Adaptive Training Systems

Should you pause your deadlift directly off the floor or at the knees?

Had a client ask me which one is better and in this video I go over my opinion on how they differ depending on the result you want to get from them

Tldr pause at knees if you struggle with knee/hip timing during the deadlift

Pause right off the floor to challenge bottom positioning (my preferred use case)

I also will caveat that I think more used cases for having the pause higher for a conventional puller vs a sumo puller

Curious to hear your thoughts down ⬇️

How you associate specific training as easy vs hard days is holding you back

Let your coach organize the training structure, just put full intent to most of your sessions and don’t worry about labels/nomenclature

Just making good decisions with putting the right weight on the bar with full effort (it’s that simple)

Reframing negative situations into positives is hands down on of the most underrated tools to maximize what your capabilities in your craft

Im convinced past 5 years in the sport, learning to reframe is what will get you to continue by turning problems into learning opportunities

I see it time and time again, when your back is against the wall

- Plateau
-Injury
- Not enjoying training

These exist and absolutely can be difficult to get past but eventually you will need to learn how to reframe these negative experiences into positive learning opportunities

A setback is just another opportunity for a comeback🤝

Understand what creates the environment for PRs Framework

I see too many lifters obsessed with the singular metric of PR’s as the only proxy for progress

Understanding what qualities or process oriented systems need to be handled to create an environment for great training and by proxy maximizing your potential as a lifter

“That one simple trick to fix tight hips‼️‼️”

In all seriousness, understanding the position of your pelvis and ribcage has on your ability to access range of motion isn’t just isolated to this muscle is weak or tight

Send this to your friend or client always blaming their hip flexors for being weak/tight

Should you adopt a high frequency training program??

I have a further deep dive considerations when it comes to frequency on my YouTube 🎥‼️

Link in my bio or comment “frequency” and Ill send you the link directly

One of my best and worst traits over my powerlifting career was being incredibly stubborn

This worked until well.. it didn’t

Over the last few years training has been tough, lots of lows and very little highs and part of the reason I think was my refusal to change up my training or reframe my goals

I wasn’t really loving training but I was too stubborn/attached to pivot

Recently, in December and January

I was kinda forced to make serious changes and reframe training and fast forward to now , training is starting to look normal again

So the message here is it’s okay to pivot goals and train a bit differently to not dread training and work on movement or rehab and forgo comp specific lifting for a period of time

So long as you maintain your muscle mass, you can bounce back pretty fast