What He Said...

I received an email last week that outlined a lot of the beliefs/viewpoints of one of my mentors, Coach Mike Boyle. Several of the bullet points mirror much of what I believe in. A lot of what I believe is what Coach Boyle said, hence the "What He Said" title of this post. They include the following:

• Right now we've got training experts who don't train anyone and
  strength coaches who've never competed in anything. Would you
  take business advice from someone who doesn't have a business
  or isn't making any money?
• I think personal training is much more difficult than working with
  athletes. We've got 2 hours per week to counteract the other 166
  hours of the week. It's not a good ratio to try and make changes.
• The trap-bar deadlift is probably the best lower-body exercise.
  I think it's clearly the best bilateral exercise, since you're engaging
  your erectors and your traps much more than in a squat.
• And another thing: stretching doesn't have to take that long. You
  don't need to go to a yoga class. Just stretch your major muscle
  groups like your hamstrings, groin, hip flexors, lasts, and pecs.
  Shouldn't take more than ten minutes. When you realize later
  on that all the injuries you're going to get are because certain
  muscles get too tight or get knocked out of alignment, you'll thank
  me.