Harsh Criticism Without Humiliation
You might wonder whether you look as ridiculous as the ego lifters and newbies in my videos. Maybe you're competing in a powerlifting meet and want to know if you will pass your federation's standards. After just one "Gym Idiots Academy" lifting form check, you'll finally know how good you are a picking things up and putting them down.
The Folly of Free Advice
You can easily get free lifting form pointers online. Where has that gotten you? You're at my store, still looking for advice. I built my brand by criticizing so-called experts demonstrating exercises on YouTube and Instagram because their free advice is worthless.
Your gains and your health are worth the money: pinch a penny, . With "Gym Idiots Academy," you can work with accomplished competitive lifters, not some anonymous armchair expert with a YouTube channel and a body like a melted candle.
How It Works
1. Record Your Lifts
Post your squat, bench, and/or deadlift footage to YouTube or a cloud service like .
2. Link Your Coach
Your coach will ask for links to your lifting videos. If they're sufficient, then you'll receive your form critiques in 1-2 business days.
3. Make the Changes
Incorporate your coach's adjustments and suggestions. You have one follow-up e-mail to ask lingering questions.
Testimonials
Shane Luke Heffron
I was a newbie moving baby weight when I signed up for coaching. Len fixed my awful lifting form over the course of a year and helped me win my first powerlifting meet. He was patient the entire time, and his cues were technical but easy to understand.
Ittukusuk Fisker
My squat progress stalled, but I couldn't see anything wrong with my form when I recorded my sets. I signed up for Elgin's form check service to get to the bottom of things. My coach, Len, pointed out several mistakes that I completely missed and gave me cues to remember and accessory exercises to try. My squat numbers have improved, and I'm now considering a custom program due to the quality of the form check service.
Thomas Brown
Even though I had one more in the tank, I was still shell shocked that I could hoist the weight off the rack without the difficulty that I imagined. As always, shouts outs to @elgintensity. Your form check got me off to the right start.
FAQs
No, this isn't an elaborate scheme to gather content for a gym fail montage. Any lifting video(s) you send will be for your coach's eyes only. There are so many gym idiots out there that it makes no sense for me to shit where I eat.
Len and Tom have experience with raw and equipped powerlifting, so one of them will make sure your lifts conform to the rules of the federation of your choice.
If you recorded high resolution videos of your lifts from clear vantage points, then you can link your coach to them. If it looks like you recorded your lifts with a fidget spinner, then you'll have to record them again. The better the footage, the more your coach can help.
You don't even have to tell your coach that; he'll be able to tell. Mention your training history, nagging injuries, whether you learned to lift from a crossfitter, and anything else that you deem relevant for the consultation.
It's basically an optional compliance report. First, you send your coach videos of yourself reattempting the lifts that you submitted for critique. Then, your coach notes which of his form adjustments, if any, you neglected to make. If you don't reach out, then your coach and I will assume that you're breaking world records somewhere; in that case, please tag @elgintensity in your award ceremony video so that we can bask in your glory.
