I will watch carefully at a participant's technique and say nothing. I suppose it's my 1000-yard glare that makes a few people wonder "the heck is he looking at?" that causes them to be a bit uncomfortable or concerned to elicit their question, "WHAT?" To which I will say nothing and leave it at that.

I had to explain to one young lady today that it is said..."Only God can judge." Yet, here I am. That if I don't say anything, then she's doing everything alright. When I say something it's because I AM going to criticize technique, weight choice, or attitude.

I WILL use positive reinforcement for effort or form or sheer guts and determination, but I'm not going to spend a lot of time blowing sunshine up someone's ass.

The other time I will say something is to relate stories or to inspire. But I kind of suck at "small talk" too.

So if your coach doesn't say anything to you. Know that you have it handled correctly!

Today's Training:

Cycle: 27 mins

Prowler: 10x 80 yds x still a bunch of weight

5x20 of the following exercises:

1A Barbell Curl

1B Cable Rope Pushdown

2A DB Curl

2B DB Supine Tricep Extension

3A DB Hammer Curl

3B Dip

4A Reverse Grip BB Curl

4B C/S Tricep Kickback

5A Concentration Curl

5B XBody Tricep Extension

Cycle: 25 mins

Harry Selkow
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