Strength Coach 101

Starting out on your own as a private Strength & Conditioning Coach is not an easy thing!

- First, you’ve gotta know “your shit”. It’s not enough to be able to bench press, squat and power clean yourself… you also need the skills to effectivly teach others how to perform as well.

- Next, even if you ARE an awesome coach with all of the “know-how” and credentials, you’ve got to get clients! You need to understand marketing and how to earn a living doing what you love.

- Finally, in order to make it big in any industry… you’ve got to asscoiate with the “big guys” who are already well known for getting results.  Bascially, when you surround yourself with succesful people you have no choice but to grow successful yourself.  — AMAZING, huh?

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A few weeks ago an enormous 6′6 man wearing a goatee, stylish sunglasses and an Ed Hardy t-shirt walked into my gym.  He walked straight up to me in the middle of my gym while I was teaching 3 high school football players how to flip our 750 lbs tire, and says to  me, “I’ve flown down to Florida from Boston so that YOU can teach me how to lift stones.”

This statement alone impressed me, not to mention that the hand he shook mine with was as big as a bunch of banannas.

So, I invited him to lift stones with me and a bunch of “redneck” strongmen who get together at my gym every Saturday morning to throw around heavy things.

Take a look at what ensued:

Well, upon his departure he asked me, “Elliott will you join me in September for a clinic to teach other strength coaches what you know about Strongman Training for sports and fitness… while earning a solid living?”

I don’t often venture outside of the 4 mile radius that encapsulates my home and gym… but, I listened to his plea and eventually agreed that coaches, trainers and athletes really need to get HANDS ON experience with this type of training and be in the presence of others who have achieved the goals that they are after.

So, I told him “Im in… but only under one condition… keep the price low enough so that EVERYONE can benefit from this course.” — It’ NOT going to cost you $1,000, not even close.

Learn more here ==> Strength Coach 101

Also, I asked if he could invite a few of my other Strength Training buddies to join us in teaching that day.  And he complied…

You will get to train, meet and gain solid knowledge from me and guys like Zach Even-Esh, Joe Hasey, AJ Roberts, Paul Reddick, and the big man himself Tim Mosolino.

Learn more here ==> Strength Coach 101

If you’d like to meet up with me and 5 of the top Strength Coaches in the US… then you’ll need to hook up with us here ==> Strength Coach 101

ALSO, tomorrow I will be sending you an invitation to join me on a special phone call.
I’ll tell you more about it then! — Stay tuned.

Stones and Kegs Loading: Strongman Exercises

Stone loading is a classic strongman exercise. There is nothing more RAW and Primal than picking up a heavy stone. In this video I am completing a “Medley” of strongman stones and kegs onto a 48″ platform.

Technique: Just pick it up! Seriously, some pointers for lifting stones are: make sure you can get your butt low! If you’ve got poor flexibility or are weak coming out of a low squat position, you’ll have problems with this exercise. Also, “rocking” the ball to one side so that it rolls into the palm of your hand and then squeezing it with your arms to pick it off the floor helps a ton. Be prepared to have the skin on your forearms torn to shreds too!

Some pointers for the keg. As you noticed in the video, I missed my first attempt at the load because I didn’t “re-wrap”. Basically that means that I tried to retain a “staggered grip”, which usually works for lighter kegs, once I realized that this 315 lbs SOB was not gonna load with the staggered grip I “re-wrapped” it.

Tips: You can make your own stones buy purchasing a “Stone Mold” from http://www.lordofthestones.com/. You can make a platform from wood like in the video, or use a “scafold shelving” like I use with my fitness clients and athletes at Strength Camp.