An old Cherokee tale tells of a grandfather who was teaching life principles to his grandson. The wise old Cherokee said, “Son, on the inside of every person a battle is raging between two wolves. One wolf is evil. It’s angry, jealous, unforgiving, proud and lazy. The other wolf is good. It’s filled with love,…
Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ~ Jamie Paolinetti MOVE!!! Yeah, it’s that easy. Look, I know it’s Winter and it’s probably either snowing or raining or about to where you are. And there will be times when you’ve had a hard day and it’s…
EXERTION originally uploaded by _catch12234. Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation ~ Robert H. Schuller I liked the idea of Viking Warrior ConditioningViking Warrior Conditioning when it came out. Snatches are a lot of work, but the benefits are HUGE. Even HUGE(r) when you practice Kenneth Jay’s MVO2 protocol detailed in Viking Warrior…
originally uploaded by Ben McLeod. Before beginning, prepare carefully ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero We’re shifting gears here, from the Program Minimum to the Rite of Passage. Where one emphasizes general conditioning with swings and get-ups, the other focuses on presses and pulls. It’s that five weeks of general conditioning though, that makes the beginning of…
A beginning is only the start of a journey to another beginning.~ Author Unknown As we finish up week five of the Program Minimum, it’s a good time to reflect on why we start with swings and get-ups. As Pavel says in Enter the Kettlebell, the Program Minimum (PM) is designed to deliver: The conditioning of…
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Rohn I’ve got both baby! I was really excited to get to today’s get-up practice and had to slow myself down while I finished my warm-up session. Once warm-ups were done, I set my Gymboss for 5 minutes and practiced the…
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