This morning I was sitting in front of my computer struggling to come up with a catchy title for this. I was thinking – yet again – about stressing the importance of breakfast to you.

So as I sat there trying to be clever I mumbled out loud, “Breakfast is boring.”

And there you have it. That’s exactly how I came up with this title. But do NOT take this message lightly.

You have heard it a million times before, “You have to eat breakfast.”  So many times that you are probably tired of hearing the same boring message, but do you have any idea how many people I meet as a basketball coach that DO NOT eat breakfast? Too many to count, and many of them are basketball players.   It always fascinates me that a basketball player can go through the day without eating the most important meal of the day and expect to have energy for practice or a game.  It’s just not possible!

Look, I’m not crazy (well maybe just a little). I know you do not have much time in the morning, and that many of you just are not all that hungry right after you wake up.

So let’s look at this another way. You get up each morning and go to school  every day because you want to have a great life for yourself and play basketball of course, right? Day after day after day you go to school because you want the RESULT of that effort.

Well, IF you want to feel better, have more energy, and be a successful basketball player, you WILL eat breakfast every morning. Period. End of discussion.

Some things are boring. Some things just have to be done to get the result you want. For those of you that want to have energy all day long, breakfast is just one of those things.

See you on the court!

Rich Stoner

PS – Prograde Lean http://elitebasketballtraining.getprograde.com/lean  is a DELICIOUS chocolate meal replacement shake that I recommend to all my basketball players. It’s the perfect solution!