Big thank you to John Petrizzo and Nick D'Agastino - SS coaches on Long Island!

[PDC]

I just got back from training with Starting Strength coaches John Petrizzo and Nick D'Agastino, and want to tell everyone on Long Island to send them a message if they need coaching. They were very accommodating and knowledgeable, and really cool guys - but stern when you're under the bar. I've been in a tough situation with my training, constantly stalling on everything, and they were exactly what I needed and I can't thank them enough. Even after reading the SSBBT multiple times I've had issues with my lifts, and they noticed my problem(s) right away. There's a lot to think about when you're under the bar - and for me a good coach was absolutely necessary to give me the right cues at the right time to learn the feel of lifting correctly.

[Michael Wolf]

JP and Nick are good guys and good coaches. Glad you were able to get with them for coaching. As you can already tell, your lifting is the better for it.

[jwhal]

Glad to hear that, as I'm in pretty well the *exact* same boat as you...at least until you had coaching. Might be heading to Montreal in July, but that's an awful long time away. And I dunno if the coaches listed in the directory are even still there/active.

[Beau Bryant]

A testament to the selection process Rip, Stef and the staff have. I have not seen anyone that did not have great things to say about a trip to see an SSC.

[Tom Lang]

Glad you listened to all the "find a coach" encouragement you got on your post in Rip's forum. Makes a huge difference, doesn't it? There's no substitution for it.

Now when you post to the technique forum, it'll just be for tune-up.