Simply Not Easy

We continue along a similar vein as yesterday's episode talking about the Pectoralis Major muscle. Although, not necessarily in the context of J.J. Watt this time. In terms of the specifics of the muscle that you missed out on yesterday, we cover it today. While we've still got football on the mind with tonight's national championship game; go Tigers!

NFL Houston Texans Defensive End J.J. Watt was out the majority of this season due to a tear of his pec muscle. This is a crucial muscle for any sport, especially football, and especially at his position. He hustled all season and changed the game and timeline of typical recovery from this injury and rehab after surgery. All to make it in the playoffs and be the leader of his team on the field.

We never need to reinvent the wheel. Just to stay at the edge of innovation. I borrowed a concept from a new friend, Roger. From his TEDx talk about Pivoting. It is with this concept that we take life in stride, not to be stressed out or overwhelmed, but to grow and change.

In the midst of my interview season. It's a self evident message today, get out there and apply yourself. It doesn't always work out how you anticipate, but it doesn't work at all if you don't. A no is just a point of a finger in another direction. It's a numbers game until it isn't. To hear more of my mentality behind this process and execution of it itself, tune in. This is my Focus Friday. What in your life are you focusing on?

In a recent interview David Goggins talks about his involvement helping run a pre-bootcamp bootcamp. To get young soldiers ready. Ready for the next level. Ready for next level results. In today's episode we talk about what we really need to be preparing for, and how.

Most of you are familiar with a sliding scale. This is often associated with the fee charged being in proportion to your income or current means of paying for it. Sarcopenia is the proven concept of losing muscle mass as we age as a part of the natural process. The fact that it happens to a degree is a given. How much it happens is not. Sarcopenia is also a sliding scale. As antidotal evidence I talk about a atory of an 80 year old New York man who runs a crossfit gym out of his back yard. Not only does he run it, but he leads people half his age by example.

EC Synkowski is a crossfit coach as well as the head honcho behind the company OptimizeMe Nutrition. The goal of this company is to make nutrition accessible and approachable for anyone and everyone. She is the bold creater of the 800g challenge. A challenge that is very much in line with the theme of this podcast, simple action steps that better lives daily.

Today I went to two physical therapy interviews, that will be followed by three more tomorrow. During one of these interviews I spent significant time treating patients with the owner. I thought I'd take this opportunity to highlight what muscle energy techniques are and how they can be effective. This technique was originally paved from the osteopaths of old, and continues to be effectively utilized today.

Today I got the privilege of hanging out with one of my good friends at the Staples Center to watch the Clippers vs the Knicks. It was a close and entertaining game. There were parts of the game that clearly highlighted the dramatic shift that basketball has gone through this last decade as we enter a new one, while still showing respect to the styles of old.

Today we tap into a little mindset shift that allows us to better let go of baggage that's just getting in our way. The Serenity prayer, AKA If you can't do anything about it don't let it piss you off.