Prepare for Reality
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“Normal lifts”
“Went to the gym”
“Did my workout”
Alright cool dog
We not working out tho
We not going to the gym
We not lifting
We’re preparing
And by definition if what was done does not make you ready for those things you saw above in the video, then we are not preparing you
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Literally
Ask yourself does what i do make me ready for the absolute worst thing that could happen in my sport or life
The hit
The throw
The awkward position
The mental difficulty
The emotional roller coaster
The lack of sleep
The lack of food
The pressure from coach
The annoyance of a teammate
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Things don’t go wrong during the good or normal or pleasant
They go off the rails at the absolute worst. The thing you don’t expect. The thing you didn’t see coming.
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That’s why we train the way we do.
How I Think About Training and Programming