It's History, Not Right or Wrong

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Written By Sarah Walls

Yesterday I came across a paragraph in a Charlie Francis manual that said something to the effect of: As coaches and athletes, we shouldn't allow ourselves to get so wrapped up into what's right or wrong. Everything is simply history (and, often, history-in-the-making) that can help to inform further progress and even more effective training means and methods. What a wonderful thought! After all, there are an infinite number of ways to arrive at the same conclusion or result.

Who's to say the below video isn't the BEST way to train a libero? (fast forward to :35 mark and go from there):

Who's to say wearing board-shorts and no shirt isn't the most effective training gear? Watch out on this one... there's some rough language:

OH... MY... GOD... Apparently this guy has been doing this for years without injury...Who's to say this is wrong? Me, I'll say it on this one:

The opinions and methods of other coaches, facilities, and training plans definitely deserve respect. It's all just history-in-the-making!

Sarah Walls
A little about me: I've worked in pretty much every corner of the fitness industry for about 10 years. I've had the great fortune of spending most of this time working with gifted athletes at every level. I've also had the great opportunity of designing and conducting research projects, writing occasionally for various publications and blogs, competing in powerlifting, and just generally having a killer time pursuing my passions wherever they may take me. Now I own two businesses: one is an athletic performance training company that I started in 2007 at age 26 and the other is a software company startup that was launched in 2014. Paramount to all the awesomeness of my professional career, is my family. My kids are a thrill and my husband continues to be my most critical and important supporter.
www.strengthboss.com
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