I'm starting to feel pretty comfortable with my current level of training which is based on three minute sets, 90 seconds rest and work with the 16kg bell. I might be ready within a week or so to cut the rest down to only 60 seconds.
Here is the session for today:
Intuflow beginner level
3 minutes, 90 seconds rests with the 16kg:
Push Press: 24/24
Half Snatch: 15/15
Press: 18/18
Swing (32kg): 12/12
Prasara yoga as a cool down.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
2008/07/21 - Cincinasty
I'm still taking things quite easy. I'm moving along at a nice pace but I'm not really in a rush to get anywhere specific. I'll probably cruise for about a month or so before I pick up the pace. Today I did this:
Intuflow beginner level
3 minutes with the 16kg of the following with 90 second rests between sets:
OAJ: 24/24
Snatch: 24/24
LCCJ: 13/13
Swings (32kg): 12/12
Prasara to finish off.
Intuflow beginner level
3 minutes with the 16kg of the following with 90 second rests between sets:
OAJ: 24/24
Snatch: 24/24
LCCJ: 13/13
Swings (32kg): 12/12
Prasara to finish off.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Another blog
I started a new blog tonight to share my experiences with Reconnective Healing. If you are at all interested please visit: http://reconnect-hunashaman.blogspot.com
Friday, July 18, 2008
Another step
Since this blog is about reclaiming myself I might as well share another step I took tonight towards becoming myself again. The majority of what I post here has to do with my physical training programme (kettlebells, mobility, etc.) Ultimately though the process of getting my life back fully includes more than just fitness, strength and mobility; it also includes relationships (which thankfully are great), emotional fulfillment and spiritual development. Tonight I had the privilege of attending the introductory evening of Dr. Eric Pearl's Reconnective Healing seminar (I am attending level 1 and 2 over the next two days).
Reconnective Healing is a process of "energy" healing that Pearl spontaneously discovered a few years ago. I have been involved in the field of energy healing for about 11 years. It started when I first studied Reiki (a Japanese healing modality). The basic premise of energy healing is that the body has an innate desire to be well. The energy healing practitioner simply needs to remind the body of this innate wisdom. This basic premise operates in a variety of modalities ranging through chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, homoeopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, qigong and many other systems.
From what I have seen tonight Dr. Pearl has taken this premise to a whole new level. He cuts away all of the fluff and redundant ritual often associated with alternative healing modalities and gets right to the core of the issue. My way of describing this would be to say that he somehow allows the intelligence that created the body to restore the body. He did a healing demo tonight on a guy that dislocated his shoulder seven years ago. The "patient" has been suffering from pain and a lack of mobility in the shoulder since then. Within a span of a few minutes the shoulder was restored to a fully mobile state and a complete absence of pain.
Eric is a very down to earth and often irreverent guy that questions all the bullshit often associated with alternative healing. He is a very entertaining lecturer that fully engages his audience and one often forgets that this is a healing seminar. In fact most of the time it feels like a well executed stand up comedy act.
If you need to expand your awareness around what is possible for you in this life it is well worth your while to check out the work Eric is doing. Please visit www.thereconnection.com for further info.
Reconnective Healing is a process of "energy" healing that Pearl spontaneously discovered a few years ago. I have been involved in the field of energy healing for about 11 years. It started when I first studied Reiki (a Japanese healing modality). The basic premise of energy healing is that the body has an innate desire to be well. The energy healing practitioner simply needs to remind the body of this innate wisdom. This basic premise operates in a variety of modalities ranging through chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, homoeopathy, acupuncture, Reiki, qigong and many other systems.
From what I have seen tonight Dr. Pearl has taken this premise to a whole new level. He cuts away all of the fluff and redundant ritual often associated with alternative healing modalities and gets right to the core of the issue. My way of describing this would be to say that he somehow allows the intelligence that created the body to restore the body. He did a healing demo tonight on a guy that dislocated his shoulder seven years ago. The "patient" has been suffering from pain and a lack of mobility in the shoulder since then. Within a span of a few minutes the shoulder was restored to a fully mobile state and a complete absence of pain.
Eric is a very down to earth and often irreverent guy that questions all the bullshit often associated with alternative healing. He is a very entertaining lecturer that fully engages his audience and one often forgets that this is a healing seminar. In fact most of the time it feels like a well executed stand up comedy act.
If you need to expand your awareness around what is possible for you in this life it is well worth your while to check out the work Eric is doing. Please visit www.thereconnection.com for further info.
A preliminary review of Intuflow
Like I mentioned a few weeks ago I have been using Z Health to work on my mobility and specifically also for trying to overcome some movement problems resulting from earlier injuries. I got decent restuls from Z Health but no relief for my really big problem areas (pelvis, hips, and mid spine). I eventually decided to take the plunge and invest in Scott Sonnon's Intuflow DVD set. From what I've read online Z-Health developed from some of Scott's earlier work and I know that Dr. Eric Cobb studied with Sonnon prior to developing Z-Health.
I have only watched the first of 2 Intuflow DVD's and so far I'm very impressed. The production quality is excellent and the menu options provide easy access to the different body parts you may want to work on. The first thing I noticed while watching and working through the follow along beginner section is that a lot of the movements are very similar to Z-Health R phase. The big difference however is that the Intuflow sequence starts with the head whereas Z starts with the feet. Another major difference is that Intuflow movements are somewhat looser and more flowing than the Z R phase movements. It is much easier to spot the martial art influence in the Intuflow material than in Z - especially for those familiar with the Russian martial arts or Chinese internal styles like Tai Chi or Bagua.
The Intuflow beginner programme provides clear instruction in a follow along fashion of a movement sequence that begins with small joint mobility movements that are later strung together in a flowing fashion. It feels really good to move in this way and I have found myself spontaneously doing some of the movements during the day while stuck in traffic or standing around waiting for a meeting to start. Once the head to toe movements have been completed the programme also provides instruction in some very useful floor work and balance postures as well as ways in which one can move to link movement and breath (kind of like in qigong without the fluff).
At the end of the day the proof is in the pudding. Well, for me this pudding tastes pretty good. I woke up this morning for the first time in years without any aches and pains in my back and I actually looked forward to the day rather than dragging my tight body out of the warm bed.
It is still early days and obviously more work with this programme is called for but from what I know now I can highly recommend Intuflow as a thorough programme not only for reclaiming lost movement potential but also as a tool for increasing general well-being. For more info please check out www.rmaxinternational.com
I have only watched the first of 2 Intuflow DVD's and so far I'm very impressed. The production quality is excellent and the menu options provide easy access to the different body parts you may want to work on. The first thing I noticed while watching and working through the follow along beginner section is that a lot of the movements are very similar to Z-Health R phase. The big difference however is that the Intuflow sequence starts with the head whereas Z starts with the feet. Another major difference is that Intuflow movements are somewhat looser and more flowing than the Z R phase movements. It is much easier to spot the martial art influence in the Intuflow material than in Z - especially for those familiar with the Russian martial arts or Chinese internal styles like Tai Chi or Bagua.
The Intuflow beginner programme provides clear instruction in a follow along fashion of a movement sequence that begins with small joint mobility movements that are later strung together in a flowing fashion. It feels really good to move in this way and I have found myself spontaneously doing some of the movements during the day while stuck in traffic or standing around waiting for a meeting to start. Once the head to toe movements have been completed the programme also provides instruction in some very useful floor work and balance postures as well as ways in which one can move to link movement and breath (kind of like in qigong without the fluff).
At the end of the day the proof is in the pudding. Well, for me this pudding tastes pretty good. I woke up this morning for the first time in years without any aches and pains in my back and I actually looked forward to the day rather than dragging my tight body out of the warm bed.
It is still early days and obviously more work with this programme is called for but from what I know now I can highly recommend Intuflow as a thorough programme not only for reclaiming lost movement potential but also as a tool for increasing general well-being. For more info please check out www.rmaxinternational.com
2008/07/18 - A workout on Madiba day
Today is the great Nelson Mandela's (Madiba as he's affectionately known) birthday so before I get to business I just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADIBA!
I started out with Intuflow beginner level as my warm up.
This was followed by 3 minutes of the following with 90 seconds of rest between sets:
Press (16kg): 15/15
Push Press (16kg): 18/18
Bottom up clean (16kg): 18/18
Swing (32kg): 10/10
Prasara yoga to finish off.
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
I started out with Intuflow beginner level as my warm up.
This was followed by 3 minutes of the following with 90 seconds of rest between sets:
Press (16kg): 15/15
Push Press (16kg): 18/18
Bottom up clean (16kg): 18/18
Swing (32kg): 10/10
Prasara yoga to finish off.
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
2008/07/17 - Small steps
I'm feeling a lot better today but I decided to take it slow anyway. I kind of started the AKC protocol somewhere in the middle and I don't think I've been giving it the necessary respect. I'm finally learning to slow down and trust the process rather than rush ahead and push harder and harder each session. So for now I decided to stick to three minute sets with one hand switch until I can make the rep and rest times needed to move up. I might do advanced (6 set versions) some days depending on how I feel but I'm definitely getting ready for the long haul.
On a side note my much anticipated Intuflow DVD set arrived today and I went through some of the movements as my warm up. I love it! A full review will follow once I've worked with the material a bit more. Suffice for now to say that what I've seen so far mixes small joint movements with some flowing movements that reminds me a lot of stuff from the internal martial arts or Russian Systema. Good stuff awaits it seems!
Here is todays' session:
Intuflow for warming up
3 minutes per set of the following with a 90 second break between sets:
OAJ: 21/21
Half snatch: 15/15
Long cycle: 14/14
Swings (32): 10/10
On a side note my much anticipated Intuflow DVD set arrived today and I went through some of the movements as my warm up. I love it! A full review will follow once I've worked with the material a bit more. Suffice for now to say that what I've seen so far mixes small joint movements with some flowing movements that reminds me a lot of stuff from the internal martial arts or Russian Systema. Good stuff awaits it seems!
Here is todays' session:
Intuflow for warming up
3 minutes per set of the following with a 90 second break between sets:
OAJ: 21/21
Half snatch: 15/15
Long cycle: 14/14
Swings (32): 10/10
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