Arthur Drechsler

[Barry Charles]

Hey coach,

My brother has Drechsler for a client and is getting me a signed weightlifting encyclopedia. I will return a thank you note and some of my company swag.

Do you know him? I would like to reference how I've been learning from your books and forum if there is a connection.

Any of the SS coaches? Thanks!

[Mark Rippetoe]

Never met the man. I've been in the warm-up room with him a couple of times at meets, and at the last BOG meeting in 2008, but we've never spoken.

[Gunnhild Bruno]

I know Artie a little. I doubt a mention of Rip would warm him up.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Probably why he never spoke to me.

[Gunnhild Bruno]

Probably why he never spoke to me.

He's not an extrovert, so it might not be about personal feelings. I just think from what I know about how he runs his training that he disagrees with you a lot. My comment was not meant to stir up personal shit.

[Mark Rippetoe]

It didn't.

[Michael Wolf]

I just think from what I know about how he runs his training that he disagrees with you a lot.

I've never met Artie either, but I'm pretty sure Simma nailed it, based on reports from several people I know who have lifted under him at Lost Battalion, and one who has done so for 10 years and considers himself an Artie disciple.

[Nick D'Agostino]

I've meet him and talked to him several times, and lifted with a couple of his lifters a few times as well. The above is right on point with my experience.