A Model for Regression: Programming Principles
No matter how smart or experienced we are as coaches, our mental process will sometimes be wrong. Consequently, we cannot be so married to our personal biases. Our role as physical preparation specialists is to minimize the downside of our lack of judgment.
A mistake I often see made.
One cannot simply jump phases, the simplicity of an expert can be seen as the ignorance of the beginner.
One of my favorite quotes, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” - Pablo Picasso
I wanted to be a director, and creative. I love film.
I was also a very gifted artist and painter at a young age (completely genetic & weird).
In art and film school they teach you very fundamental principles.
In art - line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. In film - character, plot, conflict, resolution, structure, scenes, dialogue, and visuals.
The principles of art & film represent how the creative uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help convey the message.
ASK: What does fundamental mean to you? That sounds a lot like rudimentary human and sport performance if you ask me.
Once cannot break the rules until they are instilled. Advanced concepts of sport performance have no meaning if you have not created the reference points in which to progress from.
Paul J. Fabritz has coined the term, “Plan. Freestyle. Record.”
This couldn’t be more true in the realm of human performance.
The problem with traditional strength and conditioning - when we use measurements as targets, they cease to become good measures.
We create arbitrary numbers - weight room numbers, mobility grading scales, and other 3 letter certifications to create a false sense of improvement.
I challenge you to look through a different lens. See the athletes for who they truly are, people.
Regress back to what we were intended to do, everything else will follow suit.
- Human First, Athlete Second: Human goals vs. athlete goals, training for health = improved performance.
- Ability to Perform Basic Tasks: Efficiency of sport, motor control, low stress, and performing every tasks
- Resorting Neutrality: Appreciation for join centration, pelvic orientation, rib cage alignment
Better Outcomes in Life & Sport: Lower stress, more variability, better relationships, quality of life, improved sport performance