So last weekend was the Learn to Train seminar 8 in Ohio, if you recall i went to Learn to Tran 6 this time last year. Once again it was a phenomenal experience. A lot of fun, laughs, and education. I walked away with a ton of info for my own training and another ton for anyone i train or work with who comes to me with questions from time to time.
They stayed home and enjoyed the sun. |
WEDNESDAY
I got an email from Mark Watts regarding my group for the Seminar. I was excited and nervous at the same time. More or on that later. I did get to sleep though.
THURSDAY
Got off decently early enough for the drive (6 am). Decided this time because i did not have any detours to make that i would go over the border at the thousand islands, south to Syracuse and west from there. The drive took me about 10 hrs total.
2 things i learned:
-Bring music (or maybe i should get satellite radio) when driving through northern Pennsylvania as there is a 3:1 ratio of Christian talk radio stations to everything else. There is not much of anything else.
-if you don't go pee before leaving NY State you will not be able to go again until nearly Ohio.
I got into Ohio at about 4 pm, skimmed through traffic and despite the GPS telling me the Hotel entrance was on the opposite side of the building no real issue. When i checked Seminar Complimentary WiFi and Valet parking. Score!
Checked out the room, Checked into the seminar where i got an excellent schwag bag of goodies. Made a quick trip to Walmart /Krogers for snacks and then it was off to bed at a reasonable hour. I knew the day of knowledge bombs was going to be exhausting.
Matt Rhodes, Myself, Vincent Dizenzo,CLHS, The Supple Rhino |
FRIDAY
Jonathon Mike - His topic was about Over training. He re-introduced me to a term i had forgotten, Over reaching. He laid out the Criteria between Over Reaching vs Over Training in an easy to understand way. As well as the concept of using Over Reaching intentionally if properly programmed. Great Presentation and you can tell the dude is a walking Encyclopedia of Training Knowledge. He does nearly have his Doctorate after all.
Scott Stevenson- Dude is tanned, Jacked and Huge! He looks like he could step on stage at any moment. Which helps a lot when he is talking about Peri-workout nutrition. He presented a lot of interesting studies to prove different concepts and things to try. Some exciting stuff. I will be giving some of the concepts a try in regards to my own nutrition protocols for training. Some of them i was already headed in that direction I just need to tweak a few things.
Harry Selkow- Dude looks like Odin. I am very proud to call him my Coach, Mentor and Friend. If you ask anyone to describe Harry with a single word that has ever spent 5 min with him, the only word you would hear is AWESOME. He really is a living embodiment of all things awesome. I caught him in the Hallway before he came into talk this year, so he didn't trample 4 people to come give me a massive Hug. As always we hug well into the "awkward" time frame. Now as for his lecture. He opened with the Lumber jack story which set the tone for his presentation and the general theme of the day. He has presented me with ideas to radically change my entire programming approach. I will be shifting from a smaller 1 month approach to a 12 month approach.
Harry entertaining and educating his group of trainees |
JL Holdsworth - JL was the first presenter after lunch, the only presenter to go over time, and despite being right after lunch, NO ONE fell asleep. The Dude is very passionate and it came through in spades. He talked about the business side of starting and operating your own Gym. As well he told a few personal stories. He is right when he mentioned that his Moms In Love with Fitness was a tremendous idea, just the wrong demographic. His presentation was excellent even for those in the room like myself who don't have a business or are considering opening one soon. There was a lot of take-aways about life in general. Being Truthful, having a back bone, and presenting who you are while not making apologies for it. You will get more respect in the long run for not pretending to be something or someone you are not.
Matthew Rhodes - He spoke about trg Varsity athletes. He is the head S&C Coach at RIU. His training template had a lot of similarities to Harry Selkow's (great minds think a like) but with a few minor changes to fit his athletes. He also spoke about about the differences of coaching basketball vs Soccer and Male vs Female to get the required results. I took some very personal things away from his presentation that i will also be able to apply in my own life. Also of note Matt's Presentation is also a big game changer for me, combing it with Harry's Template is just what i am looking for. The biggest take away from Matt Rhodes' presentation: "1 Cup of Sugar you have Cheesecake, 2 Cups you no longer have Cheesecake" -Harry Selkow
Vincent Dizenzo - CLHS (Certified Lifter of Heavy Shit). The Supple Rhino.
He covered the list of things you need to do to achieve your goals. Doing all the small things, every day.
Very interesting presentation. A great reminder that forgetting to do one small thing in a training cycle can spell doom for your goals, but would also giving you the necessary feedback to make sure you include it next time. i also got a great great acronym from Vinnie as well: NARP Gym :Non Athletic Real Person Gym.
Dave Tate - The last presenter. He decided to trash his original presentation or at the very least not use his slides show. What he proceeded to go through was pure gold, could have been a full day talk, and was the decision maker for him to release a 10, 00 word article on the topic.
Dave Tate's Guide to Supplemental movements
Watch the video or read the article and think. Just think about it for 10 min. It may seem stupid simple but how many of us are doing just this build or training upwards?
"You have the right to not agree, You have the right to be wrong too" -Harry Selkow
JL showing how damn strong he really is. |
After the presentations i ran upstairs for 20 min to drop my stuff off, shower and quickly change. This was just enough to let my brain relax after a full day of knowledge bombs. It was back downstairs for the meet and greet. I got to talk or listen to quite a few of the attendees and coaches. I had a great time time talking to Matt Rhodes and 2 PL's from Alabama i think they were from. Both great guys. Matt Rhodes is a fucking funny dude, and then put him in a room with Vincent Dizenzo and the laughs are off the chart, pretty much the whole weekend.
I also got to spend some quality time with Harry Selkow and a few others of the team. i will stop name dropping. It was a great time, hearing a lot of these guys speak frankly and truthfully just like they do online was great.. I stayed until we were kicked out of the room. The next day was the lifting.
Keep Moving Forward, Keep Getting Strong(er) |
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