“I view the self-directed athlete like I do a doctor who prescribes his own medications. He has an idiot for a coach and a fool for an athlete. Good planning and direction by an experienced coach is essential for success. A quality coach should be able to get an athlete to higher levels of performance more effectively and safer than he can on his own.”
From Selecting the Proper Tools by Michael Rutherford
“My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they’re popular; you make them because they’re right.” Theodore Hesburgh
Found a good article on Melanie Roach, who I had the pleasure of meeting last year at a competition. Notice her comments on sleep….
As Vince Lombardi said “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” We all get knocked down time to time…..so time to get back up and fight the good fight as you know how.
Hey all, just a reminder of the snatch clinic next Saturday from 1-4. We will be breaking down the snatch into its individual components and doing drills working on improving flexibility, coordination and power transfer. People of ALL skill levels are welcome, let your friends know. Cost for the 3 hour clinic is $50 for Crossfit Vancouver Members and $70 for non members.
The following Saturday (January 24th) will then be the nutrition seminar from 1-3. Cost for the two hours seminar is $25 and will include a booklet summarizing the most relevant nutrition research out there. Topics to be covered include:
• Do’s and Don’ts and the reasons WHY
• Protein-the building block, warning about Dairy
• Fat-Why we need it, facts about cholesterol
• Carbs-the low down on grains
• Importance of stabilizing insulin levels
• Danger of artificial sweeteners
• Tweaking the zone for mass gain and fat loss
• Intermittent fasting.
For those of you who can not make it on the weekend, there will also be a repeat of the session on WEDNESDAY January 28th from 7-9m. Please email me in advance so I can make sure there are enough booklets prepared.
If you have any questions just let me know.
Kel
778-840-0428