I have been trying to be cool as of late, but man some people make it hard to play the background. I am fully aware I let stupid shit get to me and maybe that's just who I am, so if it bothers you kick rocks, use the delete button, unfriend, unfollow whatever route you choose IDGAF.

I've noticed a new trend, well not so much new, but I've noticed it more and more "coaching" Everybody is a fucking Coach now. The funny thing about this phenomenon is I haven't heard of any of these frauds. I'd like to think I know what's what and who's who in powerlifting majority of the time. On the other hand, I feel confident thinking I've forgotten more than most of these dweebs know about powerlifting, and I still can't call myself a coach just yet.

I was at the gym last night and was talking to someone who trains there, and she is currently coached by one of these "coaches." Now here are some examples of why this shit kills me. She is running 5/3/1 which in my honest opinion is a great program, very easy to follow and understand. While standing in front of the "board," I made a comment about how I am always thinking about changing that number(total). She scoffed and said, “yea, I wanted to but that ain't happening this meet."
After asking why her only answer to me was "my 90% days aren't even happening so yeah." She was completely in the dark as for why she was getting weaker.

My first thoughts were that's odd, but this soon manifested into anger. Why would a girl who trains rather intensely and doesn't skip out on accessories be getting weaker over time? One answer I could come up with was her "coach." Yes, I'm aware of all the controls and variables such as sleep, diet, recovery, etc. Yes were adults but these are things a coach should be keeping tabs on, a real coach anyway.

I woke up this morning and after checking up on my loved one's I had this on the front of my mind, so I decided to do some checking. I started with her Instagram, lo and behold a series of technical issues jumped out at me. As I stated earlier, I can't quite consider myself a coach yet, and there were still very clear indicators of form issues that could be corrected quickly with simple cues and body positioning. I also checked on "coach" he currently isn't even ranked in the top 40 in his weight class. Now there are exceptions to that rule, but those people are very far and few between nowadays.

Reading a program verbatim and having someone go through the motions doesn't make you a coach, it makes you a fucking story teller.

People, please do your homework before giving someone your hard earned money. I guess the old saying "you get what you pay for" stands firm in this if you take your training serious and are passionate about sharpening your craft get a real coach. Your time, money, health and safety hang in the balance of your choice so choose wisely.
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