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883. Build an Opponent Harder Than the Real One
Brian discusses the strangest fact about the most dominant run in American sports. John Wooden won ten national championships at UCLA with teams known for still having legs in the last four minutes when everyone else was gassed, and he never once made them run to get in shape. No wind sprints. No conditioning block. Nothing that looked like conditioning at all. Brian digs into what Wooden did instead, documented down to the exact minute his practices started, and why the conclusion most leaders draw from it is backwards in a way that is quietly burning their people out. He also discusses a…
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