Motivation comes in all forms. There’s no cookie cutter formula, and there’s no one right answer. Some folks sponge intrinsic desire to drive them forward, others look to outside forces for their inspiration. In the world of athletics, we can strike a healthy balance.You may remember our discussions surrounding doing good work simply for the reward of doing good work. I am … [Read more…]

Educating others is exhausting, but also fulfilling and one of the most worthwhile endeavors we can pursue.It is well-documented at this point that we care deeply about mining for value at the margins around here. In our day-to-day jobs, we may be ultimately responsible for hundreds of people or just a few. Whether we work in baseball or football or on a line in a … [Read more…]

If you want to be your strongest, get some sun on your boys. And by boys, I mean your testicles.Baseball players are continually trying to mine every (legal) advantage they can. Any pro athlete is working to get stronger, faster, more powerful, and they’re looking to their nutrition, supplements, even superstitions to do so.There’s a running joke in baseball … [Read more…]

Our brains need a break, both from everyday routines and, in particular, our workouts.Over the course of time, doing the same thing day in and day out leaves us with a stale routine. Our workouts become drab and exhausting. There’s only one way to break out of that rut. We must experiment with something new from time to time to keep things fresh.Routines can be … [Read more…]

If you’ve been reading this blog for a bit, you know one of our themes revolves around mining for the answer to the question “why?” I believe strongly in this concept. The modern day baseball player does too, and we are lucky to be in a generation where players don’t blindly follow direction. They require explanations and data. This makes working with them more gratifying. It … [Read more…]