Charles Staley

[Charles Staley]

Thanks for those nice words and DEFINITELY catch Rip's seminar!

I really can't say enough good things about Rippetoe an Staley.

Mr.Staley takes the time to converse with me on Facebook and is always there for advice and all I have spent with him is the money it cost me to buy 2 t-shirts and ship them to Canada. I need powerlifting shoes and he sells them, guess who I will be ordering them from?

He is a good person that cares about people reaching their goals and is very good at helping them get there, what more can you ask for?

He is coming to my hometown in March of 2011, I already have myself booked in and am beginning to recruit the people I know to make sure it is full. I might even bring my unathletic, unco-ordinated wife just to throw him the ultimate curveball

Now that Mr.Rippetoe is doing the no frills 1 day seminars, Pennsylvania is only a 3-4 hour drive. I hope to catch him in the next year also. I wish Rip and Canada Customs got along better....

[homerj742]

Another amazing interview. Thank you again to all those involved in making these happen.

[LondonTiger]

Cool interview, watching it now,

I think the interview style is perfect, it's just like a discussion I would have with a strenth coach.

Can't imagine how this would look in a formal interview.. Thing a bit odd?

Good stuff, any chance of this in Low-def? it's hard to play on my portable laptop, have to fire up my desktop at home for this.

[Johnny Pain]

Now that Mr.Rippetoe is doing the no frills 1 day seminars, Pennsylvania is only a 3-4 hour drive. I hope to catch him in the next year also. I wish Rip and Canada Customs got along better....

It's actually me that's doing the PA seminars at my place. It is a possibility that Rip will be at one here and there, but I am the one teaching them. Don't you worry though, I am extremely awesome, don't let Rip not being there stop you from coming out, we'd love to have you.

And for the record Canadian Customs are evil evil people. My experience with them was less than pleasant. After the stool sample was provided they did ease up a bit, but they were convinced I was there to do harm to the Canadian public in some way. My charm and dimples had no effect on them whatsoever.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Yes, the 30ish females, only recently graduated from cunt school, that man the Canadian Border are the only thing standing between the helpless Canadian economy and the ravages to be wrought by the hamstrung version of American Capitalism that assail the southern border every day. They are the Bulwark against economic and cultural destruction, and our absence in Canada is but a tiny price to pay for the continued health of the nation.

But you are all welcome here.

[Charles Staley]

Rip I cannot believe that you are up this early

Yes, the 30ish females, only recently graduated from cunt school, that man the Canadian Border are the only thing standing between the helpless Canadian economy and the ravages to be wrought by the hamstrung version of American Capitalism that assail the southern border every day. They are the Bulwark against economic and cultural destruction, and our absence in Canada is but a tiny price to pay for the continued health of the nation.

But you are all welcome here.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Roger that.

[pu239]

Once again, thanks for spending the time, effort, and money to do these. This one was probably my favorite yet.

[Dash]

Great interview and I am with both of you on some form of objective competition making an enormous difference. I enjoyed Rips story about his first meet in 78 and how filling out that form changed things from then on.

Everything else aside, that is one of the things I love about my Crossfit gym. Every workout is a competition. Against my old time, against the guy next to me who I am roughly equal with. Against the guy on the other side who is lifting more than me but maybe can keep up with him. Or the girl who is running just ahead of me.

I am certainly guilty of glorifying any pain as a positive. What you were saying about that Charles is very interesting to me. I'm used to hearing "get uncomfortable" and swapping stories of how trashed we feel afterwards and trying to one up each other.

[Glen]

Such an interesting discussion.

I woke up this morning and at breakfast. That afternoon, I entered a hamburger eating competition and performed as well as I was able. When I was eating breakfast, I was just a man....but when I was eating hamburgers, I was an athlete! lol.

Its my personal belief that just because you are in a 'competition' with others over a defined set of rules and standards does not make one an athlete. My reasoning is that I was only mastering my own skills while eating the hamburger. Mine were the only set of skills I had to contend with. It was sporting, I was playing a game, but not an athletic event.

But, if it was a full contact hamburger eating contest where I not only had to master my own skills/limits but also directly challenge the mastery of somone elses at the same time...THEN I would be an athlete or at least be 'competing' in an athletic event.

You must not only master your own set of physical skills but MUST also contend with somone elses direct challenge to that mastery at the same time. Not side by side, but directly.

Full contact hamburger eating. Have fun with that one.

Glen