Friday Thoughts 105
Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Thoughts. Let’s get in to it.
Ankles
Mobile ankles are happy ankles. Our ankle joints help us with squatting, running, walking, and of course, going up and down the stairs. If you catch yourself walking down the stairs sideways, or turning your feet out every time you squat - your ankles might need some love. If your ankles are stiff, something else is going to take the bear the brunt like your quads your knees.
Easiest drill to do any time, any where:
vo2
vo2 max, or your maximum oxygen consumption is all over the internet these days. It’s a cool metric and we all suddenly have access to it with our fitness watches, Whoops, etc. However, as Steve explains here, it doesn’t tell the whole picture, and sometimes a simple performance test can be a better indicator of progress.
Ovi
Twenty seasons in insane! Talk about playing the long game. Ovechkin started playing my freshman year of college…
Huh?
This is kind of like when people complain about parking far away and walking to the gym. If you’re going to lift some 45 pound plates on a barbell, loading and unloading it can be a pain, but should never feel so hard you think this is a better option.
That’s it for this week, see you next time!
—Justin Miner