How the Iron Cowboy Used Acupuncture to Fuel 50 Ironman Triathlons in 50 Days in 50 States

Go ahead and read that headline again. 50 Ironman triathlons in 50 days in 50 states. There are no typos there. James Lawrence, who goes by the nickname Iron Cowboy, actually did that last summer. And he used acupuncture to help fuel his journey. The Iron Cowboy's 50.50.50 has been documented by numerous media outlets. It's worth a Google search to understand the magnitude of what he endured to break his own world record of consecutive Ironman races and raise money for the child-obesity epidemic. A lesser covered aspect of the Iron Cowboy's great adventure is his use of acupuncture. Specifically, he received laser-acupuncture treatments several times a week leading up to and during the 50.50.50. I recently caught up with the Iron Cowboy about how his consistent acupuncture regimen helped him achieve an unfathomably impressive feat. Why laser acupuncture? Iron Cowboy: One reason is because I'm not a huge fan of needles. I pass out when I see blood. Not that there's any blood involved with acupuncture, but the association is hard for me. There were some times when I was in dire straights, or when the laser acupuncture wasn't accomplishing what we needed it to, and we would use needles. I just wouldn't look. (Fellow needlephobes, check out this article.) The bigger reason, though, for using laser acupuncture over traditional needle acupuncture was time. The treatment time with laser acupuncture is significantly less. I could get acupuncture on 20 different spots on my bod...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news