Hey guys - based off all the great feedback we got on our latest substack article comparing and contrasting how a member of the military may train versus a sport athlete, we decided to try putting out a corresponding podcast each week along with the substack article. Open to any of your thoughts and feedback. Here's the latest pod for this week: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73QdkGgnQv1iWsYJzgBVjk?si=QJHFj3cFQ_2WVF4W8UF2ZQ

Hey sub-thread in our Skool community here. Feel free to share any books or articles you find useful when it comes to health and fitness, mindset, or whatever helps others become more capable human beings. I'm a huge fan of reading and as much as I like to find new stuff, will often revisit old stuff and I can always help pull some nuggets out that help me become a better athlete, coach, programmer, etc. Lately I've been going back and re-reading Mark Rippetoe and Andy Baker's book, Practical Programming for Strength Training Any of you guys read it before? Outside of the X's and O's of training, it does a good job of explaining "the why" behind a lot of what we do. I think a lot of people would benefit greatly from understanding General Adaptation Syndrome, as explained in this book and numerous other texts. I think a lot of athletes want to feel like they get their ass kicked every session, and while it's good to redline every now and again or encounter functional overreaching that is purposely designed in a program, many don't understand the general concept of stress, adaptation, and recovery that leads to actual results. Sound off if you've given this one a read!