Amazon Grimm Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I had my first session with a Starting Strength Coach on Saturday. It went awesome, I finally can get the bar in the right place for a low-bar squat, and I got a lot of good feedback on the press. I fell over during my warmup weights for the DL, so there is that... GrimmThing - Warrior Maybe I'm just too dumb to collapse - - too ugly to die !! I'll let you figure out the reasons... Current ChallengeNF Workout Log Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Nice! Getting a good coach to help you out is always refreshing. "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's awesome! I'm hoping to get Rip's cert in the next year or two once I can afford it. Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
KingZora Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's awesome! How did you go about finding a coach to help you out with a set? LVL 3: Zoran Warrior STR:9 | DEX:5 | STA:10 | CON:5 | WIS:12.75 | CHA:9 Current Challenge: Not Really A 6 Week Challenge Challenge Previous Challenges: 1st, 2nd "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. Good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant." Link to comment
Kishi Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Dude, that's awesome! It's fantastic to get that kind of feedback. Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's awesome! How did you go about finding a coach to help you out with a set? There's a searchable directory of them over at the website. Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Amazon Grimm Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 There's a searchable directory of them over at the website. Which lists no coaches in my area, because it is broken. Someone posted a whiny thread on StartingStrength.com, and the coach contacted the other poster. The OP then replied back, naming the coach, and praising him a little. I contacted the coach through a PM on the site. GrimmThing - Warrior Maybe I'm just too dumb to collapse - - too ugly to die !! I'll let you figure out the reasons... Current ChallengeNF Workout Log Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well that's good to know, I couldn't find any within an hour of me. Any replies on them fixing it? Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
BopGun Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well that's good to know, I couldn't find any within an hour of me. Any replies on them fixing it?There are none within SEVEN HOURS' DRIVE of me. ...the perils of living in rural America. Would be very exciting if there were one a few hours closer than that. Link to comment
guest439437484421 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 That's awesome Grimm, keep up the good work! Lvl 5 Penguin Warrior: 10 Str, 3.5 Dex, 6.5 STA, 23.5 CON, 12.25 WIS, 5.75 CHAIntro | Current Challenge Thread | Character sheetMy Personal Blog | My Food Blog There are no failures, only learning pains Link to comment
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