thanks for sharing man.. ya i'm actually excited now to see what Shawn does with them. It's funny to see people (BV) do 180's, go from negative (in my opinion) to positive (my new opinion hah). Shawn is a real coach, professor, author, speaker, athlete, and vert addict, so this is completely different than the fluff BV originally planned on putting out.

It's definitely going to be good for the vert world. Very glad he explained to them how their program would be viewed the way they were marketing it before, and how it was probably complete and utter crap (i'm sure he saw it, I imagine it consisted of foam rolling, stretching, and lots of low level hops & movements + prehab level intensity exercises), that's the vibe you get from dtrained & some of the info people have pm'd, that it was basically worthless SPARQ drills.

Like I said, if BV proved they would go 'legit', I would EDIT the original post. Well, I plan to edit the original post a little later. I'm simply going to mention how they are now going in the right direction with a real coach and the program will most likely be very solid, etc.

As for what raptor said, i'm fine with someone marketing something that they never used, as long as they don't claim to have used what the are marketing.. In this case, for example, a elite level dunker promotes BV, it would be fine if the program is solid. The problem is, those guys don't usually know how to tell if something is effective/solid or not. At least now they will be able to look at credentials (http://explosiveedgeathletics.com/staff.html) and a ton of youtube videos shawn has put out.

It's easier to sleep at night when the person designing a program that you're marketing, has these credentials (This doesn't even mention the books he's written chapters for etc):


Shawn Myszka, CSCS*D, SPS
Athletic Performance Director
952-746-9003
shawn@explosiveedgeathletics.com
In 2003, Shawn received his BS degree in Health Promotion. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is presently founding the newly formed Plyometric Special Interest Group through the NSCA. Through the NSCA, Shawn has spoke extensively on Plyometrics at numerous State NSCA clinics and will be speaking numerous times throughout 2009. A few of the past and upcoming speaking engagements Shawn has been a part of include, but are not limited to the following:

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (partial list)

2009 - Arnold Strength Summit, Plyometric for Power Training Presentation, teaching at Speed-Power Workshop for StrengthPro
2009 - NSCA National Personal Trainers Conference, Las vegas, NV; Putting Power into Programs
2008 NSCA Sport-Specific Conference; Shock Plyos lecture and Hands on Session
2008 Central Regional Clinic; Jumping for Athletic Performance lecture and Hands on Jump Session
2007 MN NSCA Winter Clinic; Shock Plyos lecture
2007 MN NSCA Spring Clinic; Upper Body Plyos lecture and Hands on Session
2007 North Dakota Clinic; Lower Body and Upper Body Plyos and Hands on Session
UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

April 2009 - NSCA South Dakota State Clinic
April 2009 - NSCA Minnesota State Clinic
May 2009 - NSCA Southern California Clinic/Power Workshop, Key Presenter
May 2009 - NSCA Great Lakes Regional Clinic, Jump Training Presentation
May 2009 - NSCA Ohio State Clinic
July 2009 - MN Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Clinic, Jump Training Presentation
August 2009 - NSCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Clinic, Jump Training Presentation
His wealth of experience begins at a personal level as a competitive bodybuilder, winning the NPC Wisconsin State Championship in 1999 and 2001, and eventually competing at the National-level. Shawn took his passion for training athletes to the next level, the professional level, as a strength coach on the Strength & Conditioning Staff with the Chicago Bears in 2003. Shawn has also spent time working with Louie Simmons, regarded by many as the top strength coach in the world, as well as 6-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates. In addition to all of this, he has trained Collegiate National Champion Athletes, Professional Athletes, and has also worked closely with various high schools / sports organizations to implement the best possible athletic performance program available for them!

Now, he brings his knowledge, experience, and intensity to any athlete and/or sports organization looking to take their ability further than they ever imagined. Are YOU ready?"





Also, his Q&A on TheVerticalSummit was great too.. He offered his advice for free, to a ton of people.

So now things are looking good for BoingVert

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