Topic: Gayle Hatch training philosophy

[Scott Safe]

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone about Gayle Hatch's training philosophy.  With his success, he must have been doing something very well.

Scott

[Mike Wittmer]

I can't add much but my son went there to visit Matt Bruce last summer.  He trained with Hatch while there and wanted to go to LSU and move there, couldn't work out the college thing though, he would have lost too many credits in the transfer process.

Anyway, they push it in the lifts, two to three times per week in the actual lifts.  Matt did forced rep squats, with Hatch assisting as needed so the rep could be completed.  Assistant work is heavy too, bench press, pulls, etc., heavy for 3-5 reps.  

He was impressed with Hatch, a strict, no nonsense guy, nothing gets by him, he is aware of everything going on in his gym.

[Chris Wilkes]

I have used one of his squat routines off and on for 4 years now and I think it's awesome, so do my lifters when I annouce that they will be going back through it they are happy.  

you front and back squat on the same day twice a week i down loaded the routine from Mike burgener's site if needed I can put it up on my site and you can get it from there. it's in an excel program that computes the weights auto. and runs for 12 weeks.

Chris