“ Whether you’re a D1 athlete or a slum off the streets, you have to have a purpose to your training”
Not every athlete trains the same. You will never see a football player run a mile, nor will you see a distance runner train for a max rep on power clean. This mindset relates to the “law of specificity”, meaning specific athletes do specific things for specific goals. It’s important that once you’ve learned your intent…the next steps taken must be about how to, when to, and why certain movements are necessary for your training..
“I need slabs of beef to intimidate my enemy, and unfortunately you do not meet the job description”
One of the main hurdles you’ll approach within your journey of the iron is your purpose and ambitions. What are you training for? And for whatever you’re training for…how do you get there? Are you lifting to attain your goals, or are you aimlessly curling dumbbells and pressing barbells with not intentionality?