6 glorious (and one inglorious) coaches to follow

Hey omorfe,

(Reminder, that's Greek for good-looking man)

Woke up earlier than usual today. Since I'm visiting my parents, I have to write and load this email in the morning. Honestly, I feel a bit disoriented and will probably take me some time to get in the writing flow.

But it doesn't matter. I can't control whether I have motivation or not. But I sure as hell can control how disciplined I am. 

Anywhoo, following is a small list of coaches that can have a profound impact in your life along with what I learned from 6 of them: 

Nick Tumminello

He was the first one that made me think in terms of training principles instead of trends.

When you focus on the principles instead of the trends, you rarely waste time, energy, and money on caca that doesn't work. 

For example, the TRX is a trend (or a tool) that might or might not be good for you and your goals. On the other claw, progressive overload is a principle that all effective programs should utilize. 

Tony Gentilcore

If I've ever made you chuckly, grin, or laugh out loud with my emails, you have Tony to thank for this. He was the first guy who made me understand that your content doesn’t have to be sterile and boring. 

Also, thanks to Tony, I realized the value of the low trapezius, scapula stabilization and the mobilization of the thoracic spine when it comes to shoulder health

Bret Contreras

Glutes, glutes, and then some glutes. If you've ever seen a girl transform her gluteus-assimus, chances are you have Bret to thank for that and his popularization of the hip thrust. 

Ross Enamait

Ross drilled into my head the importance of hard training. Even to this day, I look at his programs and dread them.

When you dig deep into Ross's philosophy you understand that a workout doesn't have to be 2+ hours to be effective. Thanks to him, all my programs are always short and to the point

Mike Boyle

Mike insisted that you should never copy-paste programs and only keep what's useful.

Or as Bruce Lee used to say "absorb what is useful discard what is not". That's why I always try to collect insights from as many sources as possible and combine them into kick-glute programs. 

Scott Abel

Jeez.

I could make a big report or short book on the lessons from just Scott.

He taught me that focusing on tempo (counting seconds while performing the various phases of a rep) is idiotic...the importance of autoregulation when resting and not looking at your clock...why hardgainers should stay away from failure...foods that are cosmetically friendly/unfriendly...why you should eat a protein+carb breakfast if you suffer from bingeing episodes at night, and more.

Fotis Chatzinicolaou

A coaching legend (at least in his own mind...)

When he's not self-aggrandizing and hitting on women, he helps clients - kindly referred to as guinea pigs - become stronger, bigger, and leaner.

Since you're reading this, you probably have your own opinions about this inglorious bastard. So I won't try to change your opinion.

Anyway, that's all for today.

For more tips and strategies from the last dude mentioned, grab his one sentence muscle building plan at: 

http://grecianman.com/

Your Greek buddy,

Fotis Chatzinicolaou

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