Garson Skelton

Strength and Conditioning |Baylor Alumni| BBQ Lover, Historic Stone Lifter

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

Dusting off the strength coach hat. Working on a presentation for district coaches at professional development.

[Jerry Edwards @_Jerry_Edwards]

Enjoyed always knowing the WHY with @coachrebbrock when I hired him at HH!
He was able to build on our strength program from @WgSkelton to help reach our peak. There’s a reason he’s in the HOF!!

[Melanie Redd Performance Training @coach_mel_redd]

I can’t be the only S&C coach who’s exhausted from the local clown show folks pretending to be trainers with no qualifications, right?

Complete disregard for physiology/science and energy systems. 🚩🚩

I’m not in the entertainment biz.

But that seems to sell? Idk anymore.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@missyMmcbeth Me reading this in my elementary PE gym.

[Squats and Hops @squats_and_hops]

Soreness should not be how you determine if a workout was
good or not.

If you are sore to the point you can't move, you probably did too much.

Some soreness is good. To the point where you can't move, means you did more than you needed too.

[Squats and Hops @squats_and_hops]

Adding weight to the bar is fun.

There are other ways to measure progress.

How is the bar moving?

Is it moving faster?
Is it more controlled?
Is your ROM better?

Getting stronger doesn’t always mean adding more weight.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@coachdeesmith Keeping mine alive!

[Squats and Hops @squats_and_hops]

It's a rough part of the year.

Holidays, parties, traveling, and inlaws.
Our routine gets broken and its easy to shut down and say, I'll start again next year.
With 6 weeks left.
Even 2x a week, for just 45 min can lead to big changes before the new year.
Don't stop. Keep going.

[Squats and Hops @squats_and_hops]

Fun fact

Reese’s Pumpkins have 4 grams of protein.

[Squats and Hops @squats_and_hops]

Re-rack your weights.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@CoachNoon45 @missEmitche11 @Joe_Eisenmann I see kids three times a week for 45 minutes each day. Fitnessgram scores don’t change anything. I already have to choose between physical activity time, or teaching health/nutrition lessons.

[James Smith @stressimmunity]

The myth of mental toughness

- Navy SEAL
- Tight rope walker

Both mentally tough right...The absence of mental toughness is mental weakness/panic

Switch a SEAL and a tight rope walker, they'll both show panic

There's no such thing as tough

There's only trained or untrained

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

It’s beautiful when the sun hits just right.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@coachdeesmith @CoachCShu Give me a bad football player, and I’ll give you back a bigger, faster, stronger, bad football player.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@Randy_Culp Awesome!

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@CoachB_LPHS In 7 years I had 7 days off in the summer, and 5 of those were for my honeymoon. The first day of summer after I left the HS, my daughter was born. Lol.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@missEmitche11 @timkettenring @Coach_Kru Being able to talk to him and Heffner was awesome for my growth as a coach. Willoughby’s ex phys classes were another level too!

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@missEmitche11 @sgfeld27 @coach_mel_redd @CoachRyanDavis Being to a few conferences now, while not coaching has been interesting. Definitely a different view point listening.

[Garson Skelton @WgSkelton]

@missEmitche11 @coachrebbrock I always wondered the same. Also.. just why you wouldn’t want an expert to take something off your plate. 🤷🏻‍♂️