Strengthcoach.com? - Page 2 - JP Fitness Forums

BjsAust · 11-12-2007, 11:26 PM

I have an alternative view to most on this kind of issue. People like PowerMan talk about the amount of free information available, well I appreciate all the free information people like Mike give, so in return if they come out with a decent product I'm prepared to buy it.

tscm · 11-13-2007, 03:17 AM

I signed up for the strengthcoach.com newsletter expecting some great info from Boyle but ended up getting mountains of crap from Ryan Lee. Not very impressed.

Clemson · 11-13-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tscm

I signed up for the strengthcoach.com newsletter expecting some great info from Boyle but ended up getting mountains of crap from Ryan Lee. Not very impressed.

Why not share that with Mike?

gregl515 · 11-13-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PowerManDL

I'm not speaking for the general utility of the site or Mike Boyle's quality of information when I make my comments; I'm talking purely from a personal angle, where 1) I'd rather have $67 bucks and 2) any information I need along those lines I can get anyway.

I know Mike's the only exposure a lot of people have to guys involved in training athletes; but that's only because he's one of the very few that's made a name in this particular circle of fitness whatevers. But there are others that are only an email or phone call away.

For the record I do like what he has to say and his overall approach to things. If you have $67 to spend, and don't feel like randomly emailing/calling S&C coaches, I have no doubt it will be well spent.

It depends on what your time is worth as well. If you aren't earning money for your time, calling around and interviewing may be worth it.
If you could be charging for your time, $67.00 may seem quite reasonable.

tscm · 11-13-2007, 04:55 PM

Clemoson, good idea.

PowerManDL · 11-13-2007, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gregl515

It depends on what your time is worth as well. If you aren't earning money for your time, calling around and interviewing may be worth it.
If you could be charging for your time, $67.00 may seem quite reasonable.

See my comment about the current content as well.

We're talking information that can be found on a Google search. If your time is that valuable then you're already wiping your ass with hundreds.

Kevin Larrabee · 11-13-2007, 10:03 PM

$67.

Over a year thats $0.19 a day. As a student, and since I now train clients, there was no question when it came to signing up.

I would say if you are a trainer or aspiring to be one, then this site is great. If you are just the weekend warrior, you might not get as much out of it.

Just decide which one of those people you are.

JoshDunn · 11-15-2007, 03:43 AM

Sadly to say I'll be never buying Boyle and definately NEVER anything from Ryan Lee again since the bullshit with workoutpass. (ie noone should buy that product based on what the promises are; you don't get whats promised.

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gobbla · 11-15-2007, 06:07 AM

Let the site establish itself first. I don't feel like paying for a years worth of expectations right up front and having nothing tangible to show for it after that year...especially from a site that's been around for a couple months?

$70 might buy enough beer to make buddies with a coach that'll answer anything you want, any time you want, for ever...and free.

PowerManDL · 11-15-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gobbla

Let the site establish itself first. I don't feel like paying for a years worth of expectations right up front and having nothing tangible to show for it after that year...especially from a site that's been around for a couple months?

$70 might buy enough beer to make buddies with a coach that'll answer anything you want, any time you want, for ever...and free.

But time is money and you'd be an idiot not to listen to the marketing that says you'd be an idiot to pass up on this deal.

You must be one of "those" people.

gobbla · 11-15-2007, 01:48 PM

If I wait the price will go up to 99.97 a month! That'll learn me good.

Too many of these sites, in these circles *appear* to get you in and then just take a crap. It seems like a decent deal, followed by copies of the articles out of newsletters, free sites, blah blah blah followed by no updates and an eventual selling of the site. You ask a question and and the answer is a link to one of a select groups of products without anyone really helping you. You get the product and it's shit that didn't have anything to do with what you were asking about in the first place.

There's a handful of places that you can say "hey...I'm coaching X sport\person\this is exactly what's going on and I need help with X...anyone have any ideas or could point me in the right direction?" 99.9% of the time you get a pretty solid answer for free, a lead for googling for free, or a link to a book\video\blah that you can buy that's very applicable to your specific situation that you can keep for ever and ever and ever.

cynic

jdford · 11-15-2007, 11:47 PM

The site is worth every penny. <-------Period.

Alcoholiday · 11-16-2007, 10:00 PM

from elitefts today:

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11/15/2007 7:52:42 PM - Jane Westlick

Are you aware Mike Boyles site StrengthCoach.com has the article you published titled "The Business" on it? I am only pointing this out because he is charging $67.00 per year to read these articles. I am not sure this is legal.

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I guess it is a good thing we don't charge for our articles then.

Dave Tate