I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan State University Strength and Conditioning clinic again this year. I truly enjoy attending these clinics as to meet new people and continue to network and befriend the legends of the strength training industry. Once again this past weekend of February 11-12th, I was able to talk to and meet some great people that think and have a passion for what they do just like myself.
This year was a little different in that Friday evening MSU had a free session for anyone interested in attending. I obviously took advantage of being able to spend more time with friends and colleagues while trying to learn more about my passion. I also took one of my clients with me. While on our drive back to Fowlerville we were talking about the evening and I asked him what he thought. The great thing for me was that this person realized and told me, "Wow, you do exactly what all these strength coaches at the collegiate and professional level do with there clients and athletes." That was nice to see that someone got it, they got the fact that there is a difference between doing things properly and just doing things when it comes to strength training. The facts are that most people will not "get it", they go to the gym and do what they see others doing, or what they saw on TV, or they try and remember what they did while in school and really screw themselves up because what they did in school was wrong and the teacher or coach didn't know any better. I'm not saying people need a personal trainer or strength coach all the time, but they should spend the time and money with a good one to learn how to do things properly and prevent injury, while at the same time performing better in everything that you do.
No Gimmicks, No Fads, NO BULL!
