ASP strength coach Jack Noel argues that athlete buy-in matters more than program design. An athlete who believes 100% in a mediocre program and executes it perfectly will outperform an athlete with a theoretically superior program who only half-commits. This means coaching is as much about selling the process as designing it — perfect periodization spreadsheets die in athletes who don't trust them.
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