Long time no blog.
Just got back from Sunny California visiting Erin's family and relaxing a bit. Erin's family happens to be good friends with the Great Coach Mike Burgener of Mike's Gym so we got to work with him for a week while we were out there. This is one of the most well respected individuals in the Crossfit Community and throughout the year him and his team will travel all over the country to do seminars for Crossfit coaches to help them become more well rounded coaches and athletes. In his home he has 4 platforms with ample amounts of bars and plates and a spacious warm-up area with rowers and GHDs and anything you need to be a better Weightlifter. He supplies you with all of the bells and whistles needed and will spend time working with you on drills and skill transfer exercises. I got to see his signature, 'Junkyard Dog' warm-up in action as he employed it on a visiting lifter.
One of the things I enjoyed the most while lifting out there was him working with other individuals. The way he worked minor faults and corrected them was more educational than having him work on my own. I was able to see how a master operates and bring that home to work on myself. Little drills and corrections go a long way and if you have someone as experienced as he is working with you then it's safe to say you are in good hands. Listening to him coach was more important to me because not only did he give you a drill, but he explained its purpose and had you explain it back each time. Becoming robotic and mechanical is very important when doing a job. Once you have a specific approach to your job (To Lift Weights) it will become second nature and when you understand why you are doing what you are doing without thinking about it your body will automatically do the right thing and you will get better and faster at doing your job. Become robotic and become automatic that is the desired goal or at least should be in everyone's training. I enjoyed his programming ideas and look forward to using some of them in my future training as well as with my athletes. I would like to thank the Burgener Family for being so welcoming and accommodating this past week and for teaching me more about the art of Weightlifting.
A Special thanks goes out to Erin's Parents for being just amazing people. We had a great time with you guys and I can't wait to visit again and do some more cooking! It was a great week thanks again and I hope to see you soon!
