Some thoughts I keep returning to in the clinic and on the floor 👇 A lot of what separates the athletes who progress from the ones who plateau (or get hurt) isn’t the program — it’s how the program respects the person doing it. A few principles I work from: → The medical history isn’t a formality. Old surgeries, prior injuries, current load, sleep, menstrual status — all of it sets the boundaries of what’s possible in the next block. Read the chart before you write the program. → SAID still wins. Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. The body adapts to what you actually do, not what you intend to do. Want a stronger squat? Squat. Want better sprint mechanics? Sprint. Keep it embarrassingly simple. → Strength is a slow climb. A 2–5% increase in weight moved is real progress. On a 315 lb squat that’s 6–15 lb. Across a year of consistent training, those small jumps stack into a different athlete. Chasing bigger jumps is how people stall out. → The Instagram exercises are sexy and cool,...