I don’t know much other than he was very successful at a young age in the sport. Otherwise, I think he’s as good as any for coaching.
I think fresh input will be great for you regardless of who it is. Regardless, looks like a good guy to go to.
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Yeah I was surprised to find out that he is the same age as me (so roughly the same as you too, haha). A 370 kg raw dead and 200 kg push press ain’t too shabby at that age. Although a good athlete isn’t necessarily a good coach.
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How much experience does he have? In coaching, experience tends to be one of the more important factors. Experienced coaches have seen more and tend to be better at the “soft skills” ie communication, psychology
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I don’t actually know, but I agree. I coach people myself (it’s my day job) and psychology is a major part of being a coach. Btw. I rarely coach people with athletic ambitions in case you’re wondering. But being proficient with soft skills is all the more important with sick people, overweight or injured people and even with the occasional kid that wants get hyoooge.
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It looks like you were getting a little over-excited, maybe a little too worked up for a lift that takes some technique and timing.
Breaking the actual lift down it looks like the bar gets out in front of you vs going straight up. This is just what happens when the bar is heavy, so it may not be a “technique issue,” just a sign to get after and strengthen the upper back and (mid) traps.
Now for Definitions. A strict press is all press, no leg push. A push press uses a dip and leg drive plus the upper body pressing. A “Push Jerk” uses the dip and leg drive, the upper body press And rebend of the legs, getting the hips down as the bar moves up. Like dropping under the bar, Olympic lifting style.
In your training, you do lots of “push jerks,” dropping your hips to get under the bar as you press it up. In your heaviest misses, there was no rebend, or no dropping of your hips to get under the bar. That shit was heavy, so you “reverted” to the push press (dip and leg drive to start the lift).
Without the rebend or hip drop the bar didn’t get high enough for the triceps to take over and finish the lift. Or maybe the barbell was too far out in front of your face to locked out.
In my opinion you could work on Shoulder Strength and Strict Pressing to get stronger at the pushing part.
You could build trap and upper back strength for solid foundation under the bar and to help elevate the shoulders through the middle of the overhead press.
You could work on your rebend and hip drop, to practice getting down under the bar better. Maybe specific drills where you emphasize dropping under the bar, or playing around with the power snatch to get more familiar with the hips driving up then dropping back down under the bar. Or maybe even learning how to split jerk to get one leg forward and make it easier to get under the bar.
I don’t mean to try to talk you out of a coach. Or to talk you out of doing another cycle similar to your last one and just continuing to edge the weights up.
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Also 01.06.
2 hours of tennis
Definitely true. As I said I build up an emotional attechment to that lift and it’s probably not working in my favor.
Also very true! This has always been the case. When I miss something or even when it gets close and I still get it, I revert back to a push press! Even though I never specifically train push presses (without double dipping).
Another vote for strict presses.
Those are very good suggestions and a helpful analysis. Thanks!
What I wonder is this: Did I not get the bar “high” enough to dip under? Did I press it in front and therefore couldn’t get under anyway? Or did I lack the confidence to dip under? Probably a combination. Probably wasn’t strong enough as you pointed out in the 2nd paragraph.
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Ima same way with numbers/weight. Not useful
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yXGfZgeXi/?igshid=17k7ju7gj8sqe
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I just want you to get better!
I get the same, quads die because they’re the ones generating leg drive.
Then the no touch floor destroys the rest of you
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Another +1 for quads giving out on high-rep and/or low-rest deadlift sets.
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I agree. Sometimes we can’t help it though, eh? I used to be a lot worse with this. The older I get, the more zen in training.
@MarkKO @mattjp good to know that this is normal. I seriously wasn’t sure if I was doing something wrong or just didn’t recover enough.
Boy, do they! When I looked at the program I thought “eh, 50%, really?” but I ended up being glad it wasn’t more, haha. I am also sore in my mid and upper back today and I attribute that mainly to this variation. Seems to be very useful.
Btw. I am really sorry that it looks like I’m not going to finish your program, @MarkKO! Don’t think I didn’t appreciate your help or don’t trust your guidance. I feel like I absolutely benefited following the plan up to this point. My technique feels a lot more solid and my back is in a good place again.
I just feel like this is an otherwise good time to work with a coach and it would be kinda silly to pay him but don’t follow his advice on deadlifts.
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Wow, are you guys filling me with comfort about this deadlift plan. Not sure if I’m looking forward to it or not.
@Koestrizer did you decide on a coach yet?
You should, I am just being a bitch.
In all honesty I highly recommend this plan. It’s a great foundation builder from where you can go into higher intensity (of your 1rm) stuff and hit new PRs.
Yep, I am going with Paul Smith.
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Excited to see the results man. Not that you aren’t already a beast.
I think it will be really useful for me to just trust the plan and execute again. And push out of my comfort zone a little bit.
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Meh my solution is to get strong enough to show off and it to just be warm ups that aren’t overly fatiguing. Peeps impressed by 4 plates so it’s plenty
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But I train in a cheese factory. No one to impress here other than myself. And I’m tough on myself
And the quote of day goes to you sir well done. 
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03.06.
I am going on a streak of bad night sleeps. Therefore I am even more tired and feeling like shit than usual.
1 strict press
1 @ 70 kg
1 @ 80 kg
1 @ 90 kg - definitely more difficult than the log. Interesting
2 push press
1 @ 110 kg
1 @ 120 kg
Felt heavy, so I stopped it right there. I could have done 130 kg but certainly not more, so why beat myself up here.
3 strict press (paused on chest)
5 x 5 @ 70 kg
4a close grip bench press (yes, full rom. Lol)
4 x 6 @ 100 kg. Last set all paused.
4b lat pull down
4 x 15
5 face pulls
3 x 20
6 rotator cuff
3 x 15
Notes:
- coach Paul will have my program ready by the end of the week. I am excited! Communication has been easy so far and I think his rates are really fair compared to some of the ridiculous shit you see online.
- Easy day all in all and I think that was for the besr. The bench pressing felt absurdly easy
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Better for me to know it, since my deadlift is the lowest of this trio by a good clip.
Man, not even sure what to do with this information. I assume “cheese factory” is just some metaphor I can’t quite figure out. We should all name our training facilities in this way from now on. I have ideas for some of you already.
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