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With the heated discussion of AC on this forum thread, I reached out to him to see if he’d be interested in an interview or checking in on the thread. He graciously sent this email in response. Mike,After thinking a bit, i decided to just email you info and leave it at that. This type of topic has been beaten to death on a few other forums. A few years ago on a few sites includeing yours i bele
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i’m impressed, and i never doubted his squat numbers, only his speed, but . . . he still has a 52 inch vert which puts him in a very small group of elite athletes out there, so if he was properly trained, he probably could have lots of potential, right? But are there drawbacks to being as big as he is? I am trying to improve my squat and deadlift, but with minimal weight gain, for i’m a jumper, not much of a sprinter.
https://www.dragondoor.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?rm=mode3&articleid=269
alison felix gained 2 lbs from her training, but she is a woman, less test of course. but still, he definitely gained a ton of weight since he began his training, wonder if any of that was avoidable, i knowthere is a thread on hypertrophy, this is related to that. His numbers are impressive, but it looks like his strength to weight ratio is about 3-3.5:1, is there anyone out there that’s even better? like those dunkers?
i’m impressed, and i never doubted his squat numbers, only his speed, but . . . he still has a 52 inch vert which puts him in a very small group of elite athletes out there, so if he was properly trained, he probably could have lots of potential, right? But are there drawbacks to being as big as he is? I am trying to improve my squat and deadlift, but with minimal weight gain, for i’m a jumper, not much of a sprinter.
https://www.dragondoor.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?rm=mode3&articleid=269
alison felix gained 2 lbs from her training, but she is a woman, less test of course. but still, he definitely gained a ton of weight since he began his training, wonder if any of that was avoidable, i knowthere is a thread on hypertrophy, this is related to that. His numbers are impressive, but it looks like his strength to weight ratio is about 3-3.5:1, is there anyone out there that’s even better? like those dunkers?
what do you mean properly trained….i think he has done a decent job…he is big but low bf% ..and he has exceptional strength to weight ratio… i think ac wanted to get bigger and stronger but then concentrated on vertical jump and speed etc….there is no one to my knowledge with better strength to weight ratio than this guy….one of the dunkers of flying 101 and vertfreak adam linkenauger weighs 173 deep squat 425 power clean 285…if your trying to gain strength with minimal weight gain just keep the reps below 5…barry oss training has its flaws IMO…
oh my properly trained i mean, for speed, by a coach, by some institution, he’s done a fine job with his vert obviously, but i’m saying he probably could put up those types of numbers like 6.66 for a 60 m, and faster than the 10.22 100 m guy. so i actually don’t doubt it as much as some other ppl were.
oh my properly trained i mean, for speed, by a coach, by some institution, he’s done a fine job with his vert obviously, but i’m saying he probably could put up those types of numbers like 6.66 for a 60 m, and faster than the 10.22 100 m guy. so i actually don’t doubt it as much as some other ppl were.
yeah he could have real potential in the sprints with a good coach….
nice letter. it seems that his fans talk alot more junk than he actually does.
This was my exact thoughts after the first email he sent me.
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The problem I think is that the sprint times were thrown around as official sprint times when even AC admits that they are not. 6.59 earns some cash in Europe….especially from a white guy.
Speed trap can be quite good, it’s what I use but there are several ways of testing and there’s no reading for wind gauge.
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i’m impressed, and i never doubted his squat numbers, only his speed, but . . . he still has a 52 inch vert which puts him in a very small group of elite athletes out there, so if he was properly trained, he probably could have lots of potential, right? But are there drawbacks to being as big as he is? I am trying to improve my squat and deadlift, but with minimal weight gain, for i’m a jumper, not much of a sprinter.
https://www.dragondoor.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?rm=mode3&articleid=269
alison felix gained 2 lbs from her training, but she is a woman, less test of course. but still, he definitely gained a ton of weight since he began his training, wonder if any of that was avoidable, i knowthere is a thread on hypertrophy, this is related to that. His numbers are impressive, but it looks like his strength to weight ratio is about 3-3.5:1, is there anyone out there that’s even better? like those dunkers?
Oh No…another one of these 😉 . This program has been discussed in great length around here. I think the general consensus is that it’s quite good and effective but has some serious limitations, especially for more advanced athletes or athletes with a high training age. From what I’ve heard Felix denounces the program.
Forgive me but I have a little bit of a Pavlovian response now: every time I see that dang dragondoor link I cringe because I know what’s coming…first the obligatory mention of how it made Felix fast, then talk of how detrimental any weight gain is (somewhat true), then discussion of Ross’s philosophy on sprinting mechanics.
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i only told the facts….about the 60m time 6.66 being FAT i was wrong….but he has run 6.59 using speed trap..how accurate is the speed trap??
While speed trap is automated and electronic it doesn’t equal FAT. FAT is generally the abbreviation used for times with a starter using a pistol connected to a timing mechanism. I think this is actually what explains any discrepancy as this can add 0.15-0.24s to a time. Still very fast!
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The problem I think is that the sprint times were thrown around as official sprint times when even AC admits that they are not. 6.59 earns some cash in Europe….especially from a white guy.
Speed trap can be quite good, it’s what I use but there are several ways of testing and there’s no reading for wind gauge.
yes..i actually tought they were official …..sorry about that…squatting 720 earns some cash aswell..he justs does it for the love of lifting jumping and running..
Wow, I stayed off ET for 1 day and this blew up.
It seems that after his email to Mike things are now cleared up, but I would like to vouch for Alan’s humility and marks. I’ve known him for many years and he is certainly not the braggart that he was made to be. By now it seems he’s made it pretty clear that he doesn’t claim to be a world class sprinter, and never did. Those ripping on him were ripping on a straw man.
Carl, if you actually are going to be in Sioux Falls I know Alan would love to meet up. I think you’d enjoy his passion for sport.
hah yea i do not like felix’s program, i just like how she didn’t gain weight but made such great strength increases. but the squat dr is my new idol, i’m gonna start squatting more! i am much more confortable with front squats and deads however than the normal squat
Never doubted the man for a second, i have been chatting with him for almost 2 years now and each and every one of my emails get a full response even though I have done nothing for him.
This man is the real deal, And i’m proud to be his buddy.
Though it’s been stated already, I too think Alan is a great guy and is anything but a bragart. He’d never play up his own accomplishments and he always helps everyone who asks, regardless of whethere or not there’s anything in it for him.
And as evidenced by his letter, he handles himself better than some of the members of this forum.
Him being a great guy isn’t at question here though.
I , along with most other people here since it is a Track and Field website, rely on two things when it comes to this sort of thing.
A: Quantifiable results. I want exact measurements on distance thrown, how high you jump and how fast you run. Just saying someone jumps high or runs fast is meaningless to me.
B: Verifiable results. This is where the major hang up is. Track is meaningless without 100% verifiable times/distances/etc. Us being track athletes and coaches, can you blame us for wanting absolute proof of a claim?
That’s the problem though. He never made these claims to you or anyone else questioning him on this site. He’s out there, training himself, training athletes, and trying to mind his own business. If he were out there proclaiming himself to be the greatest athlete of all time, then it would be different, but he isn’t. He was asked a question, answered it, and let it be. If you don’t like his answer, forget about it. It wasn’t directed at anyone here anyways.
Not everyone trains for external validation.
I wasn’t asking him for validation and never insinuated that he only trained for that as well.
I was saying if you make a claim, like many people have done in this and the previous thread about him, vouching for how “legit” he is, you better be able to back it up outside of saying that you’ve seen it.
i dont know he seems full of it. his tnation profile says he competes and lists his times as fat. so unless someone else worte that for him… he is making claims that hes backing out of later.
I’m catching up on weeks worth of unseen / unanswered PMs and this link regarding AC was in my PM inbox: https://www.theverticalsummit.com/viewtopic.php?t=4247&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 so I thought I’d share.
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I am waiting for Mortac’s response
Those video overlays were pretty damning. So were the comparisons in flight time between him and proven freak jumpers.
The people defending him are hilarious. Its pretty simple. If you want to be “the best athlete in the world” like he claims he wants to be you either dethrone Bryan Clay or you compete to showcase your talents in public. You don’t post pictures and exclaim “Look at me! (but respect my privacy)
