Yesterday I went to visit a friend of mine who lives in Celebration, FL. For those of you who live outside Florida, Celebration is a city built by Disney. It's pretty neat, and most of the eerie-ness has worn off of its perfect "all built at the same time" veneer. As more people have moved there, they’ve managed to smooth the “Stepford-like” edges in that way that humans do. … [Read more...] about Drawing a Line in the Sand
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RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Four: Friday part 3
Following a short (strictly timed) 10 minute break we came back to our places on the unforgiving astroturf and got into 1 of 2 approved "learning positions" (yes, I know how this sounds, but there's a logic to it - neither of these put the body into flexion, and can help stretch in a gentle way, the one most of us chose had us on our bellies in something similar to a "cobra" … [Read more...] about RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Four: Friday part 3
RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Three: Friday part 2
After the snatch test, we took a short break (literally, breaks would be approx 10 minutes and DON'T even think about being late....) Everyone assembled back into the main building and gathered around since Pavel himself was going to give a demonstration on the Goblet Squat. Not one of the actual "RKC 6" exercises, but still a VERY powerful and accessible … [Read more...] about RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Three: Friday part 2
RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Two: Friday part 1
Friday morning began at a merciful 8:15am with many of us piling onto the shuttle bus to the Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. I just kept thinking... how my P.E. teachers from the past would really get a laugh out of ME doing something like this - I was never a "sports" person by any stretch of the imagination, and usually last to be picked for kick ball. Then … [Read more...] about RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part Two: Friday part 1
RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part One: Thursday Night
After getting settled in (and not having a confrontation with the VERY aggressive bell boys) at the Disney area, official hotel, I made sure to fire up my netbook to see about the wifi - little did I know that after Saturday I just wouldn't have it in me to type for a while. Then, of course it was time to listen to a short list of "motivating songs" which are probably not … [Read more...] about RKC Orlando 2010 Recap Part One: Thursday Night
RKC Prep and the 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
Though I think that the majority of the 10,000 kettlebell swings will happen for me at the RKC weekend, I'm still participating in Tim Shuman, RKCII's annual month-long 10,000 swing challenge. If you do the math, it works out to approx 238 swings per day. In 2 days I am 500 swings into it, so right on track so far! He says to pick a "prize" at the end of it, and I've chosen a … [Read more...] about RKC Prep and the 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
A Victory for the hands, courtesy of Diesel Crew
Tonight an amazing thing happened... I did the snatch test without chalk, and without having my hands even slightly getting torn up. Because for the past week, I have been shaving down the calluses on my hands daily with one of those silly "as seen on tv" Ped Eggs. Looks like someone took one of those kitchen "microplane" cheese graters, made some minor modifications and … [Read more...] about A Victory for the hands, courtesy of Diesel Crew
TRX Training Recap!
Yesterday I attended the TRX STC 8-hour training course for personal trainers and other fitness professionals. It was held at ocfsgym.com, a boxing, MMA, and fitness gym here in Orlando. They had a really nice facility there complete with kettlebells, a boxing ring, fight cage, strength training machines, and a wood floor classroom. We were obviously in the classroom. … [Read more...] about TRX Training Recap!
A GiryaGirl.com Browser Toolbar for You!
Just for fun, but it might be handy for you too -- I made a fully customized toolbar for web browsers that will let you find info that's important to you on GiryaGirl.com. There's even a few special general tools built in too (for YOUR Gmail, Twitter, and Amazon Universal Wishlist) for fun and easy internet browsing. The toolbar features a quick link to the main page of … [Read more...] about A GiryaGirl.com Browser Toolbar for You!
Some Black Friday Tips with a LOT of VALUE – Kettlebell Size Chart
Pretty sure the people outside the US who read this blog are already shaking their heads in wonder at yet another display of the bizarre "USA Sport" known as Black Friday shopping. Not to worry, I am too. Being 5'3" and not prone to excessive violence means I just shrug and look for deals online. Fortunately this year seems to be bursting with them... and unlike the … [Read more...] about Some Black Friday Tips with a LOT of VALUE – Kettlebell Size Chart
