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MY APPROACH TO CONDITIONING
This does not apply to everyone but it does apply to the overwhelming majority of athletes who worry about their “conditioning”. If you find
yourself or an athlete you’re coaching stressing about conditioning…

DON’T.

First run down this simple 3-point checklist…

NUMBER ONE: adding in more conditioning is one of the leading causes of sports injuries in the first place, creating a horrible cycle of injury >
out-of-sport > re-enter-sport > over-condition > injury, repeat…

Right off the bat, if you really think you need more conditioning, start Reverse Sledding/Deadmilling like mofo. It’s NOT your accelerators that
are tiring out most of the time anyways! It’s your decelerators! The average athlete worried about his conditioning gets this horrible feeling of
heavy legs. That’s your decelerators, bro! Doing more sprints is usually not the answer for team sports, and it’s wearing down your body.

So for athletes worried about conditioning, first thing is: are they world-class at Reverse Sledding/Deadmilling?

They should actually be doing so much of it, they’re too out of breath to complain. It’s usually a SHOCK for athletes when they join me for some
backward-sled-to-the-death. Millionaire athletes who struggle with conditioning drop like flies. Non-professionals usually aren’t even in the ball
game. I’ve only seen HEALTHY and HIGH-PRODUCING professionals keep up with me. This is why I have superhuman stamina on the
basketball court, because all the forces I’m putting into my decelerators don’t cause me to get heavy legs! Doing your cardio in reverse is
directly working towards not tiring out in real team sports.

NUMBER TWO: the Reverse Sledding/Deadmilling makes you HEALTHY AF and that is what allows you to compete at 110% in the first place!
Your SPORT is the best form of conditioning, BY FAR. So the healthier you are, the more you can actually be mastering your sport. No matter
how good of shape you’re in, being in-shape in SPORT means still having amazing decision-making and skill when tired. You don’t get that
from running sprints with no competition! So if I’m personally doing ANYTHING tiring on the basketball court, it’s gonna be LIVE competition so
that I’m actually getting better for when it counts. That’s right: I would completely and utterly eliminate non-competition from team sports.

So if an athlete is worried about conditioning, my second question is: DO YOU HAVE ANY PAIN IN YOUR BODY WHEN COMPETING?
Usually, nagging injuries prevent full devotion to mastering the game! This results in an athlete who appears out-of-shape, because his lesser
coordination/timing/experience make him inefficient.

NUMBER THREE: last but NOT least, consider the physics involved. The athletes I usually see struggling with conditioning have POOR pound-
for-pound strength. You’re not out of shape. You’re just having to work harder than the top competitors in your sport to keep up. Over and over
you’ll see world-class athletes appear to be in great condition. But a huge part of this is that they’re just blood fast! It’s EASIER for them to
move their bodies, so they’re not having to work as hard. No one can keep up a 100-meter sprint pace for a mile. So make sure you’re faster
than the other guy! Usually this means dedicating to year-round strength development, not just 3 months a year in the off-season. And
sometimes it means realizing that you’re not as lean as you think you are. I’ve seen a lot of guys struggle with conditioning because they’re
15% bodyfat but think they’re 10%. A 10-pound weight vest makes a great athlete seem out-of-shape.

So, the last question when stressing about conditioning is: ARE YOU ONE OF THE POUND-FOR-POUND STRONGEST ATHLETES IN
YOUR COMPETITION? ARE YOU ONE OF THE FASTEST ATHLETES IN YOUR COMPETITION?

If you’re not checking off all three of these questions with flying colors, then quit bitching and moaning about needing extra conditioning,
because you’re asking for greater injury-risk and greater chance of winding right back in the same spot, if not even worse from the loss of
strength after injuries/surgeries.

And if you ARE checking off all three of these, and you still struggle with conditioning, then use my final tip:

Stop being a wuss. Push yourself to the limit. Enjoy the blessing that you’re even able to play sports, while much of the world is either in pain or
doesn’t have the freedom to do so. It may sound extreme, but I approach leg day feeling lucky to have legs. I approach playing my sport
grateful that I’m not working in a sweat shop. Be grateful you have healthy lungs, and you might not feel as bad when you’re out of breath.

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Savor the moment, and you might just find yourself the victor, having forgotten all about your conditioning. You CAN transform yourself or
anyone else from being the one suffering with conditioning, to running circles around the competition.

Yours in Gains,
Ben

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