Ski Instructor Verbier - Bodyguard - Functional Combatives - Functional Fitness

Kettlebell quickstep Stunning day, but we need some snow! We had about 15cm fresh snow on Wednesday but it got warmer and we then had rain up to 2800 metres! Today we did some kettle bell...

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Add caption Today's training: Warm up:  Bring Sally Up Squats Single and 2 person prowler sprints Stretcher Carries WOD 21-15-9 Kettlebell Swings goblet Squats Not much ...

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Utilising the old tyres from the Quad. They work well! Today's training: 5RFT 150m Run 5 SDHP  5 Turkish Getups (each Side) 5 Single Arm OHS (each side)

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Todays training in Verbier: Warm Up: Bring up Sally Squats - Bring up Sally Leg raises 100 changing hand Kettlebell swings WOD: 3 x 4 minute rounds of  1 minute - Box Jumps 1 minute Dumbell ...

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Exciting new developments - After 7 years as a Ski instructor with Ecole Suisse de ski Verbier, I am moving to a new ski school in Verbier  - Swiss Snow School Verbier  - a small bespoke ski ...

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MONDAY 26TH AUGUST Box Squat 10x2 @120kg GHD Raises 4x10 Back Extensions 4x15 Banded Good Mornings 3x20 TRX Face pulls 3x20 TUESDAY 27TH AUGUST Strict Press 7x2 @67.5kg Shoulder Up an...

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On the 24/25th August I did some training with Primus Pilus Combat shooting School. Primus Pilus are at the leading edge of firearm training and Jordy Mckay one of the best combat firearm instru...

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It's been a while since my last blog, but mainly have been keeping my updates on my Mason Survival FB Page  -  Mason Survival FB page . I returned back to Switzerland on Sunday 4th August, ...

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Sit ski training Training this week has been mainly working on various parts of my ski technique with all this fantastic snow, more sit ski qualification training(for disabled persons) some ...

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First 2 weeks days back in Switzerland and we have had monumental snow!!! It just hasn't stopped since I got here. However, this amount of snow has brought its dangers with it ...very high ri...

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The past weekend was spent in Nuremberg for the Crossfit Football trainer cert. The Crossfit Football program is focused towards American Football training but this in itself transcends into mo...

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MONDAY 29TH OCTOBER STRENGTH: Power Cleans WOD: 5 rounds of: 15 Walking lunges with 15kg Plate overhead 30 Situps TIME : 6:37 TUESDAY 30TH OCTOBER TECH: Snatch WOD: 5 rounds of: Max effort ...

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TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER STRENGTH: Front Squat 3 x 5 @100kg WOD: 5  Rounds of: 5 Hang Squat Clean  - 2 x 15kg Dumbells 5 Split Jerk - 2 x 15kg Dumbells 4 x 25m Shuttle runs TIME: 6:37 WEDNE...

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Carrying on with just focusing on technical work, working on improving technique in the dynamic lifts and tech skill such as muscle ups and bar muscles. Monday 15th October TECH: Push Jerk WO...

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So, the plan for the next few weeks till I go back to Switzerland is to work on mobility issues with my shoulder and ankles and technical improvement in the Olympic Lifts - Snatch and Clean and ...

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MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER STRENGTH: 6 x 4 @70kg Thrusters SKILLS: HSPU, GHD situps, D.U, Muscle Ups TUESDAY 2ND OCTOBER SKILLS: Rope Climbs WOD: IN 10 MINUTES COMPLETE 100 Power Snatches @42.5kg, on...

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Easy week, as Saturday is the Inov-8 4 Nations Competition of which I'm competing. MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER ACTIVE REST: Swimming TUESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER TECH: Pullups and Clean Pulls WOD: 30 x Cl...

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MONDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER MOBILITY:  1000m Swim - Time: 28 minutes STRENGTH:  Front Squat 3 x 5 @95kg Strict Press 3 x 3 @65kg ROW: 500m Time: 1:37 TUESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER STRENGTH Deadl...

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MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER For the next few weeks I'm going to be alternating on Front Squat/Overhead Squat instead of backsquat. I need to improve my flexibility in the rack and overhead position,...

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TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER So, back to some lifting after having a week off especially having finished the 20 rep program which I was on for 7 weeks. Today was back to standard linear progression 3...

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TUESDAY 28TH AUGUST 4 Nations Qualifying WOD 4: “GRIP STRENGTH” In 6 minutes get as far up the ladder of Deadlifts 85kg Toes2bar Score is number of reps completed. Ladder to be comple...

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MONDAY 20TH AUGUST Warm Up: Backsquat sets (light) STRENGTH/VOLUME/TECH: DEADLIFT 5 X 10 @120KG (6000KG) Just a word on Nutrition: For the last couple of weeks, I have been cutting down on ...

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TUESDAY 14TH AUGUST Double Under Practisc STRENGTH : BACK SQUAT 20 REP PROGRAM 122.5KG X 20 REPS - Horrific! I don't want to do this anymore! It now feels like I am going to drop dead doing ...

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Achillies Tendon Rehab..yep, it hurts! Monday 6th August WARM UP Double Unders OHS 1000m Row STRENGTH: DEADLIFT 5 x 5 @132.5kg TECH 3 x 10 T2B (Toes 2 Bar) WOD (4 NATIONS MASTERS) 6...

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MONDAY 30TH JULY 2012 WARM UP: Double Unders (2 skips per 1 jump) OHS (Overhead Squats) with Plastic Dowling Strict Pullups I always do this even if I don't write it here! STRENGTH: Deadl...

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