The performance fitness coaches, Luke and Perry, at Neutral Ground in Grafton are teaming up with Ryan Atkins of Crossfit Milwaukee and Tyler Welch of Second Nature fitness to bring the Milwaukee area an amazing fitness educational experience.
On Saturday December 29th 2012 (11AM-2PM) Crossfit Milwaukee is hosting a 3-hour functional fitness technique seminar. The seminar will focus on increasing everyone's technique, how the body moves and exercise progressions.
This event is open to anyone from any gym, this includes instructors from other gyms. We want to get the whole fitness community together to learn, network and have some fun.
Tyler Welch will be instructing on mobility and body stability. Here he'll show specific movements for increasing range of motion, flexibility and body control. This is often a very commonly untrained portion of the sport of fitness.
Ryan Atkins is going to dive into detail on barbell and Olympic lifting techniques. Ryan's Crossfit certified for Olympic lifting and has a great deal of knowledge on the techniques that he wants to share.
Luke Summerfield and Perry Wirth are tackling the interesting topic of exercise progression and scaling. In this topic, they will be breaking down various exercises on how to scale them appropriately for new people to advanced athletes.
Additionally, Luke and Perry will be showing some fun and unique body weight exercises that can be performed anywhere at anytime with no equipment.
Make sure to mark your calendar and tell your friends. Due to limited space, you do need to register in advance, however, you can pay at the door. You can learn more and save your spot here.
The physical work that is required in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class is often forgotten, and it shouldn't be. To participate in an Jiu Jitsu class takes a tremendous amount of physical energy, and this is amazing because you aren't even really aware of how hard you are working.
The reason for this is that your mind is working just as hard!
Mentally and physically, you are tuned into every Brazilian Jiu Jitsu session because you are concentrating fully on learning new techniques and using your energy to implement them. This is a definite challenge, and that's what makes these Indianapolis BJJ classes so effective, not to mention fun too!
I found a pretty cool video of my friend Marcello Monteiro, a 3-Stripe BJJ Black Belt. Marcello owns a Indianapolis Jiu Jitsu Academy and has always welcomed Neutral Ground students into his home.
Marcello actually showed me this sweep when I was in Brazil training with him. Check out this great purple belt and above technique.
You can watch some more free technique on Marcello's other website for Indianapols Jiu Jitsu and Online Training
This past weekend, Luke and Perry, instructors at our Grafton gym, completed the Crossfit Level 1 Certification Course. The two learned tons of great functional fitness exercises along with diet and programing insight to add to the Neutral Ground "playbook".
Perry and Luke were already Monkey Bar Gym CNT certified and are now Crossfit L1 Certified. There is going to be some serious Functional fitness training going on at our Grafton Wisconsin Gym!
Learn more about our fitness program & get your free 7-day pass here
Earlier this week I addressed some of the myths and fears about the squat. Today we're going to talk about how to squat weight safely and effectively. For simplicity's sake, a squat will be a barbell back squat. There are many varieties of squats, all with their own benefits and drawbacks. For the barbell alone there is the front squat (where the bar is placed on the front of the body, across the chest and shoulders), the overhead squat (where the bar is held overhead with arms extended and elbows locked), the Zercher squat (bar held in the crook of the elbows), the Jefferson squat (I won't even begin to explain this one), et al. The squat is a movement that can be infinitely varied for just about any purpose (some more valuable than others). Its adaptability and central nervous system (CNS) demand make it an essential movement, and one of the most valuable for gaining strength and mobility.
If you've ever read anything I've written, chances are you've heard me mention the squat. It is one of the basic foundational movements that I teach every person who comes through the door (barring extreme injury/condition). As I've mentioned before, though, the squat gets a bad rap, which doesn't exactly add up in my mind, as people have been bending and squatting for the whole of human history, and still continue to do so to this day. Why in the last 30-40 years has the squat all-of-the-sudden become dangerous in the west?
Neutral Ground sent their army of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grapplers to the National Cage Grappling Association's Milwaukee Cage Grappling Tournament.
The result was multiple wins by individual Jiu Jitsu grapplers and Neutral Ground walking away with the team trophy!
Congrats to all the Jiu Jitsu grapplers who attended!
What's next? Sure, we all start off with the best of intentions: salads, hours upon hours in the gym, self-denial and a whole lot of stick-to-it-ness. But after a couple weeks, maybe a month or two, we start to fade - fall back into old patterns, missing gym sessions, sneaking treats and burning out. How do we avoid this seemingly inevitable downward spiral?
Somewhere along the line being muscular became synonymous with being stiff, inflexible and unable. This is due primarily to the pec-obsessed bodybuilders of the 1970s and 1980s, who spent hours and hours bench-pressing and doing endless flys, tightening down their chests and shoulders until they couldn't raise their arms above their heads. In fact, the bench press was rarely, if ever used before the 1960s. There is actually a direct correlation between the rise of the usage of the bench press and an increase in rotator cuff injuries.
After all the Halloween candy, the November turkey and the holiday treats have settled you probably have noticed that the scale is a little heavier, your moving a little slower and your pants don’t quite fit the same as they use to. Do Not Freak Out. We can help.
