When is it good to be clueless? Or is it good to be
clueless? Maybe being oblivious is a better option? The more I see on the
Internet and read unedited, unreviewed “stuff’ the more I think it is good to
be a bit clueless. If being clued in means cluttering my brain with a
plethora of mindless information that focuses on trivialization of training
then I prefer to be clueless. How can anyone filter the massive volume of
information that is being produced by the day, hour and minute? You cannot
unless you have a context for your search for knowledge. Context is king. You
must have a historical context and a knowledge base in classical training and
sport science literature as a firm foundation. I choose to remain clueless in
my little world by expanding my knowledge with a plan and a direction. I had someone ask me if I read a certain blog or subscribed to
a certain pay for play site. My answer was quite direct and succinct – Not
interested in infomercials and promotion of a new DVD. Colleagues are forever
sending me clips from Floswimming and Flowtrack, I look at them and chuckle.
Guy Drut did that in 1976 in preparation for Montreal, I have it on a VHS
video. (Quick go to Wikipedia and look up Guy Drut if you are under thirty) All those hurdle drills you guys are doing, I have a VHS of a Russian
Middle distance runner doing all those drills, given to me by a
Canadian coach about twenty three years ago. I don’t watch flow anything,
because it smacks of flow crap, just a bunch of exercises that will make you
tired but not necessarily better. Same with some of the debates I see – Does it
really matter if it is inner core or outer core? Lets get real. At age 63 and
after 41 years of coaching I am more motivated to learn than at anytime in my
life, but I know I must separate the noise from the music, the wheat from the
chaff. I am confident in what I do know and equally confident in what do not
know. My mind, my eyes and my ears are open. There are only so many bytes free so I want to focus on quality, need to
know information to improve my knowledge, I choose to remain clueless with a childlike curiosity in my
pursuit of excellence.
3 Comments
Joe P.
One of the funniest things I ever saw. I was in high school watching Drut run the high hurdles on TV. He held the world record at the time. Wins the race & lights up a cigarette right on the track.
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You must have a historical context and a knowledge base in classical training and sport science literature as a firm foundation.
Barry
This is why I read your blog first. Succinct, accurate and useful. Just what I need.