Coach PT 2

[bigmikecox]

So, im all for hiring a coach. There are some really good ones, and im sure there are some that are not so good. HOWEVER, is it a bad thing to at least TRY and do a prep on your own? To try and get to know YOUR body? Ive never used a prep coach (however, im considering one for next year), and ive done ok. Is it harder and more stressful, maybe, but you know when your in shape. If you are shredded the Sunday before the show, then you should be shredded the next week. Keep it simple

[Sacrifice Without Regrets]

"Trying" is a disability built into human brains.

I should say, nowadays human brains.

So, im all for hiring a coach. There are some really good ones, and im sure there are some that are not so good. HOWEVER, is it a bad thing to at least TRY and do a prep on your own? To try and get to know YOUR body? Ive never used a prep coach (however, im considering one for next year), and ive done ok. Is it harder and more stressful, maybe, but you know when your in shape. If you are shredded the Sunday before the show, then you should be shredded the next week. Keep it simple

[Matt Porter]

Agreed Mike.

-Matt

[D-NUTZ]

So, im all for hiring a coach. There are some really good ones, and im sure there are some that are not so good. HOWEVER, is it a bad thing to at least TRY and do a prep on your own? To try and get to know YOUR body? Ive never used a prep coach (however, im considering one for next year), and ive done ok. Is it harder and more stressful, maybe, but you know when your in shape. If you are shredded the Sunday before the show, then you should be shredded the next week. Keep it simple

QFT!!!

I love doing things on my own, it's what makes bodybuilding fun.

That being said, I am not opposed to hiring someone if I ever had extra money to throw around, especially for training.

[bigmikecox]

QFT!!!

I love doing things on my own, it's what makes bodybuilding fun.

That being said, I am not opposed to hiring someone if I ever had extra money to throw around, especially for training.

If I could afford it, I would SO hire someone, but I think that doing your own thing once or twice will help you when you work with someone.

I dont know CRAP! Not as much as Matt or Meadows or Noel. So having some extra knowledge cant hurt

[farrellzach]

IMO, the only thing you should really NEED a coach for is the last 7-10 days or so. More for water manipulation and diuretics.

You should be able to get lean as fuck on your own with all there is to read online.

[cbennis32]

So, im all for hiring a coach. There are some really good ones, and im sure there are some that are not so good. HOWEVER, is it a bad thing to at least TRY and do a prep on your own? To try and get to know YOUR body? Ive never used a prep coach (however, im considering one for next year), and ive done ok. Is it harder and more stressful, maybe, but you know when your in shape. If you are shredded the Sunday before the show, then you should be shredded the next week. Keep it simple

I'm 100% with you for the most part. I've never competed and if I decided to, I'd do it on my own. The one area where I think someone that's never done it before needs help is that final week. From what I understand, you can ruin everything in that week. I feel I have the ability to get myself shredded but I don't know if I could dial it in 100% on the day that matters most on my own.

[The Adam]

There's a mental component that very FEW coaches touch upon and in my opinion - those few are worth their weight in gold. Also it doesn't hurt to work with someone that has expertise beyond you. I've prepped myself twice...and placed well, while shredded and doing everything I could, I still could not get clarity in the glutes and hamstrings...so why wouldn't you hire a guy with a track record of bringing in people like that? Saves you the trial and error experience.

[Noel Fuller]

at 7-5 weeks out most people have body dysmorphia either from the stress of the competition or the rigors of a diet, its great to have a trained eye to keep you on track, for some people its worth the money to come in with help.

[Ron Harris]

I have never had a coach, but I do have people I trust to be blunt and honest - that's gold.

As for the final week manipulations, that's great; but like BMC said - if you look shredded a week out, doing nothing different seems to have a higher success rate than anything coaches do. Even Hany, Farah, and Aceto don't bring their guys in perfectly every time. Seems as if that tightrope between being bone-dry and full vs. flat as shit or the worst, watery is a very thin line.

[D-NUTZ]

I have never had a coach, but I do have people I trust to be blunt and honest - that's gold.

As for the final week manipulations, that's great; but like BMC said - if you look shredded a week out, doing nothing different seems to have a higher success rate than anything coaches do. Even Hany, Farah, and Aceto don't bring their guys in perfectly every time. Seems as if that tightrope between being bone-dry and full vs. flat as shit or the worst, watery is a very thin line.

I don't think it's rocket science...if you're that ready a week before....just drink a little less water and eat a few more carbs the day before.

[Noel Fuller]

I don't think it's rocket science...if you're that ready a week before....just drink a little less water and eat a few more carbs the day before.

Welcome to third place

[D-NUTZ]

Welcome to third place

Even if you are ready?

I honestly don't know.

[Ron Harris]

Welcome to third place

At the USA or Nationals, sure. But at the local level I have rarely ever seen it so close that if one guy was just a little drier he would have won.

[Ron Harris]

Even if you are ready?

I honestly don't know.

If you have striated glutes, you are about as ready as you will be. Most competitors aren't that extremely lean, and look to all the water and carb manipulation to work magic on them.

[Ron Harris]

Can't tell you how many times I have seen someone at a week out or so who clearly wasn't as lean as he or she should have been, and they assure me they will be fine 'once I drop my water.' 99 times out of 100, what they need to drop is fat, and it ain't gonna happen in a week.

[D-NUTZ]

If you have striated glutes, you are about as ready as you will be. Most competitors aren't that extremely lean, and look to all the water and carb manipulation to work magic on them.

Striated glutes is my goal for my first show.