Still in awe from SOS

I have been running like a lunatic since getting back from the Summit of Strength. It was by far the best training workshop outside of the RKC. Dustin and Kenzie did an amazing job on organization, housekeeping and the like. They showed how to hold a seminar.

I would have gladly paid the same amount of money to attend just one of the MRKC's workshop, let alone 4 of them!

It was laid out in a perfect progression. Everything built upon the last. Jeff O'Conner's portion on Lifelong Strong hit a cord with me. I was reminded that everything we do now will have a consequence down the road. I want my training now to enable me to be functioning well at 70. Is the training you are doing headed towards that same goal?I am not getting any younger and I am reaping the bad training seeds from my youth. I have lots of little restrictions and limits from crappy programs and poor choices as a kid. I have made great progress, but was once again shown that there is a long way to go still.

Jeff O'Conner's children's warm ups were humbling and much needed. I loved the easy progressions that actually made a massive difference in my movements in one sitting. They where so important that they are now part of my own warm up as well as that of the classes I am teaching. I do not want to give away too much as the seminar will be available on DVD pretty soon! We spent well over an hour on what the young ones do in 5 minutes! Sucks getting old and forgetting how to move.

The moves that MRKC O'Conner teaches the children are easy for them, but hard for those of us that have forgot how to play. Thankfully, I get to play like a kid a lot. It was fun to watch adults skipping and hopping. We were reminded that we were supposed to have fun in our training. We forget that as we age, but it makes a difference. the more fun, the better the class! I want to bring that back to my adult class as the kids class is already there.

I have not even had a chance to sit down and even begin to write about part 2, Irontamer's great info. that will be tomorrow!

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got back in the house from the Summit of Strength. I want to digest the info, thoughts and feelings. I will have something up pretty quickly about one of the best workshops that I have ever attended.

Leading from the front

I went to the RKC to increase my knowledge about kettlebells. I worked on techniques out in the backyard on my own and loved it. I was outside as I had put holes in the carpet. Since then I have taught people on almost an ad hoc basis. I have since developed a good core group of people that love the tool as much as I do. I found out this morning that I might have the majority of the group certified as HKC's by the end of the next month. All I can say is, "How cool is that?"

It is an awesome training tool that literally transforms lives. It allows people to return their movement from the grave of the shiny gym. To help spread the word is an honor and a duty. I am glad that I am able to share the fun with an awesome community.

Dang

I did not even get to day 2 before missing a post! Yesterday was a long day with classes starting at 9am and ending at 9pm, I was tired and hungry when I was through and fell asleep.

We have just over a week until the Summit of Strength! I am pretty excited as there are going to be lots of the top RKC Instructors in the world in attendance, not just the four main MRKC's. It will be great to connect and reconnect with everyone. It is a great community and always found to be around everyone.

It has been a rough week to get in training. The last few weeks are the busy times for Amazing Athletes. We are always on the go and we have Open Houses almost nightly. We actually have 4 on the 20th. the day that we are supposed to be in Ok for the Summit!

I am working ETK with 32kg in an attempt to be ready. I have been hitting the 12 Minute goal, now it is time to start decreasing rest time. I have also been hitting about 15 minutes in the Get Up. I can feel those a few days later!

I tweaked my knee in a combatives training session and I am being careful with it. I have not decided if it is actually knee or IT band.

Challenge

I have been so busy the last few weeks with Amazing Athletes that I have not been posting anything on the blog. Bad me. Jordan Vezina RKCTL challenged himself to post 30 entries in 30 days. I can take up that challenge also. It helps to be challenged to reach goals and places. I also equate difficulties to being challenged or threatened, so it fits in with my philosophy anyway.

Right now I am challenged to spread Amazing Athletes to as many schools as possible. I have hired a couple of coaches to help out with the growth. I had one school set to go and they canceled on me last night. I was initially aggravated, actually pissed, as that was the way that my day was going already. today is a new opportunity however. I have a lot more schools to visit and add! Be threatened by one person not seeing the light, or challenged to prove to them and yourself that this is the best program around? Pretty sure my answer is obvious.

I have a couple other challengeses looming. I would love to have my own facility to train people in. I am in an awesome place right now, but would love to have the times that I to train people available. I had someone try and kick me out last night, because they decided that there was a yoga class. It did not happen, but still. I have the CK-FMS class coming up in October. It will be a nice mental challenge as it is a hard program. that couple with having to test my RKC skill sets, including snatch test, is a semi challenge. (Snatch test!)

So as part of a challenge this was one post of thirty.

Back from California

I have been on the road for about a week, so I have not done a lot. I went to San Diego for the Amazing Athletes Conference. It was a lot of fun. I no know what gets people to move out there. Great weather, great people and all types of activities to partake in. I had hoped to get by a couple of the RKC Studios out there, but never had the time. That is the way it is when the kids are running the trips!

I deviated from Primal/Paleo over the trip. The one day that I really slipped was awful. I felt sick and run down pretty much as soon as I ate some crap. I got back on the path pretty quickly and hopefully can stay the course. It seemed like the majority of the restaurants were organic at least. I loved Broken Yolk next to the hotel. They had great omelets.

We hit it hard at the first training session tonight. We started the new cycle with 1/1 work to rest sets. 1 minute on/ 1 minute off. Those times will change as we progress through the next couple of weeks. No easing into it, full speed ahead!

Look for updates more often now that I am back and on track.