A Joel Younkins There's never really just ONE THING that makes or breaks you in the world of fitness success stories. It's always a multifaceted approach. You should focus on ONE THING at a time, but in reality, it takes a bunch of things to come together to create the ultimate package. Everything impacts something else in this world. But I still get a lot of questions where people want just a one solution answer to a problem. I get asked questions like... "What's the best exercise to do?" "How many times a week should I train?" "What is the best exercise to increase your vertical jump?" Usually I respond with... "It depends, tell me more about your situation." But I get it, we're looking for direct solutions to our problems. Sort of like, let's cut to the chase way of thinking. The foundation of training should rely on the basics to build it's base, but as a professional, if I give you a one size fits all answer, I'm not properly doing my job. So, since I can't just give out one solution to a broad problem. I will provide you with more than ONE THING to do! What I will give you today, is 3 Things All Athletes Need To Do In Training! No matter what kind of athlete you are, assuming it's a physical driven sport however, these 3 Things are essential to a successful training program. If anything else, you should be trying to always fit these 3 Things into your training plan. I'll explain more in detail as you read on! 1.) Squat All athletes need to be squatting. No matter what age, gender, or sport. You need to build a strong lower body. This will help you simply with being on your feet. It will help become faster and jump higher. And it will simply strengthen you in your athletic positions in your sport as you bend at your ankles, knees, and hips. It doesn't matter as much which type of squatting you're doing, as long as you have a solid reason for why you believe it's appropriate. But for athletes, squatting in a gym is considered to be very general. So you can Hi Bar, Low Bar, Box Squat, Goblet Squat, and or Single Squat Variations, just whatever will make you get the most out of the movement. The point is, if you're an athlete, get comfortable with the idea of squatting, and start squatting yesterday...Your Power and Speed will thank me! 2.) Abdominal Training Most athletes actually want to avoid Ab Work because it takes up time and it's hard to see a visual direct connection to the sport. But the bad news is, that our lower spine is the only skeletal structure connections our upper body to our lower body. So you need to rely on your trunk muscles to be strong and stable. When this is in effect, your upper and lower body works together much more efficiently and will also decrease the rate of potential injuries. Abdominal Training should be a part of your program throughout the whole year! 3.) Aerobic Conditioning A lot of athletes may be rolling their eyes right now when they see the words Aerobic Conditioning. But guess what, everything we do has an Aerobic component to it. So whether you're a Thrower on a track team, or you run Cross Country, you need to have some sort of Aerobic Conditioning to compete as a high level athlete. For more strength based athletes, you need this to be in your program because it will help when you're at your events, you will have more energy and a faster recovery time between your bouts/attempts. When your aerobic system is more developed, the efficient blood flow to your muscles will keep you muscles warmer, which means they can fire faster if they're warm. And also, with this system being more developed, you will be able to recover from training sessions faster as well! So anything from walking 10 minutes at a time with a weight vest to distance runners running miles at a time, you should always be concerned on where your Aerobic Conditioning is at any given time of the year! Conclusion By now, you should see why at least these 3 Things should be in every Athlete's training program. And in fact, there's a lot more than can be added to this list, but these 3 jump to the front of my mind as they often want to be neglected rather easily. So if you're an athlete, a coach, or a parent of an athlete, take a look at the big picture of what you're doing, and make sure these 3 Things (Squat, Abdominal Training, & Aerobic Conditioning) are being included in your preparation for the upcoming season! Talk to you soon! Thanks for reading and hope you found some great value! We have a favor to ask from you. We want to share our free content to help other people like yourself become more educated on fitness and wellness. Please take a moment to like and share the blog post on social media, tell a friend, and engage with the authors by commenting below and asking further questions. We thank you for the support and promise to keep over delivering you with more value!
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Joel Younkins It's pretty amazing, it seems like not very long ago, I was turning 20 years old. I would be getting ready for my second season as a Collegiate Football Athlete, figuring out the College Life, conceptualizing what I really wanted out of my own life, and what I would possibly do once my playing days were over. Today, I'm the owner of a Private Training Facility, I own my own Supplement Line, I own and rent real estate, I'm happily married to the love of my life Kelly, and she gave birth to our amazing son Levi! On July 23rd 2018, I will be turning 30... As I look back over my 20's, I can't grasp at how much and how fast life has changed. I'm very thankful for that I feel like I was able to accomplish a lot in this period of my life, while still experiencing a lot that life has to offer. I know that in your 20's, especially in today's current culture, things can be tough and confusing for us to figure out. There's a lot to think about and moves to be made. You might be asking yourself: "Am I where I'm suppose to be?" "Did I make the right career choice?" "Should I be making more money?" "Should I be married by now?" And the list can go on and on. It's easy to get caught up and compare our lives to everyone else's. Well, I now can basically say that I've lived it (my 20's). I've learned a lot on the fly while figuring out how to run a business and navigating through this thing called life. I've made just as many mistakes as I have had successes, if not more. I've felt completely lost at times, and I've also felt like I was on top of the world! This isn't me saying, do what I did in my 20's, I have the blueprint for you. This is based from my experiences of what I have come to realize to be true as a man only days away from turning 30 years old. So I wanted to share this with you. Take from this what you will, especially if you find yourself in your 20's. Trust me, I've realized way more than 20 things. This list isn't the most important things I'd say, nor in order of importance, but just 20 of them that I think you may be relate to and help put things into perspective for yourself as you navigate through your 20's in this Lifestyle Blog Post! 1.) Hustle or Chill
2.) A Lot Changes In A Year
3.) Find Your Purpose
4.) Balance = Average
5.) Winners Win
6.) Few Actually Hustle
7.) You're Not Missing Out
8.) Find You, Before You Find Someone Else
9.) Marry Your Best Friend
10.) Having Kids Is The Best Thing In The World
11.) The World Doesn't Care If You Have A Family
12.) Misery Loves Company
13.) Real Problems Can't Be Calculated
14.) Be Open To The Universe
15.) People Accept The Judgement You Place On Yourself
16.) The More You Know, The More You Realize You Don't Know
17.) Be Comfortable Becoming Uncomfortable
18.) Morals Over Everything
19.) Keep Going
20.) Be A Genuine Person
Conclusion Thank you for reading through this list. Like I said, this isn't everything that I've learned and realized, but these are the 20 Things that I wanted to share with you. I'm sitting here telling you that I have mastered these things myself. But they have helped me realize some concepts to get through my 20's and have given me a standard to work towards when building my character. When I'm struggling with something, I keep these things in my mind and rely on them for clarity and direction. Hopefully at least one of these will help give you some clarity and direction in an area that you may be struggling with today. Until next time! Thanks for reading and hope you found some great value! We have a favor to ask from you. We want to share our free content to help other people like yourself become more educated on fitness and wellness. Please take a moment to like and share the blog post on social media, tell a friend, and engage with the authors by commenting below and asking further questions. We thank you for the support and promise to keep over delivering you with more value! |
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