Kettlebell Lifter

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Sheesh, just kick me in the teeth! :P "All of these are symptoms of the same disease: a manic reinterpretation of “democracy” in which everyone must have their say, and no one must be “disrespected.” (The verb to disrespect is one of the most obnoxious and insidious innovations in our language in years, because it really means “to fail to pay me the impossibly high requirement of respect I demand.”) This yearning for respect and equality, even—perhaps especially—if unearned, is so intense that it brooks no disagreement. It represents the full flowering of a therapeutic culture where self-esteem, not achievement, is the ultimate human value, and it’s making us all dumber by the day. Thus, at least some of the people who reject expertise are not really, as they often claim, showing their independence of thought. They are instead rejecting anything that might stir a gnawing insecurity that their own opinion might not be worth all that much. Experts: the servants, not masters, of a democracy So what can we do? Not much, sadly, since this is a cultural and generational issue that will take a long time come right, if it ever does. Personally, I don’t think technocrats and intellectuals should rule the world: we had quite enough of that in the late 20th century, thank you, and it should be clear now that intellectualism makes for lousy policy without some sort of political common sense. Indeed, in an ideal world, experts are the servants, not the masters, of a democracy. But when citizens forgo their basic obligation to learn enough to actually govern themselves, and instead remain stubbornly imprisoned by their fragile egos and caged by their own sense of entitlement, experts will end up running things by default. That’s a terrible outcome for everyone. Expertise is necessary, and it’s not going away. Unless we return it to a healthy role in public policy, we’re going to have stupider and less productive arguments every day. So here, presented without modesty or political sensitivity, are some things to think about when engaging with experts in their area of specialization. We can all stipulate: the expert isn’t always right. But an expert is far more likely to be right than you are. On a question of factual interpretation or evaluation, it shouldn’t engender insecurity or anxiety to think that an expert’s view is likely to be better-informed than yours. (Because, likely, it is.) Experts come in many flavors. Education enables it, but practitioners in a field acquire expertise through experience; usually the combination of the two is the mark of a true expert in a field. But if you have neither education nor experience, you might want to consider exactly what it is you’re bringing to the argument. In any discussion, you have a positive obligation to learn at least enough to make the conversation possible. The University of Google doesn’t count. Remember: having a strong opinion about something isn’t the same as knowing something. And yes, your political opinions have value. Of course they do: you’re a member of a democracy and what you want is as important as what any other voter wants. As a layman, however, your political analysis, has far less value, and probably isn’t — indeed, almost certainly isn’t — as good as you think it is. And how do I know all this? Just who do I think I am? Well, of course: I’m an expert.

Friday, October 18, 2013

New Lake Anna Training Camp with US Kettlebell Lifter

We will meet at 6pm Lake Anna 8000 square feet, 9 bedrooms. The limitation will be my ability to coach and not space. Its a large place.

Another Training Camp. Its closer, more room to train, and more recreation.
We will do warm up, GPP (contextual), SPP, Kettlebell Lifting and active recovery. Like last time there will ample opportunity to ask questions and gain insight in how to increase athletics, KB or otherwise.

Facility is 8000 square feet. Food will be provided for breakfast and lunch.
This is a no kidding "walk away better" specific instruction to you training camp.

Arrive Friday

at 6 pm. Directions will be provided the night before to registrants

Dinner 7 pm

Saturday Breakfast 7:00 am - 8:00 am

Warm up 9:00 am-9:30

9:30-11:00 Kettlebell Swing, Clean, Press, Push Press, Jerk
lunch 11:00-12:00

12:00 -1:00 pm warm up plus competition preparation

1:00-2:30 pm Kettlebell snatch training (elements of lifting)

15 min break

2:45-4:00 Kettlebell Long Cycle training (elements of lifting)

break 15 minutes

4:30-? active recovery/ recreation

Dinner 7:30 pm

Sunday

Breakfast at 9 am. GPP 9-1030 11- Adjourn

Payment information is as follows.
~~329.99~~ April 1st standard price
~~299.99~~ Mar 19th Early Bird
249.99 Current Rate Earlier Bird

Meet your coaches

Marty Farrell

Team Kettlebell Lifter LLC Coach

IKSFA Master Coach, Lvl I, Lvl II, Judge Certified

http://www.iksfa.com/drupal/index.php?q=node/1

Multi National Kettlebell Champion

Best lb for lb Biathlon Lifter North America

US Kettlebell Jerk Record holder Absolute 2013, 2014 (88 repetitions) 71 kg BW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvu8L9-xMkw
North American Kettlebell Jerk record absolute 2 24kg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI4U-V1Gq08

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Lei Zhang

IKSFA Certified Judge

Team Kettlebell Lifter LLC Coach

Candidate Master of Sport, OKC Open, 142 repetitions 28 kg snatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBPko5Oz2hg

Candidate Master of Sport, IKSFA, AKA Arnold Classic 135 repetitions 28 kg snatch

Candidate Master of Sport, IKFSA, QCrossfit 162 repetitions 24 kg snatch

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