The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XIX

[jesteraq]

Nah dawg everybody is on that pay Mike T 300 bucks a month for rpe based programing time.

Not even joking tho, there's a reason he flew up to bumfuk Canada for nationals...

300 a month I can't even.

Never understood how someone could pay so much money for a program that is probably copy and pasted. Especially with something like RPE which has absolutely no personal aspect to it. Hit X,Y,Z up to an RPE 9, drop 10% and do 5x5. Wow much complexity.

I know a few people being coached by him and it's nothing crazy that you can't find online if you just did research for a few hours on different types of training and such.

[arian11]

Yeah...we have the northern peso for a currency... 220usd is like 300 canadian brah.

Nothing against Mike or RTS, I'm all over that. Just blows my mind that people are paying that kind of money per month for **** that is readily available on the internet if you've got a couple hours to figure out and half a brain.

It blows my mind when I see bodybuilding numbers. Like training and nutrition with unlimited communication is $400-$500 per month. But not everyone has half a brain. And not everyone wants to learn the concepts and figure out how to apply it to their situation. Some people just want a coach to tell them what to do and they go do it. Even Mike himself has his RTS manual, free articles, free videos, free forum, free training block and just did his free presentation at the Online Powerlifting Summit, but people still can't understand the concepts of auto-regulation and how to apply it to themselves. So they hire him.

[martin_mathers]

A lot of people have confidence issues (I do sometimes) and don't trust themselves when it comes to making training decisions. It's either paying $100-$200 bucks a month or driving themselves crazy and overthinking everything.

[martin_mathers]

Yeah...we have the northern peso for a currency... 220usd is like 300 canadian brah.

Nothing against Mike or RTS, I'm all over that. Just blows my mind that people are paying that kind of money per month for **** that is readily available on the internet if you've got a couple hours to figure out and half a brain.

brb paying Malanichev 20000 rubles a month for a linear periodization program with no assistance work.

[NorthStrong]

brb paying Malanichev 20000 rubles a month for a linear periodization program with no assistance work.

linear programming or die

[Daemonium]

He's got a $99, $160 and $220 a month option. Use to be $140 a month for his most expensive option. But that is pretty in line with what powerlifting coaches are charging online these days. Bodybuilding coaches seem to be more expensive.

List of bb coaching cues to make moniez:

"Squeeze"
"Feel the contraction"
"Control the movement"

am I missing any?

Wondering how you would like it for a powerlifting \athlete performance improvement method as my world doesn't allow me to be focused solely on 3 lifts and being fat anymore.

I think conjugate can be modified quite a bit, but only so much to get any real benefit from it. If you aren't a strength/power athlete, it's probably going to lack in a lot of areas (and even if you are, it would need to be heavily modified), or you're going to adjust it to the point that it doesn't look anything like conjugate anymore.

Nothing against Mike or RTS, I'm all over that. Just blows my mind that people are paying that kind of money per month for **** that is readily available on the internet if you've got a couple hours to figure out and half a brain.

Did you see that online summit/talk or w/e they called it with Mike T? had other people too, I think sheiko was going to be on. Its free.

[arn710]

I can't imagine paying any amount of money for powerlifting coaching

What are you really paying for? Instagram likes? Maybe a free pair of knee sleeves if you get super popular

[JamesG6626]

Watched Mike T give his presentation yesterday. I thought it was good. Chad Wesley Smith is coming up in an hour I think and Matt Wenning is giving a presentation later on the conjugate method. Might get some insight there for the person asking about it.

http://www.onlinepowerliftingsummit.com/

[308smk]

But not everyone has half a brain.

You've got me there.

A lot of people have confidence issues.

When in doubt just increase the workload and don't do anything stupid. The boring stuff is usually the most effective.

Did you see that online summit/talk or w/e they called it with Mike T? had other people too, I think sheiko was going to be on. Its free.

Didn't know about it till now. Cool

[grandmoloch]

List of bb coaching cues to make moniez:

"Squeeze"
"Feel the contraction"
"Control the movement"

am I missing any?

I would like to imagine that a lot of the information you'd get is about things that can't be discussed here.

I can't imagine paying any amount of money for powerlifting coaching

What are you really paying for? Instagram likes? Maybe a free pair of knee sleeves if you get super popular

You might win blown out knees too.

[jesteraq]

I can't imagine paying any amount of money for powerlifting coaching

What are you really paying for? Instagram likes? Maybe a free pair of knee sleeves if you get super popular

Instagram likes and comments saying, "Nice!" "Keep up the good work!"

[martin_mathers]

When in doubt just increase the workload and don't do anything stupid.

A million ways to fuk that up.

[SPFjudge]

List of bb coaching cues to make moniez:

"Squeeze"
"Feel the contraction"
"Control the movement"

am I missing any?

Probably get really good "supplement" advice.

[martin_mathers]

So my meet in 6 weeks uses a mono. I've competed in a mono many times but I've always walked it out since I don't get to train in one. My gym has one now and I'm torn between using it to get an extra 20-30lbs on top of the 200lbs I already get from my wraps, and being such a big fat cheater.

[grandmoloch]

Last video 9 months ago, is he kill?

[martin_mathers]

Last video 9 months ago, is he kill?

This was from not too long ago:
http://www.eatbaconliftheavy.com/damien-pezzuti.html

[308smk]

A million ways to fuk that up.

Lifting weights isn't rocket science

[martin_mathers]

Lifting weights isn't rocket science

The trick is making it sound like it is and making a career out of it.

[308smk]

The trick is making it sound like it is and making a career out of it.

Boom

[Rags85]

So my meet in 6 weeks uses a mono. I've competed in a mono many times but I've always walked it out since I don't get to train in one. My gym has one now and I'm torn between using it to get an extra 20-30lbs on top of the 200lbs I already get from my wraps, and being such a big fat cheater.

Squat extra wide, you'll get another 100lbs easy.

[Daemonium]

Didn't know about it till now. Cool

I dont really have time to watch them through the day, so Im just following the link to youtube and downloading lol.

Probably get really good "supplement" advice.

I would like to imagine that a lot of the information you'd get is about things that can't be discussed here.

Dat dere celltech breh. Bostin Lloyd 3CC fuk ya

[ARoth1]

Video from this past weekend. We were planning on taking ~285 for my 3rd squat, but we had no clue why I grinded out 275. Didn't realize I hit the rack on the way up until we watched the video afterwards.

Bench… sucked. I weighed in really light, so I think that made my shirt looser than usual. But either way, my bench is trash and I need to fix it.

Pulls felt slow, but 250 was a PR so I can't complain.

Time to put some gear on that actually fits lol

[martin_mathers]

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Video from this past weekend. We were planning on taking ~285 for my 3rd squat, but we had no clue why I grinded out 275. Didn't realize I hit the rack on the way up until we watched the video afterwards.

Bench… sucked. I weighed in really light, so I think that made my shirt looser than usual. But either way, my bench is trash and I need to fix it.

Pulls felt slow, but 250 was a PR so I can't complain.

Time to put some gear on that actually fits lol

GJDM. Singleply looks fun.

[michael_xyz]

http://en.news-4-u.ru/16-year-old-pr...ocktail-3.html

So that Russian teen chick got caught doping.

This sorta surprises me and not at all either. Russians love their drugs, so no doubt she'd be on. But she must have been on for at least 1-2 years before this?

A girl... and on at 14-15! I laugh when people tell me a guy is too young to be taking when you've got girls at that age taking.

Edit: Oh, I'm slow.

[michael_xyz]

Not that weird paying for coaching though, is it?

Training is very simple but also very, very difficult. If you just work hard and keep lifting you'll probably do fine. But, there's also a million factors and that matters more when you're stuck in a plateau or want to peak to be at your best for one specific day. That's a bit tougher.

It's not that odd to pay someone who has a ton of experience with many different lifters for that expertise. Some people enjoy experimenting and trial and error. But others don't. If that coach has worked with 1000 athletes and he knows if you're X type of lifter then floor press is great for you, then that's worth something. No need for you to waste your time trying a bunch of variations when floor press is your key, for example.

What I do dislike is how anyone with a following does coaching. Because whilst TSA and Mike T and few others I think are very legit, most of the rest probably won't be. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just copy+paste with few tweaks here and there.

[jesteraq]

Not that weird paying for coaching though, is it?

Training is very simple but also very, very difficult. If you just work hard and keep lifting you'll probably do fine. But, there's also a million factors and that matters more when you're stuck in a plateau or want to peak to be at your best for one specific day. That's a bit tougher.

It's not that odd to pay someone who has a ton of experience with many different lifters for that expertise. Some people enjoy experimenting and trial and error. But others don't. If that coach has worked with 1000 athletes and he knows if you're X type of lifter then floor press is great for you, then that's worth something. No need for you to waste your time trying a bunch of variations when floor press is your key, for example.

What I do dislike is how anyone with a following does coaching. Because whilst TSA and Mike T and few others I think are very legit, most of the rest probably won't be. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just copy+paste with few tweaks here and there.

That's what I hate the most about the Bodybuilding/Powerlifting fad and all that in general. People think they're qualified to train people just because they have an impressive physique or decent numbers. That does NOT make you qualified to train someone else. Instagram has made people believe they can train people just because a few people commented on their posts asking them to train them. Bryce is the man and I would definitely pay him to coach me if I ever decided to get one.

[martin_mathers]

That's what I hate the most about the Bodybuilding/Powerlifting fad and all that in general. People think they're qualified to train people just because they have an impressive physique or decent numbers. That does NOT make you qualified to train someone else. Instagram has made people believe they can train people just because a few people commented on their posts asking them to train them.

I can't speak for bodybuilding, but nowadays it's pretty easy to spot the strong and smart ones, the strong and dumb ones, and the ones who don't need numbers to prove they're good.

[jesteraq]

I can't speak for bodybuilding, but nowadays it's pretty easy to spot the strong and smart ones, the strong and dumb ones, and the ones who don't need numbers to prove they're good.

Go on Instagram and everybody and their mother is an 'Online Trainer' with their e-mail in their bio for people to ask them for training. I feel bad for the people that buy into them knowing they've only been lifting for a year and/or are on something.

[TheIronAsylum]

literally only people i would think of paying to do programming for me would be
A Josh Bryant
B Duffin mostly for his DmS stuff and im already doing a DMS seminar this year so

[TheIronAsylum]

Not isaku but if you're looking for a westsidey athletic-y thing you might like looking into some of Joe Defrancos WS4SB stuff. Joe's old articles are pretty solid imo.

this when i was playing ball in college i used my own variation of JOE d Westside for skinny bastards and actually programmed for a quite a few of my teamates with that it worked really well