I Can Do It.
Being Uncommon
My first season at The Citadel, I was a redshirt transfer student. For anyone who doesn’t know what that means, I had transferred to The Citadel from a small NAIA school in South Carolina, so by NCAA rule I had to sit out a year. I could practice, but could not play in the games.
Lots of naysayers said I was crazy for making the switch. Many said I would never be good enough to play Division 1 baseball. Others just thought it was insane to voluntarily submit yourself to...
Ignition: The Day Your Life Changes
The Legacy of a Hero
I was 15 years old when my life was changed forever by a single event:
The death of my father.
I’m 50 years old now, and I still think about him every day.
I’ll never forget it.
My dad was the hero of my life. He was my guidepost and the one I turned to for all my direction. He certainly was not without flaw. Who among us is? But he was clearly the leader of our family, and he loved his wife and children more than life. Looking back, he seemed to be driven by a...
Myelin Farming: It Ain’t Sexy, But It’s How We Learn
Myelin Mindset
This morning we started our 8:00 am ARMory training session like we start every session—with a 10-15 minute mindset segment. It usually involves and inspirational video or some other motivational discussion. It’s an important part of what we do. It sets the tone for every workout, and it helps us foster an environment of mind and body expansion toward greatness. We never miss it.
Today, however, I went outside the norm. Instead of a motivational piece, I showed a...
Hey Pitcher! You’re The Fat Chick
Lonely Cat
This morning when I woke up there was a black and white tuxedo cat named Molly sitting on my chest purring.
As I mentioned in an earlier e-mail, I'm home alone for the next 3 weeks. My wife and youngest son (age 15) are at East Cobb, Georgia for a series of baseball tournaments. Two of my sons are college pitchers who are training with Ron at the Texas Baseball Ranch for 2 months. Some of you might ask why I would send my sons all the way out to Texas when they could train right...
Who’s To Blame? Balancing Performance Enhancement With Injury Risk Reduction
I’m probably going to catch a lot of flack for this e-mail,
but here goes anyway.
In early March of this year, I scrubbed in to observe a surgery
with Tampa Bay Rays Team Doctor Koko Eaton.
I wanted to see a Tommy John (ulnar collateral ligament) reconstruction.
Over my 20 years as a practicing Physical Therapist, I had seen
every injury imaginable. I had observed lots of different surgical procedures,
but I had never seen a Tommy John surgery.
I wanted to see this particular surgery...
