HERE is a BBC article that profiles the physiology of 'rock drummers' as being in line with "top athletes." Reading this article was actually a huge encouragement for me to take exercise seriously, and let it be as mentally fulfilling as it was physically challenging (and rewarding). I don't have the hubris to believe that my own personal methods can automatically represent an ideal, but being arbitrarily lumped in with one of the highest formations of physicality -- a professional athlete -- added a huge amount of confidence to the whole process. Maybe it's like waking up from a dream and finding out you weren't actually sleeping....if you dream about running.
If I was already an 'athlete' without being an athlete, the limitations seemed to fade away...
More information about the aging powerhouse Clem Burke and this experiment:
http://www.clemburkedrummingproject.com/
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