Friday Thoughts 51
Greetings! Here we are with another edition of Friday Thoughts, where I share random ideas and my favorite posts from the internet I saw over the week. Enjoy!
Habit Challenge:
Our October Habit Challenge kicks off Tuesday October 1. Cancel all your plan this weekend and instead, spend them brainstorming the perfect habit for the month. Remember, your habit needs to be measurable and repeatable, and not so ambitious that you’ll fizzle out after 10 days.
Hip Mobility:
These two mobilizations from Kelly are some of my favorites, and worth saving on Instagram for reference if you want to do a mobility/stretching habit for the month. At GAIN, we call the first one the hip reset, because that what it feels like when you’re done - someone just came over and hit the reset button on your hip.
Compare and Contrast:
For your next assignment, please compare and contrast the following two videos and report back to me with a 5 paragraph essay on Monday.
Perfect Push Ups:
The push up is probably the most recognizable, most classic evercise there is. It’s probably one of the most butchered movements too. The fact is, it’s hard to properly do push ups, and many people prioritize more reps versus better technique. I’m not sure what the whole story with this guy doing 1 million push ups, but I’ve got to say, I love this technique. Arms are tight to the body, eyes on the floor, meaning no funky neck movement, hips and lower back are locked in a solid position, chest hits the floor. These are great reps.
Speaking of Push Ups:
Whoa:
This is some serious intensity! I’m not sure the context for the clip, but my guess is a nordic skier working on power output, and 980 watts on a SkiErg is no joke!
Zone 2 wattage:
While we’re talking about endurance sports and watts, check out this clip of the Peter Attia Podcast with a professional cyclist and 2020 winner of the Tour de France. He mentions his easy pace watts at 320-340 watts, next time you’re on the Concept 2 bike, try to touch 300 watts and hold on for as long as you can and you’ll have a new appreciation for this post.
No Goals:
I loved this post, and this mindset, from author Ryan Holiday. We’re always trying to chase the next goal, but sometimes we just need to slow down and focus on our process.
Thanks for reading, see you next time!
Justin Miner
@justinminergain