Coaching in Phoenix/Chandler Arizona

[meshka7]

How do I go about finding good coaches in the Phoenix/Chandler area that are as close as possible to the SS recommended technique?

I am starting to get mild knee pain from my squats and I feel my form and inflexibility is to blame. I think my bench and deadlift also stink.

Any suggestions?

[Tom Campitelli]

Did you check the coaches directory?

http://startingstrength.com/index.php/dir/directory

If nothing comes up, consider attending a seminar.

[melody]

you can also post some videos here. It will not take the place of real life coaching, but you might get something helpful from it.
ETA-you might also just get 7 pages of people calling each other faggots, just FYI.

[The Emancipated Freak]

If you want an SS coach then it's either form check, seminar, or find a powerlifting gym.

you can also post some videos here. It will not take the place of real life coaching, but you might get something helpful from it.
ETA-you might also just get 7 pages of people calling each other faggots, just FYI.

Isn't that half the fun?

[michael dowling]

You don't need a coach, just take one of the weekend SS seminars and it should be good for basically anyone who isn't a competitive lifter. Coaches are for people who need to be actively coached week to week because they are aspiring towards some form of competition.

I wouldn't bother with posting videos here, most people have been lifting less than a year and are wildly unqualified to offer advice of any kind, you'll get a lot of smartass remarks and contradictory advice, a lot "read the book", and possibly be told you have aids.

[The Emancipated Freak]

You don't need a coach, just take one of the weekend SS seminars and it should be good for basically anyone who isn't a competitive lifter. Coaches are for people who need to be actively coached week to week because they are aspiring towards some form of competition.

Or if you just want a coach because weightlifting is hard. Like Dan John.

[meshka7]

TomC thanks for the info, didn't know that directory existed. I found one local gym, but I'm wondering what criteria is used for listing them there? certification?

melody, I will post some videos at some point. Once I muster some courage to show my lame ass low weights. For the same reason I wouldn't join a powerlifting gym cuz these people would be making fun of me right and left.

For others who say I don't need a coach, I mainly need one because I seem to forget lots of points and I can't focus on them all at once. A coach would give me corrections on the spot. I don't know how much more useful a seminar would be more than the book since the book is very detailed. It will also some involve travel. I feel my problem is lack of adherence rather than lack of knowledge of correct form. I also have flexibility issues that prevent me from using correct form but I don't want to go on 2 months of flexibility training as some authors suggest. A good coach will tell me what I can get away with until flexibility improves, and what needs to be done differently.

[Tom Campitelli]

TomC thanks for the info, didn't know that directory existed. I found one local gym, but I'm wondering what criteria is used for listing them there? certification?

The people in the directory passed the exam and are Starting Strength certified coaches.