Tottenism Tuesday: It Ain’t Rocket Science!
Did you ever hear the phrase, “paralysis by analysis”? This is something that I see time and time again from our athletes as well as our...
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- Oct 31
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Tottenism Tuesday: Less is More
You see online or you hear through the grapevine that the top lifter in your weight class is training 6 times a week and doing way more...
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- Oct 24
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Tottenism Tuesday: Success is a Process
Everyone has a different definition of the word “success”, but no matter how you define it, becoming successful takes time and consistent...
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- Oct 17
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Tottenism Tuesday: Don't let a FAD become a FACT
A “Fad” is defined as “an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short lived and without basis in the...
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- Oct 10
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Tottenism Tuesday: Where Are You Now?
I was a teacher and coach in the public school system for a bunch of years. I saw kids in the classroom and in the gym who came from many...
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- Oct 3
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Tottenism Tuesday: Brilliant things have an underlying simplicity
OK, I have always said that it doesn’t take much to entertain me. I am constantly amazed at some of the most simple things in life that...
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- Sep 26
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Tottenism Tuesday: Room Full of Mirrors
OK, one more reference coming from Ron McKeefery’s book, “Weight Room Wisdom”. This chapter was by Dan John and entitled “Room Full of...
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- Sep 19
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Tottensim Tuesday: Lessons from Geese
Here we go again, stealing thoughts from Ron McKeefery’s book, “Weight Room Wisdom”. This one comes from Teena Murray of the Sacramento...
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- Sep 12
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Tottenism Tuesday: Confidence is a Product of Preperation
To follow up on last week’s Tottenism Tuesday, I am going to reference Marty Bennett of Rejoice Christian School who had an excellent...
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- Sep 5
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Tottensim Tuesday: Don't Change the Routine
As a coach, I can invariably detect when a lifter is going to miss his or her next lift. The lifter comes out for their first snatch. I...
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- Aug 29
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Tottenism Tuesday: Strive for perfection, achieve excellence.
For those of you out there trying to be perfect, guess what? It probably ain’t gonna happen. Whether its trying to perfect technique of...
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- Aug 22
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Tottenism Tuesday: Nervous?
First meet? First National meet? First International meet? Bet you’re nervous and a bit anxious, right? You look at everyone around you...
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- Aug 15
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Tottenism Tuesday: Old School Works
Trying out the latest, greatest thing coming down the pike is a trend among all of us, especially athletes and coaches. We all think that...
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- Aug 8
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Tottenism Tuesday: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Weightlifting is a sport that demands hard work, discipline, consistency in training along with a myriad of other stuff that takes a lot...
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- Aug 1
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Tottenism Tuesday: The More You Know
There are a lot of “experts” out there who come across like they know it all. But, in my experience, if someone thinks they know it all,...
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- Jul 25
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Tottenism Tuesday: Your proctologist called...
Years ago, Jason Gump had a t-shirt that had one of my favorite quotes of all time: “Your proctologist called….they found your head.”...
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- Jul 18
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Tottensim Tuesday: The longer, the longer.
OK, back to quoting Dan Gable again! Hey, the guy has the competing and coaching credentials out the wahzoo, so it probably would be...
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- Jul 11
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Tottenism Tuesday: Are you "normal"?
For those of you youngsters out there who have never heard of Dan Gable, make sure you Google him! What an outstanding career as a...
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- Jul 4
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Tottenism Tuesday: Haters Gonna Hate
OK, time for me to get on my high horse a bit. With the easy access to the internet and social media, there have gotten to be more...
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- Jun 27
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Tottenism Tuesday: BUT... don't JUST show up
OK, you have gotten yourself in the door so you took the first step toward success. Now, do something with it! It is one thing to show...
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