# StageVerified Coach Review
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Coach Information
**Coach Name / Team:** John Harris
**Type of Coaching:** (Contest Prep / Offseason / Lifestyle / Powerlifting / Other) Contest Prep
**Division Focus (if known):**
**Coaching Format:** (Online / In-Person / Hybrid) Online
**Length of Time Coached:** 24 Week Prep
**Timeframe:** (Month/Year – Month/Year) Nov 2022-May 2023
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Your Background (Context)
**Your Experience Level:** (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Competitor) First Time Competitor
**Starting Point:** (Weight, recent condition, lifting experience, etc.) Weight was 190lbs, pretty soft conditioning wise, had decade of lifting experience but not bodybuilding training.
**Primary Goal:** Contest Prep
**Did you achieve it?** Stepping on stage... yes
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Ratings (1–5 Scale)
(1 = Poor, 3 = Average, 5 = Excellent)
**Overall Rating:**
**Communication & Response Time:**
**Personalization (cookie cutter vs customized):**
**Training Programming:**
**Nutrition Guidance:**
**Check-In Quality / Feedback:**
**Adjustments / Problem Solving:**
**Value for Price:**
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What Was Included
Training plan (how often updated?): Training never changed, he gave an initial split that I ran the entire prep. Looking back, it wasn't horrible.
Nutrition/macros (how often updated?): He updated nutrition almost weekly based on progress.
Check-ins (weekly/biweekly/etc.): Check-ins were weekly until peak week. There were 3 check-ins prior to show day.
Posing guidance: (Yes/No) No
Peak week handling: (Yes/No/N/A) Yes, however it was quite delayed. He didn't respond in-between different classes or ask for photos except for the morning of, after my final tan.
Supplement guidance: (Yes/No) Yes
Cardio guidance: (Yes/No) Yes
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Pros
- Very affordable. This was probably the main reason I chose him at the time without knowing much about the sport.
- Overall attitude was positive and encouraging.
- Was detailed in protocols, nutrition, and cardio requirements.
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Cons
- Did not adapt to my body changing. The last 4 weeks of prep I lost nearly 25lbs. I was severely over dieted and fatigued and drove food down and cardio up to the point my body fell apart and lost all my tissue.
- Not very responsive during peaking process, looking back only seeing pictures the night before and morning of the show was not enough data to make decisions all day from pre-judging through finals.
- Got sick and was toughed it out and trained and did 90+min cardio while having covid. I had very limited experience and just followed plan 100% when really it destroyed my physique. Overall, I was really unhappy with the look I brought to stage.
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Results
**Progress Made:** (weight change, stage results, strength gains, etc.) I dieted from 190lbs to 132lbs on stage. Won an empty bantamweight class and was 3rd in classic.
**Biggest improvement:** I was lean but lost all my muscle along the way.
**Biggest challenge during coaching:** Not asking the questions of why we are doing certain things.
(Optional: upload photos or link progress)
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Who This Coach Is Best For
Best for: Individuals looking for guidance on the cheaper side of things.
Not ideal for: Beginners or those requiring more individual attention.
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## Final Thoughts
(Anything you wish you knew beforehand, or advice for others considering this coach)
He's a nice guy and very encouraging, but I wish he was more realistic in where we were going and paid attention to the way my body was rapidly changing towards the final weeks of prep where I lost so much tissue in a short amount of time.
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## Would You Recommend This Coach?
(Yes / No / Depends – explain why)
I personally did not continue to utilize him post show. I was quite unhappy with the overall show day process and the look we brought.
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Verification Status (Optional)
(Have you competed or been verified on StageVerified?)
Yes
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Coach Information**Coach Name / Team:** John Harris
**Type of Coaching:** (Contest Prep / Offseason / Lifestyle / Powerlifting / Other) Contest Prep
**Division Focus (if known):**
**Coaching Format:** (Online / In-Person / Hybrid) Online
**Length of Time Coached:** 24 Week Prep
**Timeframe:** (Month/Year – Month/Year) Nov 2022-May 2023
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Your Background (Context)**Your Experience Level:** (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Competitor) First Time Competitor
**Starting Point:** (Weight, recent condition, lifting experience, etc.) Weight was 190lbs, pretty soft conditioning wise, had decade of lifting experience but not bodybuilding training.
**Primary Goal:** Contest Prep
**Did you achieve it?** Stepping on stage... yes
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Ratings (1–5 Scale)(1 = Poor, 3 = Average, 5 = Excellent)
**Overall Rating:**
**Communication & Response Time:**
**Personalization (cookie cutter vs customized):**
**Training Programming:**
**Nutrition Guidance:**
**Check-In Quality / Feedback:**
**Adjustments / Problem Solving:**
**Value for Price:**
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What Was Included Training plan (how often updated?): Training never changed, he gave an initial split that I ran the entire prep. Looking back, it wasn't horrible. Nutrition/macros (how often updated?): He updated nutrition almost weekly based on progress. Check-ins (weekly/biweekly/etc.): Check-ins were weekly until peak week. There were 3 check-ins prior to show day. Posing guidance: (Yes/No) No Peak week handling: (Yes/No/N/A) Yes, however it was quite delayed. He didn't respond in-between different classes or ask for photos except for the morning of, after my final tan. Supplement guidance: (Yes/No) Yes Cardio guidance: (Yes/No) Yes---
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Pros- Very affordable. This was probably the main reason I chose him at the time without knowing much about the sport.
- Overall attitude was positive and encouraging.
- Was detailed in protocols, nutrition, and cardio requirements.
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Cons- Did not adapt to my body changing. The last 4 weeks of prep I lost nearly 25lbs. I was severely over dieted and fatigued and drove food down and cardio up to the point my body fell apart and lost all my tissue.
- Not very responsive during peaking process, looking back only seeing pictures the night before and morning of the show was not enough data to make decisions all day from pre-judging through finals.
- Got sick and was toughed it out and trained and did 90+min cardio while having covid. I had very limited experience and just followed plan 100% when really it destroyed my physique. Overall, I was really unhappy with the look I brought to stage.
---
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Results**Progress Made:** (weight change, stage results, strength gains, etc.) I dieted from 190lbs to 132lbs on stage. Won an empty bantamweight class and was 3rd in classic.
**Biggest improvement:** I was lean but lost all my muscle along the way.
**Biggest challenge during coaching:** Not asking the questions of why we are doing certain things.
(Optional: upload photos or link progress)
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Who This Coach Is Best For Best for: Individuals looking for guidance on the cheaper side of things. Not ideal for: Beginners or those requiring more individual attention.---
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Final Thoughts(Anything you wish you knew beforehand, or advice for others considering this coach)
He's a nice guy and very encouraging, but I wish he was more realistic in where we were going and paid attention to the way my body was rapidly changing towards the final weeks of prep where I lost so much tissue in a short amount of time.
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Would You Recommend This Coach?(Yes / No / Depends – explain why)
I personally did not continue to utilize him post show. I was quite unhappy with the overall show day process and the look we brought.
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Verification Status (Optional)(Have you competed or been verified on StageVerified?)
Yes
