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 […]
https://kingsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/KSI-logo-TM-colour-300x150.png00Ian Kinghttps://kingsports.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/KSI-logo-TM-colour-300x150.pngIan King2011-01-18 04:42:182017-03-09 03:02:24The times they may be a-changing!
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 […]
Imagine if this was a respone my last post generated (just imagining of course): “My understanding from studies concerning this issue that I have read, are simply stating that static stretching prior to physical exercise causes a decrease in force output of muscle tissue (poor performance). The studies opt for dynamic stretching prior and static […]
I recently received a thesis study conducted in the US and shared with me by a coach out of Austria, which i appreciated. Here are some thoughts I shared in return. Note the aim (or at least my aim) of static stretching is not necessarily to in the acute sense enhance or detract VJ height. Nor […]
[The following is an extract from the book ‘Barbells & Bullshit’ by Ian King, 2010.] I have noted a trend over the last decade or so for physical preparation coaches involved with athletes and sporting teams to refer to themselves as ‘performance’ coaches or directors. In fact, this title appears to be the pinnacle of […]
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Let’s talk about honesty, Lou
/by Ian KingI 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 times they may be a-changing!
/by Ian KingThe 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 […]
Readers response to Barbells & Bullshit (book)
/by Ian KingI 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 […]
Out-dated methods – shame, shame, shame!
/by Ian KingImagine if this was a respone my last post generated (just imagining of course): “My understanding from studies concerning this issue that I have read, are simply stating that static stretching prior to physical exercise causes a decrease in force output of muscle tissue (poor performance). The studies opt for dynamic stretching prior and static […]
Static stretching fear mongering
/by Ian KingI recently received a thesis study conducted in the US and shared with me by a coach out of Austria, which i appreciated. Here are some thoughts I shared in return. Note the aim (or at least my aim) of static stretching is not necessarily to in the acute sense enhance or detract VJ height. Nor […]
Performance Coach or Director – Why the term sucks
/by Ian King[The following is an extract from the book ‘Barbells & Bullshit’ by Ian King, 2010.] I have noted a trend over the last decade or so for physical preparation coaches involved with athletes and sporting teams to refer to themselves as ‘performance’ coaches or directors. In fact, this title appears to be the pinnacle of […]