Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Training Tips & Tricks on 02 27th, 2010 | 4 Comments
Kettlebell Swings Are The “Real Deal”
Kettlebell swings are the real deal. Unless you’ve been living under a rock or seriously haven’t been paying attention then you’ve heard all about this “new” tool. From Jillian Michaels to teams in the NFL…lots of folks are on the bandwagon. Some should jump off and never get back on but...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Training Tips & Tricks on 02 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments
Use Performance Goals To Attain Health
I’m 48 years young. I move better than I do when I was a college football player. Better range of motion in every joint. Better flexibility and certainly as strong.
I weigh less now than I did in high school and am almost certain that my body composition is better.
I don’t share this to brag. It’s...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles on 02 18th, 2010 | 5 Comments
Why Hardstyle School of Strength?
I try to be positive as much as I can be. My goal is to help as many folks hit their fitness goals as possible. I’ve found that the best way to do that is to make sure that people have a clear understanding of how what they eat has a huge impact on results and by focusing on a “less is more” philosophy...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning, Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 02 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Sandy Sommer Distance Coaching
As you may know, I’ve been leading a “Pilot Distance Coaching” program for the last six weeks. Over the last few years I’ve had a number of folks inquire about me coaching them but I had always resisted. Frankly, I wasn’t sure it was possible or if it would yield results....
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles on 02 10th, 2010 | 18 Comments
4 Reasons Why Your Workout Results Suck
I want to share some thoughts with you on why you aren’t getting the results you want from your workouts.
First of all your diet is terrible. I estimate that 80% of your body composition is based on how you fuel yourself. As Dave Whitley, Sr. RKC says, “you can’t outsnatch a donut.” I don’t...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Dietary & Nutritional Planning on 02 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Grandma Ida’s Chicken Soup
This is from my friend Renee. Enjoy!
Here’s a great Chicken Soup Recipe I’ve adapted from my grandmother’s (which also included non-primal egg noodles and matzoh balls). Feel free to play with the recipe. The secret ingredient is the dill.
1 organic chicken
6 Cups chicken stock
1-2...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles, Training Tips & Tricks on 02 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Preparing For The Tactical Strength Challenge
The Tactical Strength Challenge intrigued me the first time I read about it. That was last March and I knew that the April 2009 event wouldn’t be in the cards for me. So I looked to do it in September. I trained for it and did OK. I showed up did my Dead lift, my pull ups and finally my 5 minute snatch...
Posted by Sandy Sommer RKC in Featured Articles on 02 3rd, 2010 | 12 Comments
My Thoughts On The ACE Kettlebell Study
As an certified Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) instructor I was certainly glad to see another positive mention of kettlebells in the media. Especially when you consider that folks like Jillian Michaels, Ryan Shanahan and the good folks at Kettlenetics seem to get more than there fair share of media...
