A good coach is content to be in the background, working hard behind the scenes, and allowing the athlete to enjoy the spotlight.
The mission is to help each athlete reach their full potential: to be the best lifter they can be on the platform, and to be the best person they can be off the platform.
The gym is a place to work hard. Each day of training should be as fun and as challenging as possible.
Every day is a new opportunity for every athlete to gain more confidence, strength, speed, balance, and technique.
Each workout should tailored to the athlete's individual needs. Every rep is important. Focus on the one in front of you.
Staying healthy is just as important as getting PRs.
Everything is about being consistent in training. Openers
should be destroyed.
Everything else will take care of itself.
A good athlete should be coachable. A great athlete should be humble.
One on one training to bring your coaching to the next level.
You'll spend one hour each week on the phone with Coach Ray Jones. Ask questions, get answers, and grow as a coach.
Review your programming and training videos together, make tweaks, and learn how to properly customize your workouts for each of your athlete's needs.
Collaborate on how to keep your athletes motivated and focused in and out of competition, from youth to world champion.
Program diversification, weight cutting, warmup attempts, competition attempts, and psychology of performance.
I signed up for Coach Jones' Coach Mentorship Program four months ago, and it
has been well worth the money paid. At the time I signed up, my family was moving from a great gym with
experienced coaches to a location with few weightlifting resources. I knew I would be coaching my son
myself, and I was nervous about this. My son has achieved great success in weightlifting (4x Youth
National Champion), and I was not confident that I could train him by myself.
Coach Jones has been an amazing mentor. Every week he reviews videos of my son's training and
gives me specific things to work on. He also sends videos of exercises that I can use to supplement my
training plan. Most importantly, though, Coach Jones gives me the confidence I need to coach my son.
He listens to me and reaffirms the things I am doing right and makes gentle suggestions to help me
develop my son as an athlete. Coach Jones doesn't believe in "cookie cutter" training plans and treats
every one of his athletes as individuals deserving of individual attention and advice.
With Coach Jones in my corner, I am confident I can successfully coach my son. If you are a
coach looking for a world class mentor, Coach Jones will be worth every penny you pay him.
Coach and mother of Hutch Friend
4x USAW National Youth Champion
USAW National Youth Record Holder
Proven programming for clean athletes. 100% customized each day by Ray Jones for clean athletes at all levels, from first day youth to world champions.
Train with Ray Jones in person at our gym in Beaufort, SC. Available for both coaches and athletes.
Pick the dates and times that work best for you. We're in the gym every day!
Each day, Coach Ray will be watching every single one of your lifts and provide feedback.
Each day, videos will be taken of the final sets of each of your lifts and reviewed by Coach Ray.
You'll leave with a list of recommendations from Ray to continue your training.