I came across an interesting “megaanalysis” (https://www.pnas.org/content/116/47/23499) which examined data from over 10,000 cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point. When analyzing data on cognitive ability, physical ability, and grit, the researchers found a few interesting things. According to the research article, on arrival at West Point each cadet goes through a 6-week initiation […]
Habit Replacement: A Strategy
In my life and when coaching others, I find it is sometimes easier to replace a habit that we want to change with another habit, rather than focusing solely on not doing the thing we no longer want to do. Why is this? Habits are a part of our lives for different reasons. A common reason is to […]
The Habits of Elite Athletes
The chicken, or the egg? Over the years I’ve noticed a distinct difference in the habits of elite and sub elite athletes. To expand the population size of my observation, the general mind set and verbiage used by most successful and consistent gym enthusiasts, whom I will define as “elite”, is vastly different compared to […]