Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work. sswitch Beating the blessed is difficult, but not impossible. Mental Fatigue, it can be the determining factor between WINNING or LOSING. Everybody wants to be that talented guy. In your chosen sport, you will know who he is. Maybe it’s you. Skills are mastered faster. This guy handles more and makes hard work just look easier. They are the one who wins the running races at school. Who sails over the high jump beating your PB with a few practises with the local athletics squad under his belt. They are ‘a natural’ and it sucks. It doesn’t have to though. Things that come easy to people they don’t always appreciate. Talented guys may or may not have a natural work ethic. If they do, then you need to out work them anyway. If they don’t, you still have to outwork them. The point is, it isn’t impossible to beat the blessed, especially when raw talent doesn’t put in the work. To beat talent you need incredible work eithic. So make sure you have that or you do not stand a chance in sport. Being able to handle a big workload is essential. To handle that, you need great mental capacity to boot. This is where you really ‘fake’ your own talent. Athletes with a large mental capacity make hard work look like talent. A large capacity for the workloads in elite sport means an athlete is Consistent — At whatever the task may be. Endurance, skill, strength, you name it. Efficient — They waste less energy on stress, mistakes, time processing information. Accurate — You can trust they will hit the mark. AND they handle pressure better. YOU must have a great work ethic, a huge capacity for physical and mental fatigue and a desire to test those to the limit. How long are you willing to hold your finger in the fire and feel the heat? Mental fatigue training is not easy. Its not always fun either. It does give you a greater capacity for hard work. And if you are trying to outwork the talented, OR if you are talented and are trying to be unbeatable. You need BET. BET feels like a continous stream of mental pressure and focus that slowly fills up in your head like a bucket. Once the bucket feels full you still have to move through the water, and you still have to operate at a top level. Its like having a strength set to failure but for your brain. Think about this. It is the final in the premier league. You are the teams top striker. The game has been very tough. It is unusually hot and the heat is making you feel as though you are moving in slow motion. This has been a game full of frustration and your team mates have been in two scuffs already. The other team have pushed you all to the limit. You have pushed even harder back. As a result of this, both teams are tired by this point and the resulting pressure on the pitch has forced some errors on both sides. The crowd have been sensational. Very loud. The mounting excitement has reached a kind feverish hum and the crowd are putting huge pressure on their respective teams to finish the other off and win. The score is 2 -2 and time is up. Penalty shoot out. You immediately feel the adrenalin rush as you are set to shoot. Everyone is watching you. It is now down to you. Your skills, your ability, your aim, and your shot to win the game. You have to get past one of the top goalies in the world. You have to do that at least twice. If you think that scenario does not require a huge capacity for mental fatigue then think again. It doesn’t have to be such a high pressure situation for it to be difficult enough to affect mental capacity either. You can argue that every shot and every pass and every decision made in sport is ultimately going to boil up or down into a win or a loss. You cannot afford to be the guy who misses. You cannot be the guy who fumbles. You cannot be the guy who gets too tired. You cannot be the guy who gets distracted, or emotional. You cannot afford to crack because everything counts. In the above scenario, it isnt nessecarily going to be the most talented guy who wins out. Talent can crack under pressure and hard work can build capacity that lasts. How much does Mental Fatigue IMPACT PERFORMANCE? Sessional Perceived Exertion RPE 24% INCREASE Mental Demand 110% — 112% INCREASE Effort 99% — 103% INCREASE Frustration 54% — 119% INCREASE Anger 86% — 94% INCREASE Fatigue 35% — 96% INCREASE Vigour 99% — 100% DECREASE Confusion 25% INCREASE Distance & Mean Power Cycling Time Trial Distance 8% DECREASE Mean Power 7.6% DECREASE Reaction time 50% — 82% INCREASE Decision making — 50% INCREASE Jump Power & Height Jump Power 6.5% DECREASE Jump Height 8.6% DECREASE 30–15 Endurance Test 30–15 Test — 8% — 10.8% DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE Resistance Training RPE — 20% — INCREASE IN RPE How much can BET IMPROVE PERFORMANCE? Reactive Agility Time BET- 8.3% Decrease CONTROL- 4.7% Decrease Errors BET- 74% Decrease CONTROL — 10% Decrease Repeated Sprints BET — 8% Decrease CONTROL- 4% Decrease Time to Exhaustion Test BET — 126% Increase Control — 42% Increase Continue on https://medium.com/sswitch/hard-work-beats-talent-when-talent-fails-to-work-bed3c7622dc0

VIDEO Equal pay for equal work... Cuomo signs law guaranteeing equal pay in New York By Bernadette Hogan and Julia Marsh New York Post Gov. Andrew Cuomo stole the thunder from Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday when he signed legislation guaranteeing equal pay — even as Hizzoner said in an interview that he would sign an executive order to do the same if elected president. “I’m going to sign a law today that says it’s not just the right thing to do, it’s not just the moral thing to do, it is also the law in the state of New York. And my friends, it is now the law in the state of New York,” Cuomo said moments before the women’s soccer team was honored with a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes. “There is no rationale why the women should not get paid what men get paid,” he said during the signing at the Battery. “It is immoral. It is unethical. New York is going to lead the way and we say to the U.S. Soccer League, and we say to FIFA, if you don’t pay women what you pay men, then you have no business in the state of New York.” Cuomo signed the legislation around the same time de Blasio appeared on CNN outside City Hall to say he would sign an executive order to guarantee equal pay for women and men athletes. The mayor, a Democratic presidential candidate, said he would insist that Congress pass an amendment to the Amateur Sports Act “requiring equal pay for men and women in all of our national sports teams.” In the event of that failing, de Blasio said he would sign an executive order “to force” the US Soccer Federation to ensure equal pay. Gov. Andrew Cuomo with the USWNT Hizzoner’s comments on CNN come after The Post reported Sunday there’s a gender pay gap at the top of his administration. The first bill sponsored by state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx) prohibits wage discrimination toward individuals who fall under the protected class status — like age, race, national origin — and requires employers to provide equal pay for substantially similar work. And since the law already prohibits discrimination based on gender, the bill expands that definition. The second bill — sponsored by state Sen. David Carlucci (D-Westchester) — bans employers from asking job applicants about salary history. Continue on https://nypost.com/2019/07/10/cuomo-signs-law-guaranteeing-equal-pay-for-us-womens-soccer-team/

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Video PARTISAN CROWDS LEAD POLAND AND USA TO VNL FINALS OPENING VICTORIES FIVB Poland came away with a stunning five-set win over VNL preliminary leader Brazil to start the Finals Round Chicago, USA, July 10, 2019 – The second FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League Finals opened Wednesday with two stellar matches for the fans in Chicago. In the first match, the heavily partisan Polish crowd cheered on the VNL underdog to a surprising Pool B five-set win over VNL Preliminary Round winner Brazil on a neutral court. In the second match, the home crowd spurred the USA to a four-set win over France in Pool A. Poland stun Brazil Poland used the backing of the pro-Poland crowd to stun Brazil 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-9) in the opening Pool B match. “Poland fans are great across the globe, whether in Poland, Australia or here in Chicago,” Poland head coach Vital Heynen said. While the audience was not balanced in the stands, the Polish offense certainly was as six players reached double figures. Bartosz Bednorz paced Poland with 18 points coming on 17 attacks and a block. Captain Karol Klos contributed 15 points including a team-best five blocks. Maciej Muzaj tacked on 12 points, while Huber Norbert followed with 11 points with nine attack points on 14 swings. Lukasz Kacmarek tallied 10 points in the victory. Brazil was led by Wallace De Souza’s 21 points, while Ricardo Lucarelli Souza boasted 18 points. Yoandy Leal Hidalgo and Flavio Gualberto tacked on 14 and 11 points, respectively. “Brazil was pretty tense today,” Brazil head coach Renan Dal Zotto said. “We started off the match well, but then things went a lot better for Poland. They played a lot better than us today. Brazil had a bad day. We need to focus on the next game now to make sure to qualify for the semifinals.” Poland came up big at the net with a 12-7 block advantage to offset Brazil’s slim advantages in attacks (69-68) and aces (5-3). Brazil, although 14-1 in the 2019 Preliminary Round, has had a propensity of being extended to five sets with today’s match being the sixth time playing a tiebreaker. Poland, which did not qualify for the Finals Round until the next to last day of the preliminary phase, can clinch a spot into Saturday’s semifinals with a victory over Iran, who will be playing their first match of the Finals. Brazil are idle on Thursday and will challenge Iran on Friday to conclude Pool B. The teams split the first two sets with each winning 25-23 and it appeared Brazil was heading to a 2-1 lead in the third set after Poland was given a red card to put them behind 16-11. That seemed to fire up the victors as they scored 14 of the final 19 points to shift momentum. Brazil scored the final three points of the fourth set for the 25-21 victory, sending the match to a tiebreaker. Poland gained the early momentum of the tiebreaker with a 5-2 advantage, but Brazil silenced the quick start for a while by tying the set at 6-all. The momentum switched to Poland with an 8-2 run and finalized the set at 15-9. USA – France USA, hosting its most prestigious tournament since the 1996 Olympic Games, used the home crowd’s energy to pull out a 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21 victory) in front of their home fans. “I think it feels great to get the first win in the VNL Finals – it is a big deal,” USA head coach John Speraw said. “It wasn’t a very pretty match on either side, and I think (France head coach) Laurent (Tillie) would probably agree with me. I am just pleased to win enough points to move on to the next match.” Maxwell Holt pocketed a team-high 17 points, including an eye-opening eight blocks to go with seven kills and two aces in an all-around performance. Aaron Russell was on point in his first VNL match of 2019 as he connected for 13 kills on 24 swings, two blocks and an ace for 16 point. Captain Taylor Sander contributed 13 points, including 12 kills. Sander said it was great feeling to step onto the court in front of a home crowd for such a prestigious event. Continue on https://youtu.be/z8Lp0_XdL48 https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/partisan-crowds-lead-poland-and-usa-to?id=84996

Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain: Information and Exercises Thumbnail picture Health and Disability Bones - Joints Date: 2009/02/20 (Rev. 2017/06/26) Disabled World - Disabled World Synopsis : Shoulder rotator cuff injury symptoms and how to treat the pain including exercises. Main Document Rotator cuff tendonitis and tears are common disorders of some of the muscles that control movement of the arm and shoulder. Rotator cuff tendonitis and tears are collectively known as Impingement Syndrome. The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in the shoulder, connecting the upper arm (humerus) to the shoulder blade (scapula). The rotator cuff tendons provide stability to the shoulder; the muscles allow the shoulder to rotate. There are four muscles whose tendons form the rotator cuff: the subscapularis muscle, which moves the arm by turning it inward (internal rotation); the supraspinatus muscle, which is responsible for elevating the arm and moving it away from the body; the infraspinatus muscle, which assists the lifting of the arm during turning the arm outward (external rotation); and the teres minor muscle, which also helps in the outward turning of the arm. A rotator cuff injury includes any type of irritation or damage to your rotator cuff muscles or tendons. Causes of a rotator cuff injury may include falling, lifting and repetitive arm activities, especially those done overhead, such as throwing a baseball or placing items on overhead shelves. What is the Rotator Cuff? The rotator cuff refers to a group of muscles and their corresponding tendons, whose main function lies in stabilizing the shoulder. Wrapped around the shoulder joint, these tendons and muscles make it possible for the shoulder to engage in a wider range of motion. With the rotator cuff, the arm is able to rotate. This ability to rotate helps when you lift something overhead, when you use your arms for activities like swimming and bowling or when you do something as simple as putting a jacket on. What is a rotator cuff tear in the shoulder? Continue on https://pin.it/bnteqeuufkdbjs

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