THE WEEKLY BRIEF UPDATE
1. I’ll start with a brief #achillesgate2020 update.
It’s been a little over a week and a half since my surgery and things seem to be progressing nicely. I mean, I’m not really doing anything:
NOTE: don’t show my surgeon THIS.
But for all intents and purposes I’m doing my best to keep weight off my affected side and to not be too (too) stupid. I have zero pain, which is excellent, and the only thing that’s making me go mad is the splint & bandage around my leg. I want nothing more than to rip them off, but I am under strict orders not to touch them until I see my surgeon this coming Tuesday.
I’m hopeful he’ll take a peek and recommend I can start physical therapy as soon as possible. If not, I may have to do all I can to restrain myself from tossing my face into a brick wall.
Updates to follow!
2. Oh, hey, have you checked out my new CORE @ Home platform yet?1
It’s designed so that I can deliver workouts you can perform at home – pants optional – using minimal equipment.
You have two options:
1. Subscribe for FREE and receive one workout per week.
2. Subscribe for $29.00 and receive three workouts per week (in addition to special content).2
My hope is that it helps take the thinking out of things and keeps people more accountable to workout more consistently.
For more information go HERE.
SOCIAL MEDIA SHENANIGANS
It still dumbfounds me that there are health/fitness pros out there who think young kids following a basic, structured, slowly progressed strength program is causing too much harm or stunting growth (<– debunked many times).
Yet, tackle football? WHERE DO I SIGN MY KID UP!?!
— Tony Gentilcore (@tonygentilcore1) June 10, 2020
STUFF TO READ WHILE YOU’RE AT HOME NOT WEARING PANTS
Inequality is a Public Health Issue: 10 Examples – Kamal Patel
Competition Is Toxic For Me – Jay Ashman
I appreciated this piece from Jay.
I’m actually quite the opposite from him. I have never been the super aggressive type or overly competitive with myself in the gym. The most aggressive thing I’ll do is put on Rage Against the Machine when I deadlift.
That said, I know a lot of guys who are similar to Jay, who place a lot of pressure on themselves to adopt the “training is life or death” mentality.
Hogwash.
Coaching Female Athletes Plyometrics: Stop Making Them Sore – Erica Suter
Slow clap goes to this article.
Excellent stuff.