With the advent of CrossFit, there are now more lifting coaches than ever. Fantastic! More people to discuss mechanics and anatomy with is never a bad thing for me. However, 70’s Big hasn’t spent a lot of time discussing coaching despite my interest in it — this will change. I’ve been helping people lift since I was 14. As a leader on a football team, I took initiative to help improve mechanics. Over the years I was consistently bombarded with questions on nutrition, programming, and then started personal training in 2007. In early 2008 I started doing CF and passed the test for the Level 2 certification later that year. Since then I’ve developed my coaching into what some of you have seen today. I’ve taken 120 pound kids and made them strong 170 pound kids. I’ve taken Chris from a broken shoulder and a mid 400s deadlift to a 400 pound bench and almost a 700 pound deadlift. I’ve taken women and gotten them stronger and decreased their body fat. I’m good at what I do, and I’m sure as hell a better coach than a lifter. There are hundreds of aspects to good coaching, and today we will focus on a simple overall methodology: brevity.

Sarah didn't require much coaching on this high bar squat. Thanks to Jeremy W. for photo