17 March '21
Welcome to the third edition of my FREE monthly Newsletter on Weightlifting & Fitness.
Each month I’ll share with you some of my recent discoveries related to health, info from my library and of course a topic on Weightlifting & Fitness.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Health
106 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the US, 36.9 million are fully vaccinated. 355 million doses Worldwide and 81.6 fully vaccinated.
8 Vitamins & Minerals You Need for a Healthy Immune System
Instead of relying on supplements, choose foods that boost your immune system.
Vitamins C, E, A, D, Folic Acid, Iron, Selenium & Zinc -
Sleep
The most useful recovery method is getting sufficient sleep. But getting that magical 7 hours of Zzzz’s can be challenging in our busy modern world. Maybe it’s because we lost an hour and gained additional daylight this week that March 14-20 is declared Sleep Awareness Week?
read more here —>
A repeat from last month, because it's such a vital subject.
Have you ever considered the effectiveness of your cardiac output? Aileen worked for many years in the field of cardiac rehab and has introduced me to this topic. She wears an oura ring which gathers a whole host of data. One important metric is heart rate variability. This is a measure of how resilient your cardiac output is for the variety of situations we encounter each day. It’s a measure of how healthy you are.
Most specifically related to athletic training, Dr. Phil Maffetone has been experimenting with how best to increase one’s cardiac capacity. He calls it the “MAF Method.”
read about it here —>
Basically his theory, which he’s tested the past 40 years is to expand the baseline of your cardiac capacity by working up to only 80% of your heart rate max and performing all of your conditioning in this zone. Over time, expanding baseline capacity in this zone your cardiac muscles grow more efficient and work can be done faster with less stress on your heart producing faster running times and greater workload output.
Coach Miller’s Library
“Winning Everyday"
Lou Holtz
One of the winningest coaches in the NFL, and probably all sports.
Chapters on attitude, persistence, excellence and encouragement - there's a lot of great philosophy and a ton of anecdotal stories for everyone seeking success. Told through the life of a humble West Virginian young man who yes, makes mistakes but all along remains stedfast in his integrity, facing each day ready to win!
Check it out here on Amazon —>
Apprenticeship
The biggest impact in sport is sharing the finer points of teaching techniques to other coaches. I spent almost 15 years as an apprentice before going out on my own.
Between USA Weightlifting Coaching Certifications and independent Seminars, I've had the opportunity to interact with more than 7,000 sport and weightlifting coaches Worldwide. Most recently because of the advances in cell phone technology I'm able to review training videos and respond within 24 hours to both remote athletes and coaches around the globe. Sending feedback with diagrams drawn over the images I can quickly explain where the movements are going well and most importantly, where corrections are needed.
“I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to Dave Miller. I met Dave years ago when he was the instructor for my USA Weightlifting certification. Not only did I build a great relationship with a great strength coach but he has helped me make it to the next level. When I reach out to him with questions, he evaluates my lifters on their progress by slow motion video and sketching their posture which has helped me tremendously. I would definitely give Dave a shout if you would like to have the best for your athletes.” - Mark Harrison
I’ve posted skill practice videos on YouTube. Have a look and let me know if you’d like to see a particular exercise that’s not on my channel - I’ll make one.
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