But the stuff that works best is usually simpler then what the complex mind can rationalize.
“The athletes who get the most carry over from their training aren’t doing any secret program or special exercise.
They are simply taking the fundamentals & applying the most critical variable to them: consistency.
Simple stuff done with intentionality & regularity is (will forever be) the way.”
-Ray Zingler on Twitter
The modern world has conditioned our simple minds to chase nuance.
We have access to so much information and so many different things (despite our often very narrow and severely limited understanding of the abundance) that we must assume it couldn’t be the simple stuff that would fix our problems because that would be.. well.. too simple.
Again, rationally speaking it doesn’t make sense.
“Why is ALL this stuff available if it’s the simple stuff that actually makes the difference?”
Currency. Dollars. Money.
The reason a lot of this “stuff” in the training world is available is because of money.
It’s far more difficult to stick to tried, true, and research backed simplicity when “that’s already been done”. Your modern day wantcha-preneur advisor is telling everybody to be different! To be distinguished! To differentiate yourself from everybody else!
And how that advice is being received by the masses after money, is: “bottle up as much snake oil as you can and then sell it to naïve consumers’ who aren’t going to verify validity.”
And the craziest part about it… it works! Really, really well actually.
Don’t believe me? There are still people who drink apple cider vinegar thinking it will help them lose belly fat, and “skinny tea” is a multi-million-dollar industry.
You think busy moms and dads are going to verify whether or not “speed and agility” as we know it, works?
Of course not.
Despite all these options and despite the natural desire to chase the next thing, the athletes who get the most out of their training that (actually) translates to their sports are the guys who do the fundamental things, most consistently, for the longest period of time.
I know that’s not as exciting as “improve ‘x’ by 70% in the next 30 days” but the difference between what I’m encouraging and the scam marketing is that my advice actually works. (If you don’t believe me, feel free to reach out and I can send over the proof.)
It’s not as as sexy. It’s not as flashy. It won’t get near the traction the circus acts will get on social media, but it works best.
Far better than any of the nonsense.
Ride the fundamentals to the end.
They’ll take you to your ceiling.
