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What’s New
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Although it has been more than a month since my last post, I am still trying to make things happen. I have been spending a lot of time in the gym. Some days are better than others. Somehow there is a direct relationship between time spent and money made in the Personal Training Business. It is both tiring and rewarding. I have also been spending a lot of time in the club, and not so much time on the mat.
I am doing well though. I am currently the fastest ramper to reach full time status in hours/clientele at my location. I am enjoying my job; learning new things, meeting new people and helping them reach their goals.
A week or so ago I took a Kettlebell Certification from Pamela Macelree BS RKC, of Kettlebell Athletics. I was initially skeptical of the value of Kettlebells in an elite athletes training program, partly because I had never touched one until I began working at a Fitness Club, but also because of the somewhat cult like following. Many people fall in love with them and forget about ever other tool in the gym. Although they are not the end all, KB’s have their place in a diverse training program.
The one thing that is without a doubt is that KB’s are fun to use. There are lots of movements with tons of room for creativity. Just the fact that they are able to keep your interest for long periods of time make them great tools for most sedentary people looking to get back in shape and also dislike working out.
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For those of you who have been reading Taraje.com for a while, you may remember me writing about my breakup with the young lady who I was with while training for the Games. It didn’t go smoothly. I didn’t really put it behind me for a while. A little more than a month ago I ran into her on a NYC Subway platform.
Needless to say I was a little shocked. I hadn’t seen her since she moved her belongings out of my apartment. We were cordial despite how things ended, made small talk and went our separate ways. It threw me for a bit of an emotional ride for the next 24-48 hours, only to then have the best few weeks of my life. I guess it gave me some sort of closure.
So, I am getting things together. The aftereffects of the Games still show themselves. Now that I have had time to analyze it, I see that the ideals it took me so long to develop in preparation for the Games I now choose not to live by, although not always consciously.
Now that I have identified it I can begin to confront it. I call myself an idealist but I now make decisions out of necessity. I am a little disillusioned by it. I guess it could be considered an identity crisis. Whatever the case may be, despite it taking almost a year just to come to this realization, things are looking up.
Ugly Judo 101: Morote Gari is being released to the public very soon and Ugly Judo 102: Kata Garuma is on its way. I have some big news coming later this week so my next post should be a good one.
I have had some complaints about my disappearance so, here I am. My time is very limited right now so I expect to be able to post 3-4 times a week.
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