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Sean Light
@SLight20
The next great leap in human health and longevity will come from training ordinary people like professional athletes. - @stbmedicine
New York, NY
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 28, 2023
    In 2013, I had a journalism degree and passed the Strength and Conditioning Certification Exam with the minimum passing score. In 2016, I became the Lakers Strength Coach. I didn't work all that hard. I was in my 20's. I partied. I went to a handful of seminars in the
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 27, 2018
    One of the coolest things about becoming a good strength coach is that you start out really simple, then start learning and get super complex and then realize that simplicity was the best model after all.
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    Sean Light
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    Jan 18, 2025
    . @bryan_johnson is getting hosed on this platform. His message is polarizing and, with that, he's going to get some venom no matter what. But here's what I see... A Guy Doing Exactly What We All Want to Be Doing Sharing the thing we are most passionate about and watching the
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    Sean Light
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    Oct 11, 2019
    When you see a tight hamstring, do you stretch the hamstring or ask why is the hamstring tight? This may end up being my interview question when looking to make a new hire.
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    Sean Light
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    Dec 7, 2018
    A top 3 quality of an elite S&C coach is the ability to throw out your entire plan for the day and come up with a respectable replacement immediately.
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 9, 2025
    Replying to @bryan_johnson
    Drinking alcohol. Hands down. When you stop, you realize how all social activities revolve around that one thing.
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    Sean Light
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    Jun 20, 2024
    I used to be in charge of athlete recovery for the Lakers. I had access to the franchise’s deep pockets to search the world and find the absolute best recovery tools on the planet. Here’s what I found…
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    Sean Light
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    Dec 8, 2018
    The first thing I do with everyone I see is teach them how to breathe. Lay on your back, inhale through your nose and exhale COMPLETELY through your mouth. Feel your abs pulling those ribs down. Get used to this. If you want my help, I need you to be great at this.
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    Sean Light
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    Oct 8, 2024
    I used to be the performance coach for the Lakers. They wrote me a blank check and told me to find out how to get players back from injury as fast as possible. Here’s what I learned: 1. Most symptoms that didn’t come from an acute incident, like spraining an ankle or
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    Sean Light
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    Jun 18, 2020
    Great Thing About S&C: I can text you at 6:00am and get an immediate response.
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 28, 2023
    When I worked in the NBA, I heard a story about a GM who made his Strength Coach have the players sit in a circle and do butterfly stretches before practice because... "That's what they used to do back when they were winning championships." The average person doesn't think they
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 16, 2024
    When I got the job w. the Lakers I thought I’d be jealous of the players. I grew up dreaming of playing in the NBA. What did I learn? I wasn’t even close. They are unicorns among unicorns. I learned just how far fetched that dream is for anyone. When I have kids, I
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    Steve Magness
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    Mar 15, 2024
    Whenever I see stories like this, it makes me sad Parents...chill out. Stop trying to live your athletic dreams through your kid The best thing you can do for a 12 year old with sporting dreams...let them be on ateam with friends...and get out of the way yahoo.com/news/shes-12-s…
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    Sean Light
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    Mar 4, 2025
    Replying to @CBKReport
    Hahahaha Speaking from experience, it's SUPER hard to get buckets in those last few seconds of mop-up duty. Stiff and cold from sitting the entire game. You're probably up by a lot so you're not exactly given the green light. Need to get as many shots as possible.
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