Recent content by johnsmith182

as far as the weight question, i dont worry to much about it for a beginner. usually it takes care of itself over the first year or so of training. for those cases where a lifter really needs to lose weight and training alone doesnt accomplish this, he or she will simply diet. i dont...

of course its best probably to start around age 12... but then again many world and national champions have started in the late teens or even early 20's... so whos to say? if your starting late, its good to ahve come from another sport... its a lot easier to start late when you are already...

a good coach once a week is better than a bad coach every day. i have no way of knowing the relative abilities of the different coaches your considering, so i cant really advise you there. but i do think that once a week coaching will work. is it as good as everyday... well, all other things...

spatts, as far as how long, seems like ive been coaching as long as ive been training. i was always the type that thought about training 24/7, and wasnt afraid to call people on the phone or get in a car and go and talk to people face to face if i thought they could answer a question or expand...

deciever... ive had good careers in several different sports... including powerlifting and olympic lifting. as far as mylifts... i prefer not to be specific for now.... simply because as animal said, i prefer to be carefull about my identity, and my lifts are good enough that if i was...

to "gladiola" i cant say as im really surprised by your coaches attitude. theres always a communication problem at first. god knows i have problems when i first start to coach someone. the problem is this... ive had some beginners who tear their hands up so bad their first training session...

cornholio... if your erectors are getting trashed AND your behind the bar at lockout... the you should be doing most of your max effort stuff with hip and core exercises... and doing MORE abs, like 4-5 sessions per week, and really, really working to increase he weight used. i think your...

cornholio... i know im new here and you might not want to listen to me... BUT please give my coments some thought. first of all, a common problem causing people to NOT be able to perform properly ffrom a mid-range pull (bar at knee level) is a weak core. IF you get real sore in your erectors...

strength gains are specific to the training speed. in other words, if you train at a slow speed, youll be stronge when moving slow, not much carryover to fast speeds, and if you train at fast speeds, youll get stronger while moving faster, with less gains on slow movements. my advice would be...

a couple of things to do for weak hips... one is ultra wide sumo DL's... stick a couple of big collars INSIDE the plates so you can really get a wide stance. grab the bar wiith an arched back and as minimal of knee bend as you can manage, lift it by squeezing your ass and thrusting he hips...

why not tell your coach and follow his recomendatios? if i was coaching you id probably have you ditch the overhead work for a while in favor of just pulls till the pain goes away... then work back into the overhead stuff slower to let the body get used to it... however im sure your coach...

dont diet. i assume your wanting to gain weight and strengt in the long run... dieting will inhibit this. you mentioned wanting to get to a certain ranking... my advice, dont worry about it! its an illusion. powerlifting is so watered down with different federations, its almost impossible...