Dude, i don't know

So I got called out this week. And it stung a little bit, I'm not gonna lie! I'm telling you about it because I think it matters for you too, not just me.

I was talking business with another strength coach. Good dude. Runs his own thing on the side like I do. And we're deep in it, going back and forth, and then he stops. And he says something I was not ready for.

He goes, "Man, I've been following you for a while. But I gotta be honest with you. I don't really know your training. I don't know your style. If somebody asked me what Scott Leech actually does in his programs I'd have to say, dude, I don't know."

And I sat with that. For two days. My first reaction, if I'm being honest, was to get defensive. Because I've got a firm stance on training. I've got beliefs I would die on a hill for. 10+ years in the trenches at the college level, and this guy doesn't know what I stand for?

But then it hit me. He's right. And it's my fault.

Not because I don't have a philosophy. I do. It's because I don't repeat it out loud. I've been so busy teaching the next drill, pushing the next thing, chasing the next piece of content, that I never stop and plant the flag.

So let me do that right now. The whole thing. One sentence.

Simple training done with savage levels of execution, energy, and enjoyment drives incredible success.

That's the backbone. That's the hill.

Simple first. Because most coaches overcomplicate everything. They chase the fancy program, the exotic exercise, the thing they saw some guy do online at midnight. And complexity feels like work, it feels smart, but it's a trap. The best programs in this whole country are boring on paper. Squat. Sprint. Jump. Compete. Recover. That's it. The magic was never in the menu.

Then savage execution, and this is where it really lives. Because you can hand two teams the exact same simple program and get two completely different results. The difference is how it gets done. One team's going through the motions. The other one is attacking every single rep like it owes them money. Same program on paper. Totally different outcome.

Then energy. The room has a temperature, and you set it. You. If you're flat, they're flat, every time. But if you bring it every morning, they learn to bring it too. And energy isn't some personality you're born with. It's a choice you make at 5am whether you feel like it or not.

And then enjoyment. This is the one coaches skip. They think it's gotta be misery to be tough. And that's just wrong. The teams that actually love the grind are the ones who keep showing up when it's cold and dark and nobody's watching. So make them love it. That's how you build something that outlasts one season.

That's what I do. Simple work. Savage standard. Real energy. Kids who enjoy the fight.

And I should've made that more clear a long time ago.

So don't make my mistake. Whatever it is you believe, say it. Out loud. Over and over, until your players can say it back to you in their sleep. A belief you keep to yourself doesn't help anybody.

What do you stand for? Hit reply and tell me. I actually want to know.

Keep the Fire Burning,

Leech