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Great coaches don’t just write a program, and tell their athletes good-luck! Great coaches take notes on their athletes daily. They notice the warm ups their athletes perform. They notice how certain programming affects the athlete. They notice their attempts, and make note if the athlete should take small or big jumps. They look at […]

Last time we talked about “Dreams”, and I made the point to Dream Big because that is how people do great things. No one became President of the United States by wanting to be a County Commissioner. Once you Dream Big then you are going to want to write your Dream down. Once a Dream

First off let me say that I love Donnie Thompson, Dave Hoff, and Louie Simmons, and I believe them all to be the heart of powerlifting. With that being said Dave’s 1210 squat was high. We all know that it was, but that dude killed his 975lb bench and 820lb deadlift. He is the strongest

Open Your Own Gym Part II: Marketing 101 There are two things that have to be done right away, and that is find your niche and target market. Pick a section within the industry that you are absolutely going to master. You should become the go to coach in your area on something like: speed,

Today on Weightlifting Talk (http://www.spreaker.com/user/weightlifting_talk/boombastic) a question was asked about what it takes to be a world champion. I have talked about this subject a lot, but today I answered the question a little differently. I told the Nation a story about my Bachelor Party in Boone, NC, and right away I knew that I

To bring anything great to life a plan has to be in place. Anyone that accomplishes anything that is amazing is a great goal setter. At MashElite we talk a lot about goal setting, and I express that all of my great athletes are great goal setters. On my podcast Weightlifting Talk (www.Spreaker.com search weightlifting