No doubt about obesity being a big problem (pun intended) but maybe we are not looking in the right place for the solution. A big emphasis is placed on diet and food – How much and what. We need to put emphasis on the other part of the equation – movement. Movements burn calories. As a nation and throughout the world as technology has advanced we are moving less and less in our daily routines. Look for ways to move and modify the diet. A few examples: Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator. Use a push lawn mover. Stand instead of sitting. Rake the leaves instead of using a blower. When you go to the mall, park on the outside edge of the parking lot so you have to walk further. Look for movement possibilities. The calories expended will add up. Sure the diet has to change and yes you must workout, but start simple.
Major league baseball starts spring training in two days. Already reading about getting the arms ready. The arm can be ready but what about the body that puts the arm in position? The arm and shoulder are the last links in the kinetic chain, not sure we still get this.
Ever notice in professional sport how certain athlete’s are coach killers. Wherever they go sooner or later the coach ends up being fired?
Ever notice how teams that have " a players coach" have no discipline. The inmates run the asylum.
Sad to see Jerry Sloan resign. That truly represents the passing of an era. Don’t know him, but have always admired him as a coach’s coach. He did it his way and made it work. Old school maybe, winner yes.
Are S&C coaches redundant? Why not have a sport coach who knows their sport be the strength and conditioning coaching for that sport? This is a radical thought that merits some consideration. I am seeing tremendous disconnects between what the S&C people are doing and the sport demands. As a profession we need to take a long hard look in the mirror and reevaluate what, how, when and where we are doing what we are doing.
Fitness might be an industry, but caoching is a profession. That demands that we be professional.
In both rehab and training focus on what the athlete can do, not what they can’t do.
Don't forget to do the work. You can't taper off a taper.
Andre LeFort
Though we shouldn’t ignore the ‘movement’ aspect of caloric maintenance, I feel that regulating what we eat, and how often/much we eat, plays a much greater role in maintaining a healthy weight.
I’m a long distance runner, and even now that I log 80km/week I find I can best maintain my weight by way of picking and choosing what I eat. This argument is even more applicable for the casual runners who only burn 200 to 400 calories per run, 3 times a week.
The main reason I push for more ‘mobility’ on a daily basis is for the other benefits it has, especially in regards to mental state.
mcgie76
Agree about redundancy of S&C coaches if not tied to sport demands. That’s why I am improving my S&C knowledge as a former pure tactical/technical coach – I understand the demands of the game and now I can condition the athletes better in a more global method. If I’d read your stuff sooner I’d be ten years ahead of where I am now haha.