Entries by Ian King
Thank you for helping me get back in to exercise pain free and keeping me there
I recently received this email: “Hi Ian, 7 years ago I bought your Get Buffed books and did the programs in get buffed 1 and 2. When I did these programs I was in the best shape of my life. After that I made a program of my own when I bought the book ‘How […]
Why I choose to take a stand against plagiarists
I write this in response to an online discussion about the treatment of my copyrighted works at http://on.fb.me/1pCpoXZ. Craig, as I understand it you would like me to ‘stop griping’ about plagiarism. I would like to. However this is my position. Because it is rife is not a reason to be silent. In the 1950s […]
WOW!! A second publisher seek permission!
It this a return to integrity?! Wow! I can’t tell you how excited I am! I’ve just had the SECOND publisher in last ten years or so to seek permission to reproduce my original works!!!! I mean WOW! This is incredible!!! It’s so exciting to know there are two publishers amongst the many who didn’t […]
Coach King, What do you think of CrossFit?
I recently received another request to share my thoughts about cross-fit. “As someone who I look up to a greatly respect in the area of physical training, I am interested what your thoughts are on CrossFit as an effective training program?” Before I responded in full asked “Tell me what you think about CrossFit.” I […]
Helping as few as one person avoid damaging their body through the training is worth the effort!
I received this email today and I thought it was such a great email that it was worthy of a longer reply. So here it is! Hi, I was listening to Mike Mahler’s podcast with Ian recently and what he had to say was very eye opening and went against some, actually most of my […]
Buying success – does it work?
I spent the morning watching a sporting team that contained I estimated about 50% imports. At least half the team members were not there the year before, and my understanding is that their arrival was through the usual channels – a financial incentive. In sport many choose the path of attempting to buy success through […]
Is it really going to help them become a better athlete?
If they can’t catch and pass there is no value in teaching them how to wrestle! The young athlete was receptive and hard working, a pleasure to work with. It was his first speed session with me, and it really did need it! We went through a series of basic drills relevant to his need […]