So after an incredible afternoon of training, swimming and eating Mike C, Brett David Weck and I were headed back to San Diego to meet up with Steve Cotter and deliver the mutant kbs to him.
The back of the Bretts car weighed down mightily with us and the kb's as we crawled along 405 for FOUR HOURS to get to beautiful San Diego. should have taken less than two I was told.
When we arrived at Davids house we immediately got the grill fired and the steaks ready then explored David exercise invention lab of bosus, bosu bolas in various in numerous states of readiness and med balls, kettlebells and various weights and balance boards. balance training heaven.
David also has a slack chain strung across his back yard like in the circus. he walks across the thing like he was on the ground and has a rachet setup so he can change tension and therefore the balance challenge, in a heartbeat.freaky balance. another mutant.
pretty soon the steaks were done, the wine poured and Mr Cotter walking in the door to claim his kb's. the conversation was all over the place from the incredible agility of Parkour street runners to the intense discipline required of chinese wu shu training and girevoy sport to the intensity and athleticism of pro wrestlers and the strength and power of the greats from the past. It was like Dinner for Five for fitness. No topics were off base and no holds barred. great great stuff.
Topics for future projects and dvds were thrown around as well as plans for more of what we just finished, high end training and comradeship and things learned from and in multiple and numerous ways.
Mike C discovered Wecks 8 lb bosu med balls and started juggling them, doing drop sets down to the 6's .going until he missed then dropping down to the 4's and then to baseballs for "active recovery". It was 12:30 in the AM , we had been going all day and mike is in Wecks garage, doing a gazillion juggling reps with weighted balls and sweating like no tomorrow.Then he was on the indo board doing the same. I was shot and called it a night although I should have gotten my camera again.Next time.He told me later they were up to 3:30 training. Hell, next time we'll video the whole thing.
"And in those simple beautiful movements I remembered what was really important in training; that consistency trumps intensity; all the time. That intensity is born from consistency. That one cannot force it, one has to lay in wait for it, patiently, instinctively, calmly and be ready to grab it when Grace lays it down in front of you."
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