Another month, another post full of random thoughts that have been going through my head. Hope it sparks a little thought in people and you enjoy!
- Unpopular opinion; from a fundamental movement perspective, a push up is more important then a bench press.
- Pre-Season Truth: What a player does or doesn’t do during the summer will have a massive impact on the type of season they will have. – Gary Curneen (@GaryCurneen on Twitter).
- Always hammer the fundamentals. No matter how advanced you think the people you work with are, they’ll benefit from doing the basics savagely well.
- The road to average is filled with people playing it safe. When you get uncomfortable, you can get better. – Kevin DeShazo (@KevinDeShazo on Twitter).
- If you do enough small things right, big things can happen. – John Wooden
- If your strength programs and the rehab programs don’t look extremely similar, you are probably doing something wrong.
- If you’re sacrificing sleep for training, you’re missing the bigger picture. British researchers found that sleeping less than 6 hours per night doubles the risk of early death. Prioritize rest first. It’s one of the healthiest things you can do. – Adam Bornstein (@bornfitness on Twitter).
- Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
- Here is a strength and conditioning secret; no matter what the internet tries to tell you, the basics aren’t broken.
- Failing to train 1-Leg strength in a meaningful way is one of the biggest mistakes a performance coach can make.