What do you think of Charles as a trainer and adviser? I suspect the benefit is mostly psychological, having an esteemed person in your corner, someone who was part of others' successes. As opposed to the training techniques themselves. It all starts in the mind so it can help a huge deal of course. Though Kai's trust in Charles didn't seem to be that high right now.
Charles is a living legend in this sport. From my perspective, everyone in Gold's Gym knows Charles is the man whether they admit to it or not. The fact is, Charles has seen so many elite physiques come and go...sometimes I just think, wow, this guy has probably seen the largest number of the most extreme examples of human conditioning ever...he has interacted with them extensively during many of the activities and times that led to their achieving that conditioning...he's watched the muscles flex as they performed the exercises, he's watched the expressions, he's seen their behaviors, interacted, etc...he's seen things that have never been photographed for anyone else to see ever...all of this actually goes a long way in helping to create a physique that is a work of art...I've gotta think that just his observation of you and subtle direction probably helps fuel a very special process in the people who he comes in contact with...and when you add to the fact that many of these people trained BEFORE they met him with the intention of one day getting to work with him, well I think you could maybe even say that he was responsible for a little bit of that development too...like Kai's saying here...in modern bodybuilding Charles Glass represents "the wizard" of training, the pinnacle of a whole industry, of a whole sport/hobby. People have it in their head that if they are to be the best in the world, then they will eventually be trained by Charles Glass. So if they truly believe that, that's what he will be able to help them do. I'm reasonably certain that if you're ready for him Charles is as capable as any other person on earth of helping you reach your peak. I just don't think Charles has ever seen anything like Kai before...I don't think ANYBODY is gonna know what to do with Kai better than Kai...from all we've seen from him, Kai's on the fringe of some stuff that nobody here fully understands if you ask me...I'm spooked that he's as well-spoken and articulate as anyone else we've ever heard from in the industry...if you'll notice he's even giving Shawn a run for his money here in this department...so from the grapefruit, to the Michael Jackson posing routine (arguably one of the best ever seen), to the crazy guest posing stunts/costumes...this guy is something else, I just want people to realize it now while it's playing out.
And just to clear things up about Kai's "passing out" the other day after his third session of cardio, Charles told me himself that he only had him doing 2 sessions. So you really can't hold Charles accountable there.
