Take The Red Pill: Ditch The Matrix and The Coaching Dogmas w/ Austin Jochum
Nov 15, 2023
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Austin Jochum, owner of Jochum Strength, challenges societal beliefs about physical limitations. They discuss empowering athletes to break free from negative diagnoses and create a positive training environment. The podcast also delves into challenging misconceptions in coaching and training, and reflects on the limitations of training methods in achieving success in athletics.
Coaches should create a creative environment that allows athletes to explore different movements and problem-solving to develop lifelong love for movement.
Strength and conditioning approaches that prioritize fragility and injury prevention limit the autonomy and presentness of athletes; coaches should focus on nurturing athletes' love for movement and adaptability.
There is a lot of misinformation in the strength and conditioning industry that perpetuates the need for coaches and systems; coaches should critically evaluate information and prioritize the well-being and autonomy of athletes.
Deep dives
Importance of Creativity in Athletics
The podcast episode discusses the importance of creativity in athletics. It highlights how creative athletes are often rewarded and worshipped by coaches, but in practice, they are not provided with opportunities to develop their creativity. The example of Patrick Mahomes is used to illustrate this point, where coaches hype up his unique throwing angles but fail to encourage similar creativity in their own athletes. The episode emphasizes the need for coaches to foster a creative environment that allows athletes to explore different movements, problem-solving, and play. By doing so, athletes can experience flow, be present in the moment, and develop lifelong love and addiction to movement.
Challenges of Traditional Strength and Conditioning
The podcast delves into the flaws of traditional strength and conditioning approaches. It highlights the tendency to create sick athletes who rely on coaches and systems to guide their movements. This emphasis on fragility and injury prevention limits the autonomy, creativity, and presentness of athletes during training sessions. The episode argues that coaches should prioritize creating an environment that nurtures athletes' love for movement and encourages them to explore problem-solving and adaptability on their own. By doing so, athletes can experience greater growth and fulfillment in their athletic journeys.
The Detrimental Effects of Misinformation
The podcast points out that there is a lot of misinformation in the strength and conditioning industry that perpetuates the need for coaches and systems. This misinformation creates a cycle of dependence, where coaches create the problem, sell solutions, and capitalize on athletes' insecurities and lack of knowledge. This leads to the damage of athletes' love for movement and their belief that they need coaches to navigate their own bodies. The episode calls for coaches to critically evaluate the information they rely on and to prioritize the well-being and autonomy of their athletes.
The Journey of Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
The podcast episode shares the personal journey of the speaker, who was initially told by a doctor that he would never be able to move the same way again due to a back injury. Despite initial limitations and setbacks, the speaker challenged the belief that he was fragile and incapable. Through years of research, experimentation, and a refusal to adhere to the status quo, the speaker proved the doctor wrong and went on to have a successful collegiate career in two sports. The episode emphasizes the power of self-belief, the need to challenge limiting beliefs, and the importance of finding alternative paths to healing and growth.
The Importance of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
The speaker emphasizes the significance of getting out of one's comfort zone and exploring different training methods. He discusses his own experience as a defensive lineman and how he initially relied on his bull-rushing ability without exploring other movement options. However, he acknowledges that his success was due to luck and the guidance of skilled coaches. It was only after being exposed to new ideas and implementing them during COVID-induced limitations that he started seeing significant improvements in his athletic abilities and overall movement. He encourages coaches and athletes to step outside their boxes and experiment with unconventional approaches to training.
The Need for Creative Freedom and Movement Exploration
The speaker talks about the importance of creative freedom and movement exploration in training. He highlights the tendency for athletes to become overly constrained in their movements and reliant on specific metrics and measurements. He suggests that by encouraging athletes to relax, flow, and explore different movement patterns, coaches can tap into their true athletic potential. The speaker also mentions the significance of rhythm and fluidity in athletic performance, citing examples of how elite athletes move with snake-like rhythm. He encourages coaches to practice creativity themselves and challenge their athletes to think outside the box.
The inspiration for Jochum Strength came when Austin was 15 years old and was told he had herniated a disk in his back from squatting and that he wouldn't be able to move the same way again.
Through years of research, self experimentation and lots of trial and errors Austin proved alot of what he was was told wrong.
And you’ll see that not believing and following the status quo is a theme with Austin
Not only was he able ble to perform all of the movements that I was told , he became a Two-Sport Collegiate Captain, All-American and Conference Champion.
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