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GVT Day 8 – Press, Pull, Get Up, but It’s all about the Get Up

Feb

28

2011

This was my fourth time through 10 sets of 10 double kettlebell military press, pullups, and 3 sets of 10 turkish get ups. This time I focused on the TGUs. This is day 8, so I am now three quarters through this portion of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion is surprisingly ...

Colorado Gems Card and Ski Cooper

Feb

28

2011

We escaped yesterday to enjoy life outside the box by going to Ski Cooper. It was a great day. We got to go thanks to the Colorado Gems Card. So I thought it was worth sharing our experiences with both: the Colorado Gems Card and Ski Cooper. Colorado Gems Card Finding economic ways to enjoy ...

Breath with Snowboard Goggles|ZealOptics Eclipse SSPX

Feb

26

2011

Goggles are an essential piece of gear for playing in the mountain powder and I found the most incredible goggles – ZealOptics Eclipse SSPX. While they are awesome (and I’ll explain why later) they did share one common problem with all other goggles – I can’t breath. The foam on all of the different snowboard ...

GVT – day 7 – Squats, Swings, and Windmills Rest Periods Matter

Feb

24

2011

Today was Day 7 of the German Volume Training (GVT) program that I’m using from Mike Mahler’s DVD The Kettlebell Solution for Size and Strength. The workout consists of 10 sets of 10 reps of double kettlebell squats, double kettlebell swings, and high/low windmills. Keeping a consistent form through the 10×10 format is brutal, but ...

Twelve Minute Killer|Kettlebell Tabatas

Feb

23

2011

If you’ve got 12 minutes, here’s a killer workout. Kettlebell Tabatas. Tabata is a series of eight work and rest periods; 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds to rest. The Tabata Method of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a great way to pack a tremendous workout into a short amount of time. This ...

Tuesday’s Tip|Cholesterol and You|Part 1

Feb

22

2011

We’ve all heard about cholesterol, high-cholesterol, LDL’s, and HDL’s. We all associate those terms to heart health and know they are related to heart attacks or strokes. But what do those terms really mean and what should you be doing about it. Remember your heart health is serious and should be something you discuss with ...

Heart Rate Zones

Feb

20

2011

[adrotate banner=”12″] What are training zones and why do they matter? Watching your heart rate as you exercise can help you get the most benefit from the time you take to exercise. Having a heart rate monitor gives you the ability to focus your efforts. I use a Garmin FR60. Training Zones Defined Zone 1 ...

Heart Rate during 7 mile Run

Feb

15

2011

Running – some people love it; others hate it; others just lay down until the urge passes. Regardless of your own feeling about running it is practical fitness. So many activities I like to do require moving my body under my own power from point a to point b. Running builds that ability and trains ...

GVT Day 4 – 80 Military Presses, 100 Pullups, 30 Turkish Get Ups

Feb

11

2011

Wow! My arms are still shaking from this workout. I’m on the 4th workout in the German Volume Training (GVT) portion of a 12 week Kettlebell program. The program is from Mike Mahler’s DVD The Kettlebell Solution for Size and Strength. Persistence is paying off. Today was much better than last time I did this ...