08/21/2026
DON'T PRACTICE BEING COMFORTABLE AT 70%. 🔥
I was watching two of our female athletes hit pads.
Technique, good. Combinations, good.
Something was still missing. Energy.
So I stopped them and asked: "If 10 is everything you've got, what are you giving me right now?"
7 out of 10.
They knew it. I knew it.
This is where coaching matters.
As coaches, we have to develop the eyes to see the details. We have to recognize the limits athletes put on themselves, especially the ones they don't even realize are there.
A good coach sees that limit and challenges the athlete to push past it.
Sometimes the body has another gear. The mind already decided it didn't.
Our job is to help them find that gear.
Not reckless. Not sloppy. 100% commitment to the work.
When it's time for technique, give 100% focus.
When it's time to recover, recover.
When it's time to GO, GO ALL IN.
🔥 Explode.
🔥 Breathe.
🔥 Recover.
🔥 Go again.
I call it VO2 MAX ENERGY. We're training the cardiovascular engine, the conditioning, the ability to keep performing when things get uncomfortable. And that engine matters more the older we get.
I don't just want to live longer. I want the capacity to LIVE while I'm here.
Watch the video. Same technique, different energy.
Don't live at 70%.
GO ALL IN.
Growth to the grave.