January 1998

Coach Harlan
Coach Harlan was a football coach at Wharton High School in the 1980s. During the off season Harlan's routine of was "less than 8 reps means too much weight and more than 10 reps means not enough". This rule seemed to magically work for all exercises and form was optional. It is a wonder the violently shaking Universal Gym was never capsized from all stations jackhammering at full tilt. To start 1998 The Iron Jungle returned to the basic "get 8 to 10" program on many exercises; however, we use no machines, form and age restrictions are strictly observed.