Long Week

  It has been a long week of work and poor weather. I was hoping to move some things outside this week but it will have to wait. I have been cruising the internet and there is a lot of chatter about a lot of hoopla...again. Whatever happened to doing? I mean, just do it. I know it's a slogan but it speaks volumes. Com'mon...pick up the bell and do the reps. Pick up a heavier bell. Figure it out. This stuff is so basic it is just getting silly to go over time and time again. Yes, there is a technique. Okay. After that...move the dang weight! It won't move itself. If your doing it wrong...you'll know it. It doesn't take a brain to feel the strain. If you think you hurt your back, you didn't. But it is a clear message that your going to if you continue down that path. Everyone is making stuff up. I get it. 

  To survive in this field you need to pimp yourself and get out there to be seen. Self promotion is the key to a healthy pocket book. Remember, if I call myself "the worlds leading authority in kettlebell training" it is not a lie. It is an opinion and it is legal to say or advertise this way. Just look at Sarah Lurie.  Now, I would be an idiot to say such things. Given the fact that I was certified by Pavel. Therefore, he must know more than me. That's my opinion but not the opinion of others. The world is full of fitness expert that have the only answer. 

  I watch "The Biggest Loser" when I can because it is a great look into the mental state of the human condition. People that will only do the right thing when forced. What is that? I love how they walk on the treadmill. They are on a beautiful ranch in Sunny CA walking on a treadmill. Jillian (love her) will tell you she is the best trainer in the world. She said it to the camera. Her people walk on a tread mill. I weight between 190-195lbs. I can drop 5 pounds in as many days by eating right and killing myself in the studio. I do it all the time, especially when Donna gets into her baking mode and that crap is sitting around the house. I haven't been on a tread mill or stair master in  the past 3 1/2 years. Jillian's people weigh 300 lbs and can't lose 3 pounds in one week AND she is the best trainer in the world. Just ask her...she'll tell you.  NO!!! THEY DIDN"T BUILD OR GAIN MUSCLE TO OFFSET THE WEIGHT LOSS. Give me a break. To think that they go from morbidly obese to genetic super man/woman capable of gaining 4 pounds of muscle a week is retarded. Didn't happen. I only say this because I am at work rolling fat bodies all night long. They have installed cranes to the ceilings of the rooms to lift these people because nurses are killing their backs turning them. FYI-Nobody loses weight in the hospital. Your fat acts like a sponge from all the fluids we pump into you that your tissues swell. The more fat, the greater the potential. The fluid just fills those spaces. My point? Look in the mirror naked. Do you like what you see? Do you see what you want to see or do you see a life of over indulgence that needs to be curbed for a few months while your body heals. I was reading about plasma storms ( I will discuss this a little in class) and you don't want to have health conditions when the power goes out. 

  KB training is cutting edge and dumb at the same time. I have spent decades with complicated training 'cycles' getting great results. Looking back, the results were best if they were less compicated. Look at Marine Corp Boot Camp. Never touched a weight. Never saw a gym. Three months later I am in the best fighting shape of my life. Never felt that way again until I started training with KB's. Look at the amount of work we did on Wednesday. Are you kidding me? You killed yourself . How many hours would be needed to get that burn in the gym on machines. The strength is there. The last item would be the shape of the strength. That is only controlled by input..or, rather, 'put in'. Whatever you put in your mouth. See you tonight!!

New RKC Video-Click Here 

Here comes the changes.....again.

  I was on the forum last night for the first time in a week. I had a lot of catching up to do. There was the usual back slapping and self promotion to weed thru but one thing did surface. Once again Pavel is keeping the stakes high. I love this approach. Everyone is trying to get their number for the snatch test in order to certify. The focus is the number. Well, that's soon to be the past. We know the standard is the Secret Service Snatch Test  which requires 200 snatches in ten minutes. The RKC snatch test is changing to 100 snatches in five minutes for everyone. Period. Starting June from what I read. No more discussion groups. Funny thing is...people will rise to this challenge. 

  We are loading the hips today and working out the joints. The arm work is left over from Saturday just in case we still have a few wounded birds out there. See ya' tonight

FOR YOUR REVIEW

  Okay, I am putting this up for your scrutiny. You have heard me in class and you have been training for long enough to know the difference. Click on the link below and take the time to watch the two videos. These video are being hailed as great efforts. Since they are now in the public domain they are subject to review. Look at the form and style. What do YOU think? Is this an example to follow. Is this performance one to hold up as 'the example?' Is the form safe? Is it a safe movement pattern? These performances are being boasted. Watch the vids with the TGU and the guy doing the snatches. What do you think? Click here. 

More Chatter...

...on the forum about the clean. Not sure why this is such a difficult move for people. I still think volume is the key. They don't mention it much on the forum. No, they have all these tricky and slick descriptions to assist a person visualize what they are doing. That's not how it is done during the RKC. Nope. Volume. Rip your hands up volume. When your done 'hurting' yourself by slamming the bell into your body and wrist...you get the awakening and rapture. Volume and seeing it over and over. Oh well, the forum continues. I will keep you posted. If something great comes across other than a bunch of people trying to talk smart about one of the basics...I'll let you know.

  I am broke. Busted. Trashed. Friday and Saturday took it out of me. I miss Jc !! As Pavel would say, "Simple and sinister."  We did TGU's and Two handed/bottoms up snatches. That's it. Anybody not feeling great? I mean it was work. Quite the meat grinder. But we did it. Think about the first time you started training. Compare that to the training we did FRI/SAT. Nice job, Rock Stars!!!  At least it was easy on the hands. 

  More grinds on Monday. We will destroy the presses and get those elbows straight. Hand friendly to be sure.

  Our ladies are heading to Ireland and we just lost one to Mexico for a week. Spring is in the air. I think the 'fever' is beginning to break.

Compression....

 Tonight we will compress and grind our way through the training. Going heavy so we can practice the tension part of our training. This is a basic principle of hard-style and should not be lost in our training. Very hand friendly. Bring some grit.