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The cell is never really at rest.

The full article can be found on my Substack - or clicking the link in my bio. by @the.origin.project

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I used to hate learning. I thought I was terrible at it and that I was never going to be able to understand anything with any depth.

But when I realized that learning is a skill & we’re never really deliberately taught it - you’re just either good at school or you’re not, that’s usually the mindset you’ll take on for anything else you have to learn.

When you’re able to understand that learning stems from curiosity, asking questions, spending time understanding the foundation of whatever it is, you’ll learn everything 100 times easier than before.

& not just learn more about one subject but it’s easier to see patterns of relationships of subjects.

Josh Waitzkin is someone who is really good at this and sums it up in really simple ways through his story/life. by @the.origin.project

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3 months ago

Two people can do the exact same workout and walk away with two completely different results. Not because one worked harder, but because the workout is a signal, and the same signal means something different depending on what your body can actually turn into adaptation right now.

Effort isn’t the whole equation but your body’s capacity is.

#athlete #coach #training by @the.origin.project

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3 months ago

Mastery by Robert Greene

A book about becoming the kind of person who CAN become the best.

It isn’t the result of talent or luck, it’s the result of years spent observing, practicing, staying curious, and learning to get out of your own way.

Trust more, try less.

#coach #mastery #athlete #greatness by @the.origin.project

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3 months ago

If I could go back and have one conversation with my younger self, it wouldn’t be about trying harder or winning more.

It would be about patience and controlling the controllables.

The body adapts on its own timeline, not yours. The athletes who accomplish the most over a lifetime are usually the ones who learn to respect that.

Ask more questions and be more intentional with every single component of your training.

#athletes #coach #intention #theoriginproject by @the.origin.project

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3 months ago

The title of Michael Ashcroft’s article says it all.

“The appropriate amount of effort is zero.”

People look at this and think its an argument against hard work or drive, but I think it’s actually the opposite.

The article asks us to reconsider what we mean by effort. If effort is the energy we spend beyond what a task requires, then the goal isn’t to stop working, it’s to stop wasting energy.

We often assume that more tension means more commitment or dedication.

That if we’re gripping tighter, thinking harder, or forcing the outcome, we’re doing better work.

But, what would this task look like if I trusted it enough to stop forcing it?**

Not because it deserves less energy, but because it deserves exactly the amount it requires.

Highly recommend giving the article a read.
https://expandingawareness.org/blog/the-appropriate-amount-of-effort-is-zero/

#theoriginproject #training #philosophy #coach #athlete by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

Nature is remarkably efficient.

The body doesn’t reward excess, or extra effort, it rewards economy.

Every adaptation is an attempt to accomplish more work in exchange for less energy.

That’s why someone who is great often makes things look effortless.

Technique done correctly gives you efficiency and allows you to accomplish more.

#training #trainingphilosophy #coach #athlete by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

Rafa Ep. 2 — with great success come great suffering

#rafa #success #greatness by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

One of the biggest mistakes athletes make is treating every workout like a race. Every hard effort becomes an opportunity to prove something.

But training and racing serve different purposes.

Racing is where you express your fitness.

Training is where you build it.

For many sports, especially those that rely heavily on fitness, a large portion of the adaptation you’re looking for isn’t found in another all-out effort. It’s found in improving the machinery that produces energy in the first place.

More mitochondria Better oxygen utilization Greater efficiency Improved recovery between efforts

The goal of training isn’t to see how much suffering you can tolerate.

The goal is to apply the right stress to create the adaptation you’re after.

Know whether you’re trying to build fitness or display it.

Remember: More isn’t always better. Better is better.

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I used the think the greatest adaptations came with however much pain or suffering I was able to produce in a single session. In reality that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact I’ve seen better payoff, marginal improvement when I control my effort based on the intension of the training session.

#training #coaching #athlete by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

Most athletes think progress comes from finding the perfect program. Usually that’s not the problem.

There are 3 sides to programming/training. The coach/programmer has an intention, the athlete has an understanding of that intention, then there’s what actually happens when training starts.

The closer those three things align, the better the result.

The best coach-athlete relationships aren’t built on blind obedience or constant disagreement.

They’re built on communication.

Training works best when both people are working toward the same goal and speaking the same language.

Two is better than one when you’re with the right one.

#training #coaching #programming #athlete #coach by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

Rafa Ep. 1 — some of my favorite scenes by @the.origin.project

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4 months ago

Lactate is usually blamed for fatigue and viewed as something the body needed to get rid of, but Lactate is a valuable fuel source.

Within a muscle, lactate can be produced by one fiber and used by a neighboring fiber. In some cases, it never needs to enter the bloodstream at all. This is referred to as the lactate shuttle.

Fast-twitch fibers are more glycolytic and tend to produce lactate at higher rates. While slow-twitch fibers, with their greater mitochondrial density and oxidative capacity, can take that lactate and convert it back into usable energy.

This means aerobic fitness isn’t just about delivering oxygen but also, about improving your ability to recycle and utilize the energy that’s already being produced.

The better your aerobic engine becomes, the more lactate becomes a fuel source instead of a problem. by @the.origin.project

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