My kettlebell journey .....





  

I recently started a full day time job with the U of M, as an Prescribed Burn Technician. Its certainly gotten me close to the fire several times a week. I am enjoying once again the physical challenge of the labor. Some days its chain sawing all day, or clearing the fire breaks of tree litter. The job has gotten my legs moving for certain and I am breaking in those new Wildland fire boots in ! I spotted my first SPOT FIRE the other day and it was very exciting , kinda like shooting your first buck. My athlectisim has certainly kicked in , I am regaining my energy level with time.
The others there are hard working individuals , I bet they would find Kettlebell to be easy, No Mercy here for the weak ,,,,,,,

Thats me

Here is a few pictures of my new day job ....enjoy

Epson salts,,,,,

About a month ago , a friend of mine turned me on to Epson Salts. I told him that I couldn't figure out, why I was feeling the way I was. I wasn't sore although my training has picked up alot these days.. I rather couldn't recover from it all !
My sleep pattern was distrubed , I would wake up uncomfortable in my temperpedic bed , not a good thing.
I tried the epson salts in my bath in the morning. I was a new person, of course followed by a few bottles of water was the other trick.
I keep the salts out as a reminder when  I cant settle down from a late night training session or when I feel like a Mac truck hit me to use this remedy . Why? , because it works !
Heres a link for some more good reading on the subject.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/health-benefits-of-epsom-salt-baths.html?page=3

Awesome Training last week !

Awesome training last week people !




Drink your liquid and dress lite !



Some of the moves we have trained on as follows.



Single Swing , Russian Twist



Single Swing Reset



Double hand Swing



Clean



Planks



Posts



Swing Switches



Presses



Walking with Press



Bretzel stretch



Up coming .....



Snatch



Turkish Get Ups


Gobblet Squats

See you Monday !

New Student !

What to eat,,,,

  Food items to add to your new year !


MEAT

• Beef

• Chicken

• Salmon

• Buffalo

• Shrimp



VEGETABLES

• Kale

• Spinach

• Broccoli

• Cabbage

• Collard Greens



FRUIT

• Apples

• Pears

• Avocado

• Kiwi

• Persimmons



NUTS/SEEDS

• Almonds

• Walnuts

• Pistachios

• Pumpkin seeds

• Macadamia nuts

• Peacans



Notice that these are whole foods and are not processed or refined. Now its time to put it all together and get some good sources of proteins, carbs, and fat.

I will be in Tampa for the holidays once again. I will be continuing my training there with what I can find at my brothers house and maybe a few Fire houses if they will let me train .

Do some kind of movement over the winter break so that your not coming back starting over again with your training. Planks , wall planks , side planks,,,, body weight is ok too.

Enjoy your time with family and friends this holiday season, I know this one is a special one with both my kids home in a few years.

80 degrees,,, here I come :)

NO CLASS FRIDAY ST ANTHONY

NO CLASS FRIDAY 18 TH OR 25 TH OF NOVEMBER ! See you Wednesday .