Posts Tagged ‘Education’

Kettlebell Athletics Certification and Advanced Seminar

Jason C. Brown from Kettlebell Athletics and I have been going back and forth for months now trying to figure out when we can host the next Kettlebell Certification. Both of our schedules are so hectic that this has been quite the process.
Remind me and I’ll tell you a funny and slightly embarrassing story about how he made [...]

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The One Guy You Don’t Want to Pi$$ Off!

I feel sorry for the guy that broke the news…
Please have a sense of humor regarding this video and take it for what it is intended for…being hilarious.

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Shin splints

We get some questions over and over and this is one we have been getting more of recently.  Credit the nice weather beckoning people to run outside as well as the new-found popularity of different adventure races like the
Renegade Playground Challenge and
Spartan Race
that people have been training for.
I got a little carried away researching this post so [...]

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Know your meathead: 4 sports that get confused for one another (and what you can learn from each of them)!

Habits are hard to break. This is true on an individual level, and also on a national level. There are still millions of people, running and running and running, with hopes of building a better, sexier, and “fitter” body. Despite the unbelievably large amount of evidence that resistance training is superior for burning fat, increasing [...]

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FIT Self Defense-Volume 2

You asked and so you shall receive.
We had an excellent turnout for the first FIT Self Defense series and people have been buzzing about the next offering.
If you missed out on the first round, here is a bit of a teaser:
This session will build upon the skills learned in the first session and add weapons defense, ground defense [...]

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Kettlebells for BJJ

I had a nice chat with Jason C. Brown from Kettlebell Athletics today.  Remind me and I’ll tell you a funny and slightly embarrassing story about how he made me look like a fool when we first met at the end of this post.  Oh yeah, focus.  Back at it then.
We are trying to figure out when we [...]

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Eric’s New Years Resolution Project

I’m a little overtired and a lot brain-dead, but here you go:
RESOURCES:
Prograde Supplements
Facebook Food Picture Project: tag me in your posts
Upcoming Hannaford Demonstrations
New Year, New Eating Habits
January FIT Member Contest
Kickboxing begins Saturday at 8am as well as Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 pm
Assessments will be the week of the 10th.  Please try to come to [...]

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International Bench Press Day

Mike Boyle is considered by many of the most respected coaches in the field and to be one of the pioneers of modern strength and conditioning.  The following is very interesting and applicable for most average gym-goers:
Mike Boyle: You Need To Train Lower Body First and Do “PRE”
My friend Alwyn Cosgrove says that Monday is [...]

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Blog 11: Working With Purpose

So, I’ve been thinking about the style of training that you’ll find at Fun Intelligent Training.  One of the first phrases that pops into my head when I think about what people do at F.I.T. is “useful work.”  Now, before you beat me over the head (although I am at a pretty safe distance) and [...]

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Prevention is the best Medicine

I like to hang out for a few minutes after each Boot Camp session at Fun Intelligent Training.  There are a few reasons why I like to do this.  One of these reasons is the simple fact that I
like to cool down a little, catch my breath, drink a few cups of water, and generally [...]

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