Strength, Independence and Building for the Future

Plus: Stop Overdoing Sport Specific Training [View this email in your browser]( [Stop Overdoing Sport Specific Training]( Specificity is an overused training philosophy for most lifters. I know this is a controversial statement in strength training communities, but I'm still not sorry for saying it. It's the truth, and this quarantine is offering us a unique moment to put that theory to the test. Let's talk about what specificity is. In a nutshell, it is the training principle that says you get better at a specific skill by performing that skill, not any other related exercises, but repetitiously perfecting that particular thing. If it's not clear yet, I believe specificity has gotten too dogmatic in strength circles. But then, one day, when we Americans thought we had it all figured out, the government decided to shut down the country, including our beloved gyms, and with one fell swoop, there weren't any barbells to be found. [Read the full article here...]( [Keys To Monitoring An Athlete's Workload]( Effective training plans are founded on layers of intricate planning, preparation, and implementation. It is not enough to simply throw a template program at a group of athletes and walk away in hopes that after eight weeks, they will somehow magically improve. Coaches must take the time to assess what is happening along the way as well as to make the necessary changes as they see fit. Anybody can be the artist of a program that smokes their athletes, but the best coaches serve as the guiding compass to steering the program in the right direction and provide the optimal stimulus. Monitoring techniques are unquestionably essential to the framework of any high-level sports performance program. [Check out the full article here.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( [Strength, Independence and Building for the Future]( Let’s cut to the chase this week. We’re going to lay out a plan, one for box gyms, one that will provide an alternative to the existing business model of affiliation that, frankly, we believe is not in the long-term interest of the owners. And, to be clear, it’s not a business model but a process that has been successful in changing the technology world. A commitment to doing things a better way that leads to advances operationally and in processes that directly improve business opportunities (there’ll be some links to the tech world at the end of this post if you want to see where we’re coming from). First, we will define the box gym. Then, our Box Gym manifesto, how it works for box gym owners, and how they can leverage it for their own benefit. [Full Article....]( Copyright © 2020 Breaking Muscle, All rights reserved. Thanks for signing up on Breaking Muscle! Our mailing address is: Breaking Muscle 1710 Moorpark Road Suite 232Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.