A young personal trainer wrote to me and said something along these lines: I am a (hopefully) up and coming strength coach …. He never became a strength and conditioning coach. He later wrote to say something like this: I plan on returning … in the spring and will be trying to get in touch with […]
A few weeks ago I went into my gym and discovered a large puncture hole in the wall. I seen my share of firearm puncture holes and my first instinct was to wonder what size caliber firearm had been used to pierce the walls, and cause the inward flapping of the wall sheets. I felt under seige. […]
I looked at two young boys (7 year olds) for their dad, as part of their long term preparation for sporting success. I showed dad what I saw. No, they didn’t stretch. Yes, there were very active in sport and had already done a lot of training. I shared my concerns re injuries with this […]
First they steal, meaning they publish material with no credit. Then they continue to take the credit years later – 12 years later in this case….. This from a person who claims to ‘have read everything ever written in this industry’: “This illustrates Cosgrove’s short-term overreaction and long term under-reaction concept.” –Boyle, M., The Static Stretching […]
My attention was brought to a recent US blog extolling the benefits of stealing. From the outset, I say perhaps I have lost touch with the ‘new world’, because I was stunned by the content and the message. Apparently, if you are not stealing: • You do not have the keys to being a good […]
I must say I was surprised to read this author promote a call for credit to the original source. Very UnAmerican, as least as the US ‘fitness-industry’ has been influenced during the last decade, from 2000 to 2010. A period I refer to as the ‘decade of the bullshitter’. In this recent book this author […]
Rarely a day passes without the opportunity to watch and analyse a sports coach in action. I don’t mind at what level, what gender, what sport, or what country. I really enjoy studying the art of coaching and asking the question ‘how can it be done better?’ For me, we all have limited resources – […]
I refer to Lou Schuler’s decision to publicly refer to my efforts to protect my intellectual property as dishonest (http://www.amazon.com/review/R1EKIUGPBU1KDE). I understand there is subjectivity in the definition of this word. I also understand his desire to protect his co-author. That aside… …Let’s talk about honesty. I don’t believe it is honest to use Lyle MacDonald’s words […]
The Bullshit Backlash I watched as we moved from a period of honesty in publishing in the period leading up to the start of the 21st century, to a period post 2000 AD where the bullshit in our industry grew exponentially. You didn’t need real world experience. You didn’t need measurable results in success of […]
I received this feedback recently and responded. It’s great to have genuine people reach out and offer their support: Hi Ian, I’ve just read your Barbells &… book. I did so with a mixture of sadness and anger. While xxxx had made me aware of the plagiarism of your work that had occurred, it was quite shocking […]