Beware the coach who relies on methods and not principles. A coach who relies on methods and not principles will change their entire approach each time a shiny new object appears. It could be a piece of equipment, something an influential lifter said or did, or a seminar they attended. On Monday morning, their entire …
I’ve sat down to write fitness-related content several times over the past few weeks. Every time it just didn’t feel right. The COVID-19 pandemic and racial inequality in our country have put things in perspective: there are more important things to talk about than lifting weights. The past four months (and especially the past four …
Last weekend, my wife and I undertook one of our biggest parenting challenges to date: bring a 4-and-a-half-month-old baby to an out-of-town wedding. My sister (you might remember her, she’s super strong) got married, and not only did we bring our daughter Clara, but Emily was in the bridal party and I was officiating the …
I recently finished reading Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, a book by retired SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. The book was beyond inspiring, especially the section where Willink described a concept summed up in three simple words: discipline equals freedom. Willink recalls how his platoon struggled to efficiently collect evidence from areas which …
In part one of this post, I shared three things that great coaches do to go above and beyond. Here are three more things I’ve learned during my internship at Cressey Sports Performance that have helped me become a better coach. 4. GREAT COACHES REMEMBER NAMES Have you ever met someone only to have them forget …
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