Eastside Recap

[jep6095]

Eastside Recap
You may think that returning to Eastside S&C in Redmond would become redundant. You would be wrong. Rip and crew have been there countless times, owners Michael Street and Carrie Klumpar have been friends and contributors to these seminars since their inception. Eastside has a dedicated and proven strength program and is in the process of forming a weightlifting team. They’ve hosted many Total meets and I have yet to meet an Eastside regular who doesn’t squat or know where to drink quality beer.

There were many in the group this weekend that had very little previous barbell training and their ability to quickly change roles of coach to athlete was impressive. Everyone quickly realized that the expectations to understand and communicate the models of each lift were high. They also proved that though their experience is low, their abilities and strength potentials were much higher than they previously believed.

It was great to see Jamey again and though she has been able to fix some of her lifting flaws since we saw her in November, her eye for coaching has improved considerably. I’m hoping (and I told her so!) she continues working on improving her lifts and continues the momentum gained last weekend. This goes for the rest of you too. You all worked very hard, keep up the good work. 20 year old Er-ICH is years ahead of many adults who are just learning now how to train and coach in useful ways. Although we didn’t have enough time to completely fix Dallas’ Power Clean, he’s equipped with the cues that worked for him to improve with each session and become more comfortable with the movement. Make sure you send updates Dallas!

Meeting cool Canadians is always a pleasant surprise and Jason’s stories of “the Olympic riots that never were” were priceless. One of my favorite parts of the weekends is getting to know folks who post regularly on the forum, like Anchor. And I’m looking forward to hearing feedback from Travis who can give us some fresh comparisons on the former BB cert and the new Starting Strength seminar.

Thanks to all for coming out. We’ll be heading back this way next fall. This is the closest we’ll be to Canada AND California for the rest of 2010 so hopefully we’ll see some of you there. We’d love to view some of your pics or hear from you about your experience last weekend. And as always, keep us posted on your training and coaching progress (I really mean that. I say it with every recap and few are keeping us posted and it's starting to piss me off. Phew, glad I got that off my chest.) I've figured out how to get pics up with the new camera and thought I'd throw one in there of a few of the staff training during the weekend also.

If you are interested in a refresher of what you’ve learned last weekend, make sure you contact Josh about his weekend training sessions he’ll be holding at WFAC.
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[Balazs Egerszegi]

A huge thank you to Rip, Stef, Juli and Josh for this amazing weekend and all the invaluable tips I picked up that will undoubtedly make my lifts so much better.

For those of you who are reading these recap threads and still trying to decide whether to sign up for the seminar: don't hesitate, do it!

Juli, thanks for posting that pic of me benching. What's Josh's email, I'd like to keep in touch with him regarding his weekend workshops at the WFAC.

Thanks again,

Balazs

[metermanja]

Rip, Stef, Julie, Josh and Skeeter,

Thanks for the time and effort you guys put in to make the SSS REdmond,WA a very good learning experience.
The facilities were great and the knowledge and experience you brought to the table were immensely valuable. I would encourage people who are wondering if SSS is helpful to them, to sign up without hesitation. A good understanding of the basic texts as well as basic human anatomy is helpful in grasping the contents of the seminar.

[anchor]

thanks to staff and participants for your help and good company. it was nice to meet and learn from everyone. if you're on the fence, just do it, you won't be sorry.

[Tom Campitelli]

And as always, keep us posted on your training and coaching progress (I really mean that. I say it with every recap and few are keeping us posted and it's starting to piss me off. Phew, glad I got that off my chest.)

You didn't say that as part of the WFAC recap. Of course, I am just being a pain in the ass.

[Evan]

Jason’s stories of “the Olympic riots that never were” were priceless.

What was that all about?

[jep6095]

Metermanja:

Rip, Stef, Julie, Josh and Skeeter...

Who are you? I don't recall anyone ever calling Street "Skeeter." I like it! I'm sure he does too.

Tom C:

Of course, I am just being a pain in the ass.

Sigh.....

Evan:

What was that all about?

You're in Canadia! If you don't know...it didn't happen.

[metermanja]

Metermanja: Who are you? I don't recall anyone ever calling Street "Skeeter." I like it! I'm sure he does too.

sorry Street, i thought your name was skeeter. Apologies.

metermanja - vijay

some of the humor at the seminar was priceless!! Good god, deadlift instructions - "Shown me your ti**" .

[anchor]

thanks for the refresher on the cue, vijay