I am in complete agreement, however, how does a novice identify a good coach beforehand? There are tons of charlatans in the industry. A novice, by definition, knows nothing, so how does he tell a good coach apart from a bad one? Where does he go to find one? People like me buy books like PP, but this is inadequate because it takes an experienced coach to know how to apply the knowledge therein. Most of the books, consequently, are geared towards the novice for whom everything works. Trial and error is somewhat successful at an intermediate level, even if it's inefficient.
I think you could've made your point better without the
I have a bunch of people on ignore and have never responded to anything they've written. Occasionally, I look at ignored posts and they're responding to something I said. Somehow I'm living rent-free in their head. Maybe talking to someone who never responds is better than dealing with their own thoughts on their own or talking to a wall.
The easiest way to find a good Coach is to go with an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist or someone like Max Shank both of which I’m pretty sure VM is the only person in the world questioning their credibility. As a former CSCS myself I’m still waiting to hear what VM qualifications are.
They’ll do a needs assessment to determine your goals and develop a program to specifically address them. If they’re really good they’ll pick the funnest, simplest tools available that pretty much guarantee your not going to get hurt using them while also just about guaranteeing results (loaded carries). Everything they have you do should have a specific reason behind it along with the overall goal of improving your athleticism.
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It should look very similar to this:
Training can turn into a whole lot of fuzzy reasoning in a hurry when you start to introduce different components. This is a large part of why people gravitate toward one thing – simplicity. Simplifying is usually good, but not if it is costing you potential benefits. Being able to gain the...
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Here’s what Mark Reifkind has to say about Max’s UA book
“I've been training, competing and coaching for the last 43 years and I've seen a LOT of great athletes. Max is one of the best I've ever seen.He pretty much can do it all; he's as strong as a powerlifter, mobile and coordinated as a gymnast, powerful as an olympic lifter and as supple as a yogi.He's competed and won in Muay Thai, BJJ, Highland Games, got a pro soccer contract at 17, and can do whatever he wants to with his body.
And yet what he can do that must elite athletes like him cannot is TEACH. Max is as creative and disciplined a thinker and teacher as he is an athlete.
His new book, Ultimate Athleticism is the distillation of Max's experience, thought and study of the human body, movement and training for the last 20 years.It's not a fancy book. On first blush it almost appears too simple. Until you get into the guts of it and realize just how thoughtful, consistent and organized his program is.
His progressions guide you step by step to these very basic but very big movements..And while the core of it are his four basic movements it is rife with accessory and assistance exercises to guide you to these moves that make up the heart of the program.
Four basic moves that cover bodyweight strength and mobility, barbell strength and power and the upper and lower body. and everything in between.
One could work on just these four moves and accessory work for a lifetime and be as fit and mobile as could be.
And the writing is pure Max, just as if you were talking to him in person. Or having him coach you.
Max is one of those rare teachers and coaches that can make the complex simple in just a few words.
This is a book not just to be read but to be studied.
Well done Max, well done.”
Just to refresh your memory VM, this is what actual athleticism looks like: