You can all stop discussing it now…it is true…I AM THE GREATEST COACH ON THE INTERNET.

I posted this the other night…and am again…just because it is so funny.

This is Chris NOT jumping 42 inches.

After making 36 inches easy…now only 2 days later through my years of coaching experience and excellence I managed to get Chris to ‘peak’…in just 2 days and he jumped 42 inches easy…twice in fact….a 6 inch improvement in 2 days…now where on the internet would you get coaching like that…a foot and a half improvement a week at this rate from here on in…unfortunately Chris is going to Canada and as we all know…nothing good has come out of Canada except maple syrup…especially no decent coaches…so I’m not expecting any improvement on his return.

Chris easily hitting 42 inches.

Not nearly as stunning but equally impressive…because as we all know…the internet is all about letting people know how excellent you are…you might remember this…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It had to hurt…yet it was sooooo funny.

Well tonight Fanj more than got back on the horse…he leapt onto it.

Fanj’s 46 inch box jump…something like a big red phenomenon.

Only a 4 inch improvement in a week…but that’s still means he’ll be jumping an extra 208 inches in a years time.

I’ve hardly the strength to live let alone blog

Diet is going well…running a massive calorie deficit…have to get better organised as well as I am not getting enough protein…I say massive calorie deficit because forgetting the rest of my diet…removing the 375-500 grams of chocolate I usually eat daily would create a large deficit alone.

Sports Psychology 101

Chris making his jump easy.

He was jumping from the oly platform onto the box…then took a break and wanted to try the full 42 inches…but the lads are masters of mind games and mental destruction and worked their vodoo magic on Chris…and this was the result.

I’ll be sure to put up footage of Chris doing this easy when I get the chance to hypertrophy his self confidence.

A bumper update

A big update and post tonight which naturally I’ll drag out over hours.

Got a nice deadlift…a little ‘piece’ on scapular control and the testing and details regarding hour zero of my own project…I’m sure you are on the edge of your seats…I’d grab a stiff drink because it is going to get ugly…real ugly…and fairly hairy as well…and more than a little fat.

Johnny weighed in tonight…up 5kg’s exactly since he started with me and his body fat is down slightly…he’s going to be an absolute beast next season.

So firstly Chris did his testing session tonight I don’t have all his details to hand but he performed as follows:

Weight: 68kg
Trap Bar Deadlift: 170kg
Bench Press: 100kg
Pull Ups: 14 reps
Push Ups: 65 reps
Inverted Rows: 34 reps

Chris pulling a tidy 170kg on the Trap Bar.

Chris is coming back from a pretty ugly ankle injury…this was his first testing session and he did a great job…nice work Chris!

Poor Scapular Control and Mobility
I get a lot of this with athletes just starting with me and I think it is a major reason why they post such poor initial upper body testing scores.

His Mark trying to do a full scap push up. I’ll make sure to show you how much he’s improved in a months time.

Mark’s Scapular Retardation

This is Darren who has been doing these on certain days as a part of what you see labelled in programs as ‘Warm Up & Mobility’…I basically give the guys a couple of warm up mobility exercises to do before they start there sessions depending on what their key exercise of the session is…this is one of those.

Daz acting as my crash test dummy so what can see what it should look like.

I use the camera a lot in my coaching…it is much easier to ’show’ an athlete what they are doing wrong…and just as importantly…what they are doing right than it is just to say it…I usually try to show them someone else doing it well also…much more effective than just verbally cuing…which I also do.

My own update is here in the athlete’s blog…the same sort of rules that apply to swimming you should apply to my post….don’t go in within an hour of eating.