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13/11/2025

POV: You're doing everything right… but still feel “off.” ⤵️

You train, you eat well, you sleep (mostly).

But your balance is shaky, your coordination feels clumsy, or your reaction time is just a beat behind.

Have you ever considered that it might be your eyes? 👀 (we're going to guess: probably not 🙃)

This week on The Ready State Podcast, we’re joined by , a performance optometrist and leading expert in functional vision, to explore how your eyes, brain, and body work together (and what happens when they don’t).

Forget everything you thought you knew from your last eye exam.

Vision is more than just seeing clearly. It’s a skill you can train to sharpen your focus, improve your balance, and recover from stress or injury faster. 💪

If you’ve had a concussion, stare at screens all day, or feel overwhelmed under pressure, your visual system might be crying out for help.

🎧 Comment '176' and we'll send you the link to tune in! You'll learn how to train your eyes for high performance and why it might be the missing link in your game.

12/11/2025

Training isn’t just about effort. It’s about decisions. 🤔

If you’re not on a team, on a clock, or chasing a medal… then why you train matters just as much as how you train.

Not every day is PR day.

Not every session needs to be heroic.

But skipping the gym doesn’t mean skipping the feedback loop.

So before you bail or go full beast mode, try this ⤵️

Warm up. Feel it out.

Make your call after you move.

It’s not soft. It’s smart. Real progress isn’t built on grind alone.

It’s built on knowing how to listen, when to push, and how/when to pivot.

11/11/2025

🎒 PSA: Wandering Yeti Cup Syndrome is real.

Every semester, thousands of beloved vessels vanish into the backpack abyss, many traveling out-of-state, never to return.

They were loyal. They kept your drinks at the desired temp.

And now? They’re rolling around a middle school lost-and-found or college campus with no one to claim them.

That’s why we’re launching the No Cups Left Behind Initiative ⤵️

🔹 Step 1: Put your name on your (your full name… engraved & gilded…).

🔹 Step 2: Guilt your kid just enough to make them remember it.

Do your part.

Familiarize yourself with your precious cup’s whereabouts well before the school winter break and take action. 🥤

The on-demand system that meets you where you are. 💪Whether you're getting back into movement after a long break, naviga...
10/11/2025

The on-demand system that meets you where you are. 💪

Whether you're getting back into movement after a long break, navigating injury, or just trying to make consistency easier in a chaotic schedule… this is for you.

The Starrett System on-demand program is built for real life.

It’s efficient, flexible, and designed to feel like there’s a coach in the room, guiding you through smart training, built-in recovery, and progress that actually sticks.

No more wondering if you’re doing enough or skipping sessions because you're unsure how to modify.

You can also say “goodbye” to feeling stuck in the same rut.

Instead, you get:
🔹 Clear structure (with plenty of variety)
🔹 Supportive coaching from myself &
🔹 A system that builds strength, mobility, and recovery into every week
🔹 Less decision fatigue, more momentum

This about creating a system you can finally follow through on.

💻 Available anytime, anywhere.
🔁 Adaptable to your goals.
🧠 Designed for the long game.

Ready to train with a system that literally fits into your back pocket? 📲 Tap: https://thereadystate.com/starrett-system-on-demand/
to start your on-demand experience.

09/11/2025

How you tap into your mind is actually your performance edge. 🧠

We’ve trained our bodies. We’ve optimized our nutrition, our strength, our recovery. But the mind? That’s the next frontier.

Here’s what I mean.

This is Tilly Kearns, an elite water polo player for Australia, standout at USC, and current world championship contender. In the middle of a high-stakes moment, she’s singing to herself on the sideline. 🎶

Why? Because it works.

That kind of self-talk (whether it’s affirmations, lyrics, mantras, or music) is more than a good vibe. It’s self-regulation.

It’s resetting the nervous system. It’s keeping your head in the game when everything around you is chaos.

Mental resilience isn’t just for game day. It’s something you train, just like your squat or sprint mechanics. If you don’t already have a mindset strategy, this is your sign to get one.

Borrow from Tilly. Build the playlist. Rehearse the talk. Show up differently.

Want to go pro in the mind game? Start by treating it like a skill. 💪

08/11/2025

Strong abs are great. But stiff abs? That’s where things go sideways. 👀

Let’s talk about something we see all the time in high-performers ➡️ sports hernias.

Not your grandpa’s hernia. This is a strain or tear in the abdominal fascia, often caused by too much ab work and not enough recovery or hip mobility.

You’re hammering your core, but if your hip doesn’t move well or your tissues are bound up, that power has nowhere to go and the trunk takes the hit.

So what do we recommend?

🔹 First, work on your hip extension. If you’re locked up there, your pelvis tips forward and your abs lose their position of power. That puts massive strain on the fascia.

🔹 Second, check your hip internal rotation. Without that rotational capacity, energy transfer through the trunk gets messy.

🔹 Third, make sure your abs aren’t just strong, but supple. That means rolling your obliques and re**us, regularly. Treat your trunk like the connective tissue hotbed it is.

Want to know which mobilizations we use with athletes to protect the core?

Comment TRIAL and we’ll send you a free week of the Mobility Coach app.

Your abs will (eventually) thank you.

07/11/2025

You’re not fragile. 👉 You’re antifragile.

💻 The internet might try to convince you otherwise: that you’re broken, dysfunctional, in need of fixing.

But here’s the thing:
🔹 Your body was built for stress.
🔹 Your brain thrives on challenge.
🔹 Your physiology is wired to adapt.

When we expose ourselves to controlled doses of stress, whether it’s lifting a weight, taking a cold plunge, or facing a hard conversation, we don’t break.

We get better. We become more resilient.

This is the concept of antifragility: that some things, like humans, grow stronger through “appropriate chaos” (that’s a great band name, don’t you think?).

So the next time you feel discomfort or challenge creeping in, don’t panic.

Don’t back off. Recognize it as an opportunity.

You’re not fragile. You’re extraordinary.

You just need the right dose.

We go deep on this idea with on a recent episode of The Ready State Podcast.

🎧 Hit me with a ‘171’ in the comments and I’ll send you the link.

Let’s stop living like we’re one wrong move away from falling apart. You’re more capable than you’ve been led to believe. 💪

06/11/2025

Burnout isn’t just about doing too much — it’s about spending your energy in the wrong places. Rob Wilson breaks down the idea of allostatic load and how to think of your attention, energy, and recovery as a limited currency. If you want to perform at a high level, you have to start asking: What’s the ROI on my effort?

What You’ll Learn:
💸 How to calculate the “ROI” of your energy and attention
⚙️ Why everything you do has a physiological cost
🧠 The concept of allostatic load explained simply
💪 How to invest energy where it actually pays off
🌙 Why small recovery decisions compound over time

➡️ Listen to the full episode now: Comment '175' and we'll send the episode right to your DMs!

06/11/2025

No fancy tools. No magic tricks. Just exposure. 📸

If you’re missing a position (hip extension, deep squat, overhead) your first step isn’t smashing tissues or adding bands.

It’s spending time in the shape itself.

That’s the unsexy truth behind real mobility gains. 💪

Your body adapts when it’s exposed to the demands you’re asking of it.

Want a better couch stretch? A deeper squat? A more upright torso?

You have to earn it. One breath, one hold, one rep at a time.

The work starts by showing up… and staying there.

05/11/2025

Whether you’re a college athlete, a high-performing professional, or just someone chasing big goals, performance always comes with a price. Rob Wilson explains why the more goals you stack (“and, and, and…”), the more expensive it gets — and why you need a cost mitigation strategy to avoid burnout and stay durable.

✨ What You’ll Learn:
💤 Why sleep is the foundation of performance
⚙️ How to identify the real problem before solving it
💪 The hidden costs of pushing your limits
🧠 What a “cost mitigation strategy” is and why you need one
🔥 How to sustain high performance without burning out

➡️ Listen to the full episode now: Comment '175' and we'll send the episode right to your DMs!

05/11/2025

Most of you are already doing isometrics… but you might be missing this one.

We love isos at The Ready State ➡️ long 30-second holds, paused squats, positional work… all great for strengthening tissues and teaching shapes. 💪

But let’s talk about the overcoming isometric.

That’s when you try to move something that doesn’t move.

It’s short (4–6 seconds), max-effort, and incredibly powerful, especially for athletes recovering from injury, in-season strength maintenance, or building high-output capacity without overloading the system.

It’s automatically self-limiting, meaning you can safely go to your CNS edge without blowing yourself up.

That’s why we use it often. (And yes, this is why you’ll always find the rig sitting out in the open at our place.)

Try it. Your joints (and performance) will thank you.

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