Check out this poignant perspective on expertise:
http://thefederalist.com/2014/01/17/the-death-of-expertise/
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Next Chapter!
I wrote this in 2009 for the company newsletter that went out to all our members. I was looking ahead as I closed a chapter in my work-life at the Competitive Training Center and started a new chapter towards becoming a physical therapist:
If you are fortunate enough to stumble down your life’s path
like I do you will or have fallen unexpectedly on some very intriguing topics
of study. Most of my last decade on
earth has been seeking out in one way or another how the Human Body functions in
athletics and sometimes how it dysfunctions as well. I truly enjoy this path because of what I
have learned and because of the medium through which I learn, very amazing
people. If a painter did not appreciate
paint he or she would not stick to painting for very long. And I would not stick the Human Performance
business very long if I didn’t really appreciate all of the people I get to
work with everyday. Thank you all for
being my paint.
To press on in my quest to further understand how we
physically function and what to do when someone is having challenges in
functioning I am pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I am starting back at school part-time for
the next 10 months and thusly I will be whittling my time at CTC to Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and the occasional Saturday Kettlebell clinic. This will commence in mid August.
Things will probably run smoother in my Tuesday and Thursday
absence. Please shoot me an email to
tell me how great the other AP Coaches are doing without me there. At CTC the adult athletes are seeing
remarkable results in their body composition and their general athletic
performance. The Young Guns boys (middle
school athlete program) are diligently preparing for 7th grade
Tackle Football and basketball in the winter.
The High School Elite athletes, who are competing in everything from
Lacrosse, Volleyball and Wakeboarding are capitalizing on their summer
“Offseason” to raise their foundational athleticism. And the Youth Development (elementary school
athlete program) boys and girls are setting the stage for future sports prowess
by building the muscle memory for efficient running, powerful jumping and
razor-sharp agility skills.
We greatly value that you have entrusted your physical
fitness and athletic performance into our hands. I encourage you to figure out what it is you
want to accomplish and then execute! We
want to help you and be there cheering when you succeed.
Things come to those who wait.
But only things left by those who hustle.
-Abraham Lincoln
Now I have completed my doctorate in physical therapy and it's on to the next chapter. Below is a pic of a "window" seen from the first day's hike in Big Bend Nat'l Park. Its a sunrise and the analogy of the image and the beginning of a new pursuit should be obvious. If you receive updates on this blog there will be more content coming soon. Keep pursuing strength!
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Commitment to Producing Deliverables
As the title implies, I am holding my own feet to the proverbial fire so that I get some quality content up on this blog and make it worth reading in short, bite-size pieces for the person interested in training to be a better functioning human.
The plan is to work on chapters of what may become an ebook on speed and strength training for middle school to high school age athletes. There will be a smattering of topics covered. Not all of them will be fodder for the ebook, but rather they will stoke the creative fire and help me chisel down my experiences and the experiences of my athletes into what may be most usable by others. The training methods that will be discussed have gone through the filter I use when planning my athletes' programming with the mentality of "Primum Non Nocere" (First Do No Harm), which means that most of the training will be perfect for the busy adult that needs to minimize risk and maximize reward from their training.
I have been moving along through my clinical rotations as a physical therapy student over the last few months, which has been an amazing time of learning and getting stretched mentally. So I will likely share some things that have been particularly interesting to me from that arena as well.
If you are reading and you are one of the young fellas who went through the Express Way Baseball Development Program, you guys rock! You know you rock because you saw the huge improvements made in your hitting, throwing, fielding, and your overall athleticism. Keep watching this blog b/c it will build on what you learned over the past two and a half months.
Until next time...
Pursue Strength,
The plan is to work on chapters of what may become an ebook on speed and strength training for middle school to high school age athletes. There will be a smattering of topics covered. Not all of them will be fodder for the ebook, but rather they will stoke the creative fire and help me chisel down my experiences and the experiences of my athletes into what may be most usable by others. The training methods that will be discussed have gone through the filter I use when planning my athletes' programming with the mentality of "Primum Non Nocere" (First Do No Harm), which means that most of the training will be perfect for the busy adult that needs to minimize risk and maximize reward from their training.
I have been moving along through my clinical rotations as a physical therapy student over the last few months, which has been an amazing time of learning and getting stretched mentally. So I will likely share some things that have been particularly interesting to me from that arena as well.
If you are reading and you are one of the young fellas who went through the Express Way Baseball Development Program, you guys rock! You know you rock because you saw the huge improvements made in your hitting, throwing, fielding, and your overall athleticism. Keep watching this blog b/c it will build on what you learned over the past two and a half months.
Until next time...
Pursue Strength,
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Good article:
http://thechairmansblog.gallup.com/2013/07/unemployment-will-get-worse-in-2014.html
Best to educate ourselves and not be swayed by erroneous hype-media. What's even more telling than the article are some of the anonymous comments made at the bottom of the page. Some of the US citizenry certainly have myopic views of how economics work.
http://thechairmansblog.gallup.com/2013/07/unemployment-will-get-worse-in-2014.html
Best to educate ourselves and not be swayed by erroneous hype-media. What's even more telling than the article are some of the anonymous comments made at the bottom of the page. Some of the US citizenry certainly have myopic views of how economics work.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Fired Up
It's been a while folks.
I'm in Louisville, KY on my 1st internship for towards earning my doctorate of physical therapy. I'm loving it and I'm fired up on a few things.
1. Take every opportunity to LEARN. Learn from leaders. True leadership is an attitude and a responsibility more than it is a position. Learn how to edify your human resources. If you're not the manager you can still encourage and build up your fellow coworkers. I have recently learned that most of the time the squeaky wheels need to be replaced and the quiet wheels already received their grease, because they earned it.
2. Be a reader. I have made a good impression on the patients and clinicians I have met because I can speak knowledgeably on physical therapy as well as strength training and nutrition. I can only speak on these subjects because I have read and applied what I read, then discarded some of it and built on some of it.
3. Be a listener. I know this is old advice for success, but c'mon. Don't just wait for your turn to talk, LISTEN. Then ask further questions in order to LEARN more about that person. Then encourage them some how. Maybe even use some knowledge you gained from READING to help that person.
4. Be motivated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZnCGyPneo
5. Place your Locus of Control Internally. If you don't know what I'm talking about READ this and take a step in that direction:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control
I'm in Louisville, KY on my 1st internship for towards earning my doctorate of physical therapy. I'm loving it and I'm fired up on a few things.
1. Take every opportunity to LEARN. Learn from leaders. True leadership is an attitude and a responsibility more than it is a position. Learn how to edify your human resources. If you're not the manager you can still encourage and build up your fellow coworkers. I have recently learned that most of the time the squeaky wheels need to be replaced and the quiet wheels already received their grease, because they earned it.
2. Be a reader. I have made a good impression on the patients and clinicians I have met because I can speak knowledgeably on physical therapy as well as strength training and nutrition. I can only speak on these subjects because I have read and applied what I read, then discarded some of it and built on some of it.
3. Be a listener. I know this is old advice for success, but c'mon. Don't just wait for your turn to talk, LISTEN. Then ask further questions in order to LEARN more about that person. Then encourage them some how. Maybe even use some knowledge you gained from READING to help that person.
4. Be motivated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZnCGyPneo
5. Place your Locus of Control Internally. If you don't know what I'm talking about READ this and take a step in that direction:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Don't just think it, Ink it!
Check out my friend and former client, professional baseball player, Matt Kata recalling how he used his training journal to get to MLB.
Part 1
http://baseballthinktank.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-ballplayer/
Part 2
http://baseballthinktank.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-ball-player-part-2/
-Writing and performing action in 2013
Part 1
http://baseballthinktank.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-ballplayer/
Part 2
http://baseballthinktank.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-ball-player-part-2/
-Writing and performing action in 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Not Yet
There are times when friends, family, classmates inquire as to the nature of my pursuit (strength training). And they ask to what end do I daily toil. I usually tell them simply that I aim to get stronger (leaving specific objective goals unless I see the spark in their eyes). And then they sometimes reply that it seems I have arrived at that goal. To which I respond, "I am not there. Not yet."
Get Stronger,
MG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9C3cklVIQ
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