What is death, really? Ask ten fellows on the street and you will have yourself ten answers. All assuredly different. All assuredly thoughtful. All assuredly wrong.
If you ask me (not to say I'd be any less wrong), I'll say death is not something at all, but rather, the absence of something—namely movement. Now whether or not your soul, upon the termination of your biological processes, is to be blissfully caressed in Heaven or infinitely roasted in Hell is not for me to say.
All I’m saying is I don’t see death as the opposite of life. I don’t think there really is an opposite to life any more than darkness (which is simply the absence of light) is the opposite of brightness, cold (which is simply the absence of thermal energy) is the opposite of heat, or a congressman (which is simply the absence of intelligence) is the opposite of a Mensan.
What I’m getting at, regardless if I’m succeeding at the task, is that movement is life, and we ought to practice movement very nearly all the time.
Movement is a skill, to be sure, and it seems like our brains—at least from an evolutionary point of view—were machines first structured and calibrated to coordinate movement skills. And so it seems the reverse is true too, because we are, to an extent, able to restructure and recalibrate our brains through movement. How interesting, is it not?
Now despite what the wizards will tell you, there is no mystic portal for the rapid obtainment of skills (movement or otherwise) that lies just up that road and over those hills. Unless born a Mozart, anyone proficient in any skill was born a greenhorn, dirtied his hands, and skinned his shins. This is to say he earned the skill through his own intense and bloody efforts, and never through a charmer's sorcery. So yes, I would estimate the 10,000 hour rule is still in large effect, with at least 68% of all the variates lying within [plus or minus] one standard deviation. Give or take, of course.
Movement ought to be practiced. Cancel. Cancel. Cancel. Movement ought to be rehearsed. And rehearsed insatiably so. With practice there quite often lacks a pounding impetus. Rehearsal, on the other hand, implies an impending performance, to practice as if someone or someones will soon be watching what you can do. People tend to work a very great deal harder when there’s something big on the line. So practice of this nature is a much finer form of practice all together; meticulous, assiduous, progressive.
From the fine motor skills (like noodlin' on a guitar):
If you ask me (not to say I'd be any less wrong), I'll say death is not something at all, but rather, the absence of something—namely movement. Now whether or not your soul, upon the termination of your biological processes, is to be blissfully caressed in Heaven or infinitely roasted in Hell is not for me to say.
All I’m saying is I don’t see death as the opposite of life. I don’t think there really is an opposite to life any more than darkness (which is simply the absence of light) is the opposite of brightness, cold (which is simply the absence of thermal energy) is the opposite of heat, or a congressman (which is simply the absence of intelligence) is the opposite of a Mensan.
What I’m getting at, regardless if I’m succeeding at the task, is that movement is life, and we ought to practice movement very nearly all the time.
Movement is a skill, to be sure, and it seems like our brains—at least from an evolutionary point of view—were machines first structured and calibrated to coordinate movement skills. And so it seems the reverse is true too, because we are, to an extent, able to restructure and recalibrate our brains through movement. How interesting, is it not?
Now despite what the wizards will tell you, there is no mystic portal for the rapid obtainment of skills (movement or otherwise) that lies just up that road and over those hills. Unless born a Mozart, anyone proficient in any skill was born a greenhorn, dirtied his hands, and skinned his shins. This is to say he earned the skill through his own intense and bloody efforts, and never through a charmer's sorcery. So yes, I would estimate the 10,000 hour rule is still in large effect, with at least 68% of all the variates lying within [plus or minus] one standard deviation. Give or take, of course.
Movement ought to be practiced. Cancel. Cancel. Cancel. Movement ought to be rehearsed. And rehearsed insatiably so. With practice there quite often lacks a pounding impetus. Rehearsal, on the other hand, implies an impending performance, to practice as if someone or someones will soon be watching what you can do. People tend to work a very great deal harder when there’s something big on the line. So practice of this nature is a much finer form of practice all together; meticulous, assiduous, progressive.
From the fine motor skills (like noodlin' on a guitar):
To the gross motor skills (like noodlin' on a bar):
We are to rehearse it all the same. And we are to rehearse it unremittingly.
Will our movement ever be perfect? Well, no. But neither was Beethoven’s Fifth symphony.
Will our movement ever be perfect? Well, no. But neither was Beethoven’s Fifth symphony.
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Here's what I got lined up for this month's Inner Circle members.
The Inner Circle Newsletter (March):
Inner Circle Webinars (March):
Inner Circle Coaching Call In Days
Time Crunched Workouts of the Month:
Paleo Recipes of the Month:
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The Inner Circle Newsletter (March):
- The unabashed thoughts on Crossfit
- The Truth About Cross Training
- How to Make and Strength and Conditioning Program that Doesn't Suck
- My Thoughts on The Science of Exercise
- The Vital Few: My Selection of the Choicest Exercises for Full Body Strength and Power
Inner Circle Webinars (March):
- A Day In The LIfe of Pat Flynn. Oh Joy! Discover everything I do on a day to basis to maintain my levels of health, strength and leanness. From what I eat for breakfast (if I do even eat breakfast...), to my daily training, to my daily mobility routines, and even my pre-sleep rituals. I'm laying it all out for you!
- Webinar Request Night! That's right, you pick the topic, I give the presentation.
- More to Be Announced.
Inner Circle Coaching Call In Days
- 15 Minute Speed Coaching Calls. Bring It!
Time Crunched Workouts of the Month:
- The "Filthy Flynn Fifty". 8 of my favorite movements. 50 reps of each. No mercy.
- The "Jagged Edge". A crash course on uneven double kettlebell complex training.
Paleo Recipes of the Month:
- Paleo Jumbalya
- Meatballs and "Pasta"
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So if you are in the fitness industry and are looking for some good ideas on how to grow your business, or if you are seriously considering entering into the fitness industry then CLICK HERE.
Our May certification is very close to full, and we are giving out some awesome bonuses to all those who register this week.
CLICK HERE for more.
Strength Fest 2013, featuring Dan John, is also getting close. If you want the opportunity to come down to our facility and to train hands on with some of the best strength and conditioning experts in the world, then CLICK HERE.
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