Phil Meggers, SSC A former high school math and physics teacher for over a decade, Phil Meggers started coaching the barbell lifts to high school students and soon found himself teaching and coaching their parents as well. As a Starting Strength Coach since 2013 and a Starting Strength Staff Coach since 2018, Phil has been privileged to coach the young and the old, the fit and the frail, athletes and those who think they aren’t athletes. He has a passion for teaching and coaching people to get stronger because strength simply makes everything easier. Phil is the co-owner of Testify Strength & Conditioning in Omaha, NE. Videos Wrist Wraps - How and Why Stress, Recovery, Adaptation: A Tale of Castles and Vikings A Quick Tip on Setting Down the Deadlift Logging your Workouts - Reps ALWAYS Go Second Keep Your Arms Straight Fix Your Wrists and Grip in the Press Nailing the Bar Position on the Squat Elbow Position for the Jerk Accelerating the Power Clean How to Find Your Split Jerk Stance Three Landing Positions for the Snatch Three Landing Positions for the Clean Lord of the Grips How to Position Your Shoulders for the Bench Press Why Your Toes Should be Turned Out in the Squat Get a Better Front Rack 6 Tips to Help Load and Unload Your Deadlifts Articles Would you rather...? Training Log The Deadlift Set-up Bumper Plates: The Inside Skinny Stop Catching Your Cleans Like a Fool New Lifters and the Bench Press Things You Should Never Do The Trifecta of Squat Cues
