Why We Train To Survive

Putting yourself in a situation you feel like you’re going to die is not limited to only grindy long holds or 5 quadrillion reps per set schemes

Can be applied to other contexts as well

For example:

If you as an athlete or as a human have a gross inability to create anything on your own

Like if you come across something you haven’t practiced before and just fall apart

Then we can put you in situations where you simply have to solve a problem you’ve never seen before, and keep on switching that problem over and over to problems you haven’t had before so you have to solve them

Like if as a thrower you only do the same 12 exercises and you only do the same 15 minute warmup and the same 20 minute arm care routine and the same food every time and the same sleep and the same etc etc etc

Like you are that robot guy that NEEDS all those things to operate

Stuff just falls apart when that’s not there

And dawg, i think you can agree - that’s not real life

That’s the guy who is really good in the offseason when at his facility and can handle alllll variables

But then once he gets in season and something gets thrown off, it crumbles mentally, physically, and emotionally

Soooooooo

We challenge you to survive in THAT so you have to come up with solutions and be fine with things not being perfect and not knowing exactly what or how it’s going to be

So this exercise above is a simple example of that - 5 sec or less to choose a path, choose it, execute on it, do both legs, switch the points on the ground, 5 sec or less to choose a new one, do it, etc - like some dudes will literally be like i can’t think or decide that fast - great - that’s why we’re doing it

Could be applied in many other contexts. Think you need warmup? Great - as soon as you walk in the door, 500 impulse reps, no warmup

OHHHHHH - i don’t need a warmup

Etc etc

Challenge whatever is weakest, and that includes more than just pure physiology

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