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@GuruAnaerobic Sitting in a restaurant eating a meal without a no smoking area or right next to the smoking area was 🤢

Many people are too young to know what it was like before the smoking ban. You went to the pub you came back smelling of smoke. To a nightclub, you smelled of smoke, To a cinema, you smelled of smoke. To a restaurant, you smelled of smoke. To the theatre, you smelled of smoke. To the office, you smelled of smoke. On public transport, you smelled of smoke. Worse - time in these environments meant red, sore, eyes and a raging headache. The greatest health policy act of the 20th century was to ban smoking in public. Im all for person sovereignty and freedom, but freedom doesn't mean the right to inflict your filthy addiction on others.

@Bartek_Kamyk_ @BowTiedYukon Possibly…

@DeltaCharlie75 @BowTiedYukon Mate, you just don't get it.

Why do you train so hard? One of the reasons I train hard is I’m a dad to 3 sons and a baseball coach for 13 kids That’s my “show” You can be a fat slob with a shirt that says coach and even have a whistle but if you don’t look the part out there yelling “hustle” and “work harder” those kids aren’t going to buy into your bullshit Look the part and they do

@BowTiedYukon @Bartek_Kamyk_ Haha quality

@Bartek_Kamyk_ @DeltaCharlie75 Fat

@Bartek_Kamyk_ @BowTiedYukon So they would both provide the same coaching experience?

Sure there is, and I agree. But those are usually a top coaches with established track record. Look, and aesthetic on its own means nothing if a coach can't coach. But it definitely add to the perceived value and respect for a good coach, especially when they work with the kids.

@PedMenCoach How often would you have to train years mechanics before they had an effect on technique? Is it realistic for mechanics to be targeted in field spirts where training time is at a premium when you could get more from strength, plyo and bounds?

⚽️🏃Every pro club has facilities around their training pitch to boost player performance. Stade Rennais shows us ‘artificial stairs’ to improve running mechanics. What extra structures do you think pro clubs should have? 🎞️Stade Rennais FC🇫🇷

@Bartek_Kamyk_ @BowTiedYukon Majority of coaches in every top sport don’t look the part, there is more to coaching than aesthetics.

@BowTiedYukon First impression, the aura of a strong, powerful man who’s in shape earns respect. Without that, a t-shirt that says “coach” might not be enough.

@BowTiedYukon So look the part and they buy into your bullshit or look the part means you’re not full of bullshit?

@Bartek_Kamyk_ Would it depend on the reason for training? Athletes in season may be lifting just to maintain their fitness. Might not have room for progressive overload at this stage due to the demands of the sport. Would the goal be to maintain a competitive level without excessive workload?

Training is progress-oriented. It’s goal-driven and about adaptation. Many people lift the same weights for the same reps for months—sometimes years. That’s lifting weights, but in the comfort zone. If the performance or the physique doesn’t change… It might be a workout, but I’m not sure I’d call it training. Correct me if, I'm wrong.

@WSWayland Would better acceptance come from keeping the intensity and lowering the volume? Likely same result for managing accumulated fatigue etc and maybe better psychological buy in

Scaling intensity down 20% for a week restores most people’s capacity for progressive overload. The hard part is getting them to do it.

Today we have written to our councillors, MSP’s & MP’s around the decision to close 43% of football pitches at Colquhoun Park at weekends. A position which will impact the mental health of our young children and ability to participate in sport. We look forward to their response

@stevemagness Is this just reflective of in person socialising? If so, how would the hours look per week if virtual socialising was taken into account and, setting physical activity aside, what would the psychological and social pros and cons of both situations look like?

We have a connection problem. -In 1996, the average teen went out with friends 2.5x per week. In 2020, that number was 1.5x. -Kids in 2019 spent 3 hours less per week socializing than kids in 2012. -Between 2003 and 2022, face-to-face socializing among teenagers fell by more than 45% This isn't just a trend; it's a societal overhaul. We're living in the "antisocial century." Consider this: Teenage drinking has dropped precipitously… For 10th graders, past-year alcohol use fell from 65% in 1997 to 26% in 2024. Great, right? The main driver? Less socializing. Less hanging out. Less parties, less group gatherings. Less drinking because more kids are spending time alone. Less socializing means less "doing" together. Less of those seemingly trivial interactions that build connection. From 2003 to 2020, young people ages 15 to 24 experienced a nearly 70% reduction in time spent in-person with friends, from about 150 minutes per day to just 40 minutes per day. As I outline in my new book, we form bonds through shared "in-between" times and novel experiences. Long bus rides, water cooler talk, killing time together. Playing sports, taking risks, facing challenges. This combo turns 2D caricatures into 3D people. We build trust. We learn to rely on each other. These aren't luxuries; they're necessities. We have a fundamental human need to belong. It's a cornerstone of intrinsic motivation, a key ingredient for a meaningful life. We're wired for connection. When we feel connected, we're not just happier; we're more resilient. Modern psychology tells us we outsource emotional regulation. We share the load. Instead of feeling the full burden of taking on a challenge or figuring out how to get through a verbal beratement, our brain counts on others to help us cope. When we know we can share the burden, our perception of what we can handle changes. The daunting becomes manageable. We need to foster environments that prioritize genuine connection over digital distractions. This isn't a quick fix; it's a cultural shift. We need to start having the hard conversations, now. This isn’t about demonizing technology, it’s about recognizing the human cost of its unchecked influence. It’s about understanding that performance, resilience, and wellbeing are all rooted in our ability to connect, to belong. We can’t optimize human potential in isolation. We need each other. It's why Belonging is one of the 3 pillars in Win the Inside Game. When we belong, we thrive and come through in the clutch. When we feel isolated, the burden overwhelms, and we choke. We’re setting our teens up to choke. To learn more, check out my new book. Chapter 7 and 8 are on Belonging. Plus it's 20% off right now: amzn.to/4ijiuag

@reisshaldane Interesting to see how much time he’s actually played in those 50 appearances.

5️⃣0️⃣ Tonight’s cameo marks half a century of Partick Thistle appearances for academy graduate Zander Mackenzie.

@EamonnFlanagan @IrishSESA 👍

Presentation: Plyometric theory, training and testing A presentation for the @IrishSESA Reply below for the recording Here is what we covered 👇

@ScottishYouthFA Is there a guide to what the roles represent and what is required ie Team Manager - does this replace team secretary? Is team coach for youths only? For first aider it shows Team First Aid and Sfa first aid, does it matter which one?

‼️ Adding officials to catalogues ‼️ Please ensure an official is only added for the role(s) they are undertaking, an official is not required to be added multiple times. One entry per official allows us to complete the necessary checks quicker and approve the team.

@Mr_Tennis_Coach Cla

I created a guide to help coaches get to grips with the CLA It has over 100 short 'snips' of the best skill acquisition podcast episodes. These helped take my knowledge and coaching to the next level. Like & reply 'CLA' to receive for free through DM (Must be following)

🫀I started my career in medical science, cardiovascular surgery and pharmaceutical clinical trials. I met older adults at their most vulnerable. I wanted to do more. 🏋🏻‍♀️ I had to go back to school and retrain in strength training. At the time, I thought this would be the very best intervention I could offer people who wanted the best chance at reducing their chances at age-associated disability and disease. ⏭️ Fast forward to today. This thought is more true than ever before. We have the evidence. In spades. Strength is key to healthspan. Our population levels of participation are dismal. 💪🏻THE MISSION is simple but not easy…get everyone #STRONGERwithAGE💪🏻

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"stats show that only about 10 percent of elite 10-year-old athletes are still elite at 18. Only eight percent of Nobel Prize winners and world champions were child prodigies. In fact, the only thing that early success guarantees is … early success" (John O'Sullivan)

@GuruAnaerobic @surfsol07 Problem arises when we associate children with talent. For every one kid identified as talented who makes it, there are thousands who don’t. It’s a numbers game. There is no way to id kids - from maturation on is were real talent emerges. Set them up physically for this period.

I'm thinking about doing something on this as there is lot of bad advice and misunderstanding around talent development. We've gone from "kids need to specialise at an early age " to "kids shouldn't specialise until they're 12-13". Both of these are soundbites and miss the whole picture.

How to create an elite athlete: 1 Screen individuals for a set of sports very young according to morphology and other critetia, including basic athletic and skill testing, slj, throwing etc. 2 Develop basic skills + fundamental athletic and locomotor skills relevant to those sports 3 Further separate youngsters into individual sports - deeper development of fundamentals of that sport, strength, movement patterns, power, technique, endurance, etc 4 After a period of training (~1 year) weed out the slow responders. 5 Full specialisation of remaining individuals, developing gross and fine motor skills, physical and metabolic requirements. Appropriate nutrition and muscular development. Many sports have overlapping requirements s.a. speed, quickness, agility, power, endurance, high tolerance to fatigue and injury, psychological and competitive toughness etc. This is difficult to do in democracies because the State can't force this upon youngsters, and people have more choice. China used to take 1000s of youngsters, barely taller than the table and get them to hit table tennis balls 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. Parents sent their kids thousands of miles to these academies. I saw a documentary on it, it was insane. I understand the set-up has changed a lot. Teach general AND specialised (for the chosen sport/s) at an early age, if you wait to long to specialise, the movement patterns wont be optimised.