Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Sandy's Journal on 12 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Orlando RKC Certification Announced For October 2010
Great news for all of us on the East Coast! Exceptional news for our friends in Florida. Pavel and Co will be coming to the land of Mickey Mouse to share a wealth of knowledge. Ordinarily, the Certification is in Minnesota or California so it’s great to do the Right Coast again. The team did Philly...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 29th, 2009 | 12 Comments
Do You Really Need A Kettlebell Instructor?
I don’t know about you but I feel that we all need coaching in one arena or another. For myself, and as a former college football player, coaching has always been something I’ve desired. Why?
First of all, most of us just aren’t as honest in self assessment as a coach may be. It’s...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles on 12 28th, 2009 | 7 Comments
10 Ways To Make 2010 Your Best Year
If you really want to make significant changes in the coming year here is a list of 10 strategies you need to strongly consider. This short list of ideas will radically change the way you feel, the way you move, the way you think, your strength and your general well-being. Please add to the list in the...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning, Sandy's Journal, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 27th, 2009 | 8 Comments
Thoughts and Week in Review, December 27, 2009
Another interesting week has past and this one presented more challenges than most what with the Holiday season!
One thing I think we all must be cognizant of is that during the Holiday season is that compliance with nutrition and training is fairly challenging. You must do your best obviously, but this...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning on 12 21st, 2009 | No Comments
High Heat Roasted Chicken w/ sweet potatoesRecipe
This roasted chicken recipe is simple but the taste is resoundingly wonderful. If you like a crispy chicken then you will love this.
Ingredients:
Pastured chicken 3 1/2-4 lbs.
2 large sweet potatoes
2 TBS unsalted butter, softened (from raw cream if possible)
salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic minced.
Directions:
Preheat...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 21st, 2009 | 15 Comments
Have You Worked on 2010 Goals Yet?
We have 11 days until we hit the New Year 2010 so I figured I’d share training goals with you. Remember the goals need to be S.M.A.R.T (See below)
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely
Please leave your top training goal for 2010 in the comment area. I want to see...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning, Sandy's Journal on 12 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Week In Review, December 13, 2009
I really took it easy this week. Had to travel to Grand Rapids MI on Tuesday so I all did was some squats on Monday with some pullups and also did some easy 16 kg kettlebell swings on Thursday. When I did my weekly Monday weigh in I was at 180.2 pounds. Keep getting leaner and stronger and I’m...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Ab Pavelizer II Product Review
I first used the Pavelizer a few weeks ago and was very impressed with it. I’m not a big fan of any kind of machine to be frank and so I wasn’t all that hopped up to try it out. My expectations were fairly low as my experienced is that most machines can be cheated…even if it’s...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 19th, 2009 | 2 Comments
HIT Isn’t It!
High Intensity Training (HIT) isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Hear me out before you jump to conclusions please.
How can I say this? Well, for one thing, my own training results and those of my clients. We see measurable results in better body composition, as well as strength gains. Why else would...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 12 14th, 2009 | No Comments
How To Improve Your One Set Pull Up Max By 233%
I always have tried to be transparent here on my blog. Somethings in my workouts I do fairly well and others…well, let’s just say that there is room for improvement. The following is potentially embarrassing but I’m trying to show you what can be done with patient training.
Pull ups...
