So i have had a week to go over everything in my head from the seminar. like i told my Brother and numerous other people i pulled way more out of that Weekend in Ohio than i ever imagined. Some thoughts from the past week in no particular order:
-I need to buy a house so i can have my own home gym. Walking back into my gym during "prime Time" was aggravating and depressing. Cleaning up after others simply so i can do train. The gym filled with guys that are doing more posing than training. I have made comments in the past and even made fun of guys at work for their mis-direction in their training (too much bodybuilding and not enough strength work) but now i seem to see things in a new light.
-Not say i have it all figured out, far from it. But i appreciate a lot more where my training has taken me and where it will take me.
-being in a room full of guys with thick meaty traps changes your view of what strong looks like or actually is.
-I have never met a larger group of athletes /Coaches more willing to pass on their knowledge to other athletes.
-Since i have come home i truly appreciate what an honor it was to have Buddy Morris pass on information to me.
-Harry Selkow is one of the coolest and most genuine Dudes I have ever met. I am proud to call him a friend.
-Ed Coan & Steve Goggins are true legends in the sport of power lifting but they will talk to you like a regular dude and are both super funny.
-The Time that JL Holdsworth spent with me working on my Deadlift - i will probably spend a good number of years trying to pay that back by teaching what he showed me to others. It was one of those moments that left a mark on me.
-Team Ladewski is a phenomenal couple. The one simple trick with the hand wraps that Matt showed me was huge. The Time that Julia spent with my Girl was great for me to watch and i was just as inspired watching her truly learn what i have been trying to communicate. (I really am a crappy coach for begninner lifters)
-When it comes to all the lifts i knew all the cues and positions. But now i know when i truly have everything locked in.
-Going through the squat was a humbling experience. I have been squatting since i was 13. It was the first time that i actually felt like i had made the bar apart of me when i squatted.
-My Hip Mobility is deep in the SUCK category. I will simply hammer this until i turn it around.
-I do not have nearly enough Trap /Neck development.
-The next LTTS i go to i plan on trying to talk to every EFS athlete in attendance if even for 3 min. There was a few guys i would have liked to talked to but did not get a chance. Jeremy Frey, Dave Kirschen, Mick Manley and Marshall Johnson are high on that list.
-When Ed Coan walks by and slaps you on the shoulder and gives you a smile and a nod it makes you feel pretty cool.
-When Harry Calls you out in front of half the room, even when you are expecting it to go down that way, your mind locks into focus instantly. I Know you are proud of me Coach, but next time there will be 20 in the tank. Still i am more than happy (but not content) where my pull ups are at.
-If Ed Coan is at the next LTTS i want to ask him so many questions that Stevie P tells me to shut up. To be honest i did not know what to ask him and it bugs me. That and the fact Stevie P made me feel bad for not saving Eddie a seat at lunch.(Note: he made everyone feel bad actually)
-To be honest i have a lot to learn because during the Q&A I did not know what to ask, that in and off itself tells me i am ignorant.
-If Matt Ladewski is walking around barefoot on Harry's advice, there must be something to this shoeless thing he has going on.
-I am going to be drifting well out of my comfort zone in the next year. I have to see how far i can push my mind through sheer force of will. I have some unfinished business and i have to see what i am made of and learn a variety of things before taking another shot. Not trying would be worse than failing a second time. At least this is what i have come to realize. But if time has passed me by at least i will know it.
-I need to stop training or at least lifting by myself all the time. If not a full team of lifters at least a few different people i get together with once in a while.
-I learned i do a lot of things correctly in my training. Some simply by my self education. Some by my 20+ yrs lifting and training and being self aware. But i need to keep learning and re-enforcing and understanding the correct things i am doing.
-After this weekend it is time for me to stop hitching and get back on the mats. I need to get over myself and start training BJJ again.
-DUDE is now apart of my vocab
This is not a complete list by any means. I am thankful and very happy that for as much as i pulled out of this seminar it was actually a charity event for the MAW. Thank you to every coach hat was there whether they helped me or not.
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