Any input....

[s8nlilhlpr]

I've noticed most online forums go in "waves". You get a few people really interested in a topic together, and the entire forum basically reads off what that 'group' discusses. Most people are hanger-ons and never really get the main point, but if they follow the workouts close enough. Soon though, the "core" members will be gone (ex: madcow), and you'll be left with a bunch of idiots that have followed 'expert' routines, but don't really understand them. Its happening already with the idiot that keeps bumping posts, the millions of questions that have already been answered; not to mention our spring break mascot, ilovetolift.

 

[fortunatesun]

I'd like to see some training science articles by both mods and some of the more accomplished of our members. I'd like to be able to find out what's the latest thinking in pushing iron. Someone's always coming up with a new take on things and there aren't alot of opportunities for me outside EF to find out what there are. It would add a cutting edge dimension to our discussions. This also works with Outlaw's original suggestion which he posted in Plat in regards to establishing recognition of respected posters. Plus it would give us a chance to overrun the karma amateurs in C&C.

 

[Trav386]

I'd like to see some sport specific training stuff up...

 

[Illuminati]

here are my suggestions:

have a sticky so that people can post up videos and pics, and have it for just that. no comments allowed. just videos and pics for people to look at. like Guniess said, have a thread about the video so people can comment. have a MOD, or give someone the capability to delete posts in the sticky that are comments related to the lift.

the kill that shit sticky...someone needs to kill that shit. it was cool when walkingbeast first started it, but now it needs to be killed

training stickies...yes, training comes in waves. people get all excited about one routine, and then it fades out. why not just have stickies for certain training styles, and as it fades out, delete the sticky.

Polls...ban them from the training forum.

have some way of cleaning up the posts, to prevent someone from bumping something that is 2+ years old. Really, anything that hasn't been posted on in 4 months should go.

if people want more sports specific stuff, then ask direct questions. dont just wait for someone to offer info. there is a lot of knowledge here, all you have to do is ask.

 

[anotherbutters]

I love the idea of a 'members' vids' section as it adds personality to the board to see the people you're getting to know via the computer in action. I think it would be great if there was a thread that was ONLY vids, where anyone who posted vids would have a section that they could add to. To discuss that lifter's vids, there would be a link to a thread for that purpose so as to not clutter the vid section with discussion - it seems that vids garner loads of posts, so keeping the vids and posts seperate would mean that the vids don't get lost in the 'carnage'.

I like this idea too, although I'd prefer it to be just vids and not pics. G5.0, how about creating the first post, laying down the rules for the remainder of the thread, then it can be stickied? Each post should probably contain a brief description of what training you were following at the time, questions you have about your form, and link to another thread/journal for comments.

EDIT: Some vids of some of the ladies working out wouldn't go amiss either

 

[Protobuilder]

Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier . . . Squatting is preached here by most everyone. Why not make this a foundational principle of the training forum? Set the mood around here by including a SQUAT sticky. It could include the obvious descriptions (cut & pasted, or written up by knowledgeable members) of diff't squatting styles, links to vids of good/bad form, and notes on how to fix form flaws, etc. (e.g., Wendler I think has a good article on "falling forward").

*edit -- I suggest everyone take a look at the "Training Info. Vault" sticky created by CasualBB and see if (a) it covers what you want, and (b) if it doesn't, are there some links that casualBB could add to it so that it accomplishes our goals here? Frankly, it's a solid sticky and maybe we cuold just update it a bit, maybe add some relevant links, etc., and we'd have roughly 50-75% of what we're wanting.

 

[eat big]

Check out the training vault sticky at the top of the page.

 

[Sassy69]

Just generally - instead of several stickies, consolidate all the threads of interest into one or a couple main stickies - this has worked great on the women's board - major topics are:
- competition prep
- newbies to the women's board
- top threads of all times <<== this would be the place to start to consolidate several stickies of interest. Then they dont' have to be stickied at the top but are easily located via the one main stickie.

 

[fortunatesun]

Just generally - instead of several stickies, consolidate all the threads of interest into one or a couple main stickies - this has worked great on the women's board - major topics are:
- competition prep
- newbies to the women's board
- top threads of all times <<== this would be the place to start to consolidate several stickies of interest. Then they dont' have to be stickied at the top but are easily located via the one main stickie.

Also a good idea. Many people cruise right past the stickies we have- many questions could have been answered by stopping by the Training Information Vault. We need to put a few traffic signs up so people will stop by these sub-forums and participate in them. If we had an expanded mentor program to handle incoming calls, people would have to research first, and if they still had a question, they could be assured of a quality answer in a reasonable amount of time . Compiling an archive of relevant training articles might also be helpful.

 

[Protobuilder]

So . . . what's the next step? Should we start throwing up our favorite links or something to see about getting them added to the training vault sticky? Or are some people gonna' follow Illuminati's lead and throw up articles etc. that oughta' be stickied/added to the vault???