Stuart McGill

You're a bricklayer, you're going to lay bricks for an hour. Tomorrow, you're going to lay for an hour and a half. occasionally they have some success or they have some really miserable failures. And the person says, I cannot do another day of bricklaying for four hours, even though it's only a portion of my job. And so now they get kicked out of the program because they're called a non-compliant.

You're a bricklayer, you're going to lay bricks for an hour. Tomorrow, you're going to lay for an hour and a half. occasionally they have some success or they have some really miserable failures. And the person says, I cannot do another day of bricklaying for four hours, even though it's only a portion of my job. And so now they get kicked out of the program because they're called a non-compliant.

In other words, there's something psychological wrong with them and they're shattered. Those are the people we see. So these are, you know, talk about the biopsychosocial approach. I know I get labeled sometimes as the biomechanist and I ignore all the psychosocial, but these are people who've never read our work and they don't know.

In other words, there's something psychological wrong with them and they're shattered. Those are the people we see. So these are, you know, talk about the biopsychosocial approach. I know I get labeled sometimes as the biomechanist and I ignore all the psychosocial, but these are people who've never read our work and they don't know.

In other words, there's something psychological wrong with them and they're shattered. Those are the people we see. So these are, you know, talk about the biopsychosocial approach. I know I get labeled sometimes as the biomechanist and I ignore all the psychosocial, but these are people who've never read our work and they don't know.

So I really appreciate you bringing this because I'm not often asked this perspective. But again, I know with your background, you'll appreciate all of this.

So I really appreciate you bringing this because I'm not often asked this perspective. But again, I know with your background, you'll appreciate all of this.

So I really appreciate you bringing this because I'm not often asked this perspective. But again, I know with your background, you'll appreciate all of this.

You're right in that I haven't seen good science to back up this whole issue. But after working with people for 40 years and seeing the extremes of the phenotype and I do have some opinions on this. And it comes from coaching. So if you take an athlete who has, by nature, they're very explosive neurologically. They're quick. They're explosive. But they can't do it for very long.

You're right in that I haven't seen good science to back up this whole issue. But after working with people for 40 years and seeing the extremes of the phenotype and I do have some opinions on this. And it comes from coaching. So if you take an athlete who has, by nature, they're very explosive neurologically. They're quick. They're explosive. But they can't do it for very long.

You're right in that I haven't seen good science to back up this whole issue. But after working with people for 40 years and seeing the extremes of the phenotype and I do have some opinions on this. And it comes from coaching. So if you take an athlete who has, by nature, they're very explosive neurologically. They're quick. They're explosive. But they can't do it for very long.

It's almost, and I hate using this label, but it's just a way to describe it. They have attention deficit. Now, I've been told I have this. Every high school teacher would have told you, yeah, McGill, his attention deficit is... Now, maybe it was just I wasn't interested in what they were talking about. My brain was thinking about something else.

It's almost, and I hate using this label, but it's just a way to describe it. They have attention deficit. Now, I've been told I have this. Every high school teacher would have told you, yeah, McGill, his attention deficit is... Now, maybe it was just I wasn't interested in what they were talking about. My brain was thinking about something else.

It's almost, and I hate using this label, but it's just a way to describe it. They have attention deficit. Now, I've been told I have this. Every high school teacher would have told you, yeah, McGill, his attention deficit is... Now, maybe it was just I wasn't interested in what they were talking about. My brain was thinking about something else.

But I think I do have a certain degree of attention deficits. If someone's not holding my attention, I'm thinking of something that's more important. The more explosive the athlete is, the shorter the time you have to coach them, that they're present with you. The less explosive they are, the more time you have to coach them. So I will say that.

But I think I do have a certain degree of attention deficits. If someone's not holding my attention, I'm thinking of something that's more important. The more explosive the athlete is, the shorter the time you have to coach them, that they're present with you. The less explosive they are, the more time you have to coach them. So I will say that.

But I think I do have a certain degree of attention deficits. If someone's not holding my attention, I'm thinking of something that's more important. The more explosive the athlete is, the shorter the time you have to coach them, that they're present with you. The less explosive they are, the more time you have to coach them. So I will say that.

Can I go with a little anecdote there that you may appreciate? I'll get a call from a coach, say an NBA coach, and it'll be with their medical staff. And they'll say, we have this player, they play 18 minutes a game. Can you help? And they have a back pain history. Could you help us to get them to play 27 minutes a game? And then I'll investigate and understand the player.

Can I go with a little anecdote there that you may appreciate? I'll get a call from a coach, say an NBA coach, and it'll be with their medical staff. And they'll say, we have this player, they play 18 minutes a game. Can you help? And they have a back pain history. Could you help us to get them to play 27 minutes a game? And then I'll investigate and understand the player.

Can I go with a little anecdote there that you may appreciate? I'll get a call from a coach, say an NBA coach, and it'll be with their medical staff. And they'll say, we have this player, they play 18 minutes a game. Can you help? And they have a back pain history. Could you help us to get them to play 27 minutes a game? And then I'll investigate and understand the player.