The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.

There's a difference between over-training and over-exercising. Over-training can be you're trying to do something at high performance, but when you're over-exercising it just means that you don't have a life. And there are obviously people who go to that extreme.

One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.