Coaching squat in VA, DC, MD

[kako]

I posted this thread about a month ago but it seems like it got wiped out.

Rip, I tried every coach in the directory for the DC tri-state area. They are either not available for coaching anymore or not responding. I also got in touch with Gillian Mounsey but she moved out of VA.
I met with a crossfit "Coach" in DC but that was a waste of money and time for reasons that are not even worth explaining. Do you know any other coaches or any one else who would?

Thanks!!!

[Mark Rippetoe]

We'll ask if there's anyone Gillian knows who could get the job done.

[Beau Bryant]

If you are willing to drive to Westminster, MD I can help you out. Shoot me an email if you want. Beau82nd at gmail dot com.

[BillBrownley]

Perhaps after your seminar in May there will be a plethora of new local coaches available. Other than that--I have no answers. I was fortunate enough to get to Gillian before she left. There are a couple of local crossfit trainers I respect as dedicated fitness professionals--but I do not know about their ability to coach the lifts properly. I guess the good news is I am starting to run into more folks using SS at the University gym and otherwise.

[kako]

Perhaps after your seminar in May there will be a plethora of new local coaches available. Other than that--I have no answers. I was fortunate enough to get to Gillian before she left. There are a couple of local crossfit trainers I respect as dedicated fitness professionals--but I do not know about their ability to coach the lifts properly. I guess the good news is I am starting to run into more folks using SS at the University gym and otherwise.

I am very hesitant of going to a cross fitter for coaching. About a month ago I was referred to a cross fitter in DC who can "coach" the low bar back squat. The referral was from one of the resources listed on this site as a a coach in the Tri-state area who was not coaching anymore. Here are a few points as to why I thought it was a waste of time and money:

1. He told me it would be better if I squat bear footed or with flats rather than using weight lifting shoes. And the shoes I have are the Do-Win shoes which have a pretty small heel.
2. He told me that I should point my toes fully straight with no angle. And he gave some scientific sounding reasons as to why......
3. The most surprising was that he told me if I squat high bar it will resolve some of the potential issues I have with low bar ......

And at same time he mentioned he is such an advocate of Rip's method! I obviously cannot generalize this epic fail of coaching to every cross fitter but it sure did leave a bad impression. Now that I think about it more I should have refused to pay him.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Shitty coaching is the norm, unfortunately. E-mail me the name of the no-longer-coaching person who gave you the erroneous referral and we will take it down from our list.