My Southwest adventure is finally coming to an end. I head back east tonight. With word of snow last week and rain for (of course) days in a row, the only thing I really have to look forward to is the hub. Whom I miss terribly (waaaah).
I'll update the scoop on this righteous trip later in the week when I get unloaded and back on east coast time.
But a little something to spark your interest:
We ventured to Vegas for about a week... followed by a quick hop to the BIL and SIL's at Camp Pendelton where I spent plenty of quality time with them and the new twins, and managed to slip in two workshops with great friends...meeting and making new friends, too-YAY! It was a rockin time, but it's "back to life, back to reality." :( Adios sunshine and ocean breeze
Details & pics of the trip and workshops to follow.
30 March 2009
19 March 2009
20 March Workshop Price Change
Tomorrow's Exclusive and One-of-a-kind Z-Health/Hardstyle Kettlebell Workshop Price is now $120.
There are only five (5) spots available!
Sign-up now by paying through the paypal button at right.
*Price at the door is $150. E-mail http://www.blogger.com/saracheatham@hotmail.comfor additional questions
There are only five (5) spots available!
Sign-up now by paying through the paypal button at right.
*Price at the door is $150. E-mail http://www.blogger.com/saracheatham@hotmail.comfor additional questions
11 March 2009
20 March LA Workshop: TWO Sr RKCS!
Unlock your potential by combining the secrets of
Z-Health & the RKC
Z-Health & the RKC
Two of the RKCs top Senior Instructors come together to bring you an exclusive and never before seen combination of sinister Hardstyle Kettlebell & innovative Z-Health instruction.
Sara Cheatham, M.S., Sr. RKC, Level IV Z-Health Movement Coach, reveals the advanced Z-Health secrets behind injury proofing your body from head to toe!
Doug Nepodal, Sr. RKC, brings the unparalleled approach to optimizing your kettlebell strength & conditioning.
For the first time, discover how to unlock your true athletic potential—using the fundamental principles of both Hard Style Russian kettlebell training & Z-Health Performance Solutions.
Using this knowledge, you will easily out-perform past PRs and skyrocket your training progress!
Sara Cheatham, M.S., Sr. RKC, Level IV Z-Health Movement Coach, reveals the advanced Z-Health secrets behind injury proofing your body from head to toe!
Doug Nepodal, Sr. RKC, brings the unparalleled approach to optimizing your kettlebell strength & conditioning.
For the first time, discover how to unlock your true athletic potential—using the fundamental principles of both Hard Style Russian kettlebell training & Z-Health Performance Solutions.
Using this knowledge, you will easily out-perform past PRs and skyrocket your training progress!
With the expertise of these professional instructors, you will finally learn the movement skills to boldly & safely surpass the competition.
Sara brings her experience of extensive work with military and law enforcement…How she instantly relieves their pain and consequently strengthens their combat readiness.
Doug trains several world champion Jiu-jitsu fighters from the Gracie Barra Family. Learn the secrets to the mutant strength of the elite!
Sara brings her experience of extensive work with military and law enforcement…How she instantly relieves their pain and consequently strengthens their combat readiness.
Doug trains several world champion Jiu-jitsu fighters from the Gracie Barra Family. Learn the secrets to the mutant strength of the elite!
It was a true blessing to be under the teaching of Doug. His demeanor, intensity, knowledge and most importantly his belief in my ability was unmatched. His quick response to correct, advise, and push our team paid big dividends by the end of the weekend. When I double pressed those two 24kg KB's... well, I will never forget that feeling. What I gained from Doug will have an ongoing effect on how I push and encourage my clients. Dave Neal - Brentwood, CA(Nor Cal) USA
Takes no Prisoners: No holds-barred, flat out, tough! I went through a couple of Sara's workouts. Even though I had been working with kettlebells for a while, I walked away spent. I asked her to critique my form and critique she did. I'm a better man for it. If you're debating whether you'd benefit from Sara's instruction, quit talking and get on it! You'll be better for it as well! Cody Millward - Navarre, FL USA
Takes no Prisoners: No holds-barred, flat out, tough! I went through a couple of Sara's workouts. Even though I had been working with kettlebells for a while, I walked away spent. I asked her to critique my form and critique she did. I'm a better man for it. If you're debating whether you'd benefit from Sara's instruction, quit talking and get on it! You'll be better for it as well! Cody Millward - Navarre, FL USA
Space is limited to ONLY 15 participants
Date: March 20, 2009
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Location: Venice High School Athletic Training Room
2490 Walgrove Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Cost: $60.00 per participant
Contact: Kirsten Farrell, MS ATC, kirfarrell@aol.com
Date: March 20, 2009
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Location: Venice High School Athletic Training Room
2490 Walgrove Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Cost: $60.00 per participant
Contact: Kirsten Farrell, MS ATC, kirfarrell@aol.com
Sara Cheatham M.S., Sr RKC, LIV Z-Health Movement Specialist, SaraCheatham@hotmail.com
Doug Nepodal, Sr. RKC, ClassicIronKB@gmail.com
Price will go up!
09 March 2009
From the mouths of babes
"Do wrinkles hurt?"
My mom is an elementary school teacher. Last week, out of the blue of course, one of her little girls asks her if wrinkles hurt. ouch. They may hurt the ego a little bit... My mom's no sack of wrinkles by any means, but there are things each of us can do to help preserve our youth a little bit.
So you know about sunscreen and drinking plenty of water and rest/meditation and sleeping plenty and training and joint mobility...that's all fine a good, but if you have the body and no brain to move it, the body is worthless.
In the Brain That Changes Itself, (yes, you've heard me speak of it before- I LOVE it!) the author reminds us how important using our imagination is. When we were young and learning the world, we'd act out or recreate scenes from movies, we'd play school, and barbies, and crazy water games. I used to spend hours playing with friends or even just by myself. The house rule was if the weather is nice, go outside and play until the street lights come on.
I remember when we lived at Fort Knox (that would be Kentucky where a big chunk of our gold lives) I used a bar stool and our big toy barrel as a bus. I set up shop in the hallway and "went on a road trip." I'm amazed at how creative kids can be. There's a huge tree behind our house here and the neighborhood kids all gather at it after school to just play. I have no idea what they're doing...I don't think they do either. But they're actually using a part of their brain we lose as we age. It's a use it or lose it brain, remember?
What's imagination got to do with aging? Imagination isn't just making up random scenarios like kids might do, it's the act of visualization. (I'm about to go "The Secret" on you, so be prepared.) There is validity to "mind over matter." If we can create a successful dialog and outcome in our brains, it is more likely to play out successfully in real life. Lifters do it before a big lift, public speakers do it before a speech. If you "see" yourself succeeding, you're more likely to succeed. Conversely, if you see yourself failing, you're more likely to fail. These mental stories play out in our imagination. A well greased imagination can lead to success in anything from picking up a barbell to getting a promotion. Our brain doesn't know what's real and what's not, it's our mind that interprets reality. (Relativity anyone?) In some cases what's real to us wasn't truly real anyway. If we can manipulate the mind to believe or not believe, then we can get the body to follow (reasonably speaking, of course).
If you want to create more success in your life, you have to get your reps in, just like anything else. One simple way to do get more reps in is by using your imagination. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill
My mom is an elementary school teacher. Last week, out of the blue of course, one of her little girls asks her if wrinkles hurt. ouch. They may hurt the ego a little bit... My mom's no sack of wrinkles by any means, but there are things each of us can do to help preserve our youth a little bit.
So you know about sunscreen and drinking plenty of water and rest/meditation and sleeping plenty and training and joint mobility...that's all fine a good, but if you have the body and no brain to move it, the body is worthless.
In the Brain That Changes Itself, (yes, you've heard me speak of it before- I LOVE it!) the author reminds us how important using our imagination is. When we were young and learning the world, we'd act out or recreate scenes from movies, we'd play school, and barbies, and crazy water games. I used to spend hours playing with friends or even just by myself. The house rule was if the weather is nice, go outside and play until the street lights come on.
I remember when we lived at Fort Knox (that would be Kentucky where a big chunk of our gold lives) I used a bar stool and our big toy barrel as a bus. I set up shop in the hallway and "went on a road trip." I'm amazed at how creative kids can be. There's a huge tree behind our house here and the neighborhood kids all gather at it after school to just play. I have no idea what they're doing...I don't think they do either. But they're actually using a part of their brain we lose as we age. It's a use it or lose it brain, remember?
What's imagination got to do with aging? Imagination isn't just making up random scenarios like kids might do, it's the act of visualization. (I'm about to go "The Secret" on you, so be prepared.) There is validity to "mind over matter." If we can create a successful dialog and outcome in our brains, it is more likely to play out successfully in real life. Lifters do it before a big lift, public speakers do it before a speech. If you "see" yourself succeeding, you're more likely to succeed. Conversely, if you see yourself failing, you're more likely to fail. These mental stories play out in our imagination. A well greased imagination can lead to success in anything from picking up a barbell to getting a promotion. Our brain doesn't know what's real and what's not, it's our mind that interprets reality. (Relativity anyone?) In some cases what's real to us wasn't truly real anyway. If we can manipulate the mind to believe or not believe, then we can get the body to follow (reasonably speaking, of course).
If you want to create more success in your life, you have to get your reps in, just like anything else. One simple way to do get more reps in is by using your imagination. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill
02 March 2009
Training Vision
Unfortunately visual training is highly underestimated, especially in regards to physical training. However, the top priority for information bombarding our brains comes in through what and how we see (vestibular and hearing are a close second, with propriocetion being the third in line). Yet you see plenty more folks training their "proprioception" on wobble boards and balance balls than you see working on eye charts, visual tracking, or peripheral training.
Granted, visual work isn't nearly as "sexy" as pressing two beasts perched atop a swiss ball...stacked on a wobble board. But if your brain can clearly see and thus interpret what's in your environment, it's much less likely to be freaked out by the toddler streaking through the weight room in a bright red shirt while your pressing those beasts than if your brain is overwhelmed or even confused by the lighthearted interruption.
Training my eyes is really going to make a difference in my lifts and body comp? Absolutely. If you're poor brain is constantly on information overload, and worse yet, doesn't know how to clearly decipher and consequently react to that information, how can it "focus" on getting rid of what it doesn't need (a-hem, that dunlap) and focus on what it needs to do (repair the damage you've done in training).
With clearer vision, you're eyes are not only more reactive to filtering information while you're casually strolling down the street, they're also more reactive in your lifts. Imagine your eyes "knowing" what to do without thinking about it! Instead of cognitively thinking "look up at the bell on my presses" your brain says, "Not today, not this time. You need to look down and left because such-in-such muscle needs a little more help firing." Jackpot. Training vision will clarify your brain map (brain plasticity anyone?) so your eyes will react when and where they're needed.
One of my favorite visual drills is probably the simplest: Near/Far and (as I like to call it) Near/Far/Farther. This drill trains your eyes to change focus at varying distances...so no matter where you look (maybe in time) everything is clear. That's right, there should be no lag in visual acuity (focus) when looking from your computer screen to the tv screen and back. And consequently, that's a great example of a Near/Far drill! You can start much simpler though, by using something more steady and unchanging, like your hands. And wouldn't you know it, this is a Z-Health drill, I-Phase. :)
Try it out first with a hand close to your face and the other hand at arms length (it works best with palms facing you) then change angles at which you change focus, objects, and distances. Play with different colors. We all have colors our eyes like to pick up as well as colors our brain doesn't like. Those colors you don't like can present as information voids in your daily living. Yep, you can be missing something right in front of your face and not even know it! Practice visual training to decrease neurological threat and increase reaction time...among so many other physiological barriers you may have been fighting to get through.
One last note, I want to wish the guys and gals from our unit that set out for training and then the desert this morning a safe and speedy deployment. God bless.
Granted, visual work isn't nearly as "sexy" as pressing two beasts perched atop a swiss ball...stacked on a wobble board. But if your brain can clearly see and thus interpret what's in your environment, it's much less likely to be freaked out by the toddler streaking through the weight room in a bright red shirt while your pressing those beasts than if your brain is overwhelmed or even confused by the lighthearted interruption.
Training my eyes is really going to make a difference in my lifts and body comp? Absolutely. If you're poor brain is constantly on information overload, and worse yet, doesn't know how to clearly decipher and consequently react to that information, how can it "focus" on getting rid of what it doesn't need (a-hem, that dunlap) and focus on what it needs to do (repair the damage you've done in training).
With clearer vision, you're eyes are not only more reactive to filtering information while you're casually strolling down the street, they're also more reactive in your lifts. Imagine your eyes "knowing" what to do without thinking about it! Instead of cognitively thinking "look up at the bell on my presses" your brain says, "Not today, not this time. You need to look down and left because such-in-such muscle needs a little more help firing." Jackpot. Training vision will clarify your brain map (brain plasticity anyone?) so your eyes will react when and where they're needed.
One of my favorite visual drills is probably the simplest: Near/Far and (as I like to call it) Near/Far/Farther. This drill trains your eyes to change focus at varying distances...so no matter where you look (maybe in time) everything is clear. That's right, there should be no lag in visual acuity (focus) when looking from your computer screen to the tv screen and back. And consequently, that's a great example of a Near/Far drill! You can start much simpler though, by using something more steady and unchanging, like your hands. And wouldn't you know it, this is a Z-Health drill, I-Phase. :)
Try it out first with a hand close to your face and the other hand at arms length (it works best with palms facing you) then change angles at which you change focus, objects, and distances. Play with different colors. We all have colors our eyes like to pick up as well as colors our brain doesn't like. Those colors you don't like can present as information voids in your daily living. Yep, you can be missing something right in front of your face and not even know it! Practice visual training to decrease neurological threat and increase reaction time...among so many other physiological barriers you may have been fighting to get through.
One last note, I want to wish the guys and gals from our unit that set out for training and then the desert this morning a safe and speedy deployment. God bless.
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