlier.

A little introspection is a good thing IMO........kudos to him for at least considering the possibility of whether " exercise addiction " is applicable to him.

Its important to actual draw a line between an actuall problem and just lots of activity, its kind of like feeling down and depression, just becuase you may be sad or down for a while doesnt necessarily constitute depression. I dont know what your try to conclude chillen but if you are to say there is no such thing as to much exercise than i'll mail you a book about psychology and exercise.

have a good day.

Never insinuated nor said anything close to that.

No further comment needed nor will there be anymore.


Wish ya the best

Well said.

... and not only possible but it cam become a bit dangerous if you start to over work yourself. Usually it ends up with an injury (i got that) and then no more workout - the real bummer! Balance is good in everything. If you lose an workout it is not the end of the world unless you make it a habit. I used to try to recover it into the break days but now I think that was a stupid idea. If I miss an workout I take it as a bonus rest day now. In the grand scheme of things nothing will happen. Your muscle will not disappear - they might actually grow bigger.

It's up to you really; if you thing that there is something missing in what you do, or if you think that you are doing too much, change it around. You try, you fail, you try again, until you are happy again.

Have you got a goal, a set target? eg, training for a marathon, or a martial arts fight, or a powerlifting competition, or swimming across the ocean, or whatever...if you are going to the gym just for staying healthy, well, it gets a bit stale after a number of years. You still get the high, but not as much...

And as for being addicted, yes, you are addicted, 8 years now. I wish i can become as addicted as you someday It's one of the best addictions you can have.

And as for the rest of the guys that posted in this thread...You rock guys; Chillen, Wrangell, FF, you are just experiencing this addiction through your own eyes and set environment, you have your own golden standards that you follow and, thank God you are not selfish, you always try to give pieces of your own experiences back to the people of this forum. You don't have to make it personal