RomanHauksson comments on Updates and Reflections on Optimal Exercise after Nearly a Decade

[RomanHauksson]

I also don’t particularly like the hedonic gradient of pushing yourself to run at the volume and frequency that seems necessary to really git gud

What do you mean by “hedonic gradient” in this context?

[romeostevensit]

There are various psychological pushes to run more in order to run better and faster, but this pushes against your recovery abilities pretty quickly such that much of serious running is about managing recovery. This isn’t great if it isn’t a primary hobby.