E44 | J.L Holdsworth: Why Everyone is Wrong About Squats & The Nervous System

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 5 p.m.

Want to learn more about proper strength training principles and how to program? Check out my webinar here:\n\xa0\nhttps://brettbartholomew.net/product/foundations-of-program-design-a-primer/\n\xa0\nThis information is kept free by our partnership with Momentous. To learn more about Momentous and what they do to help our community go to livemomentous.com/brett. As part of the Art of Coaching audience, you can receive $20 off your 1st order of Momentous by using code BRETT20 at checkout. (Minimum purchase amount of $50).\n\xa0\n\xa0\nJ.L. Holdsworth is a world champion powerlifter, published author and former University of Kentucky strength and conditioning coach. With over 30,000 hours of practical experience and competition best lifts of a 905 lb. squat, 775 lb. bench press, and a 804 lb. deadlift, J.L. is no doubt one of the strongest and most experienced strength and conditioning coaches in the industry.\n\xa0\nIn 2010 he founded The Spot Athletics and has built that small private training facility into two 20,000sq. ft. locations in the Columbus, OH area. Along with his facilities, J.L. is the Co-Founder of Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR), an injury prevention and performance system being used by many top sports organizations around the world.\n\xa0\nTopics discussed with J.L. on today's episode:\n\xa0\nWho is J.L. Holdsworth and how have mistakes along the way shaped his career\nThe constant evolutionary mission of J.L.'s life and how he is leveraging this today to help others\nHow selfishness led J.L. down the entrepreneurial path and the opening of his own gym\n"If we don't know and own our story, our coaching will be dictated by a story we don't understand"\nWhat will happen if you do not follow the order of operations when training athletes of all levels\nThe madness created by researchers coming to conclusions on powerlifting with 2/3 of the information\nThe circumstances that have changed J.L.'s view of the world and understanding where people are coming from\n\xa0\nReach out to J.L.\n\xa0\nVia website: www.reflexiveperformance.com\n\xa0\nVia Instagram: @coach_jl\n\xa0\n\xa0\nSign up for my course: https://courses.artofcoaching.com/signup\n\xa0\nFollow me on social media:\n\xa0\nVia Instagram: @coach_BrettB\n\xa0\nVia Twitter: @coach_BrettB\n\xa0\nSubscribe to my youtube channel:\n\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChxkPJr4WMhAeQUlOu6ld-w\n\xa0\nLearn More About My Courses, Clinics, and Live Events At: artofcoaching.com