Had a middle schooler argue with me last week about whether this skill even matters. Full disagreement. Arms crossed. Completely convinced he already had everything he needed. “I can already shoot. Why do I need to learn a new way to get into it?” Valid question. Wrong answer. But valid question. This is a very […]
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I went over to train my dad a few weeks ago. Before we even started he had a question. “What’s the best exercise for triceps? I’ve been doing overhead extensions.” I had him try skull crushers instead. Started him lighter than he thought he needed. He looked at the weight like I’d insulted him. It
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I had a young girl a few years back. Elementary age. Working on finishing. Started doing underhand layups. Her parents pulled me aside. “Why would you teach her that? She’s never going to do an underhand layup in a game. That’s a waste of time.” She wasn’t strong enough yet to finish overhand consistently. Didn’t
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I had a guy a few years ago who worked all the time. Forties. Desk job. In meetings constantly. Sometimes for hours at a time. Commuting an hour each way. Couldn’t lose weight. Dealing with lower back pain that wouldn’t quit. “I don’t understand,” he told me. “I’m doing everything right.” Here’s what his “everything
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A freshman came in last month who could knock down catch-and-shoot threes all day long. Kid had a smooth stroke. Great release. Pass him the ball with his feet set and he was money. The second he had to shoot off the dribble? Completely different story. He’d pull up and land three feet forward from
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Two guys walked into the gym last month with the same problem: right shoulder completely trashed. Couldn’t press overhead without pain. Benching hurt. Both loved lifting. Both had basically quit. First guy is 28, been dealing with shoulder problems since high school. That’s ten years. He tried resting. Tried ignoring it. Did one round of
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I had a girl who could shoot free throws in her sleep. Automatic. Didn’t matter the pressure, didn’t matter the situation. Line her up at the stripe and she’d knock it down. But put her in a game? Different story. Catch and shoot with her feet perfectly set? She could hit it. But anything else?
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I had a client who looked like the picture of health from the outside. Working out six days a week. Sometimes twice a day. Standing job with long shifts. Eating clean. Tracking macros. Doing all the things fitness content tells you to do. But she felt terrible. Constantly tired. Always sore. Never recovered between sessions.
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