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This last weekend was super busy. On Saturday I gave a one day NSCA sponsored RKC Prep Course to over 50 NSCA personal trainers in Irvine at Koh Physical Therapy Lab in Irvine, CA. This was the part two course after Pavel's level one course he did earlier in the month. Congrat's to all who participated. Thanks to RKC's Yoana Snideman (my lovely wife of course) Robert Budd, Cassie Charlebois, Paul Daniels and Steve Belinger for assisting. They all did very well and represented the RKC with pride and with honor.
There were comments from the first seminar that people wanted fresh and new material for this workshop. The problem was that none of them had even come close to mastering the RKC Drills of: Swing / Get Ups / Clean / Press / Snatch and Front squat. I made it very clear to the students that the RKC is not about seeing how many cool variations of exercises you can do, it is about mastering the basics. If you don't have the basics, you will not pass the RKC, not even close!
On Sunday Yoana and I were at the La Jolla Farmers' Market 10 year anniversary where we got a booth and marketed our business to the locals. It was fun....but I was ready to take a nap by the end of the weekend. Very busy......but all good stuff!!!! Revolution is growing!!!!!
Training Today
Weighted Pull ups
w/16kg KB 4 sets x 6 reps
Double KB Front Lunges
w/16kgs 4 sets x 5/5
Bottoms Up Press
24kg 2/2, 2/2,
Monday Training
Clean and Press
32kg 1 set x 2/2 w/Trainer Gripper in opposite hand
Swings w/32kg
5 sets x 20 reps = 100 reps
There were comments from the first seminar that people wanted fresh and new material for this workshop. The problem was that none of them had even come close to mastering the RKC Drills of: Swing / Get Ups / Clean / Press / Snatch and Front squat. I made it very clear to the students that the RKC is not about seeing how many cool variations of exercises you can do, it is about mastering the basics. If you don't have the basics, you will not pass the RKC, not even close!
On Sunday Yoana and I were at the La Jolla Farmers' Market 10 year anniversary where we got a booth and marketed our business to the locals. It was fun....but I was ready to take a nap by the end of the weekend. Very busy......but all good stuff!!!! Revolution is growing!!!!!
Training Today
Weighted Pull ups
w/16kg KB 4 sets x 6 reps
Double KB Front Lunges
w/16kgs 4 sets x 5/5
Bottoms Up Press
24kg 2/2, 2/2,
Monday Training
Clean and Press
32kg 1 set x 2/2 w/Trainer Gripper in opposite hand
Swings w/32kg
5 sets x 20 reps = 100 reps
16 comments:
great work Franz, that's quite a turnout! I have the same issue with getting trainers and people in general to understand that they don't need 70 exercises. One perfect swing trumps all of them.
Thanks Jordan! It was a lot of fun....teaching usually is!
Getting people to do the basics and stick with the basics is the challenge. But I keep preaching the "basics", and you do do!!!
One perfect swing as you noted is the KING!!!
That's AWESOME Franz!!! I'm sure it was such a great RKC prep course. The "basics" are so needed and it's true that people are so concerned about the advanced moves they forget where they came from.
Love it!
Franz, the picture is like RKC all star team.
I would like to meet Marianna some time.
Very well said about mastering the basics. Very cool idea about holding the trainer gripper in the other hand! I will have to try that with my presses!
Sweet turnout Hermano. You're a true professional.
Lauren,
You can never go wrong with the basics! The more I do them the more I'm convinced that they are the foundation for getting super strong and super functional!
Thanks Taikei!
And Marianna wants to meet you too!
Thanks Mark and Niki!
The gripper works for sure! Give it a try and watch your strength improve!
Gracias Jason! That means alot coming from you brother!
Nothing can beat the basics!
Great pics, seems like you all had a great time while doing a fantastic job, congrats!
Thanks Gabi,
You said it! nothing beats the BASICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like fun! I wish I was there...
Fawn,
We wish you'd been there too :)
Swing, get-up, clean, press, snatch .. its been over year and a half and I'm still working these and probably will continue to for a long time.
1) Way to stick to your own strength program and 2) that's a great family photo!
Franklin,
thanks brother! I am still working on all those as well. Get those movements down and all others movements you try come easier, right?
I hope you are well!
Franz
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