July & August 2010
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Book Recommendation
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If you like getting strong, love to learn and have a sense of
humor pick up Dan John's book. He tells it like it is. Click on the
book below to go to the store page of our site if you want to
purchase the book.
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| Greetings! |
 Thanks for your interest in Skill of Strength.
We'll be sending these newsletters approximately once a month so
stay tuned and, as always, let us know if there are any specific
questions that we can answer for you. Thanks in advance for all of
your support and please feel free to forward this to all of your
friends and coworkers who would be interested!
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 Mike Perry is Z-Health
Certified! |
It's
official! Mike Perry has achieved his R-Phase Z-Health
Certification. By using the skills that he's learned in addition to
his Functional Movement Screen (FMS) certification and previous
experience, he'll now be able to provide even better
assessments!
What is Z-Health?
Z-Health� is a cutting-edge exercise
system that helps people improve their health, alleviate their
pain, and maximize their athletic performance.
Most training systems focus on muscles via resistance training and
flexibility exercises or on the heart and lungs through
aerobic-work. Z-Health is much more evolved. Z-Health focuses on
the nervous system: the ultra-high speed network that controls
muscles, heart, AND lungs. Learn
more about Z-Health on their website.
Contact Mike Perry with any questions or to
schedule a session to improve your range of motion or help
alleviate aches and pains!
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| ACE Fitness Study: Kettlebells - Twice the
Results in Half the Time? |
Do
you think kettlebells are just a fad? Check out this recent study
from ACE (American Council on Exercise).
(Excerpt)
Kettlebells can provide one heck of a workout. Based on comparisons
with data from previous research on standard weight training, the
HR and VO2 responses during the kettlebell snatch routine suggest
it provides a much higher-intensity workout than standard
weight-training routines.
Furthermore, the kettlebell snatch workout easily meets industry
recommendations for improving aerobic capacity. "This is good news
for people who are looking for a very good resistance-training
workout that will also help them lose weight," says Schnettler.
"For people who might not have a lot of time, and need to get in a
good workout as quickly as possible, kettlebells definitely provide
that."
Read the full
study.
Mike Perry is a Certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor (RKC). Email him to find out more about one-on-one
kettlebell training or a Kettlebell Workshop.
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Skill of Strength Blog Updates
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 Looking for a
laugh? You've probably heard of Man vs. Wild and Man vs. Food if
you watch TV. Check out Man vs. Mountain...a brief video of Mike
Perry mountain biking: Man vs. Mountain. (Hint: Mountain wins)
Have you heard of Intermittent Fasting? The basic idea is that you
eat the same amount of calories you normally would, but you eat for
8 hours and then fast for 16 hours. Mike has been doing this for
around 2 weeks and finds that his energy levels are great. Read his
recent post on Intermittent Fasting
or learn more about it on at www.leangains.com.
And last, but certainly not least...read the most popular blog to
date: Why you suck at
Pull-ups.
Any questions or suggestions for the Skill of Strength blog can be
sent to mike@skillofstrength.com.
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Sistas of
Strength Blog Updates
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 Have you been doing the same workout for months,
or even years? Are you wondering why you're not getting results?
Even more, are you making steady state cardio your priority when
you workout? Stop wasting your time! Read Stairway to
Heaven to learn more.
Did you read Super Sneaky
Sugar? If you read it, you've probably started noticing where
some of that sugar is hiding in your diet. Hopefully you have been
able to make some changes and eliminate some of that sneaky stuff
from your diet!
Just needing some inspiration? Read three stories about inspiring
people in Survivor Saturday.
Any questions or suggestions for the Sistas of Strength Blog can be
sent to amanda@skillofstrength.com.
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Business Cards
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A
few of you have asked us for business cards and they are finally
in!! If you have some friends or coworkers that might be interested
in Skill of Strength, contact us and we'll get some to you.
We hope you're having a wonderful summer and making time to take
care of yourself!
All
the best,
Amanda & Mike Perry
Skill of Strength
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