Michael Davis DPT

DL Program Week 7

Today's workout felt better than last week's.  Gearing up for Phase 3 and some hard work.

Dynamic Warm-up

Hip Openers, Glute Bridges, RNT Squat work

Workout

Circuit A

Round 1: 4 Muscle-ups, DL w/ 225lbs for 4, Inverted TRX Rows for 10, Vertical Split KB Snatch w/ 24kg for 5 R/L, 100 Jumps with Jumprope.

Round 2: 4 Muscle-ups, DL w/ 315lbs for 4, Inverted TRX Rows for 10, Vertical Split KB Snatch w/ 24kg for 5 R/L, 100 Jumps with Jumprope.

Round 3: 4 Muscle-ups, DL w/ 405lbs for 5, Inverted TRX Rows for 10, Vertical Split KB Snatch w/ 24kg for 5 R/L, 100 Jumps with Jumprope.

Circuit B

Round 1: Double Overhand (w/ straps) Rack Pulls w/ 585lbs for 4, Bent Barbell Rows w/ 225lbs for 5, Pull-ups 5 reps, 100 Jumps w/ Jumprope

Round 2: Double Overhand (w/ straps) Rack Pulls w/ 725lbs for 1, Bent Barbell Rows w/ 225lbs for 5, Pull-ups 5 reps, 100 Jumps w/ Jumprope

Round 3: Double Overhand (w/ straps) Rack Pulls w/ 765lbs for 1, Bent Barbell Rows w/ 225lbs for 5, Pull-ups 5 reps, 100 Jumps w/ Jumprope

Workout Completed in 38 minutes

Cool-Down

3D Standing Hip Flexor with Contra Pec Stretch/Mob

 

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Are You Investing In your Feet/Ankles?

 

You walk into a store with $20 to your name.  The item that you would to purchase costs $10.  Would it be difficult/challenging to pay $10 dollars for something knowing that it would leave you with just $10?  How much would that feeling change if that $20 were decreased to $15 or $13?  What if it were increased to $50, $80, $100, etc?  Keep in mind that in each situation, you have the necessary $10 to make your purchase, but your security or comfort in making this purchase lies in the size of your “reserve” (the amount that you will have after making the purchase).  I have a feeling that you understand this, but what does it have to do with your feet/ankles?

 

Let’s say you have two clients/patients performing a squat.  One is able to complete a full bodyweight squat with great form (functional), while the other loses his/her balance in a posterior direction or elevates the heels as they descend (dysfunctional).  Suspecting that there may be an issue at the foot/ankle complexes, you decide to assess their ability to dorsiflex their feet/ankles.  For illustration, we will say that an individual needs 15 degrees of dorsiflexion to properly perform a squat.  Upon assessing these two you learn that the functional squatter has 25-30 degrees of dorsiflexion and the dysfunctional squatter has 18-20 degrees of dorsiflexion.  Both individuals have the necessary 15 degrees to complete the activity, so what gives?  Maybe the problem isn’t at the foot/ankle since both clients/patients have more than the required range of motion.  Is it fair to say that the foot/ankle complexes are clear?

 

Before you dismiss the foot/ankle complex’s involvement, keep this in mind.  The foot/ankle complex is a sensory interfacing region of which the body has four (2 hands/wrists and 2 feet/ankles).  Take a look at the skin on the palms of your hands and soles of your feet.  These are the only places on your body that has this type of skin.  Now run your finger across the skin on the back of your hand, then the palm, and do the same for the tops and bottoms of your feet.  Notice the difference in sensitivity in the palms of your hands and soles of your feet.  This is important because these areas are uniquely equipped to provide the brain (central nervous system or CNS) and the body (peripheral nervous system or PNS) with sensory information as they interact/interface with the environment.  This means what happens at the foot/ankle complex(s), as it interfaces with the environment, largely determines the lower body’s, and thus the entire body’s, access to said movement, in this case the squat.

 

It is this sensory interfacing quality that makes the total motion, not just the required motion, at the foot/ankle important.  This quality gives the foot/ankle complex the ability to assess “threat”.  What I mean by this is that the foot/ankle complex will often be reluctant to give you all that it has, exhausting its reserve, as it senses and tells the body that it is unsafe for me to do this, so get it from somewhere else.  You see, just as in the $$$ example earlier, the foot/ankle complex senses when its “reserve” is depleting and will send a message to guard against it, often resulting in dysfunctional compensation(s).  This is why the dysfunctional squatter either loss his/her balance backwards or elevated the heel during the descent. 

 

Now take those same two squatters, place them in Olympic weightlifting shoes, and have them squat again.  You will likely see no gross changes in the functional squatter, but the dysfunctional squatter will greatly improve, possibly becoming “functional”.  The requirements of the squat have not changed, but you have externally increased their dorsiflexion reserve.  The Olympic weightlifting shoe places the foot in a stable plantarflexed position.  This advantageously changes the starting position of the foot/ankle by allowing the necessary 15 degrees of dorsiflexion (to perform the squat) to largely be achieved via relative dorsiflexion as a close look at the foot/ankle will reveal that the actual/true dorsiflexion occurring at this complex is less than without the shoes.  As a result, the dorsiflexion reserve has been increased, there is no perceived threat by foot/ankle complex, and the access to the movement is granted.

 

This isn’t to say that everyone should be in elevated heel shoes, as my position is quite the contrary, though Olympic weightlifting shoes have their place/purpose.  This example was merely used to illustrate the importance of the dorsiflexion reserve in the execution of upright ground based activities.  So take a little time each day to address foot/ankle mobility and controlled mobility.  It will be well worth the investment!

 

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Push/Press Gym Day (3.17.2011)

Today was an average day at the gym in terms of performance.  Trying to streamline a few things and focus on technique.

 

Warm-up:

Glute Bridges, CHL, Open 1/2 kneeling and Tall Kneeling Indian Club Swinging, Resisted Bird Dogs, 1/2 kneeling hip mobs/flexor stretch, RNT Squat Therapy, Get-ups, Windmills, and Jumping Rope (20 minutes total)

 

Work-out:

1a) 4-way shoulder raises (10lb plates) 5 reps each

1b) Alternating DB Chest Press (150lb DBs) 3-4 each arm (6-8 total) * See pics below.

1c) Bottoms-up KB Clean & Press (53lbs KB) 3-5 each side

1d) Front Squat (185, 225, 225, 275lb BB) 3-5 reps

1e) Jumping Rope 100 jumps

4 rounds

2a) BB Floor Press (225, 275, 315lb BB) 3-5 reps

2b) Front BB Jerks (135lb BB) 4-6 reps

2c) Plyo Dips  5 reps

2d) Behind The Neck BB Jerks (135lb BB) 4-6 reps

2e) Jumping Rope 100 jumps

3 Rounds

Cool-down:

Bretzel (5 minutes total)

 

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Do You Need Another Hammer?

From time to time I am asked what I think about this or that technique.  While there are, in my opinion, some superior techniques, the answer is often that techniques are like hammers.  In the hands of a skilled carpenter, a hammer yields beautiful work, but in the hands of a lay person, a hammer yields bent nails.  As you can see, it’s not as much about the hammer as it is about the hands it is in.  So before you ask yourself if you need another hammer, ask yourself if you have command of the one(s) that you already have.

 

Our society has lost its thirst for comprehension and understanding and has developed a hunger for a “turn-key” approach/algorithmic system.  No longer do we want to learn how to fish, we just want the fish.  This is a huge problem in our society. This is largely why you can have two people with the same letters behind their names and receive night and day services from these “equally” training individuals.  Unfortunately when you learn that someone is a MD, DO, PT, ATC, Chiropractor, Personal Trainer, etc, it doesn’t tell you much, if anything, about whether or not that person will be able to properly service you. 

 

Some certifying and/or continuing education courses include “examinations” as a part of their curriculum.  While I applaud the effort to hold the participants to some sort of standard, these tests are often a joke as some of them are open book and most of the questions are more about recall/memorization than they are about true comprehension of the material.  Don’t take this to mean that every course must have a written comprehensive test as that is not my intent. But I do believe that ALL certifying courses should have a part that assesses comprehension and application of the material to protect the potential patients/clients of these organizations’ representatives.  I also believe that it is the responsibility of the participants to seek the comprehension/understanding that gives them complete command of their past, present, and future skill sets.  It is through comprehension/understanding that the wisdom to accept what is useful and to reject what is useless is acquired. 

 

We can't keep placing hammers in the hands of unskilled carpenters and allow them to bend the nails of our society.  We must foster and demand comprehension to facilitate the development and maintenance of the beautiful work created in us as human beings. 

 

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Purposefully Primitive

Purposeful Primitive

Mike Davis DPT, ART

 

 

It was February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan.  By some accounts, a 42-1 underdog named James “Buster” Douglas shocked the world by knocking out the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, “Iron” Mike Tyson.   What was supposed to be another easy notch in Tyson’s belt, turned out to be the visible start to the down side of Tyson’s career.  I say “visible” because in hind sight this monumental “upset” was approximately two years in the making. 

 

Mike Tyson met Cus D’Amato when he was 13 years old.  A misguided misfit to say the least, it was Cus D’Amato who was able to infuse some discipline into this young man from the age of 13 to 19 years old. He stripped, then molded Tyson into a fundamentally sound fighter, both mentally and physically.  Tyson’s style was primitively effective following three rules: 1) elusivity with head movement, 2) quickness, power, and accuracy with punches, and 3) conditioning.    D’Amato worked Tyson daily on the fundamentals of the fight game.  No flashiness, no gimmicks, just good, old fashioned basic training to build and hone Tyson’s emotional, mental, and physical attributes, and thus his fundamental fighting base.

 

Tyson turned pro at the age of 18 in 1985. During that year, “Team Tyson” had put together a string of 11 knock outs before Cus D’Amato’s death.  Kevin Rooney, who was already a part of Team Tyson, assumed the role of trainer  and they won 16 more fights comprising a record of 27 – 0 at the time of their  first title shot in 1986. Team Tyson won that fight, making Tyson the youngest heavyweight champion of all time.  Rooney, whom was also groomed by D’Amato, was showing that he was qualified to continue D’Amato’s work.  Team Tyson was training hard and drilling the three rules five days a week.  It was all about constant discipline and repetition.  Team Tyson fought 4 times in 1987, unifying the heavyweight championship.

 

In July of 1988, having fought 3 times that year, Tyson parted ways with his original management team and fired Rooney as his trainer.  His first fight with his new team came against Frank Bruno in February of 1989.  Bruno was able to buckle Tyson early in the fight as Tyson was not being elusive with head movement.  Tyson was not displaying the first of the three rules.  Fortunately for Tyson, his speed, power and intimidation carried him to a 5^th round TKO, but to the keen eye, this was not the Tyson of “Team Tyson”.  Tyson won his next fight by way of knock out in the 1^st round against an intimidated Carl Williams.  Unfortunately, this victory just enabled Tyson’s ego, allowing him to turn a blind eye to the fact that, without his original core unit, he was losing his discipline.

 

On February 11, 1990, Tyson entered the ring to face “Buster” Douglas.  Mentally focused and in good physical condition, Douglas utilized his skill set to expose a lost Tyson.  Douglas fought an excellent fight, displaying the importance of preparation and focus.  Even in defeat, Tyson continued to neglect the discipline necessary for success.  Had Tyson forgotten what got him to the championship?  All the training, film work, and mental focus, etc. day in and day out? He hadn’t forgotten these things, but he no longer had the people around him to make him accountable, keep him focused, and he was not being purposeful about maintaining his fundamental/primitive attributes. 

 

Most of us have a story that reflects Tyson’s in some way.  We don’t forget all about the primitive things that we use to do, such as rolling, pushing up off of the floor, squatting , dead lifting objects from the floor, and/or lifting objects overhead, but we are no longer purposeful about maintaining these skills.  Most in our society view these activities as boring.  Our society has a way of wanting the “next best thing” or something new.  We don’t want to waste our time with the fundamentals, we want the flashy, exciting, and sexy stuff- and we want it yesterday.  We want maximal results with little effort.  Many do not realize that it takes the average child 5-6 months to be able to intentionally roll from their back to their stomach, 8-9 months to crawl and begin verticalization, 10-12 months to walk, 14-16 months to stand up in space and walk, 3 years to stand on one leg, and 6 years to complete fine motor development.

 

In the process of acquiring these milestones, a child undergoes countless repetitions of basic motor skills to build a base to enable the next set of skills.  It is through constant discipline and repetition that these skills are acquired.  As we become more advanced, we start to neglect these skills.  We no longer roll, crawl, get up from the floor, squat, dead lift object from the floor, etc  as a part of our daily routine because we don’t find these activities “necessary”.  This is unfortunate because these “boring,” neglected activities are the fundamentals that form the base of our movement.  And “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do (Psalm 11:3)?”  Similar to the child, it took D’Amato 5-6 years to develop Tyson (2-3 years of Rooney’s maintenance and honing), but once the goal of the championship was reached, the fundamentals were lost and Tyson’s reign ended.  As a developing child, you were innately motivated to acquire the next skill, as the next skill improved your accessibility to the world. But once the goal was achieved, like Tyson, most started to neglect the fundamentals.  My question to you is, “How long until your reign ends?”

 

The key to extending your “reign” lies in the honing and maintenance of your fundamental skills such as pushing up, squatting, dead lifting, reaching overhead, etc.  Because these activities may not be the most exciting, one MUST be purposefully disciplined in the repetitious execution of these activities.  This is where my friend, Marty Gallagher comes in.  Marty’s “Purposeful Primitive” concept is truly about the re-acquisition, honing, and maintenance of these “primitive” movements.  Marty’s track record in the strength game in the United States is unparalleled.  A simple search though the power lifting archives will reveal that Marty himself is a national and world champion in addition to coaching multiple individual and team national/world championships. 

 

The acquisition of strength is a highly misunderstood thing.   Many would have you to believe that to get strong, one has to lift heavy.  While this has some truth to it, it is important to understand that in many ways, strength is a skill, and as with most skills, there is an element of accuracy that must be considered.  Marty’s “Five Phases to Mastery” is about just that.  One must have a sound movement base to ensure an efficiently successful, thus, safe execution of a particular lift.  When lacking the essentials, proper development and safety are compromised.  Marty will infuse you with the fundamentals to improve your movement, and as a result, extend your “reign” .

 

At roughly 170lbs, I have “Tamed the Beast”, squatted and dead lifted over 3 times my bodyweight, benched over 2.5 times my bodyweight, and jerked over 1.85 times my bodyweight.  I am able to perform these lifts at greater than or equal to 90% of those totals without having to “train” up to it.  As a result, people often ask me how I am able to achieve and maintain these good levels of strength.  The answer is simple- I am blessed me with the ability and wisdom to be purposefully primitive with my training.  I still perform the rudimentary skills on a regular basis, and these things remain foundational for all my other activities.  My “Beast Tamer” accomplishment occurred in August of 2008.  When I decided to go for this goal (April/May of 2008), I had never laid eyes on a 106lb kettlebell and when I tried, I could hardly perform a pistol with a 26lb kettlebell.  I wondered if I would I be able to go from having trouble with the pistol with a 26lb KB to cleanly performing it with 106lbs in 3-4 months.

 

To achieve this goal, I needed to find my weak link.  I felt that I was strong enough, but I also felt like I couldn’t access that strength.  So I took a step back and thought about the basic components of the pistol such as foot/ankle and hip mobility/controlled mobility, functional leg strength, pillar strength, etc.  I found that I was lacking in the foot/ankle mobility/controlled mobility department.  Mobility and controlled mobility are two of the four pillars (mobility, stability, controlled mobility, and skill) that I believe are paramount to efficient movement/motor acquisition.  To improve my ankle mobility, I performed self ankle mobilizations and assisted deep bilateral squats frequently throughout the day, every day.  As my ankle range of motion improved, I addressed the controlled mobility deficit by performing single legged stance with contra-lateral leg/foot reaches in all planes of motion (SLS with clock reaching).  I performed one to three sets of five of the SLS with clock reaching one to three times daily.  Once a week, I had a “pistol” session that consisted of three to five sets of one to five repetitions with the heaviest weight that I could maintain perfect form.  Note that I didn’t say the heaviest weight that I could do.  Perfect form was a non-negotiable at this juncture.  

 

In one month, I went from struggling to pistol a 26lb kettlebell to performing sets of two to four reps with a 79lb kettlebell (the heaviest I had).  I had no doubt in my mind that I would be ready by August.  By dissecting this movement into its primitive attributes I was able uncover the path to completion.  It is my belief that I should be able to perform The Beast Tamer Challenge (BTC) within no more than one week’s notice, preferably at a moment’s notice without having to perform the BTC frequently throughout the year.  I accomplish this by honing and maintaining the basics that make these movements possible.  Four to six times per week I perform ankle mobilizations, assisted and unassisted deep bodyweight squats, posterior scapular exercises, plank variations, and going down to and getting up from the floor via various patterns.  When I tamed the beast, I didn’t own a beast and it wasn’t until fourteen months later (10/2009) that I would see one again.

 

In October of 2009, the RKC held its first certification on the east coast in PA.  I traveled from Northern VA to show my support.  While there I was asked to perform the BTC.  I hadn’t touched a beast in over a year but because I am purposeful with maintaining and honing primitive attributes, I was up for the challenge.  I performed the BTC without a warm-up (not something that I recommend as I know better) and though I wasn’t happy with my performance, I was able to execute all three lifts.  My disappointment was rooted in the fact that I didn’t warm up which was reflected in the performance of the pistol as I had some issues with maintaining balance which prompted me to hop around a bit.  I was able to redeem myself as I purchased a beast and performed a Beast Tamer Medley (C & P right, transfer with a swing, C & P left, catch it by the horns, pistol left, pistol right, set it down and link to a belt, pull-up) in less than 12 days after the PA performance.  It is of utmost importance that you understand that it was the persistent disciplined execution of the basics that laid the foundation of this performance.             

 

 

I have used the Mike Tyson’s story, childhood developmental stages, and my Beast Tamer quest to illustrate the importance of acquiring, sharpening, and maintaining the basics.  Marty Gallaghar’s seminar "5 Phases to Mastery" outlines the necessity of a ‘back-to-basic’ training program that is often neglected.  Marty has spent decades in the trenches developing this program in the pursuit of mastery of these essential movements.  We are fortunate that Marty is more than willing to share his work, as it is his mission to spread this truth to assist our society and hopefully the world in the rediscovery and preservation of these primal movement skills.  It will be to your benefit to take advantage of this opportunity to learn and spend some time with one of the great minds in the realm of physical culture.

 

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In Memory

In Memory of Michael J. Davis Sr.

12.14.1951 - 01.16.2010

 

It's been a year today and it seems like yesterday.  It just doesn't seem real. We miss you and we love!

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Calling All Physical Therapists

Charlie Weingroff DPT is the Lead Physical Therapist for the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Prior to that, Dr. Weingroff served as the Director of Sports Performance and Physical Therapy at Centrastate Medical Center.  During his time at Centrastate Dr. Weingroff was able to direct/assist in setting up a very successful Out-patient Physical Therapy Facility.  This set-up is not like your average clinic.  Take a look at this entry that Dr. Weingroff recently posted on his blog about his set-up at Centrastate: Physical Therapy Mousetrap.

 

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Happy Birthday Dad!

 

It's almost been a year since you transcended.  A year that on one hand went by in the blink of an eye, and on the other hand painfully ticked by like watching each grain of sand descend within an hour glass.  This is the first of your birthdays that we are left to endure without you.  Though it has been and will continue to be hard, God has and will continue to comfort and strengthen us to get through. 

Last month, Ce and I welcomed the birth of your granddaughter.  She, as you know, is truly an angel.  She definitely provides an aura of grace, comfort, sanity, seriousness, etc around my mind and heart.  Which is why she is amply named Halo Divyne Davis.  Her birth has been a bitter sweet experience thus far for me.  Sweet because of all that she provides, requires, and the potential of the future.  Bitter because I will never get to see your earthly eyes as you gaze upon her heavenly face.  I will continue to pray that the Lord will bless me with the wisdom to be the father that Halo deserves.  That I will be able to apply what I learned from watching you and fulfill my destiny as a father. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

                       

                                                        We'll Love You Forever & Ever,

                                                            Mike D, CeCe, and lil Halo

                                                  


 

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Iron Sharpens Iron....Or Does It?

Proverbs 27:17 (New International Version) states: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”.  The King James Version states “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend”.  The New Living Translation states “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend”.

I have heard many breakdowns of what this parable may mean.  Most have said that the overall meaning is that it is the duty of one man to sharpen or bring out the best in another man and vice versa.  While I certainly will not refute that claim, I was still left with the question of how.  This question came about because, as many of you may know, iron doesn’t sharpen iron. 

In general, rubbing two like pieces of metal together will only result in the production of heat via friction.  To sharpen a raw metal, it must encounter another substance that is “harder” and applied at the correct angle to shape and thus sharpen the metal.  Typically a stone is used.  Various grits of stone may be used to produce the desired effect.  With a raw piece of metal, one would start with a low grit stone as its coarseness allows for gross metal removal.  As the metal takes shape, one would change to a higher grit stone as these stones allow fine metal removal and thus honing the blade.  As the sharpened blade takes shape, the rules shift, as a “harder” substance is no longer mandatory to further sharpen the blade, but the angle by which the substance is applied becomes the telling factor.   

This process of sharpening parallels those processes of building, developing, acquiring, raising, etc whatever one may think of.  Whether it is building a team, developing a body/mind, acquiring knowledge, or raising a child, the fundamental process is the same.  One formulates a base and works off of that base shaping and honing it to get the desired effect.  But bear in mind, use the wrong stone or misuse the correct stone and ruin the blade or remain the same.  So if iron doesn’t sharpen iron, what is it that the Bible speaks?

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”   Think about that.  “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”  Why is it written if it isn’t so?  It is my belief that because it is so.  In this NIV translation is a two letter word that places everything in perspective for me and it is the word “As”.  Now think about it “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”.  In the manner that iron sharpens iron, which it doesn’t, so does one person sharpen another.  I pray that this makes sense to all that read this.  This is vital.  In order to sharpen another, one must have the ability to apply the necessary pressure to shape and hone that entity into a “better” product.  If the two are exactly the same, they have nothing to offer one another and as a result they will remain the same, dull.   There is no teacher without the student and vice versa.

Remember, use the wrong stone or misuse the correct stone and ruin the blade or remain the same.  There are many factors that determine the capacity for one to sharpen another.  Remember, with sharpening a blade, it’s not only the grit of the stone but angle that one uses it.  Once a razor is sharp, the same leather strap that it can slice into shreds can be used to place the finishing touches on its edge if applied at the correct angle.  It is not just about being harder/superior than something/someone to sharpen it/them.  The teacher can in fact be sharpened by the student.

Think about this for a moment.  There are two teams of three weightlifters.  Each team has an individual that dead lifts 225lbs, 315lbs, and 405lbs.  Both teams follow the same workout template/program.  On team “A” everyone “knows” their place and, though they won’t say it, are content with their positions on the team.  They are coached to support each other, but at the same time each of them knows who is #1 and who is #3.  On team “B” everyone “knows” their place, but none of them are content with where they are in their standings nor performances, as each of them are vocal about this.  They are coached to support each other, push each other, and listen to each other realizing that one day #3 could be #1 and #1 could be #3.  On paper these teams look the same, but behind the scenes it’s a no brainer which team has the greatest capacity to sharpen one another and excel as a team. 

I pray that each of you see the truth in this.  What are you doing to sharpen yourself and those around you?  Each decision that you make or do not make, along with each action that you carry out or do not carry out WILL affect your “blade”.  Like it or not, this is an undeniable truth to which you may no longer hide from behind a shield of ignorance.  This does not mean that you will not sometimes nick your blade, as there is error in being human, but that is no excuse for you not to strive to attain an impeccably sharp edge to your blade.  Let this seed of truth plant itself in all areas of your life.  Do not compartmentalize it and use it in one realm of life that you may find “easy” and neglect it in another that you may find “hard”.  Apply it in ALL areas and watch your collective whole improve.   

With that said I leave you with these questions to ponder:

• What is state of your collective blade?
• What are you doing to shape your blade (both bad and good)?
• What is the state of the blades around you?
• What are you doing to shape those blades (both good and bad) around you?

 

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Real Youth Physical Education (JEFFCO Future Fitness) and a new "Beast Tamer"

I pray that this finds each of you in good health, of sound mind, and of strong spirit.

It is no secret that the status of America's Health & Wellness is under attack.  This is especially true in our youth.  Children are becoming less active, less coordinated, and ultimately less viable.  In this video, Dr. Ed Thomas discusses the impact of this dilemma and provides some insight/example(s) of what should go into an effective Heath & P.E. program.  Pay it forward!

 

A big congrads to goes out to the latest "Beast Tamer" Andy Speer RKC (video)!  Job well done Andy!

 

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