Barefoot Girevik

In my last post I promised to write more on nutrition requirements before and after exercise.  That was about 2 weeks ago.  I have to apologize for my absence in the last while.  Once I was feeling better at the end of April I really started to kick 'er down as my father-in-law would say.  I upped my training and seriously increased my caloric intake.  With all the extra training, attention to nutrition and extra work I have taken on, there has been no time to even think about blogging.  Well that and any time I could have, my computer was being monopolized by my 2 boys playing their new game or my husband doing his work.  AKC 2 is in a few short days and once that is over I will be able to focus once again on posting the articles that I have promised in the past.  I am into my light training week now and seriously panicking about the cert.  With only a few days remaining, I do not feel ready but if I train too hard this week I will wreck my ...

In January I decided to step up my training in preparation for AKC 2. While I was training harder than ever I had my husband and some clients doing a Paleo Challenge. I was so busy developing and testing new recipes and ideas that I wasn't eating a balanced enough diet. I was also eating too many low glycemic index carbs and not getting the right fuel at the right time. I did the challenge with everyone as a way to get back on track after too many Christmas treats. In retrospect, I don't think that was the wisest idea. In "The Paleo Diet For Athletes" by Loen Cordain and Joe Friel I learned about how to properly fuel your body for hard training. You need to make sure that you are replacing all of the muscle glycogen stores, fats and protein after each workout so that you are prepared for the next one. As a group fitness instructor and trainer I have days where I teach 3 hours in a day and still do my own training. I am not the type of instructor or trainer to just sta...

First I have to apologize.  It has been a very long time since my last post and I am a little ashamed.  Sometimes you just need to take a break and if you are too stubborn to take one, nature will make sure that you do.  I have been working very hard for the past 6 months in preparation for my level 2 Agatsu Kettlebell Certification.  I picked up extra shifts at work to offset the cost of the certification and upped my training as well.  AKC 2 is a very intense physical certification and it has me a bit nervous.  Perhaps "a bit" is somewhat mild.  I am training like mad, laying awake thinking about it nervous.  Right around the end of spring break I started to get a bit sick, a cough and sore throat mostly, nothing serious.  I kept up with my training, didn't miss a shift at work and even went to an AKC 1 cert and managed a PB in the Chrissy workout.  Finally on a day off, I decided to take it easy, rest and get better.  In ret...