02/17/2026
Why your young athletes should be training…
This is Austin. He’s a race car driver competing nationally in the NASCAR Youth Series.
Last week he tried lifting just the trap bar and struggled. Not because he wasn’t capable, but because he didn’t believe he was.
That happens a lot with kids.
They don’t fail from lack of ability. They hesitate because they’re unsure of themselves.
Fast forward one week, and he hit a new PR. At his age, the number on the bar isn’t really the point, but what mattered was the confidence he had when he picked it up. He moved it well, and you could tell he still had more left in the tank. The difference wasn’t strength. The difference was belief.
My favorite part about youth development has never been how much weight a kid can lift or how fast they can run. It’s watching their confidence grow. When young athletes start realizing they’re capable of more than they thought, it carries into everything else their sport, school, relationships, and how they carry themselves day to day.
We focus on developing better humans first. The strength, speed, and athletic ability become the byproduct of that process.
The smiles, the surprise on their face when they do something they thought was impossible that never gets old for me.
Proud of you, Austin. Big day in the gym.
Good luck this week .racing in Phoenix on the track.
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