Mediocrity

Coach SommerPosted March 25, 2014

Mediocrity

It continually astounds me how many people consciously choose mediocrity. They claim that they are seeking excellence, but they won’t follow proper progressions. They don’t want to train hard. They refuse to follow the advice of experts. They whine about being bored.

The mediocre insist on freedom from structure and stress. They float about like a butterfly, sampling a little of this and a little of that. God forbid that a trickle of sweat might mar their ...Read More on Facebook

Austin7Posted March 25, 2014

I think people settle for mediocrity because they want to achieve milestones in the fastest and easiest way possible. The whole "90 days or less" mentality gets people to believe they don't have to "wait" for the super high level skills, strength, etc... We must realize that pro or Olympic level athletes did not get to where they are by taking the quick and easy route. They train with patience, consistency, and discipline. Striving for excellence is focusing on the long term goal rather than scrambling up your bench by 5 pounds.

The long term goals and path to excellence comes with a journey that should be reflected on in order to learn from our past experiences.

Trying to skip past needed progressions is like skipping a tutorial on a video game. Sure, you may be able to get the just of what you're doing, but chances are you made many more mistakes than you would have if you would of simply followed the tutorial. Learn how to perform skills properly even if it looks easy, so that you may reduce the chance for injury and build a proper foundation. (Haha get it, foundation lolololol)