Greetings,
Happy Holidays to everyone, I know Christmas has passed and I didn't get out a Christmas greeting to everyone through this blog, but I was busy with my family, and felt it was more important to spend time with them, than worry about a blog post. So, I hope your Christmas holiday went well, as well as mine did.
New Year's is upon us, we are in the final stretch of days before things come to an end for 2007. What a year it has been, I tell you, for 2007! A lot of life changes happened this year, as many of you know. I had 2 great seasons of coaching track in the spring, and cross-country in the fall, plus a host of great clients to train from January through September. As you know, I ended my personal training daily services in October, in order to prepare and focus on the new leg in my life's journey: that of discerning a call to the priesthood or religious life.
As a part of my discernment, I came to a call to create a training guide for Catholic Athletes, which blends in quality workouts with quality prayer time. I have still a ways to go on this project, as I'm making a whole re-vamp of it. I really want to make this a spectacular guide, and I realize it cannot be rushed.
What's ahead for 2008? Well, for me, its preparing to enter the seminary next fall, and to take on all there is to take on when that starts up in August. God's in charge on this one.
For my own workouts, I have been working out extensively with kettlebells and my Perfect Push-Up device. My 'pre-Christmas' gifts to myself of a 45# kettlebell and the Perfect Push-Up device are quite pleasant to use. I will start training snatches & push-presses with it, probably out in the garage soon. I train in the basement for now, and its low height doesn't allow me to do any snatches, or basic presses for that matter. I have to kneel down in order to do military presses (hey, make do with the space you got, at least I've been getting good practice on bent presses lately!). I will admit that I haven't ran since my cross-country coaching ended, primarily due to extremely cold conditions, and frankly, not much time to go out & run with my new 'work & pray' schedule I have for my discernment. I have been getting in swing workouts for my basic cardio needs, let alone my new job has me moving constantly around with detailing cars, which burns plenty of calories a day as I've discovered.
What's ahead for your own workouts? If you are in need of some new ideas, feel free to sign up for my Online/Personal Consulations, by phone or by personal visit if you are in my area. Of course, I have many e-books available for sale at http://tips.speeddialcoach.com. The Rocket Speed Training on a Budget series may be showcased soon by a soccer speed training site, so be on the lookout for news of when that happens. This site contacted me a couple weeks ago, and was highly interested in how my PVC creations for speed & agility could be used for soccer athletes.
May the peace of Christ be with you this holiday season, and may Mary help enlighten your New Year in 2008...
"Run so as to win."
1 Cor 9:24
Rick Karboviak
http://speeddialcoach.com
Friday, December 28, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
New stuff coming up...
Greetings,
I'm still in the finishing stages of "Fear Not, Be Strong!", my training guide for Catholic Athletes. I've decided to add a section on fasting & prayer into the e-book, and the reasons why to do it.
I also just created some articles exclusively for John Izzo's http://standapartfitness.com. They will be on the topics of a new DVD review series, plus a loaded article on over-rated & under-rated things I've seen over the last 10 years as a volunteer & professional performance trainer. Be on the look-out at that site, and please, if you haven't done so already, sign up for his newsletter/announcement service (its f-r-e-e) and be ready for the next "Training Revolutions", issue #4, that is currently in the works. My 'Over & Under' article may be in TR4.
That's it for now, until next time: "Fear Not, Be Strong!"
"Run so as to win."
Rick Karboviak, CSCS
http://speeddialcoach.com
I'm still in the finishing stages of "Fear Not, Be Strong!", my training guide for Catholic Athletes. I've decided to add a section on fasting & prayer into the e-book, and the reasons why to do it.
I also just created some articles exclusively for John Izzo's http://standapartfitness.com. They will be on the topics of a new DVD review series, plus a loaded article on over-rated & under-rated things I've seen over the last 10 years as a volunteer & professional performance trainer. Be on the look-out at that site, and please, if you haven't done so already, sign up for his newsletter/announcement service (its f-r-e-e) and be ready for the next "Training Revolutions", issue #4, that is currently in the works. My 'Over & Under' article may be in TR4.
That's it for now, until next time: "Fear Not, Be Strong!"
"Run so as to win."
Rick Karboviak, CSCS
http://speeddialcoach.com
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Snow Shoveling, Workouts, & More
Greetings,
Its Snow Time, once again, if you couldn't tell already. In Finley, we've had two bouts of 6-7 inches of snow, so its about 12-14 inches on the ground already. Working at a car dealership, one of my jobs is to help remove snow on the lot, and take it off the cars. This is one heck of a workout in and of itself. With each snowfall, I expect one heck of a little workout. That's not to mention when I get home, & have snow to shovel off the driveways and sidewalks.
This is where you start seeing the benefits of endurance work and strength work both 'kick in' for you.
I've also backed off my regular training because of these new increases in demand on my body. If your body is saying 'enough', listen to it!
Other news: I'm working on a new e-book, specifically for Catholic Athletes, called "Fear Not, Be Strong!". I have a lot of work yet to do for it, so its going to be a while before its all done. All proceeds of this e-book will be going to support my vocations fund for the seminary.
This new project is something I feel that many Catholic athletes need. I've actually been spending more time in prayer, than compared to my workout times lately, and this just came to me on this past Saturday. I was at a special dinner for future seminarians at the Bishop's home this past Monday, and I felt even more comfortable with the mission of this e-book after that dinner. I feel there is a great need for blending prayer & workout times. One of the workouts I started doing was the "Divine Strength" workout, where I combine a Chaplet of Divine Mercy with a kettlebell workout. This fits perfectly into my 7 minute circuit formats, which are a part of my STAR System.
One last bit: in other news, I have now been working with a 45# kettlebell, and boy oh boy, I really love the challenge of more weight to handle. I haven't fully 'outgrown' my 35# yet, but the 45#'er is moving up the list on my favorites. Also, BUY THE PERFECT PUSH-UP DEVICE. It is well worth the money. I have the 'beefier' version that was $40 at Scheels Sporting Goods, and I did see a $20 smaller version at Wal-Mart, which I'm sure is tailored more towards the ladies out there, who want the awesome benefits of it. I did a 3 week program on it, and my max push-ups went up from 20 max to a 30 max! It really works you!
Stay Strong & Endure!
Rick Karboviak
1 Cor 9:24
http://speeddialcoach.com
http://tips.speeddialcoach.com
Its Snow Time, once again, if you couldn't tell already. In Finley, we've had two bouts of 6-7 inches of snow, so its about 12-14 inches on the ground already. Working at a car dealership, one of my jobs is to help remove snow on the lot, and take it off the cars. This is one heck of a workout in and of itself. With each snowfall, I expect one heck of a little workout. That's not to mention when I get home, & have snow to shovel off the driveways and sidewalks.
This is where you start seeing the benefits of endurance work and strength work both 'kick in' for you.
I've also backed off my regular training because of these new increases in demand on my body. If your body is saying 'enough', listen to it!
Other news: I'm working on a new e-book, specifically for Catholic Athletes, called "Fear Not, Be Strong!". I have a lot of work yet to do for it, so its going to be a while before its all done. All proceeds of this e-book will be going to support my vocations fund for the seminary.
This new project is something I feel that many Catholic athletes need. I've actually been spending more time in prayer, than compared to my workout times lately, and this just came to me on this past Saturday. I was at a special dinner for future seminarians at the Bishop's home this past Monday, and I felt even more comfortable with the mission of this e-book after that dinner. I feel there is a great need for blending prayer & workout times. One of the workouts I started doing was the "Divine Strength" workout, where I combine a Chaplet of Divine Mercy with a kettlebell workout. This fits perfectly into my 7 minute circuit formats, which are a part of my STAR System.
One last bit: in other news, I have now been working with a 45# kettlebell, and boy oh boy, I really love the challenge of more weight to handle. I haven't fully 'outgrown' my 35# yet, but the 45#'er is moving up the list on my favorites. Also, BUY THE PERFECT PUSH-UP DEVICE. It is well worth the money. I have the 'beefier' version that was $40 at Scheels Sporting Goods, and I did see a $20 smaller version at Wal-Mart, which I'm sure is tailored more towards the ladies out there, who want the awesome benefits of it. I did a 3 week program on it, and my max push-ups went up from 20 max to a 30 max! It really works you!
Stay Strong & Endure!
Rick Karboviak
1 Cor 9:24
http://speeddialcoach.com
http://tips.speeddialcoach.com
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