Tighter is Lighter

In our 19th episode, Karl and Ackerman breakdown the controversial drawing of "don't squat the burpee." What image do you want to hear us discuss next?  Shoot us a DM @whiteboard_daily and if we pick your drawing, you'll win a prize!

"Training is like moving a big pile of dirt.  Some days you get a shovel, some days you get a spoon.  As long as you move a little dirt every day, you're heading towards your goal." -John Welbourn

For the first time, Karl and Jason breakdown one of Whiteboard Daily's perspective drawings.

Should you bang the bar or brush the bar?  Is it a hump or a thump?  Who has the best Olympic Lifting technique?  Karl and Ackerman break all of this down and more on today's episode. Check out the image here.

Jason and Karl are back.  After a brief holiday hiatus, we are back bringing you weekly episodes diving into one of Karl's amazing Whiteboard Daily drawings. In this week's episode we catch up on all that Karl has been up to and then dive into the cue of "tighter is lighter."

In today's episode Ackerman and Karl take a deep dive into the drawing "crush the can."  While in the picture this cue represents the press, as you'll hear it can be used for many movements and we discuss multiple options to accomplish the same goal with our athlete of midline stabilization.

Keep your chest up and your posterior chain muscles engaged, as you pull your hips back, ready to pull the KB up to start the swing.⁣. The set up is called "Silverback stance" because it literally reminds you of a gorilla stance. But, as you'll hear in today's episode this cue can be used in so many movements, not just the kettlebell swing. Karl and Ackerman take a deep dive into this cue and explore many other cues and coaching methods along the way.

In today's episode Karl and Ackerman discuss the idea of talking less.  As coaches, sometimes we really want to express to our athletes just how much we know.  But, the truth is, if we know something really well, we should be able to explain it quickly and concisely.

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In this week's episode, hosts Karl and Ackerman dive into a rowing drawing for the first time.  While the focus of the episode is based on the drawing and maintaining the chain between the two bolts on the Concept II erg, you'll also hear some other fantastic coaching advice when it comes to the erg, such as, the tempo athletes should be moving and the core to extremity philosophy as it pertains to rowing.