Rule #24 Simply State It

Some people like the sound of their own voices. Some feel it necessary to sound intelligent. Some are just verbose. If you can't describe what you're talking about simply, then perhaps you simply don't know the material you are defining. There are BRILLIANT Coaches and Lecturers out there that confuse the crap out of a lot of people because they use terminology that exceeds the populations understanding. To dismiss this as "heck with the masses they're too stupid to understand" or the cop out phrase "I'm inspiring critical thinking" is limiting your impact and is quite frankly bullshit. I like to meet people where they are, and HELP them understand more. I work with a variety of people, from the Professional/Collegiate Athlete who only cares how I can make him better and last longer in their chosen sport, to working class Men and Women that are concerned with how they will look naked, to Physicians that want to know how this will draw rewards in movement and longevity. Each need to know the methodology by which I am working and how it is married to their Goals and Objectives. I use the language that they each best understand. I don't go Anatomy professor on the athletes or General Fitness people, like wise I don't speak "down" to my Doctors and other Strength Coaches that train with me. I THINK it was Einstein that said, "If you can't explain something simply, then you simply don't know the subject" Lastly, there is no need to repeat things three different ways when you are saying the same thing. Either progress it, or regress it. Paint a picture with the words you use. Show people, or take them through the ideas. Remember people are visual, auditory, or tactual, or combination of two or all. Today's Training: Bench Press: 3 RM Work up slowly: 45x5 95x5 135x5 185x3 205x3 225x3 250x3 275x3 300x3 315x3 DB Bench for time: Use 50% of what you used for the two minutes last week and do FOUR minutes this week. Overhead BB Shoulder Press: 12x3@95 pounds DB Lateral Raise: 4x8@45 Shrugs: 3x15@405 4 way neck: 1x17@6.0 Bike: 20 mins.