On Stay Whole Tuesday, I wrote about Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity—doing fewer things, at a natural pace, with obsessive care. From there, I started noticing the same “slow” patterns in other corners of life, and I discussed a few in the post:
- Slow Food
- Slow Cities
- Slow Medicine
- Slow Cinema
- Slow Sports
Slow Gym
On Fit as a Fiddle Friday, that same idea found its way into the gym. BARCH Richmond calls it No Ego Training. Today, I’m calling it Slow Gym.
My current morning routine (during the work week) goes like this:
- Monday: Full-body Circuits
- Tuesday: Legs and Core
- Wednesday: 3-way (upper-lower-core)
- Thursday: HYROX
- Friday: Tennis drills with my friend Chris Millard
Five days of steady work, one small notch of progress at a time.
Get a little bit better every day
As BARCH owner Will Taylor puts it,
“We don’t care who you are. From pro athletes to first-timers, we teach you the right form, show you the progressions, and then it’s up to you how hard you make it.”
That spirit—everyone chasing their own better—fits perfectly with something Hall of Fame golfer, Tom Kite, used to tell me at Train 4 the Game in Austin:
Come on Page, get a little bit better every day.
Fit as a Fiddle Friday: Deceleration with Tom Kite
It’s not fast, but it’s real. The weights get heavier, the runs a touch longer, the joints a bit looser. And every week, the same crew shows up and grinds with no ego, just intent.
A specific example: banded resistance stretch
Here’s a specific example of something where I am seeing small, but, significant gains. This banded resistant stretch is designed to help my right hip get more turn, both rotating around and up, not just around. This is a key ingredient to a proper golf swing, and every millimetre more I can get with my right hip, equals extra distance and club head speed on the course.
Slow gym. Slow gains. Stronger everything.
Stay fit, and check out video and photos below from BARCH Richmond!
