After a 2012 mountain biking accident left Tom Morris paralyzed from the waist down, there was a question whether the longtime Indiana University strength and conditioning coach would return to the gym to help student athletes achieve peak performance. In the years following, he has done just that. Tom currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University. Morris has developed and implemented sport specific strength, conditioning, flexibility, speed and agility programs for Indiana’s 24 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I programs.
In this episode, Tom and I discuss:
* Winning cultures in sport
* The importance of the little things & attention to detail
* How your habits dictate your character
* The compound effect
* Cycling & adventure racing
* Sport specific and position specific training
* Unilateral exercises to correct imbalance & improve performance
* IU Soccer
* The biking accident that injured his spinal cord
* Being “zeroed out”
* Rehab and regaining function
* His mindset after the accident
* His fears after the accident
* Seeing adversity as opportunity
* Returning to work in a wheelchair
* Making today better than yesterday
* Para-cycling
* Strength training for endurance athletes
* Being addicted to growth
Find Tom on Instagram: @tommorrisperformance
Learn more about Indiana Strength: indianastrength.com
