October 15, 2026
Nobody Gets to Skip the Basics
Advanced is just the basics done for longer.
Nobody Gets to Skip the Basics
Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions.
— Epictetus, Discourses 2.18
There is no point at which squatting and pressing and pulling stop being the work. Athletes who look advanced are doing the same movements, better.
The search for something more sophisticated is usually the search for something more entertaining.
Today's challenge: Spend today's session on one basic movement you've been neglecting.