Skye Edwards
@SkyeCoaches
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famous centaur — Who do you look forward to being?
Joined November 2022
I don’t want a life that’s easy. I want ease of effort in a life of meaningful work
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Everyone feels unmotivated, unfocused, or discouraged sometimes. Send a physical signal to turn the tide with these three cues: 1. Chest Open 2. Chin Down 3. Eyes Up
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The Prince of Egypt (1998) is a masterpiece that still doesn’t get its due. DreamWorks pushed hand-drawn animation to its limit, over 900 artists across 34 departments built those sweeping, painterly visuals. A genuine animated epic hiding in plain sight. https://t.co/J5KWaFSDFT
What is the greatest animated film of all time?
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Jason Fried, on the benefits of a light grip. He uses a drum analogy to say: "When I first started, I gripped the sticks too hard, and when you grip the sticks really hard, you don't play as well for lots of reasons. You can't get the same tone and you don't have as much
This video of Katie Ledecky swimming with a glass of chocolate milk balanced on her head is one of my favorite things on the internet. It captures something true for all masters: they look graceful because they don't make unnecessary movements. In that way, the elegance of good
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What I read is a significant part of my environment What I read counts as self-talk What I read has a direct impact on my mood, condition, future activities, perception of the past, experience of the present What I read I essentially speak to myself Read responsibly, wholly
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Another coach asked me if my girls are nervous for the State meet. I said, “No. We don’t believe in being nervous. We’re excited.” She looked confused, so I explained: Before a big race, the body floods itself with chemicals to get ready — call it adrenaline, call it
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This is a fundamentally spiritual statement. He is speaking on his STATE OF BEING not merely his ‘mindset’ or ‘discipline’ or ‘habits’. His state of being, his spiritual state, is ‘victorious’ — it is what he IS not what he does. What he DOES is both downstream and upstream of
Cooper Kupp's mindset is a blueprint for the inner game of performance. “From Monday through Saturday, I do everything I can to be the best version of myself…Once I step on the field, it doesn’t matter. The results don’t matter. I get to play from victory, not for victory.”
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Another reminder to approach physical preparation with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer. The data here speaks to what we see in practice…faster athletes weren’t separated by how much they could lift, but by how well and how quickly they could produce and express force relative
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Are you approaching your work and life in general like an amateur or a pro? What each really means and how to, if necessary, flip the switch. Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, who is still in pro-mode at 82, on the Huberman Lab podcast out now.
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Reading the Alchemist cover to cover the same night Shohei Ohtani pulls off the baseball equivalent of becoming the wind >
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When you land, you aren’t absorbing force, you’re producing it eccentrically to control momentum and redirect motion. There are different ways to use eccentrics and help develop this quality – Tempo eccentrics - slower lowering submax loads to build control and positional
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“I’m not searching for happiness I’m...” SEARCHING FOR PEACE With Shi Heng Yi
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My training philosophy poem: Mostly easy, Occasionally hard, Vary it up, Once in a while, go see God.
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Runners get to wear shoes at the Olympics, I’d be thrilled to find out what Olympic swimming looks like if they got to wear flippers
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If perfectionism were a coin, shame would be on one side and control on the other. Underneath it sits a voice that whispers: "If I do everything right, I can control the outcome, and then I'll finally be worthy." The irony? This coin always lands on edge, it never works.
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