Archive for September, 2009

Kettlebells, pull-ups, dead lifts and Krav Maga

Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Long day is coming to an end, had some really good sessions today, 2 session of strength and then teaching Krav Maga.
Session 1
- Brettzels
- The pump
- Press (16 kg), 5/5
- Goblet Squat (32 kg), 10
- Press (24 kg), 2/2
- Double swings (24+24 kg), 10
- Assymetric press (32+24 kg), 2/2 (clean 2 bells to rack position [...]

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Barefoot running & grippers- 090925

Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Combined the dog walk with a nice run today. 2,34 km on asphalt with no shoes at all, it’s an awesome feeling to run with bare feet… the only downside to it is that the asphalt wins the race of traction over the skin in the feet. Blisters from last run that didn’t break then [...]

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A whole day in the sign of health and strength

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Started the day out with water and coffee, before the class in The Courage Corner at 07:00. Today the group was  bigger (steadily growing, nice), at 08:00 I  taught a session of Krav Maga and 09:00 Team Tenacity came to do their session…
I got a well needed massage from Besam before going home, trigger points [...]

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The Brettzel – thoracic mobility

Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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One thing that has been put into focus lately is the importance of thoracic mobility and the effects it has on the shoulders, lower back, hips and so on.
One exercise that is amazing for the thoracic mobility is the Brettzel, I use it myself once a day and I also use it with my students [...]

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Sponsoring/coaching of Alexander Gustafsson

Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson is the 3rd Swede that will be fighting in the UFC, he is now preparing for his first fight in the octagon and I’ve been honored with the chance of helping him with his conditioning and physical training for that.
Alexander will be a great member of “Team Tenacity” together with the [...]

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Sponsoring/coaching of Kristina Jelenic

Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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The first Taekwon-Do fighter in Team Tenacity is Kristina Jelenic. An awesome fighter with a long record of fights, Kristina has been a member of the Swedish National Team of Taekwon-Do ITF since 2003 and are now training for the world championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina that will be held in November 2009.
It’s an [...]

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Old time format, great training

Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Been a while since Ive been able to do a good kettlebells session, today i did a good session in the oldtime strongman fashion. This is a great format that suited me really good, not very taxing on anything, just a good old cast iron workout…
The idea of this format is to put a few [...]

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RKC Kettlebell group training in Göteborg

Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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For the first time in Göteborg I will now start with group training with kettlebells at Fighter Centre.
Since 2006 I have been teaching kettlebell training in seminars, to private students and to the sponsored fighters of Team Tenacity and I have now decided to start with morning sessions 2 days a week. Tuesdays and Thursdays [...]

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Barefoot running, gripping and FMS

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Came home from the CIC in Jönköping, Sweden today, had a great time there! I went up there on the 3rd and has been hanging out with good old friends from all over Sweden. I was teaching the part of the instructor update for the Swedish instructors together with Eyal Yanilov. The instructors left yesterday [...]

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The Functional Movement Screen

Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Tommy Blom.

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Here’s a link to a pdf of the 7 tests of the Functional Movement Screen that shows the different tests and explains them a bit deeper. If you you’re a physical trainer of any sort the FMS will help you asess your trainees.
Make sure that you don’t miss the opportunity to be among the first [...]

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