Acknowledgements

A FEW YEARS AGO, at Mike Boyle’s Winter Seminar in Boston, a dark-haired man in glasses came up to me and said, “You live in San Francisco. I live in San Francisco.” With that began my relationship with Steve Ledbetter, also known as Coach Stevo. Stevo’s contributions to this work can’t be ignored; he is a friend, confidant and companion on the journey.

Stevo went all in with the concept of Intervention in its earliest form. He continued to ask the questions and prod for more depth about all the points. His adoption of the protocols and principles expanded in this book gave feedback about the needs for more clarity and more focus.

Stevo is an early adopter of Intervention and has walked many clients through this process. His experiences—and frustrations—are found in the four sidebar stories spread throughout the book. He also took on the task of showing how our basic human movements expand far beyond the weightroom into the areas of throwing, which, in hindsight, should have been much more obvious to me. Stevo’s contributions to the field of fitness continue to grow, and I hope I get partial credit for “discovering him.”

In a way, I am honored to work with such fine young men like Coach Stevo and my other contributor, Tim Anderson. Tim’s work on resetting the body is life-changing, and I am perhaps his best example of this approach. It makes me happy to think I continue the legacy of Coach Ralph Maughan and Dick Notmeyer in impacting the future of fitness by giving a hand up to such fine young men. The future of the fitness industry seems solid with this new generation of coaches.

As always, I thank Tiffini, Kelly, Lindsay and Andrew for their ongoing support and patience as I continue to funnel enormous houseguests, hungry dinner companions and smelly bodies through their amazing lives.

Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t highlight and underline the impact and influence of Laree Draper on this project. On Target Publications has changed my life for the better and I think the world is a better place because of OTP.