Code of the warrior - NO WHINING

You are what you have done.
You will become what you do.

ENOUGH SAID?!

Do not waste your time whining. Every moment you complain, feel sorry for yourself you waste a moment to dig inside, DEEP INSIDE and pull that negative stuff out of there and find a solution.

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry

Valentin Dikul

impressive.



A nice way to spend your days when you are older!!

An impressive man, who regained his health after an injury where doctors told him, he may never walk again.

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry

Whats´s to come...?

Hi guys!



Today i finished my EDT- cycle, unfortunatly not with an EDT- session, since i destroyed myself yesterday mit some "assistance work". :-D



Now i´ll take the weekend off(after my exam tomorrow), chill out, go out with my friends, you know: unwind.



But:

What´s next?





On Monday i´ll start a new cycle, the main focus will be (Strength-)Endurance.

Basically this means workouts from NavySEALs.com, CrossfitEndurance- stuff and lots of kettlebell- work (using the AKC FitnessProtocol).

I´ll try to fit in a 6d/w schedule plus my martial arts training.

We´ll see how that goes.



At this point, I´m not quite sure how long it will last, since i really like the EDT- approach but i feel i have to do something else now or i´ll increase my risk of injury.



So maybe it will only last till january, maybe i´ll go with it till february. We´ll see.



The first 1,5 weeks will be used to build up the volume, because during my christmas- and new-years- hollidays i got some nice projects planned.



-1x Naturtrainings- gathering.

-1x Endurance special.

-1x Outdoor special.

-1000x Swings on the 24th of December.

-and another endurance special.



Now that i look at it, i´m not quite sure where to fit in sleep... ;-D



I hope i made you curious, I´ll definetly post pictures and videos as well as detailed reports here on the blog.



Enjoy life and train hard!

All the best,

Harry

Code of the warrior - THINK AHEAD

Easy as pie... Keep your eyes on the road, look where you are going.

If you know the way, or at least know where you are starting from, where you want to finish and a little bit about the way your are already ahead in the game.
SOmetimes you even get some roadsigns on the way to show you how far you already have come...

Enough with the metaphor. But i like to tell metaphors at first, because those are far more benefitial for You and me most of the time.

For many people, such as me, it can be life-changing to realize where they actually are, who they are and thinking, REALLY THINKING abou what they want.
Becoming concious about their goals, what makes them happy.

One thing i kNow, you just have to get up, make up your mind and go Your way...
Take charge of your life.

And the only way to achive this, you already know, is to get to know what´s in front of you.

Steps in the dark are always small, hesitant, unstable.
Brighten your future, enlighten the way, get to kNow it. ;-)

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry

Code of the warrior - FOCUS

Focus.

Paying attention.
Because if you do not pay attention, you lose sight of what matters.
If you lose sight of what matters, you do not know where to go.
If you do not know where to go, you are standing still.
If you are standing still, you are not moving.
The only time you are not moving should be when you are dead!

Focus, attention, what matters, moving.
Do not just take those words literally.
You can translate this to any given scenario.
Being it a soldier on a mission, a doctor performing sugery, a woman/man trying to sell whatever they sell to put food on the table, a parent teaching his child/children, a martial artist in a match or just her/his training, an athlete during competition, training, a powerlifter before his major lift...

Pick any job, situation, it will fit.
If you do not focus, you lose.

Focus.
A broad term, few words.
But it´s a start.
Think about it! I´m looking forward to some feedback!

Stay focused!

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry

"Naturtraining"- Wintercamp 2010

2nd of January 2010.
Some people might still lie around, completely exhausted from several "beer-curls" they performed right before making some new-years-resolutions.
I´m quite sure "being more active" or "doing something for my health" were among them.

I´ll be attending the first "naturtraining"-camp in the new year.

Guys...this is high quality!
In the otherwise deserted fitness- world of austria Dominik Feischl (http://naturtraining.blogspot.com/)has put together an amazing opportunity.
Every last of the attendees is highly motivated, highly trained...
We got people with different backgrounds: from sport reporters with intimate knowledge of world-class athletes and hands-on experience, we got several(!!) kettlebell- instructors (IKFF, Dr. Till Sukopp/Kettlebellfitness.de), we got people with a background of medical science, martial arts, strongman training, parkour and too many more to mention all of them.

A day full of HARD WORK, tons of FUN, SWEAT and EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE!!

I´m so looking forward to this!

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry

Military Press Challenge Part 2

After doing the Challenge with the 16kg Kettlebell, i thought to give it a shot with the 24kg.

10min, not putting it down, as many presses as possible.




I hit 53 reps, not bad considering how long i have not been doing presses with the 24kg.
Timed sets of jerks, snatches and double military presses mit 16kg have some amazing effects on you strength.

Enjoy life and train hard!
All the best,
Harry