Catharsis:
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈthär-səs\
Function: noun
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions primarily through art.
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By Justin Matthews, on March 24th, 2010
It has been over a year now. I mark the weekend of St. Patricks Day as my official entry into the kettlebell world. I guess that I could say it was February of 2009 that I started but that was not as memorable.
So here is the chronicle of my rise to the kettlebell. My wife and I have been looking for something to supplement our weight machine and elliptical. She asked if I had heard of these “kettle thingies”. I didn’t realize it but I had. I remember saying “those are those Russian things that are supposed to be really good exercise.” I did some research after that and decided that I was right, kettlebells were a great workout.
In February, I went a bought a set of kettlebells at Big 5 sporting goods. The set had a 5#, 10#, 15#, and 20# and it was on sale. That is what sold
Continue reading How I Got Into Kettlebells
By Justin Matthews, on February 23rd, 2010
Hello All. I really need to get my prewriting done so that I can post at the same time every day. This has been another day of labs and running. I haven’t decided if it is a good thing or not that my 3 year old is so good for blood draws. with the help of some numbing cream she doesn’t flinch or even cry anymore. She is amazing. My wife works in an ER and she comes home with stories of football players and “manly men” that cry and blubber over the sight of a needle. And my 3 year old puts them to shame. I am so proud.
She is small but a great example to me of Inner Strength. The part I am focusing on here is just doing what needs to be done, no matter what. She put up with 9 major surgeries and 2 years worth of
Continue reading Functional Strength and Inner Strength
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