What I’m Reading – The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan
The question is not whether we like the conclusion that emerges out of a train of reasoning, but whether the conclusion follows from the premise, or starting point, and whether that premise is true. Among the tools: Wherever possible there must be independent confirmation of the facts Encourage substantive debate on the evidence by knowledgeable […]
What I’m Reading – Agile Periodization Vol 1&2, Mladen Jovanovic
This is a monster book filled to the brim with information. As S&C books go, this one was dense and all encompassing. Jovanovic did a fantastic job of depicting the current methods touted by S&C coaches around the world. What is refreshing is the first hand application of these methods within his own practice. The […]
What I’m Reading – Thinking in Bets, Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All The Facts. Annie Duke
This book is applicable to any coach out there. The central idea is that we are playing poker with decisions while managing the unknowns along with the knowns. It is the play on complex decision making we talk about within so much of our Coaching Curriculum. We do not know what will happen, and we […]
What I’m Reading – The Only Rule is It Has to Work
The reason why the feeling of losing is worse than the joy from winning is the sunk cost associated with losing. Not only do you feel the despair of coming up short, but the effort prior to that loss is essentially wasted or misused that time that preceded that. This was such a profound thought […]
What I’m Reading – Maximum Muscle Bible
I got to come out and say this, I did not enjoy this book. I have gone through both Christian Thibaudeau and Paul Carter’s stuff before, which I would say was good. Maybe that was the problem, I was very familiar with what the book was going to say before I even started reading. For […]
What I’m Reading – Imagine it Forward
Imagine it Forward I try to read as many books that are going to accommodate what I need to be for my job. I need to be a great coach, not just to the paying customers and athletes but to my coaches and staff as well. Innovation or great ideas are not something that come […]
What I Am Reading – The Great Starvation Experiment
The Great Starvation Experiment One of my favorite podcasts is Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History Podcast. Gladwell did an entire season dedicated to creating experiments – which brought me to this book. The Department of Physiological Hygiene Part I The Rise of the Guinea Pigs (Part II) The Mennonite National Anthem (Part III) The premise of […]
What I’m Reading – Team of Teams (Gen. Stanley McChrystal)
Team of Teams What is amazing about this book is that it was a solution that was forged organically to meet the needs of the situation. The story is what makes this sticky – the Iraq War forced the US military to adapt to an ever changing landscape. We are constantly having to come to […]
What I’m Reading – How to Create a Mind
How to Create a Mind For those not familiar with Ray Kurzweil, you should be. He has a profound amount of insight on Artificial Intelligence, which may or may not matter to you. What you will find with this book, it should. Kurzweil wrote a very interesting book on Singularity. Essentially the next evolution for […]
What I’m Reading (S&C Classic)- Poliquin Principles
I can tell you where I was when I first read this book. I was flying to Washington DC to visit Michael Ungar and the Georgetown Staff. I read the book cover to cover over the course of that flight. At the time it was incredible how many insights this book had for me. Now […]