Feb 20th, 2010
Happy Birthday, Captain Tom
We call my Dad “Captain Tom” as a nod to the fact that he is an accredited Coast Guard Captain, and a retired fishing bum in the Florida Keys. Saturday is my Dad’s birthday, and I wanted to use the occasion to share his story with our readers. (Translation: Today, I get to brag about my Dad.) [...]
Feb 15th, 2010
Conversations with a vegetarian
In our last post, we touched on some of the challenges associated with our last set of workshops – talking “Paleo” principles to both meat-eaters and vegetarians at The Mat Yoga Studio in Richardson, TX. If you’ve been reading our articles or have done your own Whole30 program, you know exactly why we believe grains, dairy and legumes make you less healthy. [...]
Feb 12th, 2010
Nutritional Synergy: Robb Wolf + Whole9
Fascinated by whiteboard diagrams of your small intestine? Find yourself drawn to the sexy world of prostaglandins and transglutaminase? Hoping to pick up more creative alternatives to curse words? (Fracken, smuck!) Today, the 9 Blog and RobbWolf.com are teaming up in a shameless love triangle of self-promotion, as the Paleolithic Solutions Seminar and Whole9 Nutrition Workshops hit the road this spring and summer. [...]
Feb 9th, 2010
Coaching with empathy
We returned late last night from our trip to Richardson, TX, where we pulled off three nutrition workshops in two different locations. We first visited John Marshall and his crew over at CrossFit Richardson, and then talked to two different groups at Becky Strahan's The Mat Yoga Studio. The yoga workshops we conducted were by far the most challenging. Enter almost any CrossFit gym and you'll find that, "grains, soy and beans aren't actually healthy" is pretty old news. To a group of yogis, however, that is essentially brand new - and terrifying - information. [...]
Jan 29th, 2010
Robb Wolf, new and improved
We're off to the Left Coast this morning, to get a sneak peek of Robb Wolf's new Paleolithic Solution Seminar. He's doing his first "invite only" gig at his Chico, CA gym (NorCal S&C) on Sunday, and we're heading out to preview his new material, expand our base of science-y nutrition goodness and review the event for our readers. Last time we spoke, we asked Robb what kind of stuff he planned to cover in his new-and-improved seminar. [...]
Jan 11th, 2010
Cranky on the platform
I have, it appears, completely forgotten how to clean. The clean - power, especially - used to be my favorite Olympic lift. My squat clean PR is 115#. My power clean PR is... 115#. Weird, I know, but I've always had a good pull and a comparatively weak front squat, and dropping underneath a heavy barbell seems so much harder than simply standing up and catching it. [...]
Dec 17th, 2009
The Maureen Martone Rule
A few times here on the blog, I’ve referenced “The Maureen Martone Rule.” (As in, “I haven’t dropped the f-bomb here since the inception of the Maureen Martone Rule”.) This story’s background proved to be one of the most important and defining moments in my life as a professional fitness coach, and one I’m happy to share here with you.
Dec 8th, 2009
Operation Iron Cross update
After a very stressful and uncertain week, I am really sad to report that our trip has been called off. The entire scenario was out of our hands, and the way things played out couldn't be helped. Here's the background.Our flight out was dependent entirely on the Air Force, and ensuring we could secure a plane to get all seven of us and our cargo to Bagram. That having been said, as we were told several times... it ain't like flying commercial. Planes come when they come, and they're used for what is most important - and all of that can change at the drop of a hat. [...]
Dec 1st, 2009
Operation Iron Cross update… and some affiliate tramping
All donations of supplies and equipment are packaged up and ready to go! We're sending them over to Fort Bragg to have them prepared for transport. Tucker and crew has built some special containers to leave with the troops - they're called "TIBs" (The Iron Box). They're 6' x 2' x 2', and built to withstand all kinds of weather conditions, keeping the equipment inside dry and sand-free. They hold everything from bumpers to rings to chalk and tape, but that's not the best part. [...]
Nov 24th, 2009
Rage Fitness, and some disjointed ramblings
Of course, we can't conduct gymnastics training without the appropriate gymnastics supplies too. As most of you know, things like pull-ups, skin the cats and muscle-ups are pretty tough on your hands, wrists and forearms. We wanted to bring materials over to keep these soldiers in good working order - chalk, tape and hand protective gear. Enter Rage Fitness Supply, a CrossFit affiliate and equipment supplier based out of Denver, CO. Todd Halderman and Tamera Smith immediately rose to the challenge. [...]
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