I have been taking some time to look back on some of the videos we did when we first started promoting fitness locally and through the internet. It is really a treat to look back as it gives me a clearer vision of the past than my memory provides.

I always did love training with kettlebells and apparently even my early videos focused on providing some pretense for what I would eventually develop with my Evolution Kettlebell Groundwork series. In this video we shot in the backyard of my former Salinas home I speak to the very concept of EKG…movement sophistication.

Sure these drills will burn a ton of fat off your bones while slapping some muscle on but the reality is that a circuit containing these more complex movements one after the other requires a bit of practice in each of the component drills. For example…in the first combination:

Clean Squat Press – You should have the Clean, the Squat and the Double Squat Press down before working them in combination.

If you are looking for an awesome kettlebell system that expands on these concepts and takes them to another level then definitely check out the Evolution Kettlebell Groundwork program. It incorporates bodyweight and kettle bell progressions that will up your level of movement mastery!

Check out the program here:
http://www.evolutionkettlebellgroundwork.com

We would like you to meet our friendly and helpful staff.  Come in today and let the wolf pack coach you towards optimal health & fitness!

Would you like to reduce the amount of joint stiffness or pain that you experience on a daily basis?

How about increasing your flexibility and just feeling good?

If you would like to experience these things than you absolutely must attend our Ageless Mobility Class this Saturday February 26th!  Come in a few minutes early if this is your first visit to fill out a little paperwork then be prepared to leave your worries at the door.  After this 90 minute class you will feel completely rejuvinated leave with a sense of calm and joy – Guaranteed!

Our friend Erik Melland was invited to go on tour in Michigan with some huge names in the music industry! This is a huge opportunity for our friend and team mate to gain some exposure for his positive and upbeat music.

We are asking that you help us support our friend in his quest to spread his positive vibes and promise to over deliver value for attending this… fundraising event

Here is the agenda:

930am – REGISTRATION
The Cherry Bean Coffee served with some island music for your entertainment

10am – ZUMBA DANCE PARTY W/HEIDI DIOUF
Heidi’s ZUMBA classes are as close as you can come to travelling around the world without leaving town. She will introduce you to a variety of dance styles and cultures all in an hour!

11am – WOLF FITNESS SYSTEMS BOOT CAMP EXPRESS
Since you will be more than warmed up after your trip around the world we will finish off the workout of the day with a strength and cardio circuit designed to compliment the work you have already done along with a thorough cool down.

1145am – LIVE PERFORMANCE BY ESIK
As a thank you for participating in his fundraiser Erik would like to perform some of the music that he will play on tour for your enjoyment.

One quote in particular captures the importance of this concept…I wish I could say that I am well read and could take credit for finding this quote but the truth is it was shared with me by the enigmatic Jim Romig.  Here is the quote:

“Let me give you the philosophy of reforms. The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of struggle… If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate aggitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be moral and physical , but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will…”

-Frederick Douglass

This quote speaks to me on such a deep level that I had no choice but to share it along with some information on the source.  To find inspiration in the story of Frederick Douglass would serve each of us well in our attempt to reach our true potential…here is a little of what Wikipedia has to say about him:

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining renown for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. He stood as a living counter-example to slaveholders’ arguments that slaves did not have the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. He became a major speaker for the cause of abolition.

In addition to his oratory, Douglass wrote several autobiographies, eloquently describing his life as a slave, and his struggles to be free. His classic autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, is one of the best known accounts of American slavery.

After the Civil War, Douglass remained very active in America’s struggle to reach its potential as a “land of the free”. Douglass actively supported women’s suffrage. Following the war, he worked on behalf of equal rights for freedmen, and held multiple public offices.

Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all people, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant. He was fond of saying, “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” ^[2]

What are Parallettes?

Parallettes are gymnastics equipment, found in pairs they replicate parallel bars and are similar in form to dip bars. Parallettes can be used for a variety of exercises such as L-sits, V-sits, handstand (presses and push-ups), dips, and standard push-ups to name but a few.

Whilst they are primarily used by gymnasts, parallettes training is gaining in popularity for anyone who wishes to develop phenomenoal strength through bodyweight exercising.

Parallette Training

While training on parallettes promotes significant arm development as you are always support your bodyweight with your hands on the bars, it is also a great complete-body conditioning tool and are particularly good for developing core strength, and depending on your choice of exercises the leg muscles also.

How about doing this while integrating specific joint mobility warm ups and post work compensatory movements to prevent injury and maximize the strength building results of your work?

That is exactly what this three hour parallette training workshop will offer!  Taught by Circular Strength Training (CST) Faculty Coach Ryan Hurst and CST Head Coach Jarlo Llano for the first time here in Salinas, CA.

WHEN:    Sunday, January 9th, 9am- 12noon

WHERE:   Prime Personal Training, 191 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey, CA 93940

COST:      $80 for Parallette Seminar or $150 for Parallette/Ring Seminar Combo (see Rings 1 Seminar)

If you are interested in participating in the Parallettes 1 seminar then fill out the form below:

Easily one of the most versatile pieces of fitness equipment you can invest in are a pair of gymnastic rings.  Gymnastic rings are lightweight, portable and can serve to make exercises either easier or much harder.  Taking this all into account along with the fact that ring training is FUN leads me to advise most people to invest in a set of gymnastic rings before many conventional pieces of equipment like weights.

Even though gymnastic rings are a very versatile piece of equipment that anyone can use eventually many of us tend to want to explore exercises like those that  we see olympic athletes perform.  Though many fitness enthusiasts use the muscle up as a benchmark for strength not realizing that there are so many more fun and effective drills that can be left untapped if we stop there.  I mean who hasn’t thought of doing an “Iron Cross”  before?

Though grabbing a pair of rings and immediately trying a high level strength skill like an iron cross may be unwise for most of us wouldn’t it be great to have someone with a ton of experience be able to help you build up to skills such as this and others in a safe progressive manner?

How about doing this while integrating specific joint mobility warm ups and post work compensatory movements to prevent injury and maximize the strength building results of your work?

That is exactly what this three hour ring workshop will offer!  Taught by Circular Strength Training (CST) Faculty Coach Ryan Hurst and CST Head Coach Jarlo Llano for the first time here in Salinas, CA.

WHEN:    Sunday, January 9th, 2pm- 5pm

WHERE:   Wolf Fitness Systems, 14 John Street, Salinas, CA 93901

COST:      $80 for Ring Seminar or $150 for Parallette/Ring Seminar Combo (see Parallettes 1 Seminar)

If you are interested in participating in the Rings 1 seminar then fill out the form below: