Landis Comes Clean... Finally

[Highlander]

@NumberTwo

This is absolutely true. I know for a fact that Al makes every effort in his seminars, workshops and presentations to give Charlie credit for the knowledge he has passed on to Al. In my most recent conference, Al was referencing Charlie and imploring people to study Charlie’s materials. I know in the past, Al was adamant in telling people that they needed to pay the money and go visit Charlie in Toronto. Only a handful of people actually took Al’s advice. Very sad.

Al Vermeil, himself, should be recognized as being a true leader in the field of strength and conditioning. He is never too big to admit that he is the product of those he surrounded himself with. I am fortunate to have had Al provide me with video footage of him meeting with people such as Charlie Francis, Mel Siff, Carmelo Bosco, Zatsiorsky, Dragomir Cirosalin and many more. At the age of 65, he continues to be an enthusiastic student of the field of strength and conditioning. I wish I had half the energy and enthusiasm he has.

I was leaving a collegiate spring football game in which 2 of my athletes were playing and I recieved a call from him. I totally forgot I sent a email. Needless to say we talked about 15 min on his experience in the nfl, how bad alot of strength and conditioning coaches are today, how having a track background puts you (which alot of us have) light years ahead of the game (S&C), how track deserves more credit than its getting especially learning from guys like charlie francis, Tom tellez. He called certain S&C coaches (college and pro) F%$@%ing idiots! I wont say the names but alot of us know who they are.