When it comes to training, setting ambitious goals can lead to incredible growth, both for you and your students. It's crucial to occasionally push the boundaries of what you believe is possible. While facts and science provide valuable guidelines, there are times when stretching beyond those limits can yield surprising results. In this brief guide, we'll explore how to set challenging goals and the benefits of testing your limits in training sessions.
To start, think about incorporating outrageous goals into your programming. This doesn't mean you should throw caution to the wind, but rather that you should design workouts that challenge both mental and physical limits. For example, consider implementing a program where students perform one pull-up every minute for an hour. While this amounts to just 60 pull-ups, the physical and psychological endurance required to maintain focus over the entire hour can be remarkably taxing. The idea is to realize that you or your students might surprise yourselves with what you can achieve when faced with a daunting challenge.
Ultimately, pushing limits not only fosters resilience but also prepares you for real-life scenarios. By training under demanding conditions, you’re building strength and endurance that translate into practical skills. Think of it like this: if you've completed an intense challenge—like doing 1,000 pull-ups over time—you'll have a newfound confidence in your abilities when faced with unexpected physical demands in life. Whether it’s saving yourself in a sticky situation or simply feeling empowered through fitness, the true value of ambitious training goals lies in becoming better equipped for whatever comes your way.
- Set challenging goals, like an hour of pull-ups, to push physical and mental limits.
- Focus on endurance and mental resilience rather than just the numbers of reps.
- Real-world application of intense training prepares you for unexpected situations.
0.03welcome to coaching number three this2.04episode is gonna be a little bit shorter3.689we're gonna be talking about the reality6.69of training and the goals that you set9.45for your students so I mentioned this11.82way back in one of the earlier videos13.799but very occasionally it is important to19.68throw out the facts and throw out the23.4science and actually see what the27.06reality is you know ignoring the facts31.439sometimes is a good way to test your34.29boundaries and challenge yourself or36.48your students so for instance you can40.77put some ridiculous goals and targets in43.62as long as you have the time and you're46.289able to plan it correctly you can put49.17some very very you can put some crazy51.329crazy stuff in and you'll never know54.12whether you're able to do it or your55.829students are gonna never going to be57.539able to know whether they're able to do59.52it or not unless you try so sometimes64.199you walk you know it doesn't have to be66.15too difficult in terms of what skill70.799wise what you have to do but in big long74.97endurance based things or you know77.549really really strength based on power80.49based stuff you can create some crazy83.58programming and crazy things for your87.509classes so as an example you can put in90.509some ridiculous goals and targets and92.85challenges and some things that you95.31don't actually even know whether they're97.409possible or not as the coach maybe you99.54don't know whether they're possible or101.04not and the idea for this is you're103.86never gonna know whether you are able to106.59do something or not until you try and108.99this is for your students as well so for111.96instance you know you could get all of114.659your students to do one pull-up every117.84minute but what they don't realize is120.509you're gonna do that for an hour okay122.399and doing pull-ups for an hour it's125.82actually very exhausting and but when128.729you think about it it's only 60 pull-ups131.64okay so 60 pull-ups134.01the volume over an hour is not that much137.34but it is gonna be very hard to remain140.79or maintain your focus and maintain over144.84a complete hour just doing that one147.599pull-up every single minute so lastly I150.63want to say that one of the other big153.78reasons for doing this type of training155.459is that it is better preparation for the158.04real world okay so if you've managed to160.65you know climb up onto a bar a thousand165.09times165.72okay so you've managed to do that over168.239the course of 12 hours you've set a170.91challenge to yourself that you're gonna172.349you know do a thousand pull-ups now if176.73you are able to do that or you've gone178.89you know to 500 600 700 800 and you've182.16reached the absolute limits of your184.079endurance and you've already pushed186.06yourself when that freak moment comes189.989along in all the real life and you know192.45real world situation where you know you195.03have to climb up onto a bar for some197.67unknown reason zombies are now chasing200.25you you know that you are now able to do205.5this you know you know for a fact that208.56you did a thousand you know in one211.019session when you were absolutely drained213.019now you need it now you have to get up216.959you know save your lifetime now you are219.84much much better prepared to be able to222.66do that motion you're better prepared224.579for the real world situation where now228.389you've got a bit of strength you've got230.22a little bit of power and you know232.049you're not as drained as you were242.17you
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 welcome to coaching number three this 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,000 episode is gonna be a little bit shorter 3 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:08,000 we're gonna be talking about the reality 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:11,000 of training and the goals that you set 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:13,000 for your students so I mentioned this 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:18,000 way back in one of the earlier videos 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:22,000 but very occasionally it is important to 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:26,000 throw out the facts and throw out the 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:31,000 science and actually see what the 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:34,000 reality is you know ignoring the facts 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:36,000 sometimes is a good way to test your 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:40,000 boundaries and challenge yourself or 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:43,000 your students so for instance you can 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,000 put some ridiculous goals and targets in 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,000 as long as you have the time and you're 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:51,000 able to plan it correctly you can put 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,000 some very very you can put some crazy 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,000 crazy stuff in and you'll never know 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,000 whether you're able to do it or your 20 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000 students are gonna never going to be 21 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:03,000 able to know whether they're able to do 22 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:05,000 it or not unless you try so sometimes 23 00:00:64,000 --> 00:01:10,000 you walk you know it doesn't have to be 24 00:00:66,000 --> 00:01:14,000 too difficult in terms of what skill 25 00:00:70,000 --> 00:01:16,000 wise what you have to do but in big long 26 00:00:74,000 --> 00:01:19,000 endurance based things or you know 27 00:00:77,000 --> 00:01:23,000 really really strength based on power 28 00:00:80,000 --> 00:01:27,000 based stuff you can create some crazy 29 00:00:83,000 --> 00:01:29,000 programming and crazy things for your 30 00:00:87,000 --> 00:01:32,000 classes so as an example you can put in 31 00:00:90,000 --> 00:01:34,000 some ridiculous goals and targets and 32 00:00:92,000 --> 00:01:36,000 challenges and some things that you 33 00:00:95,000 --> 00:01:39,000 don't actually even know whether they're 34 00:00:97,000 --> 00:01:40,000 possible or not as the coach maybe you 35 00:00:99,000 --> 00:01:43,000 don't know whether they're possible or 36 00:00:101,000 --> 00:01:46,000 not and the idea for this is you're 37 00:00:103,000 --> 00:01:48,000 never gonna know whether you are able to 38 00:00:106,000 --> 00:01:51,000 do something or not until you try and 39 00:00:108,000 --> 00:01:53,000 this is for your students as well so for 40 00:00:111,000 --> 00:01:56,000 instance you know you could get all of 41 00:00:114,000 --> 00:01:59,000 your students to do one pull-up every 42 00:00:117,000 --> 00:01:61,000 minute but what they don't realize is 43 00:00:120,000 --> 00:01:65,000 you're gonna do that for an hour okay 44 00:00:122,000 --> 00:01:68,000 and doing pull-ups for an hour it's 45 00:00:125,000 --> 00:01:70,000 actually very exhausting and but when 46 00:00:128,000 --> 00:01:73,000 you think about it it's only 60 pull-ups 47 00:00:131,000 --> 00:01:76,000 okay so 60 pull-ups 48 00:00:134,000 --> 00:01:80,000 the volume over an hour is not that much 49 00:00:137,000 --> 00:01:84,000 but it is gonna be very hard to remain 50 00:00:140,000 --> 00:01:86,000 or maintain your focus and maintain over 51 00:00:144,000 --> 00:01:89,000 a complete hour just doing that one 52 00:00:147,000 --> 00:01:93,000 pull-up every single minute so lastly I 53 00:00:150,000 --> 00:01:94,000 want to say that one of the other big 54 00:00:153,000 --> 00:01:97,000 reasons for doing this type of training 55 00:00:155,000 --> 00:01:100,000 is that it is better preparation for the 56 00:00:158,000 --> 00:01:105,000 real world okay so if 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