I second this opinion.
As I have begun coaching, I have noticed I frequently have to assuage fears that I expect all trainees to all get up to the ~250lbs range like me and DL 500lbs+. That prospect is intimidating, even for most D1 athletes. They are generally much more impressed and encouraged by the video of 75 year old woman deadlifting 225lbs, or by stories of injuries that have been fixed through training.
Think about the revers of the scenario. I'm trying to get my gym buddies to run a SS program and the majority of the videos I can send them are elderly folks lifting.
Both are relevant No where in this post was I trying to say to not make encouraging videos for everyday folk. However I and probably many other people would not mind seeing more content focused on the other end of the spectrum. That is why I started the survey.
That way we can see if others are interested to. SS numbers Survey
I know the sample size is small so far but here is the data after 2 days:
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THIS seems to be the crux of your problem and persistent consternation over this matter. It's a phenomenon that afflicts some converts to particular forms of strength training to want to spread the word and gather more converts. I saw this with HIT'ers all through the 90's and they were annoying pests in all too many instances. I make this observation having been a hard core HIT'er myself. Just one was content that let everyone else in the gym do whatever it was they were doing rather than proselytize to them.
Resorting to too much marketing sizzle tends to weaken the credibility of a product or service. Hence, narrowcasting.
Concision!
Wow lots of attacking and negativity today.
1) I don't train at a gym I train in my garage
2) I think my numbers are pretty solid and form is decent. But things can always get better. (you can be the judge YouTube)
3) I'm playing devils advocate on this topic. Ill continue to follow Mark's training principles until I stop making progress regardless.
4) I have been training for awhile and only talk principals when people ask (no one likes a pest).
5) Yes to seeing more Chase Lindley
Man's got a point. Maybe your buddies are more experienced/gifted than you, but if they see you blow past them after a few months on a good program, they are going to probably become interested. Unless they are SUPREMELY stubborn. In that case, forget ever convincing them.