The philosophy and science behind Nine Four Coaching is deeply rooted in the concept of Practical Fitness as defined and delivered by world-class doctors and coaches at Active Life
If you haven’t read Cornerstones: Practical Fitness, Part I, I encourage you do click INSERT LINK and catch up
Construct 2: If we are excellent at something, we are missing something else.
There is so much diversity of tasks in the human experience that at any time we are unquestionably deficient in many.
Some of this is from a lack of exposure and practice, some of it is neglect, some of it lives in our blind spot, and much of it is intentional.
To be excellent in something we prioritize it, and that means we deprioritize something else
To be excellent at basketball, we won’t be great at distance running
To be excellent at hiking, we won’t be great at biking
It’s completely normal, and important to check in on regularly to make sure our pursuit of excellence is still serving our current goals
Principle 1: "Strong enough" is real.
And the practical strength requirement for each person is uniquely dependent on the life we choose to live.
What activities do you want to take part in
What do those activities prioritize
When does “more” (strength, speed, resources) start taking away from “good enough”
Principle 2: Create a stable starting point of general capacities, then specialize.
Barbell back squats might be imperative for your strength training routine, they also might be frivolous and an unnecessary risk if squatting with a sandbag or step ups with a dumbbell would do
Are we looking to:
compete in a powerlifting competition
play soccer with our friends
be able to navigate our home safely
The appropriateness is completely individualized.
We need to begin by considering our basic needs of a persons daily life, then daily interests, build the strength, stamina and skill to perform and have some gas left in the tank, and then specialize.
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