Zen and the Art of the Kettlebell Swing, Clients Hitting Metacon Hard, and Moving On

It was somewhere between my 10,001 KB swing and some hybrid Crossfit WOD 8+ years ago at Quantico that I got it.  I had started with kettlebells after doing some workouts I found online.  I worked out, cold or hot or wet, outside of Marine Corps University.  I became known as the "Kettlebell Guy," and I ended up training 100s of people with bells.  It moved onto personal training and taking people to their limits.  But I will never forget that area where I learned about the tenets of proper strength and conditioning while PTing with Marines down on that river's edge, where they kind of have a memorial WOD area for me.

The "Kettlebell" Prison Workout Area!

Now, today is my last day at Quantico, and I have found out that even though I left my last prisoner WOD area, they still have my tools of the trade: a 30lb KB that sits outside always, sandbags, tires, pullup bars, and a picnic bench to jump on.   They even have the slosh pipe.  Well, I have since gotten more training and miss the old WODs, but now I am taking my business fulltime.  It is really for my clients who train so hard to change their life.  That is enough inspiration right there.

So as I leave Quantico today and turn a new page, I will think about all the PT, martial arts, training, running, mountain biking, CrossFit, and strength training I learned about combat fitness.  I have also learned from so many other greats.  I continue on the quest.  More to come on our new big studio with lots of new toys and training protocols.

My clients are dialing hard, too.  They have a lot of races coming up, so their metacon is going through the roof.  Check them in action as they are my labrats for things to come!

Hitting the Metacon Hard!