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Random Thoughts on Planning & Programming, Part 2

5. To Have Great Outputs You Need Great Inputs. In order to write great programs, you need to be constantly seeking to improve your craft through various forms of study. It’s akin to being a great writer – you need to have been extremely well read. For me I try

Random Thoughts on Planning & Programming, Part 1

1. Great Coaching and Execution Are More Important Than The Program A good program coached really well and executed with precision is FAR more effective than the BEST program that is coached lazily and executed haphazardly. It’s important to understand and remind yourself of this both when you’re

Eulogy for My Mother; Lynne Burns

I cannot put into words the depths of, nor the layers of, what my mother meant to me – what she taught me – and who she was FOR me; for my dad; for my brother; and for all those that loved her – and were loved by her. I think that when

Stuff To Check Out: June Edition

Why You Should Lift Heavy Weights, Yes Even in Season – Tony Gentilcore Tony is one of the best in the industry and lays out the importance of still lifting heavy in-season for athletes. Why You Should Lift Heavy Weights. Yes, Even In Season 4 Lessons From Shoulder Surgery, 10 Years

4 Lessons From Shoulder Surgery 10 Years Ago

A decade ago, just after my junior season of my college baseball career ended, I had shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. In some ways it feels like it was just yesterday; but really it feels like an entire lifetime ago. I think (and hope) I’ve learned and

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