Chad Aichs was brought on the elitefts team in 2005. His best lifts were a 1173 squat, 821 bench, and 755 deadlift. Hear of Andy Bolton and Donny Thompson? This is the era that Chad Aichs was dominating the platform and lifting aside the best of the best.
In town to help coach at Train Your Ass Off, Chad sits down with Dave Tate and Sam Brown to talk coaching, sleep, lack of sleep, recovery for advanced lifters, and more!
Check out Chad's column and YouTube channel Courage Barbell!
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Today's Topics Include:
00:00 Introduction
1:30 Chad Aichs Introduction (Washed Up Meatheads and the Internet and Telling Stories)
12:40 Chad Aichs Youtube Channel
13:20 Learning from Experience
16:00 Washed Up Meatheads and Online Coaches
21:47 Good vs Bad information and Making it Work For You
27:05 Dave and Chad Seminar History
39:49 Sharpening Coaching Skills
41:49 No Sleep for 11 Days?!? (Chad’s Insomnia and What Really Helps)
58:50 Multisport Childhoods, Genetic Potential, and Building Explosive Power
1:11:49 The Mental Repercussions of Not Sleeping (Mental Health/Suicidal Ideation/Depression)
1:48:15 The 14 Day Conjugate Training Split/Recovery for Advanced Lifters
1:57:00 Wrap Up
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