[quote]ninearms wrote:
Hanley wrote:
Of course if we’re talking pure strength then the Bulgarian/Greek etc weightlifting coaches are probably gonna come out near the top too.
Bulgarian weightlifting’s in a bit of a mess now that The Butcher is gone, although whether that’s down to coaching style or the fact that there’s no investment in it anymore I don’t know.
The Greeks have Leonidas as assistant coach now, and they seem to be producing some quality Greek lifters rather than Albanian or Georgian ones.
David Rigert’s looks to be doing a hell of a job with the Russians at the moment - Chigishev, Klokov, Konstantinov, Ediev - all cracking lifters, especially Chigishev. Total monster.
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Well, Bulgarian weightlifting had seen better days, but we took 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes nonetheless, at this year’s World Championship. Of course the main problem is money deficit. The coaching definitely is not bad and the young guys are motivated (maybe because they are still young…)
Russians are great as always, but the big guy - Chigishev - still can’t make the best out of his strength. Rezazadeh is the top competitor in the world, and despite his age, Scerbathis seems like the top competitor in Europe.
[quote]arnoud verschoor wrote:
belligerent wrote:
Out of the ones I pay attention to:
SIFF- nobody else even comes close (sorry other guys)
Cressey- thoughtful, insightful, often says things that I intuitively agree with
Barry Ross- great stuff for speed training. i wish he was better known
DeFranco- doesn’t argue so well, but a great coach nonetheless and i’d follow his programs any day
Coaches whose stuff I find no use for: Poliquin, Baggett
As a Poliquin fan, I’m curious why you think that. I’m not attacking you, I’m just curious why you think that? I definetely agree with you on Barry Ross, though with some shortcomings, he’s very underrated.
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I think Poliquin is a great coach. Howevever, I think many of his training philosphies and approaches, particularly his approaches to supplementation, are very impractical for all but the most elite, SPONSORED athletes. I think there are other approaches that work much better for your really big, strong MOFO that does fall short of the very highest level.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
threewhitelights wrote:
Charles Poliquin
It is really beyond me how people (and I dont mean you specifically 3whites, since you’re certainly not the only one who listed him) still list this ass clown as one of their top strenth coaches when he writes crap like this:
“A lot of world records in the bench press are broken following a heavy set of bent-over rows performed in the warm-up room.”
I mean seriously, when somebody lies to me about one thing, I end up not trusting them about ANYthing. He’s written nonsense in some of his columns before, but stuff I was skeptical about, not downright BS. A lot? Name one - In fact, what feds is he even in the warmup rooms of witnessing these supposed warmups? If he had written that a lot of HIS athletes were breaking PERSONAL records I’d have believed it - but he said WORLD and that brings teh bullshit to a whole other level.[/quote]
Carefull KBC, too many posts like this and they won’t let you post about training anymore.
Mark Verstagen (sp?) should get a mention. After all it was he (and the article in The Smithonian 10 years ago) that spawned widespread agility training, rather than just strength and linear speed training.
[quote]on edge wrote:
I’m surprised you would like Cressey but not Baggett. My understanding is they have similar philosophies and corroborate together. [/quote]
I think he meant that he liked Poliquin and Baggett, but that he just didn’t have any use for the info they put out.
[quote]on edge wrote:
Mark Verstagen (sp?) should get a mention. After all it was he (and the article in The Smithonian 10 years ago) that spawned widespread agility training, rather than just strength and linear speed training. [/quote]
Not quite… there were plenty before… he did get some press though.
[quote]on edge wrote:
Mark Verstagen (sp?) should get a mention. After all it was he (and the article in The Smithonian 10 years ago) that spawned widespread agility training, rather than just strength and linear speed training. [/quote]
I believe this was first mentioned in some of the Russian texts many years ago so he cant claim credit for that- although he is a good coach and very much in demand. He was a conditioning consultant for Germany in the last soccer world cup and they were definitely a squad at peak finess. Good choice.
I must agree with an earlier comment…I am surprised Bill Starr didn’t enter into anybody’s list sooner. He seems to be an excellent coach, and his impact on the world of strength training to improve athletic performance spans decades. I just wish I didn’t have to subscribe to Ironman magazine to see what he has to say every month.
Also, although opinions vary pretty widely for John Davies, I must rate his training programs and coaching ability as some of the best I have encountered. He may not set well with everyone, but I like his style. Hence “the Renegade”, I guess.
Add the man: Jay Cardiello to the list: CSCS, CPT, Certified Sports Nutritionist. He has spent 10 years in professional athletics, getting guys bigger and stronger. And, most recently: cardiello changed Mr. 50 Cent’s body into a work of art. The guy’s now in Hollywood ripping up celebrities all over the place. One of the highest paid in the business…