Nothing hurts a struggling athlete more than a “wishy washy” coach who keeps changing the approach to solving an athlete’s struggles. When an athlete is struggling, without doubt an intervention is necessary. Problems simply don’t solve themselves. But if a coach keeps jumping from one thing to another the athlete’s problems are more likely to […]
You don’t get comfortable being uncomfortable just because you listen to a TED talk or a David Goggins YouTube video. Getting comfortable being uncomfortable requires a process, and that process begins by using positive training pain. Positive training pain is training to intentionally create pain that 1) won’t cause injury and 2) ultimately leads to […]
Back in the 80s and 90s, calling an athlete a goat was a bad thing. As Sports Illustrated describes, goat was once a term to describe “an athlete who failed, garishly, hilariously, and at the worst possible time.” Nowadays, when a fan calls an athlete the G.O.A.T. they are calling that athlete the greatest of […]