It had been a drizzly, booming in the distance messy rainy day - but the Winter Park small group was not to be deterred. Instead of our accustomed field, or the dismal and occasionally very greasy parking structure, I opted to surprise them a little by moving our workout to the left half of the rock garden under the building. You can't tell from the photo - it was much … [Read more...] about The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Workout
Monday Mayhem Kettlebell Circuits
Choose moderate to heavy kettlebells for these circuits - being sure that the renegade rows are performed with heavier kettlebells because of their larger bases (this keeps you more stable) be sure to perform these on solid level ground. These circuits are great opportunities to fine tune your Do your usual joint mobility warm up, a few warm up swings and … [Read more...] about Monday Mayhem Kettlebell Circuits
He called it “Woozy Wednesday”
My kettlebell small group members are a lot of fun, and one of them in particular seems to have a knack for coming up with little slogans. Yesterday's workout was hince named for the day of the week, which will forever be known as "Woozy Wednesday" because well - some of them got a bit woozy and had to walk it off from time to time. No cookies were chucked … [Read more...] about He called it “Woozy Wednesday”
Quick Celebration Workout….
For nothing short of a little pride and vanity, I wanted to make sure that the first kettlebell class that I led after becoming an RKC Level 2 instructor was one of my own. With less than 24 hours to go - before substitute leading a friend's boot camp and kettlebell class, I had to think fast. The workout is not for beginners, and is a super quick one, but it was a lot of … [Read more...] about Quick Celebration Workout….
Perfect Hardboiled Eggs or… a Primal / Paleo use for that Pasta Spoon
As a child I hated hardboiled eggs... sure, they were fun to decorate at Easter, but eating them? EWWW NO WAY!!! Why? Well, sad to say, but my family had the habit of cooking them to death - creating those chalky yolks with the sulfurous black/green edges. Oddly enough, I would eat hardboiled eggs from restaurants, or when overseas (just thinking about the delightful … [Read more...] about Perfect Hardboiled Eggs or… a Primal / Paleo use for that Pasta Spoon
Trial Tabata Thursday….
Location is undisclosed at this point until papers are signed etc etc, but I was scoping out a new gym this past Thurs as a possible place to offer group classes, small group, and one on one training. It's a non-traditional sort of gym and I get along well with the similarly non-traditional owners. So - in addition to stopping in that morning I wanted to see what the "vibe" … [Read more...] about Trial Tabata Thursday….
Woozy Caveman Wednesday… Simple Does NOT Equal Easy
Brutal heat and humidity today.... a few participants left looking like we'd had a water balloon fight and not a workout.... I'm serious. Begin with a joint mobility warmup - ours uses a lot of the great drills from Super Joints. Use a kettlebell that's heaver (a little or a lot!) than your usual :) First circuit - Repeat 3 times 20 2 hand kettlebell swings 10 … [Read more...] about Woozy Caveman Wednesday… Simple Does NOT Equal Easy
“Bikini” workout – its in 2 pieces – get it?!
Now that I have your attention... hahaha. Simply called because the workout was broken up into two small pieces to fit a crazy schedule - I do this a lot actually - some days so much so that it becomes more a GTG (Grease the Groove - more on this concept later). Anyhow here's what happened: Using your accustomed kettlebell for snatching - OR if you have something a little … [Read more...] about “Bikini” workout – its in 2 pieces – get it?!
When in doubt…. cook some “breakfast”
I was chatting with an old friend of mine the other day about food stuff - he's your typical mid-20s bachelor type - collects records, works hard at a creative desk job, parties hard and well... its starting to show... in the tummy region. DUN DUUUUN. Sorry boys, but after a while, even with your metabolisms, eating a lot of pizza and drinking beer at 2-3AM will catch up … [Read more...] about When in doubt…. cook some “breakfast”
Dragon Door/RKC sponsors legendary MMA fighter, Fedor Emelianenko in upcoming battle against Dan Henderson, on Showtime
**Note from GiryaGirl.com's Adrienne Harvey: While I normally only advocate you use your hard-earned kettlebell swinging body to break hearts and not noses or other body parts, I am very interested to see this fight. Some of us will be assembling at the Winter Park Winghouse on Saturday night to watch the fight Click here to RSVP via Facebook! More on Dragon Door's … [Read more...] about Dragon Door/RKC sponsors legendary MMA fighter, Fedor Emelianenko in upcoming battle against Dan Henderson, on Showtime
