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In this weeks Why Wednesday Coach Adam continues to talk about the importance of the landing practice, handling forces, and strength training!
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In this weeks Why Wednesday Coach Adam continues to talk about the importance of the landing practice, handling forces, and strength training!
Ski Erg world sprint results are in! Below are results based on age category for Get
Fit NH clients who took part in the yearly tradition. We had some clients set new
personal bests as well! Thank you everyone who participated!
Women 2018:
19-29
-Katie Gigure 156th
40-49:
-Evelyn Gaynor 86th
-Nichole Thomas 106th
-Tania Paivia 115th
-Heather Manning 185th
50-59:
Dierdre Brotherson 94th
Marie Brown 95th
60-69:
Elaine Gigiure 24th
Men 2018:
50-59:
Greg Bergen 111th
Mark Darnell 128th
Fabio 141st
60-69:
Tom Haubrich 2nd
Adam Rosenthal 16th
Fred Symmes 27th
For full results click here!
In this weeks Why Wednesday Coach Adam talks about the importance of landing practice and training our bodies to handle and except force to stay healthy and progress in the fitness journey.
If you haven't noticed we have been learning some new, and difficult, movements and exercises. A lot of these exercises some of you may have never done or seen before which means it's a completely new learning process.
This is my reminder to all of you that learning something new and not being an expert at it right away is ok. You are not a bad person and the world will not explode....I promise!
We spend a lot of time in our adult lives working in a profession we are good at. You took the time to work, study, practice, and be really good at what you do. Now I am sure that when you first started on your path you may not have been an expert right away, but you took the time and did what you needed to become one! I am sure there were struggles, difficult times, and a lot of great moments when you succeeded in that learning!
Think about all those times, ups and downs, when you are learning new exercises or movements and might be frustrated that you haven't masted it the second time doing it. You are all so smart and capable of handling anything we throw your way! Just take the time and remember practice will make perfect!
Keep making it happen!
-Coach Brian
Coach Adam is back this week talking about exercise progression versus random exercise variety. Coach Adam goes over why building a full progression and mastery of skill is important in the fitness process!
Raise your hand if you are guilty of that nasty saying , “I will start tomorrow”
I am standing on the table raising my hand…guilty, guity, guilty.
If you are looking for the perfect time to make a change In your life there is no better time than the present. Thinking about making a change unfortunately does not elicit a change in your body or your health. You have to take action. You have to follow through with what you say you are going to do.
And you know what?
It is OKAY if you cannot make that happen on your own. You are among a community of incredible people who have your back. Coaches and students alike. We are all in this together. Here to hold each other accountable and start TODAY.
If there is a change you need to make to continue your journey forward I urge you to say it out loud because then it becomes real!
Let us help you!
Coach Meagan
We have been working on patterning the full Turkish Get Up and it has been so awesome to see everyone doing so well and building skills!
As you have seen the Turkish Get Up is a pretty complicated skills with a lot of moving parts. It takes a lot of focus and patience to become proficient in this movement. On our instagram, (@GetFitNH), I took some time to talk about some common things we see to help build this skill better!
#1: Proper Hip Placement
In the picture below you see a very common thing we see when people are placing their hand down to the ground when working their way down from the top of the Turkish Get Up. People tend to sit the hips back to get the hand down to the ground, which limits mobility and space when trying to pull the foot through. Make sure to keep the hip over the knee by walking the hand down the thigh to make sure you stay in the right position.
#2: Roll Don't Crunch
This one tip can be a BIG game changer for people working on the Turkish Get Up. Get the first movement of the TGU down can be the most challenging. The first video below shows what it looks like when you try to crunch or sit up from the starting position. Trying to do this is very difficult because the body is trying to move against its natural mechanics and gravity.
The second video shows what happens when instead of sitting up you roll over to the elbow. The body will follow the natural angles you make. Drive the shin towards the hand on the plant foot and try rolling your body up to the elbow and watch that movement become a lot more smooth!
#3: Joint Stacking
When working together your joints are very STRONG! We can make them work together by joint stacking. What that means is aligning multiple joints on top of each other to build a strong support beam.
In the first picture the hand is placed to far away from the body which is not allowing the joints to stack and be strong. When you do not joint stack all the weight and pressure will go to where every the bend point is and stress that single joint. Think if you have a support beam and hit it in the middle with a sledge hammer, now that bent in point is taking most of the stress. The same will happen with your joints if they are not properly stacked!
Hopefully these tips can help you master the Turkish Get Up!
Keep Making It Happen!
-Coach Brian
You Are All Stronger Than You Think!
I have had the pleasure of being a coach at Get Fit NH for almost a year now and there is one thing I have really noticed….
OUR CLIENTS ARE STRONG!
The work ethic and passion I see on a daily basis is amazing and trust me when I say you motivate the coaches more than you know. We have been working on building strength up for a longer amount of time and it has been amazing to coach.
Now I want to issue a challenge. Next time you are in the workout I want you to challenge yourself by grabbing a little more weight, pushing for one extra rep, pulling a little harder on the SkiErg. Sometimes we can get complacent or doubt our abilities when training and I want to help push everyone to accomplish more than they think they can. A bunch of you have already been pushing and the coaches and I are making our way to everyone else so be ready to Make It Happen!
-Coach Brian
Attention all! Help us out!
Ski Erg world sprints next week!
One of the most consistent traditions at Get Fit NH has been the yearly Ski Erg world sprints. Every year at the beginning of November we ski erg 1000 meters as fast as we can! Those times get matched up to people around the globe who participate also.
We are asking you to participate and show the world just how hard Get Fit NH clients train! We have had clients that have placed in the top 5 in the world multiple times, even several times have won their age group!
All we need from you is between 3 and 7 minutes of your time, your name, birthdate, and where you’re from!
1000 meter sprints can be done any time between the 8th and the 11th of November and we will be opening up times on Saturday morning from 7-8:30 am and will open times as necessary that morning if its needed outside that window.
Help us as coaches show off that we have the best and most hardworking clients anywhere!
See your coaches for any additional information.
-Coach Adam
Mark your calendars for November 10th because we will be hosting our annual Pampered Chef and 31 party! Come enjoy some brunch and get some early Christmas shopping done!
Check out the video below for all the details!