Some Christmas gift ideas

Hi there,
A reminder: further down in this email you'll see an offer for Sarah Lurie's DVDs that won't be repeated [Sorry about the lateness].
Special one-time offer: Order Volumes One and Two together before Midnight PST, Wednesday, November 30 and pay only $39.95 (a $56 value).
When Pavel and I reintroduced kettlebells to the US about four years ago, we were both astounded at how they caught on. Kettlebells' impact on fat loss, muscle gain, heightened performance, you name it, is now almost taken for granted…
The first kettlebell pioneers relied on Pavel's groundbreaking The Russian Kettlebell Challenge and his kettlebell certification trainings to forge their new bodies.
The second wave of kettlebell innovation came with the imagination of Steve Maxwell, Jeff Martone, Mike Mahler and Steve Cotter, who each broke new kettlebell ground with their inspired kettlebell programs.
What has only just started to show up however is the third wave of kettlebell resources — which concentrates on kettlebell circuit training. The leader of the pack to date has been Anthony Diluglio with his outstanding The Art of Strength program.The new gal on the block in terms of hard-hitting, highly professional kettlebell circuit training DVDs is Sarah Lurie, owner of the highly successful IronCore la Jolla, which is exclusively devoted to kettlebell training. .
I'd recommend any of the above programs as an ideal "gift that goes on giving" to that special person in your life. Right now, because it's brand new — and I'm convinced it'll make the perfect Holiday gift, I'm giving a special plug to Sarah's Kettlebells the Iron Core Way DVD. Special one-time offer: Order Volumes One and Two together before Midnight PST, Wednesday, November 30 and pay only $39.95 (a $56 value).

Happy belated Thanksgiving

Hello, I hope everyone's Thanksgiving went well.
I just got a new Kettlebell DVD, The Kettlebell Solution For Size and Strength, Mahler's Aggressive Strength, By Mike Mahler. I must say is it is very good. I'll put it this way if someone was to just tell me that there would be over 20 minutes on the overhead press, I would have asked "why?". That said the 20 minutes goes by and you wish the whole dvd spent that much time on all the exercises. It is very informative and has some humor, I think this is a must for everyone, and it can make a nice stocking stuffer!

I added something to my workouts and they are called ladders, I believe we discussed these before. Ladders are way to change the intensity and the workout. The idea behind ladders are just like a regular ladder, the higher you go up the further you have to go down. Here is how they work, it is like a tri-set with a twist, I am using cleans, overhead presses, then squats, all done with kettlebells. [You can use dumbells or whatever you like] The 1st set-1 rep each, 2nd set - 2 reps each, 3rd set - 3 reps each...you get the pictture. Now the catch is say you get up to 8 reps now you have to come back down, 7,6,5....get the picture? You can double up on a strong exercise, say squats ex. 1st set would be 1 clean,1 press, and 2 squats. Remember to keep the rest time between steps of the ladder to under 1 minute.

Let me know what you think

Tom

Chi Herbal Unveils Natural Products to Speed Athletic Injury Recovery and Help Maintain Overall Conditioning

SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2005--
Herbal Formulas Allow Endurance Athletes to Speed Recovery Time, Prevent Injury, and Improve Conditioning





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Particularly valuable for triathletes, marathoners, and cyclists because of their grueling workouts, the topical products are based on improving and balancing a person's Chi (pronounced chee), an East Asian term for the life energy that flows through everyone's body. When Chi, moves smoothly, your body stays balanced, readily heals itself and functions optimally. Blocked or stagnant Chi decreases ability and reduces strength, resulting in pain, injury or illness.

With 65 percent of runners injured every year and one running injury for every 100 hours of running (according to Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise), every serious triathelete, runner, cyclist, and endurance athlete is bound to be sidelined by injury. The same study found that runners miss five to 10 percent of their workouts due to injury.

In fact, recovery is vital to athletes. "If recovery is insufficient, you'll break down more than you build up," according to Bryan Heiderscheit, Ph.D., P.T., head of the University of Wisconsin Medical School Runner's Clinic.

Used consistently, Chi Herbal products, such as the Foot Energy Spray, will decrease soreness, reduce muscle fatigue, and help keep joints and muscles in top condition so injuries are less likely. The Athletic Herbal Wrap enhances the body's natural ability to recover from common injuries, joint weakness, strains, and pulls. Chi Herbal products are available at www.chiherbal.com and other online retailers