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Cave Canem wrote:

Jay wrote:I'm loving the fact that Gillian Mounsey defected from the fold, let's see anyone at HQ try to disparage her. She's an athlete with a shitload of solid accomplishments and flew that koolaid flag for years.... I'm glad she wised up.

There is no excuse for this fence-sitting affiliates that talk out of both sides of their mouth not to do the same, anyone who says, "well the @fit name brings me business so I am not giving up my affiliate" but yet continues to bash @fit is a fucking fraud and a poseur. Leave the fold and be a man.

And canceling classes because of heat is a total bitch move. Soccer moms and old people are tougher than you think.

Gilliam Mounsey defected? How do you guys find this shit out ? (edit: I should have read the full link from WGM instead of just the excerpt)

I remember a couple of years ago when I was weaning off the Kool Aid she did at benefit stunt at Long Island City trying 100 muscle ups in under a certain time period that eludes me right now. She made the cut.
But the 2 things that stand out in my mind are;
1. The whole thing was delayed because the Couch got lost on the way from the airport keeping a couple hundred people including honored guests (Marines and FDNY) waiting in uncomfortable conditions. There was an engine and truck company along with battalion hot shots standing around on the sidewalk with rigs blocking traffic for almost an hour.
2. There were 2 sets of rings set up so anyone who wanted to, could go up and do a muscle up with Gillian. The Minister of Disinformation and Censorship, Lynne sPitts made three embarrassingly comical attempts and failed miserably. The inner circle entourage consoled her as if she had just lost a child to cancer. It was a wonderful moment of Schadenfreude. And my last organized @fit event.

kreator wrote:

Cave Canem wrote:

Jay wrote:I'm loving the fact that Gillian Mounsey defected from the fold, let's see anyone at HQ try to disparage her. She's an athlete with a shitload of solid accomplishments and flew that koolaid flag for years.... I'm glad she wised up.

There is no excuse for this fence-sitting affiliates that talk out of both sides of their mouth not to do the same, anyone who says, "well the @fit name brings me business so I am not giving up my affiliate" but yet continues to bash @fit is a fucking fraud and a poseur. Leave the fold and be a man.

And canceling classes because of heat is a total bitch move. Soccer moms and old people are tougher than you think.

Gilliam Mounsey defected? How do you guys find this shit out ? (edit: I should have read the full link from WGM instead of just the excerpt)

I remember a couple of years ago when I was weaning off the Kool Aid she did at benefit stunt at Long Island City trying 100 muscle ups in under a certain time period that eludes me right now. She made the cut.
But the 2 things that stand out in my mind are;
1. The whole thing was delayed because the Couch got lost on the way from the airport keeping a couple hundred people including honored guests (Marines and FDNY) waiting in uncomfortable conditions. There was an engine and truck company along with battalion hot shots standing around on the sidewalk with rigs blocking traffic for almost an hour.
2. There were 2 sets of rings set up so anyone who wanted to, could go up and do a muscle up with Gillian. The Minister of Disinformation and Censorship, Lynne sPitts made three embarrassingly comical attempts and failed miserably. The inner circle entourage consoled her as if she had just lost a child to cancer. It was a wonderful moment of Schadenfreude. And my last organized @fit event.

Too bad she's now trying to learn how to O-lift from Mark Rippetoe. Over on the Pendlay forum there is some videos of him coaching her and it's just awful. She's a talented person so she could probably be really good if she found a good coach.

kreator wrote:Too bad she's now trying to learn how to O-lift from Mark Rippetoe. Over on the Pendlay forum there is some videos of him coaching her and it's just awful. She's a talented person so she could probably be really good if she found a good coach.

The Crawdaddy wrote:

rjudo wrote: Indeed. She road 1400 miles on the back of a motorcycle to learn to squat. From Ripptoe? What the fuckin fuck! She's not wrapped to tight.

This is a pretty mindless comment. You didn't bother to read any details (she went to work on Oly-stuff, not her squat) and you make some bullshit comment like Rippetoe can't teach the squat. Building some real credibility there pal.

The Crawdaddy wrote:

rjudo wrote: Indeed. She road 1400 miles on the back of a motorcycle to learn to squat. From Ripptoe? What the fuckin fuck! She's not wrapped to tight.

This is a pretty mindless comment. You didn't bother to read any details (she went to work on Oly-stuff, not her squat) and you make some bullshit comment like Rippetoe can't teach the squat. Building some real credibility there pal.

Herv100 wrote: now we have faggot riptards migrating over here.

The Crawdaddy wrote:I think he pretty much said Gillian went there to learn to squat from Rippetoe. Did I mis-quote him? Not so much. I don't give a fuck about his credibility. My point was simply that what he posted was bullshit. Bother to read shit so you know what you are talking about or STFU.

As for my opinion of Rip's experience level, he's got quite a bit imo. He also has some decent weight-lifting connections in Bill Starr and Tommy Suggs. If that makes me a fan, so be it. Do I think he's great or anything. No personal experience by which to judge, which is probably more honest than dickhead's comment.

Dan Martin wrote:Rip doesn't wreck folks.

Jay wrote:

Dan Martin wrote:Rip doesn't wreck folks.

No he doesn't. But he also isn't the second coming either.

Dan Martin wrote: Don't define the prophet by his acolytes.

The Crawdaddy wrote:

Dan Martin wrote: Don't define the prophet by his acolytes.

I agree completely. There is some serious lunacy over on those boards, but largely due to the age profile and "noob-ness" of the group. But there is also some value there, but patience and a willingness to sift through the BS is needed. Mostly, the articles Rip posts are worth a gander (especially from the old-school crowd like Starr, Suggs etc.)

I agree Pendlay may be a better Oly coach, but it isn't like there's a decent sample-set of what Rip can do with an Oly lifter. Looking at Gillian's vids from start to finish of her time there, she certainly improved technically imo.

WildGorillaMan wrote: Irregardless . . .

Usage Discussion of IRREGARDLESS

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

WildGorillaMan wrote:

The Crawdaddy wrote:

Dan Martin wrote: Don't define the prophet by his acolytes.

I agree completely. There is some serious lunacy over on those boards, but largely due to the age profile and "noob-ness" of the group. But there is also some value there, but patience and a willingness to sift through the BS is needed. Mostly, the articles Rip posts are worth a gander (especially from the old-school crowd like Starr, Suggs etc.)

I agree Pendlay may be a better Oly coach, but it isn't like there's a decent sample-set of what Rip can do with an Oly lifter. Looking at Gillian's vids from start to finish of her time there, she certainly improved technically imo.

Irregardless of the whole Rip/Anti-Rip debate, take a middle aged trainee who's got both a collection of physical dings and years of "@fit technique" ingrained in them and any coach will have a long row to hoe in terms of cleaning up that trainee's technique.

CultBuster wrote:Rip does what he says he does..puts size and strength on kids who need it and don't have it. I have never heard Rip spout off about taking people to elite levels of anything. The GOMAD thing is pretty played out, you can spot those guys all from a mile away with bloat and skinny arms and giant glutes and fat stomach. He is a good coach at what he couches. He was one of the first to turn Eva T away and now Gillian.

On a front that will be more fun to watch, I got word from a so/so source that Reebok will be taking over ALL @fit merchandise for everyone and anything with @fit printed on it will come from them in the next year...no more affiliate's printing their own shirts. reebok is going to take that off their hands so they can focus on coaching!

The Crawdaddy wrote:I think he pretty much said Gillian went there to learn to squat from Rippetoe. Did I mis-quote him? Not so much. I don't give a fuck about his credibility. My point was simply that what he posted was bullshit. Bother to read shit so you know what you are talking about or STFU.

As for my opinion of Rip's experience level, he's got quite a bit imo. He also has some decent weight-lifting connections in Bill Starr and Tommy Suggs. If that makes me a fan, so be it. Do I think he's great or anything. No personal experience by which to judge, which is probably more honest than dickhead's comment.

CultBuster wrote: On a front that will be more fun to watch, I got word from a so/so source that Reebok will be taking over ALL @fit merchandise for everyone and anything with @fit printed on it will come from them in the next year...no more affiliate's printing their own shirts. reebok is going to take that off their hands so they can focus on coaching!