Comments on: You vs. Your Athletes

By: Lucas Tucker

Lucas Tucker — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:49:23 +0000

Great Post! I teach martial arts with a heavy conditioning component and often get asked by my students why I only demonstrate and call the workouts and not participate. I may teach martial arts, but I am also a triathlete and train up to 10 hours per week. The newer students don’t realize the intense workouts I put in everyday before I come into our gym, the old students have figured it out- usually after they see me out on my bike 40 miles out of town or running deep in the country.

By: ernie

ernie — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:44:14 +0000

Ross,
Without a doubt you provide the best training information and insight anywhere on the web. We are inundated by infomercials for P90X and other gimmicks and the latest craze of CrossFit, which have worthwhile content but whose focus is really making a buck. None of these top what you provide plus you focus on the no nonsense approach. Keep it up.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:59:08 +0000

Ross,
I deadlifted 500 pounds in 1981 when I was 19. Since then I’ve served 4 years in the USMC infantry, ran a marathon, half marathons and did a fair amount of cycling. I’m 48 now and very into functional strength training and conditioning. Your website and the info you put out have helped me enormously. Keep up the good work and all the best to you and your family. I’m working on the Warrior’s test and it makes a 25 mile forced road march with full combat gear seem not so difficult anymore!

By: Ian Duckett.

Ian Duckett. — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:01:23 +0000

Very impressed Ross.
Love your work buddy–your site and blog is one of the best on the web.
I only look at a select few sites-( no time clients and kids ) yours is allways top of my list.
You have the right balance of everything -in life-business-training and nutrition.
Well done sir –please keep up the good work.
Train hard eat clean- Ian.

By: MarcChrys

MarcChrys — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:21:07 +0000

Very valid points about pursuing your personal goals. That said, your post shows how ‘personal’ those goals are and how variable they are for different people – for me the goal of deadlifting a very heavy weight has no motivational value at all, whereas training to get fit to climb a particular rock route or to complete an endurance challenge in the mountains makes sense to me. I joined a gym in January, went twice and haven’t been back since – the instructor simply wanted me to do a circuit of weights then to gradually monitor my progress over time. I went home, made a water ball, bought a sledgehammer, got some bands and a pull-up bar and have just done my own thing. Like you say, maybe sometime in the future my goals will change and I’ll be obsessed with the desire to do an advanced yoga position (e.g. the Scorpion – and probably be found dead aged 80 with a broken neck with my yoga book next to me!)

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By: Kemp

Kemp — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:59:19 +0000

I’m not a coach by any means, Im a 20 y/o who has a passion for training. With that being said, I’m surprised at how much I took out of this entry. Thanks Ross.

Kemp

By: Youri

Youri — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:37:11 +0000

Damn, I also hit 565 (260kg as I’m from Europe) in the deadlift yesterday. Cool

And very impressive, as you weigh considerably less then I do and you are not a powerlifter.

By: Dragonn76

Dragonn76 — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:17:53 +0000

Nice words Ross; I find to my amusement that my teenage sons are always competing with me for everything, especially feats of strength. I’ve learned the hardway to cruise at my own pace and find my own way.

To me the most important thing is that: “I’m only as strong as my weakest link”

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:36:00 +0000

Ross you think you can elaborate on your joint advice? I read your post but do not really understand your message. Perhaps you can maybe write an article on it in the future? I too would like to know how to maintain joints so they don’t hurt.

Thanks for a great site.