Five Years Later on the Functional Path

It hardly seems like five years since I started writing this
blog. Yesterday was the fifth anniversary, it was one of the few days I was actually
too busy to post. Something had to give while cramming a five-day work week into two days after being out of the country for eight days. Just
like any journey along the functional path this blog has been a learning experience.
At times it has been challenging. Challenging not to write more or say more,
but to write less and say less. There is so much distortion and pollution of
ideas about training that at times I just shake my head. (You should see the
posts I have not posted) This is not imply that I have all the answers, but I
have seen and experienced many things, I have tried and rejected many methods
and refined what works for my system with my athletes. I have made numerous
mistakes and hopefully learned from them. One of the goals’ of this blog is to
share those mistakes so you don’t have to make the same mistakes. I admit I
live in a small world; it is an old fashioned world were there is no bullshit,
no hype, marketing, where results count and everyone shares and learns
together. It is a world of ideas that get turned into action, a world of rapid
prototyping. My world is filled with constant wonder and awe about what the
human body can achieve. In my world I have learned that coaching is special, it
is not something you do, it is something you are.

God willing I plan to write this blog for as long as I am able.
Going forward the continuing challenge is to define the field of athletic
development unpolluted by personal training and the fitness ”industry.” I hope
you will continue to join me and help in this endeavor. You ideas, thoughts and
yes your criticisms are valued. I am currently in various stages of planning,
development and writing of four books. This blog is a daily jump-start in the
writing and research process. I also plan to have a regular feature on “Game
Breakers.” I plan on posting more video clips and video casts. It has taken me
ten years to get into the new millennium but now I am there and fully engaged –
I hope to have the blog reflect this.

Thanks for your support and ideas over the past five years.
I certainly hope that those of you who read this have drawn as much inspiration  and learned as much from me as I have
gained in feedback from all of you.