Why you must train under duress – and why it works

There is something I tell my clients that rings true when it comes to training: “Train under duress to achieve success.”

It’s close to spring and time to convert habits to skills. A habit is something that you repeatedly do while a skill is something that you repeated do under stress.

August – October: Assessment
November – January: Building
February – April: Converting
May – July: Maintenance

Here are three skills that you must have in order to be ready for baseball games this spring.

Timing x 3,000 reps
Tempo x 3,000 reps
Tracking x 3,000 reps

You can get this done and it’s simple to do. Here’s how:

Feb. 1 – Feb. 28
Timing x 1,000 reps
Tempo x 1,000 reps
Tracking x 1,000 reps

March 1 – March 31
Timing x 1,000 reps
Tempo x 1,000 reps
Tracking x 1,000 reps

April 1 – April 30
Timing x 1,000 reps
Tempo x 1,000 reps
Tracking x 1,000 reps

1. What reason(s) will you give yourself to not to get this done?
2. How many reps are you going to do per day per week?
3. How many reps are you going to do per week per month?
4. Who will be the blame if you don’t have a great spring season if you don’t get this done?

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BIO
C.J. Stewart has built a reputation as one of the leading professional hitting instructors in the country. He is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization and has also served as an area scout for the Cincinnati Reds. As founder and CEO of Diamond Directors Player Development, CJ has more than 12 years of player development experience and has built an impressive list of clients, including some of the top young prospects in baseball today. If your desire is to change your game for the better, C.J. Stewart has a proven system of development and track record of success that can work for you.