When people get excited about getting fitter, faster, stronger, leaner they want to see the improvement fast. Unfortunately, they underestimate the work that has to be done on the overall foundation of their fitness first and get impatient.

Mobility, stability, balance, body control, strength, absolute power, cardio, sustainable power, maximum sustainable power. The first four don't sound as impressive as the latter. Everybody wants to skip the “boring stuff” and get right to the big lifts. They do not know what a mistake that is. It is my job as a coach to make sure my clients progress in these basics and build a solid foundation first, so they have the ability to increase the intensity when ready. You DO NOT want to drive a high performance super-car on bald tires.

You have to build a strong foundation of mobility, stability, body control, and core strength, , before you can move forward. The wonderful thing is once you start to shore up these weakness you will make great leaps forward, and decrease the risk for injury.

Jacques DeVore, CSCS

"Truth in Fitness"