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AnimalMass1
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OK, John tell me to shut up if I'm saying to much, but first off, no he's not the real "John Smith," and let me just say that John could kick the real John SMith's ass anyday in lifting.
I was going to say what John said about himself, in that his lifts are so superb, that it would give away his identity. So quit trying to guess his identity, and understand that we have one of the best in strength and cond knowledge and experience on our board.
AnimalMass
I was going to say what John said about himself, in that his lifts are so superb, that it would give away his identity. So quit trying to guess his identity, and understand that we have one of the best in strength and cond knowledge and experience on our board.
AnimalMass
johnsmith182
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spatts, as far as how long, seems like ive been coaching as long as ive been training. i was always the type that thought about training 24/7, and wasnt afraid to call people on the phone or get in a car and go and talk to people face to face if i thought they could answer a question or expand my knowledge. so i suppose i was always the person that everyone hates, always offering "advise", always trying to solve my problems and everyone elses.
at some point i did gradually move from that informal "coach" positition to a more formal paid position, but not without a few bumps along the road. as i began to see the end of my own ahletic career getting nearer, i began looking more seriously at the acedemic and coaching side of the equation. at one time i seriously considered staying in acedemia... just teaching and research. i liked the teacing side of it, still do in fact, and i did do some research into the taining of strength athletes... good research i think. some of my concepts are being used by he USOC to moniter the training of athletes in several sports... and quite frankly, a couple have been "stolen" by more famous people in strength world, with no mention of my name.
however, i did realize that i could only be happy working with athletes... and specifically working with "my kind" of athletes. fortunately, i had just enough "clout" to not have to accept a job as a typical "university football strength coach"... while this might be great for some, it wouldnt be satisfying to me.
i currently work with a wide range of athetes... all the way from 12 year old beginners to international competitors. they all have one thing in common though... they all want to get better bad enough to willingly put up with me yelling at them every day! this, in reality, is quite different from being a university strength coach... i have some experience in this field and in reality the chief challenge is just getting the athletes to put out some effort... most DONT want to work. i also work for the USOC n several capacities and work with the primary sports coaches for several sports to help them optimize their training.
as far as what kind of athletes i work with... just basically anyone wanting to get stronger, faster, or more powerfull. i do seem to attract athletes from mostly one or two sports, but have worked with elite competitors from a quite wide range of sports, including skiing, cycling, track and field, and others along with more specific strength sports like olympic weightlifting. powerlifting is not an olympic sport, so i dont currently work with a lot of powerlifters, but have coached quite a few in the past.
at some point i did gradually move from that informal "coach" positition to a more formal paid position, but not without a few bumps along the road. as i began to see the end of my own ahletic career getting nearer, i began looking more seriously at the acedemic and coaching side of the equation. at one time i seriously considered staying in acedemia... just teaching and research. i liked the teacing side of it, still do in fact, and i did do some research into the taining of strength athletes... good research i think. some of my concepts are being used by he USOC to moniter the training of athletes in several sports... and quite frankly, a couple have been "stolen" by more famous people in strength world, with no mention of my name.
however, i did realize that i could only be happy working with athletes... and specifically working with "my kind" of athletes. fortunately, i had just enough "clout" to not have to accept a job as a typical "university football strength coach"... while this might be great for some, it wouldnt be satisfying to me.
i currently work with a wide range of athetes... all the way from 12 year old beginners to international competitors. they all have one thing in common though... they all want to get better bad enough to willingly put up with me yelling at them every day! this, in reality, is quite different from being a university strength coach... i have some experience in this field and in reality the chief challenge is just getting the athletes to put out some effort... most DONT want to work. i also work for the USOC n several capacities and work with the primary sports coaches for several sports to help them optimize their training.
as far as what kind of athletes i work with... just basically anyone wanting to get stronger, faster, or more powerfull. i do seem to attract athletes from mostly one or two sports, but have worked with elite competitors from a quite wide range of sports, including skiing, cycling, track and field, and others along with more specific strength sports like olympic weightlifting. powerlifting is not an olympic sport, so i dont currently work with a lot of powerlifters, but have coached quite a few in the past.
Screwball
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Welcome to the board johnsmith182. I respect any and all levels of lifters. I meant no disrespect. Just trying to keep things upbeat and positive.
AnimalMass1: No one on this board is going to try and expose anyone who wants to remain anonymous. We all have a tremendous respect for each other and our varying opinions. I was joking around...
AnimalMass1: No one on this board is going to try and expose anyone who wants to remain anonymous. We all have a tremendous respect for each other and our varying opinions. I was joking around...
AnimalMass1
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Oh yeah, I know Screwball. It's just that if you exposed me (which you will next Saturday at the meet) it means nothing. But when you have someone of John's caliber on here, I can understand wanting to remain anonymous.
AnimalMass
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Gladiola
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John, I would be SO grateful for any little smidgen of your knowledge you'd toss my way. I'm feeling reaaaalllly lost. I'm not even used to being coached - I've been the one leading the show for years now.
In my quest for more info - I came across this enyclopedia of OL:
www.wlinfo.com
Has some great reviews from some great lifters. Your thoughts? I like to really understand things inside & out - I don't wanna go by just 'intuition' or feel - I wanna know WHY about everything!
What is your recommendation for ab workouts? My coach is saying sets of 20-25, 120 reps total, 2-3X per week, weighted. Ugh. I hate high reps! Any recommendations for exercises?
PEC WORK!!! I have been told by my coach & one teammate to, "STAY AWAY FROM ALL PEC WORK."
Must let my pecs intentionally atrophy. It is possible to be strong AND flexible - so why can't I continue to increase the flexibility of my front delts & keep that pec strength????
THANKS
In my quest for more info - I came across this enyclopedia of OL:
www.wlinfo.com
Has some great reviews from some great lifters. Your thoughts? I like to really understand things inside & out - I don't wanna go by just 'intuition' or feel - I wanna know WHY about everything!
What is your recommendation for ab workouts? My coach is saying sets of 20-25, 120 reps total, 2-3X per week, weighted. Ugh. I hate high reps! Any recommendations for exercises?
PEC WORK!!! I have been told by my coach & one teammate to, "STAY AWAY FROM ALL PEC WORK."
Must let my pecs intentionally atrophy. It is possible to be strong AND flexible - so why can't I continue to increase the flexibility of my front delts & keep that pec strength????THANKS
