So here we are about a month after completing our first group program. I would say it was a huge success!
We had PRs on everyday of the final week of the program with some guys hitting PRs a couple times in a single day.

In my post program assessment we asked what people enjoyed the most about having a written program. The number 1 response was having a goal oriented program followed by a close second of not having to think about your program. Before the program started we had everyone state a couple specific goals (ex: snatch 80kg and take 45 sec off my mile time) and then tested them at the beginning and the end of the program. Luckily we had a very motivated group which had very similar goals. This made our job much easier but also proved that people know what they want they just need a little help deciding how to work on it.
With this program we focused on the lifts, getting stronger and complimenting that with appropriate conditioning.

Looking forward we are going to get another group kicked off in the next couple weeks so if you are interested send me an email to coaching@DutchLowy.com Tell me what your goals are and we will either fit you into a group or start a new program just for people with your specific goals.

One thing we fell short on was getting the whole group involved in competition style activities. I thought the guys would be fired up to see each others results daily and start talking some friendly shit. In response to this, the new programs will have built in weekly competitions where you will either be working with or against others in the program. It should be loads of fun!!!