“You train as hard as you can. Do the right thing… show up and compete to the best of your ability.” - Tokyo Olympian Wes Kitts foxla.com/sports/weightl…

Great listen from Power Athlete HQ California Strength Been getting into Youth Development Sensitivity Periods lately & the guys dive in here. open.spotify.com/episode/4UWOI1…

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Today is brutal, to say the least, but there are good moments. Thinking about when Jack Sanborn's mom drove from their hometown Chicago to surprise Jack at the combine and how today they found out he made the 53-man roster in that same hometown. A great bright spot.

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I intentionally put on Ancient Aliens when I nap. There is something so soothing knowing that Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is uncovering the truth behind ET involvement in our ancient past.

Love my life!!! After a long morning of business focused calls, I get to switch gears to review a biomechanical analysis of future Olympian Nathan Damron. Thank you USAW high performance staff.

Never Do Nothing! Wife is traveling for work and I have all three kids. Meals, school, soccer, fantasy drafts, etc. Still managed to get in 10 min conditioning and a few power clean singles. Not pretty but way better than Nothing!

Finally happened! While traveling I stopped at a CF box to do some Cleans. Guy comes up and says, “Hey you’re pretty strong, you should follow Cal Strength to work on some technique. They have a heavy set coach that knows his stuff.” In my mind, “does he mean me or Pendlay?”

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/09/01… Nutrition is so simple. 1. Hit protein goals based on LBM 2. Peg fat goals to fall around 1/2 of your protein grams. 3. Eat the balance of your macros in Carbs until your energy allowance is met. 4. Eat natural foods. No nutrition label is optimal.

Never Do Nothing… Resort gym fun. Cond 3 rounds DB Cluster - 6 Toes to Bar - 8 MB Step Back Lunge into Twist - 10 Lift 3 rounds DB hex press - 10 Reverse Cable Fly - 12 EZ Bar Curl - 10 Standing Cable Chest Press - 10 Bent over NG DB row - 12 NG DB Skull Crusher - 10

Remember, there is no such thing as a Snatch Pull! Address the bar, assign tension and PUSH through the platform. Tempo work is always a good way to ingrain and strengthen the feeling.

I don’t want my kid lifting weights! 🤦‍♂️ 1. In weightlifting we control the load. Very often, body weight exercises like push ups and pull ups are too heavy. 2. Teach force production and force absorption principles early! 3. Children benefit from Bone density adaptations.

Anyone else hit these on the Ripped and Ready program today? 1 min isometric rear foot elevated split squat. Loading the ball of the foot and pushing the front knee over the toes targets the Glutes and the VMO.

When I really don’t feel like working out, that’s when it becomes an absolute must. I refuse to negotiate with the mind terrorist that tries to sabotage training. You know, that little voice that attempts to rationalize skipping the gym. Fuck that guy, he’s not in charge!

A random but very cool piece of mail came today. Being part of the Olympic experience is inexplicable on many levels. Profoundly moving, incredibly exciting and ungodly difficult!

The concept of #NeverDoNothing is a gateway back to doing hard things.

Landed in Bogota, Colombia last night. This 2022 Weightlifting World Championships is our first opportunity to post totals for Olympic Rankings. Nathan lifts on the 11th and Wes on the 13th. LFG!!!

Tissue tolerance is important for long term strength and power adaptations - soreness is a bad proxy for whether the workout was good or bad. Our Olympic lifters don’t experience muscle soreness during training blocks.

85% of your one rep max is often cited as the minimum intensity required in the Olympic variations to promote neuromuscular adaptations. What does that mean though?