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Mindset, Strength, Fitness, Fat Loss, Health & Success everything you need for 1 rep at a time....Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-65153892939783880382010-12-28T20:02:00.005+13:002010-12-28T20:28:37.561+13:00Culture is Everything - Chad's Experience with us at EHP!<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs615.ash2/156737_10150106034759623_751509622_7420821_4513539_n.jpg" height="253" width="190" /><br />Me & Chad (all the way from California)<br /></div><p>As you know I hosted an trainer all the way from the States who is travelling the WORLD visiting Strength Coaches to athletes & or clients who are athletes of life!</p><p>Well it's been 2wks since Chad Skrederstu left us where we invited him into our home to stay with us as a family & see me behind the trainer mask.</p><p>This is taken from his own blog that you can visit here <a href="http://www.sandsnowandstreet.com/blog/the-big-picture">Sand, Snow & Street</a></p><table style="width: 680px; height: 136px;" class="contentpaneopen"><br /> <tbody><tr><td class="contentheading" width="100%"><h2 style="text-align: center;">The big picture by Chad Skrederstu</h2> </td><br /> <td class="buttonheading" align="right" width="100%"><a href="http://www.sandsnowandstreet.com/pdf/blog/the-big-picture.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow" title="PDF"><br /><br /> </a></td><br /> <td class="buttonheading" align="right" width="100%"><a href="http://www.sandsnowandstreet.com/blog/the-big-picture/print" onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow" title="Print"><br /><br /> </a></td><br /> <td class="buttonheading" align="right" width="100%"><a class="nn_squeezebox" href="http://www.sandsnowandstreet.com/component/option,com_mailto/link,aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zYW5kc25vd2FuZHN0cmVldC5jb20vYmxvZy90aGUtYmlnLXBpY3R1cmU=/tmpl,component/?ml=5&mlt=system&tmpl=component" rel="{handler:'iframe',size:{x:600,y:400}}" rev="ml" target="_blank" title="E-mail"><br /><br /> </a></td><br /> </tr></tbody></table>After spending a week with Spida Hunter in Christchruch, New Zealand I still find myself processing the lessons I learned. Spida Hunta is a coach/trainer (for MMA fighters and general population), a father, a soon to be husband and an overall good guy (unless he’s ground and pounded you). Spida like many of the other veteran strength and conditioning coaches I’ve met on my trip makes complex ideas simple to understand.<br /><p>So after spending a week with Spida at his house and at the <a href="http://eastsidebarbell.co.nz/">East Side Barbell Club</a> in Christchurch I came away with three major take homes:</p><p><strong>1. </strong><strong>It aint where you’re from it’s where you’re at (CULTURE IS EVERYTHING)</strong></p><p><strong>2. </strong><strong>A good coach instills new beliefs and helps break negative ones</strong></p><p><strong>3. </strong><strong>A strong tribe (group)brings out the best in it’s members</strong></p><br /><p> <strong>1. </strong><strong>It aint where you’re from it’s where you’re at (CULTURE IS EVERYTHING)</strong></p><p>I was amazed with the first session of women I saw Spida training at the Eastside Barbell at 6am on Monday morning by how strong they were. These women were dead lifting 155lbs for 8 reps super setted with 70lbs log cleans (in the video below). My first response to Spida was “damn the Kiwi women are strong dude,” and we talked about the difference in upbringing of kiwi women compared to other countries. Spida and a few of Kiwi women he coached explained to me many of the women grew up and still live on farms. As a result when something needed to be moved they moved it!</p><p>So I jumped to a conclusion that Kiwi women as a whole are stronger than women from the U.S. (I know really American of me). But……………………… I was wasn’t exactly right and it didn’t hit me until I was on a bus to Queenstown that it doesn’t matter where in the world you from it’s the culture (environment) that your in that will determine how successful you are.</p><p><strong>(CULTURE IS EVERYTHING):</strong></p><ul><br /> <li>If you look at cultures around the world they are very unique as societies but when you look at successful gym cultures around the globe ( east side barbell club, smart fitness, underground training station, College of the Canyons, Joe Defranco’s and Results fitness they share a few similarities:</li><br /></ul><p><strong>Take homes</strong></p><p>o <strong>Hard work</strong>-General public and athletes’ just blend together you can’t tell who is who everyone works hard.</p><br /><p>o <strong>Competitive</strong>- It doesn’t matter if it’s MMA fighters or 60 year old femail they all want to out do others ( usually men) and out do themselves ( usually women)</p><p>o <strong>Simple/No Flash</strong>- It doesn’t matter if you’re in New Zealand or in Santa Clarita Ca the ideas are the same…… People push,pull,squat,sweat and do work sprinkled with some science and shit load of great coaching!</p><p><object data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914132&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" title="JoomlaWorks AllVideos Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914132&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"></object></p><p><strong>2. </strong><strong>A good coach instills new beliefs and helps break negative ones</strong></p><p>One of Spida’s great traits is that he is trustworthy. As a result he gets his clients to believe in him and believe in what they are working towards (like the placebo effect but with the results). Spida has this amazing ability to help clients get over their fears i.e. of lifting heavy weights, getting injured to accomplish work they had no idea was possible ( must be that Kiwi Haka he does before you do a lift). Very simple points but tough to master….</p><p><strong>Take Home</strong></p><ul><br /> <li>If you believe it’s more likely to happen then if you don’t</li><br /> <li>Understand the person and basic human nature to move forward</li></ul><p><object data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914578&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" title="JoomlaWorks AllVideos Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914578&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"></object></p><p>Fiona how no idea how much she lifted</p><p><object data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17913766&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" title="JoomlaWorks AllVideos Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17913766&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"></object></p><p>After a failed first attempt</p><p><strong>3. A strong tribe (group)brings out the best in it’s members</strong> Spida comes from a strong Maori background and has implemented a few of these cultural ideas into his Enhancing Human Performance (EHP) training systems.</p><p>Spida trains his clients and mma fighters in small groups. I got to go through training sessions with both groups and felt the power of the tribe atmosphere when I wanted to lay down and quit.</p><p>Take homes: * A group is more motivating then training one on one (i.e. higher levels of extrinsic motivation, helps break negative beliefs and provides accountability</p><p>* Groups offer a learn by doing approach ( i.e. if 4 people are training and 3 people are doing the exercise correctly the 4th person will learn visually). <object data="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914383&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" title="JoomlaWorks AllVideos Player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17914383&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"></object></p><p>***********************</p><p>Thanks Chad for keeping it real & taking life by the balls & inviting other people's worlds into your own so you can learn through their eyes & then filter what you like (or don't) & carry on the <strong>"Art of Coaching to the Human Spirit, Body, Mind & Soul"</strong></p><p>To learn more about Chad please visit his sites below!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SANDSNOWANDSTREET/156022512757?v=info#%21/pages/SANDSNOWANDSTREET/156022512757?v=wall">Chad's Facebook<br /><br /> </a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SANDSNOWANDSTREET/156022512757?v=info#%21/pages/SANDSNOWANDSTREET/156022512757?v=wall"><img alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs254.snc1/10131_158889257757_156022512757_2735959_4318218_n.jpg" height="84" width="150" /></a></div>Chad's Youtube...<br /><p><br /> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/chadsurf100"><img alt="" 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Click the pic below to join our Face Book Tribe & Get your FREE Fat loss Video delievered to your inbox TODAY!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/EHP-Fitness-Kiwi-Fitness/239784080995?v=app_10442206389&ref=ts"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 110px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/TRmQjNu6A1I/AAAAAAAAAew/qeWXW5qBCX0/s320/Facebook_fanbox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555630549994439506" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-33320128927177645902010-05-04T15:32:00.007+12:002010-05-04T16:17:59.849+12:00Talking RAW Strength with Craig McGuiganHere's a talk with local Power lifter (Power Builder, you'll get this when you listen to the talk) Craig McGuigan......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs100.snc3/16748_123196939980_60080974980_669782_1529367_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 304px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs100.snc3/16748_123196939980_60080974980_669782_1529367_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />He's a raw Power Lifter who can Bench Press 200kg Raw, Squat 285kg Raw..... Hope you enjoy the Strength Discussion with Craig!<br /><object width="450" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Awupxs4IuBs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Awupxs4IuBs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br />You may want to download these talks as they are both long in length (who said females were the only ones that like to chitta chatta :-)<br /><br />Part 1:<br /><br /><div class="aaplayer"><iframe src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/playweb?audioid=P46e4e2a2671d2f0673abef89d74a2669ZV94RHduY2N3Wg&buffer=5&fc=FFCC00&pc=AAAAFF&kc=888800&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=bp99" width="84" frameborder="0" height="64" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/export/P46e4e2a2671d2f0673abef89d74a2669ZV94RHduY2N3Wg.mp3"><img src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/images/buttons/downloadmp3.gif" alt="MP3 File" border="0" width="72" height="16" /></a></div><br /><!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code END --><br />Part 2:<br /><br /><div class="aaplayer"><iframe src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/playweb?audioid=P82363e8e6dc2cdca9fe71fd2582732d5ZV94RHduY2N2Uw&buffer=5&shape=3&fc=FFCC00&pc=AAAAFF&kc=888800&bc=FFFFFF&brand=1&player=bp99" width="84" frameborder="0" height="64" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/export/P82363e8e6dc2cdca9fe71fd2582732d5ZV94RHduY2N2Uw.mp3"><img src="http://www.audioacrobat.com/images/buttons/downloadmp3.gif" alt="MP3 File" border="0" width="72" height="16" /></a></div><br /><!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code END -->Hope you enjoy the talk on Strength and as many other aspects we talk about as much as we did, if you would like more of this stuff or fat loss, fitness, MMA then just ask, I'm here to help in any way I can!!<br /><br />Thanks for listening,<br /><br />Spida<br />P.S. Don't be afraid to share it with your friends as well, that's the cost of listening to this.....Pay it forward!!<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-68887360025243811632010-05-03T17:58:00.006+12:002010-05-03T18:47:43.989+12:00The Month that was....April = Madness!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">April is now GONE until 2011 & where are we in terms of goals?</span><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm on track with some and others I haven't even scratched the surface! So here we are again, a short snap shot at the month that was....... <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">APRIL = MADNESS</span>!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now, I can say "madness" in a positive light however when caught up in the madness it's often hard to comprehend & make sense of!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Moving to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://eastsidebarbell.co.nz/">EastSide Barbell Club</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> which has been a great move like any move creates a bit of strain on the "transition" of sorting details out etc & tidying up where I was, adding to the mix a new baby, school holidays for my 7yr old plus a much busier house (3kids) takes some time to "sort" and "manage" sometimes successfully and sometimes NOT very successfully :-) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Such is life & now that we have come out the other end, I wouldn't have it any other way.....mostly :-) </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >So what did I achieve in the month of April?</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have a goal of a book a month and I started this goal in March where I read Cardio Strength Training by Robert Dos Remdios.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In April I read Linchpin by Seth Godin.... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fMyB3O1TL._SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fMyB3O1TL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is a fantastic read for someone who is looking to "break free" of the machine mentality of "another day another dollar"!<br /><br />I love how he addresses Resistance or Fear and in what forms it rears it's ugly head and how we "make it ok"!! I'm a big fan of Seth Godin's work, his book Tribes was the 1st ever audio book I bought!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I didn't train the first 1/2 of April with school holidays and moving gyms, however I found my stride or picked up my rhythm in the last 2wks of April and managed to achieve 8 strength sessions & 5 BJJ training sessions. Actually from the 19th to 30th I didn't miss any scheduled training sessions. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I missed 5 days out of 30 for <a href="http://bit.ly/vNZY1">Meditation</a> which is alot for me in a 4wk period, I normally miss 5 days of <a href="http://bit.ly/vNZY1">Meditation</a> in a 6wk period! However, the big picture is I still did it 6/7 days per week!!!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />People often ask, how I find the time to <a href="http://bit.ly/vNZY1">Mediate</a> for 60mins at a time...... The benefits out weigh the not doing it, sure sometimes it's "not ideal" HOW I Meditate BUT I'm making the most with what I've got!! Basically, it gives me too much NOT to do it!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So that's a snip it of April, May promises to be more "stable" but still challenging in a way that is progression......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's what I am striving to achieve this month:</span><br /><ol style="font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.therefinishingtouch.com/blog/uploaded_images/risk-and-reward-787129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 348px;" src="http://www.therefinishingtouch.com/blog/uploaded_images/risk-and-reward-787129.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><li>Yoga 2-3x per week 8-12sessions</li><li>BJJ 2x p/w = 8</li><li>Strength 2x p/w = 8sessions</li><li>Get 5 Referrals for EHP</li><li>Have my mum here from Aussie for 2wks</li><li>Create 3-5 Gifts/Koha for EHP Tribe members</li><li>Take my lovely lady out for the night, she deserves it!</li><li>Get EHPFitness.com up (I may have to explore other people to do this or get very F$#@!$ alpha cause I'm over being patient!!!!)<br /></li><li>Continue to Fail Forward by pushing boundaries of my perceived limits......</li><li>Continue to support our family through TIME & LOVE!</li></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">What will you do this month? It doesn't need to be a list, it could be as simple but as big as making a phone call to say to someone you are sorry??? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What ever it is, I hope you <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GET IT DONE</span></span>, regardless of your reasons you can't!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for reading, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Spida</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">P.S. In month of May I'm giving away a week's training for FREE, all you have to do is have the balls to email me (spidaehp (at) gmail.com) to book it in......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Monday or Wednesday at 5:30-6:20pm!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Will you choose to try something different to achieve your goals of fat loss & fitness or will you remain "scared" of the What if?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Kia Kaha = Be Strong (in the gym and <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LIFE</span></span>)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-78439412721531116172010-04-21T12:01:00.006+12:002010-04-21T13:18:01.161+12:00Try this Fat loss, Muscle Gaining & Strength Workout!!<span style="font-family:arial;">When it's all said & done, the most strongest & leanest people on earth always fall back on SIMPLE exercises that yield BIG ASS RESULTS!!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Today I want to share with you a programme that you can do in the gym for a 4wk period & get great results in your Fat loss, Increased Muscle & Strength goals.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.startstrongmonday.com/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 285px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v338/42/74/1314566626/n1314566626_119160_5018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This pic is of <a href="http://www.startstrongmonday.com/">Shawn Phillips</a> visit his site & LEARN!!</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >5x5x5 Full Body Push/Pull</span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Perform the following programme like this 5sets x 5reps & 5 Exercises!<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 1: Pull</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />1) Hang Clean or Hang Pull </span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />2) Dead lift</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />3) Chin Ups</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />4) Good Morning</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >5) Single Arm Row</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Day 2: Push</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />1) Push Press/Split Jerk </span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />2) Back Squat</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />3) Bench Press</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />4) Step Ups</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />5) Military Press</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> rest 60sec then repeat 4 more sets<br /><br /></span> </div> <span style="font-family:arial;">Do the above in a alternating fashion 3x per week so week 1 you would do 2 Pulling sessions but the following week will be 2 Pushing sessions. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The end result, some serious fat loss, muscle mass & Strength Gains....... That's right this kind of workout gives you all 3 for a beginner to intermediate lifter & even an advanced lifter that is looking for a "change up"!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Some things to consider to yield optimal results of fat loss, strength & muscle mass!</span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">The weight needs to be heavy</span> enough that 5reps can be completed & you maybe able to squeeze out 6reps on the early sets but 4th & 5th set.....The possibility of 6th rep is GONE :) E.g. if you can Squat 100kg for 1 reps your 5rep will be around 85-92.5kg<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">60sec Rest</span> is also a must.....Sure you can stretch it out to 90sec when you are having a day where you don't have the ticker to kick through but this programme ain't designed for coffee talks....GET TO WORK!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abs, Bi's & Tri's</span>......... These are far over rated for a beginner/intermediate lifter, yet 90% of people do them because we are lead to believe they are what's required for Optimal fat loss, Strength & Muscle Gaining...... Just because you see <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S85LFdnXSDI/AAAAAAAAAec/Lo6yDFoqtdY/s1600/build-lean-muscle+-+Hammer+curls.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S85LFdnXSDI/AAAAAAAAAec/Lo6yDFoqtdY/s400/build-lean-muscle+-+Hammer+curls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462385955268151346" border="0" /></a>some huge dude do Bicep curls doesn't mean you need too, their foundations would not have been laid on bicep curls I PROMISE YOU!! </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Training Partner</span> is good for this routine they keep you honest by 1 person goes at a time, when they are done you are in banging out the next set!! </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Days </span>consider walking/jogging/Yoga as these modalities will help with soreness & allow the mind to be more passive<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">Have fun and let me know how it goes!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Spida </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />P.S. I once did a 5sets, 5reps, 5exercises, 5days for 5wks.......Week 4 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I WAS OVER IT</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> too much volume & I was always sore!!<br /><br />I think I missed 3sessions & the 4 th week was a bit of a joke as I was over it!! Here's how it looked.......</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Monday = Olympic lifts</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Tuesday = Upper Body Pulling</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Wednesday = Squatting</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Thursday = Upper Body Pushing</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Friday = Posterior Chain</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-42162040029188422122010-04-20T14:32:00.003+12:002010-04-20T14:43:02.305+12:00My #1 Kettlebell Resource!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/16116399/view/1/producttypecolor/1/type/png/width/280/height/280"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/16116399/view/1/producttypecolor/1/type/png/width/280/height/280" alt="" border="0" /></a>Are you a Kettlebell type person? Do you know what a kettlebell is? Well, I would like to introduce you to my #1 Kettlebell Resource....<br /><br /><div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/" title="" rel="nofollow">http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/</a></div> <div> </div> <div><br />Here's 3 Reasons why you will want to take in the information they are offering & sign up to their newsletter.</div> <div> <ol><li>Jason & Pam are just cool cats, they don't bring the extra "stuff/ego" to the fitness industry!! </li><li>They break down the complexity and provide simple easy to follow solutions in how to use a kettlebell!<br /></li><li>They have a world view on Kettlebells, which means they don't think KB's will cure cancer and or are every solution to your problems!</li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/" title="" rel="nofollow">http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/</a></div></div> <div> </div> <div><br />Here's how I see it , I pop on over to their site when ever they post new content to check out the video's & I watch how they do what they do to learn and share.......<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div> <div>I hope you will join me in some of the discussions! </div></div> <div> <div> </div></div> <div>Thanks for reading, have an awesome day!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Spida </div> <div>P.S. You can be sure to hear more of Pam & Jason because I put them up their in knowledge & bringing a "human" element to the knowledge they know.... This to me is a must have if I'm to send you to a site!! <a href="http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/" title="" rel="nofollow">http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/</a> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/16116399/view/2/producttypecolor/1/type/png/width/280/height/280"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/16116399/view/2/producttypecolor/1/type/png/width/280/height/280" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kettlebell-athletics.com/wp-content/themes/fwf/images/back-shadow.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" height="16" width="125" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-20734207827158111142010-04-11T16:10:00.015+12:002010-04-12T21:34:48.403+12:00Survival of the Fittest or Die!! Really.....<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Charles Poliquin commented on his <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/Charles-Poliquin/143128042207?v=wall&story_fbid=107434232627501">Facebook fan</a> page and I quote:<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span class="UIStory_Message">Just finished giving lectures for Fitness First. I like their business model for personal trainers, they encourage a survival of the fittest system, instead of a corporate down the line moronic approach that many of their competitors use."</span></span><br /></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span class="UIStory_Message"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">I have no idea what <span style="font-style: italic;">"corporate moronic approach"</span> he is referring too & I'm not interested!! My issue is with the Survival of the Fittest Model!!<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://globalconditions.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/ftsharks_800x600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://globalconditions.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/ftsharks_800x600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">I once believed with all <span style="font-weight: bold;">CONVICTION</span> in this model for life, sports, work.... and it has served me well in many instances in life/sport, I can assure you!! Now as a parent, husband, son and any other labels I attach to myself I <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">NO</span> longer adhere to this model, but before I share with you <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHY</span> I don't belong to this model I want to share with you <span style="font-weight: bold;">HOW</span> I got this "survival of the fittest" mentality to start with. By understanding how I learnt this thinking will help you understand "why" I currently think the model <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOW</span> sucks ass & I will do all I can in my being to promote/teach a more mature version of "Survival of the Fittest"!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where it all Began!!!</span><br />At a young age I taught myself <span style="font-style: italic;">"how to survive"</span> not because it was imposed upon me from people (although some of it may have), but the big reason was due to my fathers death at age <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">12</span>!!<br /><br />When something traumatic happens to you at a vulnerable age (more so as a teenager trying to sort out "stuff" while hormones are playing havoc on ya!) your perception on the world changes...... I mean how are you meant to make sense of your father dying at age 12 let alone as a adult?!!<br /><br />So as a result of my fathers death & trying to make sense of it through the eyes of a 12yr old, you make representations of "stuff" that can be "right" or "wrong" or just plain <span style="font-weight: bold;">DISTORTED</span>! My way of making sense of my fathers death was 2 fold;<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> I took on the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"I must be the man of the house now"</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>mentality... After a 2yr period (14yrs old) this really shaped my belief systems about the world & stuff in the world....2 yrs prior I was "playing up"!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> From the above, I took on a belief of <span style="font-style: italic;">"if I'm to survive emotionally from my fathers death, it must be Survival of the Fittest"</span>!! Harden up Mother F#$%^# & be a "man"....... Show no <span style="font-style: italic;">"pain</span>" because you need to be <span style="font-style: italic;">"tough"</span> on all levels physically, mentally, spiritually & emotionally!! <span style="font-weight: bold;">BRING IT ON</span> as I remember my 13+ inner voice would say to me on many many occasions!!<br /><br />So that's <span style="font-weight: bold;">"my story"</span> of how I adopted the <span style="font-style: italic;">Survival of the Fittest belief system</span> in my life & <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAKE NO MISTAKE</span> it has served me well <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">AT TIMES</span>, but and here is the biggest BUT!!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">What can serve you so well can also make you <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">WEAK</span>!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Some of you may think where is the problem with this thinking if it served me so well, I mean it was my "saving grace" after all!!<br /><br />The flip side to Charles preferred model of Survival of the Fittest, is that we are creating a bigger gap between people of "rich" vs "poor" or "strong" vs "weak" in the world!!<br /><br />Some people (as I did) once justified this thinking with, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I choose to get off my ass and make something of myself & they don't, so F#$% them, they are "weak" and I <span style="font-weight: bold;">CHOOSE</span> to be strong!!!"</span><br /><br />Fair argument, however do you see that this thought process extends a gap between humanity that is already getting wider and wider each year of rich vs poor or strong vs weak?!?<br /><br />There's no room for <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >COMPASSION </span>in this thinking & this is WHAT we need <span style="font-weight: bold;">more</span> of in this world that is getting wider & divided by the day!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.changethethought.com/wp-content/we_not_me_all2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.changethethought.com/wp-content/we_not_me_all2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">At What Cost do You Stop Before You Are the Strongest?</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />This question is a personal thing that I would ask at times, but more often then not answered in a self serving way to "protect" me which really meant to protect my lack of emotionally stability!!<br /><br />Here's my Model for a MORE MATURED Approach to Charles Poliquin's Survival of the Fittest!!!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >A More Matured Approach to Survival of the Fittest:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Understand the Difference between Immature Ego & Mature Ego we all have both!</span><br />E.g. Immature Ego says "win at all costs without any respect to me or <span style="font-style: italic;">YOU</span>!!"... <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Mature Ego asks "what is the cost of me winning & am I prepared to risk it?"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ask yourself, where does this belief come from?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I'll admit this is a hard one to achieve because most of us, don't know we are "this way" because it's coming from the unconscious mind!! However, simply questioning yourself is a great place to start! </span><br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Understand that most men come from a Immature Ego but tell us, they are here to <span style="font-style: italic;">"serve us"</span>....</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">E.g. Poliquin tells us from the statement above that he has a belief system of "win at all costs", some people may not have a issue with this, fair enough! BUT how content are you if your child, mother, sister are on the receiving end of the Strongest i.e. Weakest, would you be so "cool" with that?<br />Would you "sell" them out to be the Strongest?</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></li></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm sure there are many other ways to explore the more matured way of Survival of the Fittest & it doesn't start with big issues, check the vocab people or yourself that tells you your heading into "survival mode"...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Defining Yourself By More then Just Winning....</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Here's my recommendations for expanding your mindset of what I have talked about by Men that have seen more then you or I reading this story!!<br /><br />1) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Measure-Man-Spiritual-Autobiography-Oprahs/dp/0061357901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271061911&sr=8-1">Measure of a Man</a> </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">A Spiritual Autobiography</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> by </span><span class="shvl-byline" style="font-family:arial;">Sidney Poitier<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What can I say, the first black man to win an oscar who grew up dirt poor & had joy in his upbringing!! This book was above my years when I first read it but it expanded my beliefs about "being a man" that holds to his values!! </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Way-Peaceful-Warrior-Changes-PEACEFUL/dp/B0029I1YE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271061999&sr=1-1">Way of the Peaceful Warrior </a>by Dan Millman</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This has to be the first book to "change" my outlook from a Warrior who was Survival of the Fittest to accepting their is a more Peaceful (Matured) Warrior Way!! Thanks Dan!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Final Thoughts......</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">The world will define you by your materials BUT your kids/family will define you by <span style="font-weight: bold;">LOVE</span> & Maturing your Ego is a long life process (or so I think so) like life it's a journey NOT a destination!!<br /><br />Have fun with this new way of looking at Surviving in the world, don't <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"cop out"</span> of winning just explore what winning <span style="font-weight: bold;">REALLY</span> is!!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">We all must go through developmental stages in this "Survival of the Fittest Mentality"... I know I have and still am transitioning my perception of how I manage and label this mindset!! In all honesty, it still is in me to be the winner at all costs & like you I need to be "checked", so make sure you have people around you to "check" you when it comes :-)<br /><br />Kia Kaha = Be Strong because you need to be "strong" to stand on this Matured Approach to Survival of the Fittest!!<br /><br />Spida Hunter<br /><br />P.S. I don't regret adopting my early belief of "Survival" & I have NO regrets about what God had in place for me in my father dying! <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">You Make the Most of What You Got, PERIOD!!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" height="16" width="125" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-51010784655429445842010-04-06T14:22:00.006+12:002010-04-06T15:23:12.707+12:00March = Wow that much, really?<span style="font-family:arial;">The March Update almost didn't get done with Easter, moving gym etc.... Then it "dawned" on me, don't make an "excuse" for something that you said you would do i.e. Do monthly updates! Who bloody cares if it's late, just GET IT DONE!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.scenicroutepaper.com/Site3/images/layoutImages/Get%20it%20Done_mainpic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.scenicroutepaper.com/Site3/images/layoutImages/Get%20it%20Done_mainpic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So here we are & WOW what a month it has been!! Let's just go in order of how it went......<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">***************************</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Detox, Fasting = </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Painful BUT AMAZING!!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />***************************</span><br />I've written about this journey every day (<a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-1-of-detox.html">Day 1</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-2-of-detox-i-think-ive-cracked-it.html">Day 2</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-3-of-detox-being-at-peace.html">Day 3</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-4-of-detox-that-guy.html">Day 4</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-5-of-detox-being-at-peace.html">Day 5</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-6-detox-change-your-picture.html">Day 6</a>, <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-7-of-detox-done-dusted.html">Day 7</a>) so no need to get into details BUT to say that it has been a experience that I'm so grateful I've <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DONE</span>, and it's got nothing to do with "weight loss"!!<br /><br />I'm talking from a "health" perspective on my body & my mind!! If people can let go of the "weight loss" dogma & or even the "detox" dogma they would by default open their mind up to far more then you can comprehend in "my words"!!!!<br /><br />Bottom Line: I will do a "detox" again, probably in Spring because the benefits of a detox/Elimination type Diet is too powerful NOT to do!!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >***************************<br />I'm now a Dr........<br />***************************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm now a Dr ;-) We had another baby girl on March 12th at 12:50pm and I <span style="font-weight: bold;">DELIVERED</span> her, I'm not talking just cut cord type stuff, I mean I actually delivered here into this world as I did with our 1st daughter!<br /><br />If you ever want to see a "pain free" birth, my lovely lady is the one to talk too!! Ok, I'm going to change gears & be brutal honest & you can perceive it how you want too!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Woman share "war stories" of giving birth to each other like men tell stories about how great they are in bed & with how many woman!!!</span><br /><br />If you as a woman reading this & you want to go down that path of "how much pain/trauma" giving birth was & it lasted 56hrs then by all means do that!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT</span> what good is that to woman-hood!! If you truly want to empower woman then change the story to something more then "pain/world war 3" type stories!!!<br /><br />I have the up most respect for woman & my words are not to degrade you, I hope you can read between the words & see the bigger picture, if not I feel the knifes warming as I type :-)<br /><br />Here is Lennix Maria Lilian Hunter at 3wks old!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs421.snc3/24317_410407229622_751509622_5096389_373949_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 473px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs421.snc3/24317_410407229622_751509622_5096389_373949_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >***************************<br />City 2 Surf = Thanks!<br />***************************</span><br />I wrote about clients completing <a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/city-2-surf-awesome-stuff-team.html">City 2 Surf here</a>, but think it's worth saying thanks again to those that gave it a nudge!! Your awesome!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >***************************<br />EHP is Moving......<br />***************************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">EHP has combined it's magical powers with a local powerlifting club called <a href="http://eastsidebarbell.co.nz/">Eastside Barbell</a>, it is awesome to be part of a greater extended tribe of like minded people!!<br /><br />Clients have already commented that Eastside has a "nice feel" which means the people at Eastside are cool cats that don't think they are the shiz cause they lift 2000000kg :-) !!!<br /><br />Looking forward to breaking down new boundaries with EHP & Eastside :-)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >***************************<br />BJJ & Pan Am<br />***************************</span><br />I'm back doing BJJ after a 2yr lay off, man it feels great to roll around and explore opportunities in movement. I'm taking a "new approach" to BJJ, because I'm strong I consider myself to have "strong BJJ" where is, I will use my strength to get to a position, however I'm trying to "surrounder" to this and allow my technique to find a way out or use my explosiveness when it will serve me rather then every time I'm in trouble!!<br /><br />I've also decided to go to the Pan Am Tournament in Melbourne (November) where I'll compete in the masters white belt division :-)<br /><br />So more to come on this........Check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Groundworx-BJJ/113104805371856?ref=ts">Groundworkz BJJ Fan page here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**********************</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion of March</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**********************</span><br />Wow, what a month all this in only 4wks, there is more but I think they are the "big" things for the month....<br /><br />Thanks for reading have a great day/month ahead & keep failing forward whanau, it's the only way to "fail" :-)<br /><br />Spida<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-4905214409805414872010-03-23T17:11:00.003+13:002010-03-23T17:19:47.358+13:00I DON'T have enough time to Exercise, Spida!!!!<div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Tena koe (hello), I have been really busy lately so some of you would not of heard from me for a while, maybe not such a bad thing huh? Don't be a smart a.s.s! ;-)<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anyway, time is limited so I wanted to share with you a email about "time" and "workouts".....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/1483871472_52b8a6a3ba.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/1483871472_52b8a6a3ba.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>I </b><b>DON'T have enough time, Spida!! </b>This is a common statement that has been thrown my way for years....<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I've always defended "time" with some answer of commitment & dedication to your goals i.e. my answer would go something like this;<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div><div><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">"We all have 168hrs in a 7day a week even Bill Gates! There is NO cheating this, so it comes back to what you CHOOSE to focus on in your life, if it's IMPORTANT to you then you will find the time to MAKE IT HAPPEN!!"<br /><br /></span></i></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">While I still believe this, I have just realized that I'm not <u><i>"fixing the problem"</i></u> by providing workouts that you can do in 15mins that will shed the body-fat from you like a cheetah sprinting for it's prey!!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">There has to be a compromise on <i>"time"</i>, <i>"workouts"</i> & <i>"commitment"</i>!! Just (as I have done for years) saying that you need to shift your perceived time issues to more commitment of time you have.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I also need to provide solutions for when time is <b>TRULY</b> pressed or we are after a "quicky" to give us all the rush of endorphins that make us <u><b>FEEL HAPPY</b></u> that we have "ticked" our workout off our list of "to do's"........<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">The funny thing was, when clients come to me with "time issues" or away on business & in the hotel for 3days, what to do?<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I would provide them with 15min "quicky" workouts that provide <b>ULTIMATE</b> Strength, Fat-Loss & Cardio workouts, I mean I'm the blo.ody master at them!!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I don't say that with immature man ego, I say that with mature Jedi ego :-) ! Training fighters has given me this "special" insight of how to achieve this for fighters or the joe public!!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">So to prove it, I'm going to show you on Friday NZ time at 7:15am (<a class="" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" _wpro_href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html" title="">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html</a>) this is when I do my radio slot with Kiwi FM and we stream live across the world from little ol Aotearoa/New Zealand!!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">So if "time" is a issue for you and you need a solution to provide you with a workout that will cover melting fat like a cheetah sprinting, or building fitness like a Maori warrior and or increasing lean body mass/muscle to burn calories well AFTER you workout then my friend you need to tune in to <a class="" href="http://kiwifm.co.nz/ProgramGuide/Wammo/tabid/75/Default.aspx" _wpro_href="http://kiwifm.co.nz/ProgramGuide/Wammo/tabid/75/Default.aspx" title="">Kiwi FM</a> http://kiwifm.co.nz/ProgramGuide/Wammo/tabid/75/Default.aspx<br /><br /></span></div></div> <div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I will send another email to remind you the day before!!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Until then, Keep Kool till After Skool (kiwi humor that one)<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Spida Hunter</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">P.S. What has given me this "enlightenment"? 10days ago, my partner and I had our newest edition to the family, baby girl called Lennix. I was the delivering Dr.....again as we had her at home and Tracey my partner is a freakin legend at birthing!!!!!!! (hence my time is extra limited at the moment)<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i><b>How is Tracey a legend you may think?</b></i> Have you ever seen a "pain free" birth?????? I have NOW, I've seen 2 and I was the Delivering Dr to BOTH!!!! You almost have to "see it" to believe it, it's that powerful!! Maybe one day if she let's me, I'll show you on video!!!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kia Kaha = Be Strong<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">P.P.S Friday the 26th at 7:15am is when we go live on <a class="" href="http://kiwifm.co.nz/ProgramGuide/Wammo/tabid/75/Default.aspx" _wpro_href="http://kiwifm.co.nz/ProgramGuide/Wammo/tabid/75/Default.aspx" title="">Kiwi FM</a> (NZ Time) so make sure you join us by checking your time and date here </span></div> <span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span><br /><br />><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-25962942333778004942010-03-23T06:12:00.003+13:002010-03-23T06:22:14.466+13:00City 2 Surf = Awesome Stuff Team!!3 EHP Tribal Members completed the <a href="http://city2surf.co.nz/">City 2 Surf</a> which is a 12km run or walk on Sunday 21st March 2010!!<p>Thanks heaps guys for participating, was awesome to have our first EHP Adventure Team in something like this and I'm looking forward to making it bigger next year for us!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24147_406080834622_751509622_4993436_231801_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 604px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24147_406080834622_751509622_4993436_231801_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to</p><ul><li>Chris (holding Maaia in pram) who walked/ran the 12km in just under 2hrs with a time of 1:58mins.</li><li>Jack her son (to her right) ran it in 75mins</li><li>Cam (in glasses) ran it in 58mins and with a hangover <img alt=":P" src="http://recessionworkouts.com/spida/wp-content/plugins/fckeditor-for-wordpress-plugin/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tounge_smile.gif" _cke_saved_src="http://recessionworkouts.com/spida/wp-content/plugins/fckeditor-for-wordpress-plugin/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/tounge_smile.gif" title=":P" /></li><li>Myself and Maaia ran it in 75mins!</li></ul><p>Great effort team and thank you so much for being part of the first ever EHP City 2 Surf Tribal Team!!! Proud of all of you for giving it a nudge!!</p><p><strong>**********************<br />Some Reflections<br />of City 2 Surf:<br />**********************<br /></strong></p><p>Watching the City 2 Surf participants was awesome, I mean there were people from all walks of life, which is great to see i.e. disabled people, company's, Celebrates, skinny people to really large people all "ticking" the City 2 Surf off as <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"done" </span>in 2010!!!</p><p>I was pondering while running and observing all of the different cultures & people running/walking/wheel chairing (or in my case running with a pram), that in today's society of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Instant Gratification"</span> it does <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> matter in the big picture of life <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHAT</span> you do in terms of exercise!!!<br /><br /><br />Now, I'm a person for <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Optimal </span>Training<span style="font-weight: bold;">" </span>relative to what your prepared to commit too, however if I let go of this style of coaching and look at the big picture of life......</p><p>It does <strong>NOT MATTER</strong>, if someone is doing my Fat Burning Metabolic Circuits (which I believe is the most effective and efficient way to drop fat fast while increasing strength & lean muscle) or just plain walking, which is a inefficient way to lose fat when comparing calories burned over a 36hr period!</p><p>What matters in the big picture of LIFE is that someone <span style="font-weight: bold;">MOVES</span> more then they currently do <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOW</span>..... Sure there are exceptions to this rule, however most people say they want "the best" workout but the "best" is a relative term i.e. if they currently do no workouts just 3 is a achievement, who cares what it is (in the early stages)!</p><p>So while I still believe in "optimal training", we still need to be compassionate to those that "just move", yes, they will believe that what they do is "good & ideal" however, it's better someone moves then someone who does not?!</p><p>So start moving, and in the journey of 'moving' you will find OPTIMAL TRAINING and when you are ready for optimal, I will be waiting :-)<br /></p><p>Spida Hunter<br /></p><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-37613663479341527312010-03-19T13:58:00.008+13:002010-03-19T19:15:43.131+13:00Client Success - Fat Loss, MMA, BMX & LIFE!!<span style="font-family:arial;">I would like to talk about some of the success we have had at EHP with some of our EHP Tribal Clients.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************<br />Cam Steer - Victory</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><object width="385" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oE8ernLn79g&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oE8ernLn79g&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object><span style="font-family:arial;">Won his MMA Fight at Fight Sports Night on Saturday March 13th 2010 via rear naked choke in 1st round.</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs446.ash1/24612_389748277593_712352593_4890300_7891939_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 545px; height: 408px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs446.ash1/24612_389748277593_712352593_4890300_7891939_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Phil Looney - Bugger</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lost on the same card in a Thai fight on points decision, I've heard it was a real close fight!! Next time Phil, we'll close the deal :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Jay Hepi - 13kg!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Has lost a total of 13kg since starting, we have hit a plateau at the moment however with regionals in Kapa Haka coming up, I'm sure that will be breaking through it!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >***************************<br />Shannon Alexander</span> -<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Smashes PB<br />in Dead lift by 15kg</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*****************</span>***<br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs452.snc3/25899_1348493665737_1033184904_1062465_6557381_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 549px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs452.snc3/25899_1348493665737_1033184904_1062465_6557381_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Shannon is the 4th female I've coached to dead lift 100kg, this is an awesome achievement since last year was her first year training EHP Style for BMX Strength & Conditioning!! Oh, she's only 14 & weighs 58kg!!!! I know, real cool!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">See, females should lift heavy! :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Kate Alford -<br />109km??</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >********************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Is competing in her first 109km bike race next week, so this will be interesting to hear how she goes in this journey, I'm sure she will make it look as easy as her 100kg dead lifts for reps!! :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >****************<br />Denise</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> -</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >New Dress<br />Size</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">****************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">She has lost 5cm in 5wks ___________________ (the line represents 5cm) around her waist, that's 1cm a week!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's how it looks for Denise in 5wks to get this awesome result with MORE TO COME!!</span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Train 4x per week = 2 Metabolic Strength & 2 Metabolic Conditioning</li><li>Record her Food</li><li>Eat According to the 9 Habits of Fat loss<br /></li><li>Be Positive</li></ul><ol style="font-family: arial;"><li>She has missed 3 sessions over 5wks!!</li><li>Her eating is around 70% across 5wks compliant, we aim for 90%!</li><li>She's honest about what she eats & not ashamed of it i.e. Positive!</li><li>She's not afraid of "hard work"!</li><li>We've dramatically increased her Lean Body Mass i.e. Muscle! So her weight is the same BUT her clothes are a lot looser i.e. she's getting ready for new dress size :-)<br /></li></ol><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >******************</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Conclusion</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >******************</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">To finish, I've posted the stuff we can "measure" the stuff you can't measure as well is confidence, life performance, belief systems, mindset, attitude etc... and these things mean more to me because these "life skills" are what determine your character as a human being and the impact you will have on others!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for reading have a great day and Kia Kaha = Be Strong....... In your training and in life EHP Tribe/Whanau!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lastly, 3 EHP Clients are also completing the City 2 Surf this Sunday. Cam, Jack, Chris & Me (running with a pram). This is the first time we have put a EHP Tribal Team in the City 2 Surf, so looking forward to more!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Spida Hunter</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-81479290366199665352010-03-18T06:14:00.005+13:002010-03-18T06:43:44.810+13:00MacDonalds & Weight Watchers are Best Mates!<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/mac-220.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 147px;" src="http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/mac-220.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">MacDonald's and Weight Watchers has "teamed Up" to provide the consumer a meal that will only give them 6.5 points according to weight watchers points scheme! </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10629561">Read Article from NZ Hereald here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't blame either party, I mean they are a business & they are looking for ways to grow that business! <span style="font-weight: bold;">HOWEVER</span>, this is planting of the seed to give the perception that MacDonald's are "healthy" and the kids today will believe that in 10yrs time......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm not "anti" MacDonald's, I believe the consumer needs to take responsibility for there eating behaviours, however to those that don't know, this also gives them the excuse to dine and wine at MacDonald's.....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Let's face it, how often do you go to MacDonald's to get a "light meal"???</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There are many examples like WW & Mac's teaming up....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">E.g. I'm not Anti All Blacks but a parent/kid who doesn't know any better would believe that Powerade is the drink to "scientifically" improve performance when simple H20 would do the trick before they are dehydrated.....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh, the All Black Marketing team have that one covered as well and SELL us bottled water when 99% of the nation can drink water straight out of the tap!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">At the end of the day, it comes back to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> YOU</span> the consumer to add more "filters" to what you believe & perceive to be real and straight out crap!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">That starts by questioning things you perceive to be true, just like a 2 yr old asks <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">WHY 24/7</span> :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Until you question "status quo" you will fall victim to what ever comes your way i.e. that will be inches around the waist in FAT & behaviors that support it with ignorance to justify it!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So while I don't approve of this planting of the seed, I have always believed in raising your Health & Fitness I.Q & this is why.......<br /><br />Kia Kaha = Be Strong & exercise your most powerful muscle, the brain!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Spida Hunter</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-83590239201874716112010-03-17T09:34:00.005+13:002010-03-17T10:39:33.311+13:00Fitness Marketing = HYPE & CRAP!!<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.findmefit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bullshit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 332px;" src="http://www.findmefit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bullshit.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's me selling you on the idea of FITNESS MAREKETING!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't fall for the salesman fitness pro on the internet who is more about $$ & marketing then, actually helping you i.e. they go for masses then core groups of people!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here's reality that isn't pretty but it is REALITY!</span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Don't buy pills for fat loss</li><li>Don't buy fitness toys for fat loss i.e. swissballs, KB, TRX's</li><li>If you don't understand the fit pro's concept, that doesn't make them clever!</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">What to do about your Fat Loss goals:</span><br /><ol style="font-family: arial;"><li>Increase your training from what you do now i.e. 1 extra workout</li><li>MAKE sure you eat 4-6 x per day and DON'T worry about what at the start!</li><li>Decrease the amount you eat at each meal</li></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">There's no magic in this, it's common sense but it is a version of the TRUTH!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Your mind will have all sorts of questions about why, what, how, when to the steps 1-2-3 and that is the REAL challenge, putting your mind talk to sleep and GETTING ON WIT IT!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The real secret to your success is applying the above and increasing your biggest muscle between your ears!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now, get to it and stop falling for the BS fit pro's out there trying to manipulate your thinking to "their way" is the only way!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The new EHPFitness.com will be raining on the BS in the fitness world, I'm sick of the crap and manipulation/lies to the masses about fat loss, fitness etc.... So I'm going to recruit the real deal trainers & experts and have an open forum on topics like these! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Be prepared.....</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-76833208872577852032010-03-11T05:33:00.004+13:002010-03-11T06:53:33.194+13:00Day 7 of Detox: Done & Dusted!<object width="380" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9om9VJPAJs&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9om9VJPAJs&hl=en_GB&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="365"></embed></object><br /><br />Today is a Summary of my learnings of "detoxing & fasting"......<br /><br />My Goals for doing this 7 Day Detox;<br /><br />1. Clean my system from the Inside (From time to time we need to "cleanse" our internal cells & organs, allowing our body to revitalize and rejuvenate!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Achieved without a doubt!!!</span><br /><br /></div> 2. Let go and become aware of patterns/habits I have (This is part of the explore the "mind talk" that comes up when I'm breaking habits and or being hungry!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I feel as if I have a "new depth" of awareness around my own mind talk and what's it's really about & I believe I've changed my habits/thinking towards eating! Biggest feeling of accomplishment is in this department!</span><br /></div><br />3. A fun Challenge! (Can I even do it? What "stuff" will come up to enable me to justify certain behaviors....)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">lots come up and I did do it and oh yeah lots of stuff came up :-) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Measurements March 3rd 2010: <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">LOST</span> Measurements March 11th 2010:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WT</span> = 91.2kg <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">4.6kg</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span> 86.6kg<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arm Flexed</span> = 39cm <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">1cm</span> </span> 38cm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chest</span> = 104cm <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">3cm</span> 101cm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waist</span> = 91.5cm & Skinfold = 28cm <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">2.5cm & 6mm</span> 89cm & Skinfold 22mm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hips</span> = 95.6cm & Skinfold = 25mm <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 3.1cm & 10mm</span> 92.5cm & Skinfold 15cm<br /><br />You could argue I've lost Lean Body Mass (LBM = muscle) I suppose it's not really an argument, but where's the problem?<br /><br />The benefits I have received are well worth losing some LBM!!! Any GOOD trainer trying to add some LBM to every client because we all know, the leaner you are the more efficient you are at burning calories!<br /><br />BUT, the awareness I have gained in loss of the muscle...... that my friends is the real secret to fat loss & or muscle mass!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S5fcc0ia31I/AAAAAAAAAds/RM4XL_Gg9uc/s1600-h/stuck+in+maze.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S5fcc0ia31I/AAAAAAAAAds/RM4XL_Gg9uc/s320/stuck+in+maze.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447064662025363282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for learning from this journey,<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-59026071745182251572010-03-09T06:34:00.003+13:002010-03-09T07:15:21.996+13:00Day 6: Detox = Change Your Picture!<span style="font-family:arial;">So many people have their "own representations" of <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHAT</span> a Detox is... Hell, I know I did!! </span><br /><br />Here's what Wikipedia had;<br /><b style="font-style: italic;">Body cleansing</b><span style="font-style: italic;"> or </span><b style="font-style: italic;">detoxification</b><span style="font-style: italic;"> is a treatment in </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">alternative medicine</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> which proponents claim rid the body of accumulated harmful substances that exert a negative effect on individual health.</span><sup style="font-style: italic;" id="cite_ref-Detox_Diets:_Cleansing_the_Body_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_cleansing#cite_note-Detox_Diets:_Cleansing_the_Body-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> Many scientists argue that such cleansings are often unnecessary, and are based on questionable or disproved scientific claims.</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_cleansing#cite_note-1"><span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I believe the above is partly true!! I also believe before I started on this journey that people do detox's for the wrong reasons i.e. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">weight loss only</span>! Sure, depending on what detox you do this is opportunity to make this happen!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But, what I think people truly miss out on, is the opportunity to <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"change their ways"</span> or habits. I mean what's the point of doing a detox then getting straight back into the way you WERE?!?!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This truly doesn't make sense to me......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is why, my mindset has always been to "explore me" and give my internal system a break from the stresses we impose upon our system, it had <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTHING</span> to do with weight loss!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I think if you are coming from a perspective of weight loss then you will be on a yoyo diet train all your life, jumping from one "secret diet" to the next AND you will hate every single one and your body will be a representation of that as well, big to small to big to small etc....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.loseweightdiets.net/images/yoyo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 271px;" src="http://www.loseweightdiets.net/images/yoyo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As Day 6 is done and dusted, it's real interesting this whole "detox" thing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Detox or Fasting is a form of cleansing "internally" and a opportunity to "explore" you! If you can look at it from this perspective then you can make real life long changes!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm no expert at this stuff, but what I do know is that from the perspective of "exploration of me" I have found a new depth to health, mentally, physically & spiritually!<br /><br />I hope this helps shift your perspective on diets, exercise, detox and the simply fact that all of them are a <span style="font-weight: bold;">JOURNEY</span> not a destination!!<br /><br />Kia Kaha = Be Strong!<br /></span><br />Spida Hunter<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-82664734788242962302010-03-08T11:31:00.003+13:002010-03-08T12:24:49.523+13:00Day 5 of Detox - Being at "Peace"....<span style="font-family: arial;">Day 5 is done & dusted......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to admit, I struggled in the first 1/2 of the day with some of my mind talk, I think there were a couple of reasons for this;</span><br /><br /><ol style="font-family: arial;"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">I didn't eat my juiced dinner the night before</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I was real comfortable with not eating, I didn't feel there was a "need" to eat it!<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">woke up & got up at 5am (on a Sunday), in my sleep I broke my headphones!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This annoyed me most of the morning, I do my meditation through <a href="http://bit.ly/vNZY1">Holosync </a>which a CD based meditation with headphones ON!! So to have broken a $150 headset is a bit of a piss off! </span><br /></li></ol><span style="font-family: arial;">There is learning in both scenario's that I've explored as well i.e. 1) Put my mind under a bit more stress just as I thought I had "got it". 2) Maybe it's time I explore both </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://bit.ly/vNZY1">Holosync</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and other Meditation forms.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Regardless of the above, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">OVERALL</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> I'm at peace with everything, I've mentioned this in day 3! Here's what I put on </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://facebook.com/SpidaHunter">Face Book</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> yesterday;</span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; font-family: arial;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">"Now tat Ive accepted hunger, I now GET how u can be @ peace with hunger! Who would of thought Maori boy from Putaruru would figure that Jedi shit out!"</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: arial;">It's the strangest feeling, I mean sure I have to check myself to not look to the future of Day 8 and "wanting" something when I'm there!</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/images/stories/Sevenfold/meditate%20small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 208px;" src="http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/images/stories/Sevenfold/meditate%20small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">I've read lots of books about </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"being in the moment"</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> (Dan Millman The way of the Peaceful Warrior, Eckart Tolle The Power of Now & A New Earth are 3 of my favorites) and I've got it through Meditation at times, however it seems to be with me throughout this Detox/Fasting Journey...... Funny, because knowing something intellectually is NEVER the same as knowing it </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">"EXPERIENTIALLY" </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">E.g People have said to me, I could run a marathon if I trained for it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm sure you can but knowing that you could if you wanted too, to actually DOING it is a whole different level of "knowing"!!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I will do my best to explain what I'm saying about being in the moment; </span><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the past I have just ate without little regards how much or what (to a point)!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, I'm enjoying every gulp of my juice or every spoonful of my brown rice with raw veggies! While I'm in this state, nothing is a problem, I'm at PEACE with myself & the world!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It's the best feeling to enjoy the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">simplest things</span><span style="font-family: arial;">!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully you get what I'm saying intellectually & if you have been their (really been there) then you know exactly what I mean!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">**********************</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br />More Contemplating....</span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">**********************</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well that's some of what I've been contemplating and become so much aware of! I'm also going to explore a greater depth of how much meat we eat in modern day society.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I mean back in the cave man days as I think it is...... I doubt very much that eating meat every night was in their diet, I'm pretty sure they would of rotated their protein sources (not consciously) but due to seasons, hunting etc......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">E.g. They may of had birds 1 night and fish the next then nothing for 3 days, other then plant protein while they hunted a T Rex or something!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So from what I perceive the cave man days to be, it makes sense in modern day society we consume meat/dairy way too much?! I won't get into the organic meat argument today.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So this is why, I think it's worth exploring this! More so now that I have had no meat the last 5days and I have had greater depth of sleep, greater concentration, less flatulence and smell!</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">(Side Note: I don't think no meat is the only reason my sleep or concentration has improved, being at peace has a greater impact then meat I believe!)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">**************</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br />In Closing...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><br />**************</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is what the Detox is all about for me to EXPLORE me and my perceptions of what I thought or currently think, sure I'm down 4kg but it's not like I was obese or unhealthy prior to embarking upon this journey!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm so grateful to have had and taken the opportunity to </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">"detox/fasting & explore"</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> me, without doing this I would still believe/think the same stuff without any regard to something deeper!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Take care and have a great day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Spida Hunter</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">P.S. The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">ULTIMATE</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> proof of knowing someone is at "peace", is check their </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">home life</span><span style="font-family: arial;">!!! And here's what my lovely lady has got to say in response to my </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://facebook.com/spidahunter">Face book</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> comment above;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Babe you ares doing really really well on your detox its day five and your still of sane mind!!<br /><br /> Fuck if it was me i would have eaten my own fucken arm by now!!... and probably try to hide it!! xoxox :-) proud of ya</span><span style="font-family: arial;">!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">She has a way with words :-) </span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-64327679154869818632010-03-07T06:42:00.006+13:002010-03-07T07:18:20.115+13:00Day 4 of Detox - Lizard Brain & Meat?!<span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks to everyone who has commented on <a href="http://facebook.com/spidahunter">face book</a> or the blog upon reading this Detox Journal, some great points and some real positive feedback about to quit or not!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Well it's day 4 write up so I guess I haven't quit yet!!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I have to say, I'm real "peaceful" with my hunger, the strangest feeling (for me). I mean, if I was hungry in the past I WOULD EAT, no questions no drama no attachment to the </span><em style="font-family: arial;">type of food</em><span style="font-family:arial;">, I would just eat!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This has served me well, I mean I don't care what I eat hence why this Detox is </span><em style="font-family: arial;">"easy"</em><span style="font-family:arial;"> to eat, sure some of it like the Wheat Grass drink takes a bit to get use too, but where people will say "I can't eat that I don't like it", for me if it's good for you, I'll eat it (mostly)! Brasoul sprouts are still crap!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Actually, since embarking on this Detox journey, my life has been "peaceful" (post 30hrs), nothing seems to bother me I just go through my day at "peace"! If something comes up in a form of perceived stress, I just deal with it without the emotional attachment. Sure, I may have 30sec of grrrr, but I can't think of a time that it has impacted me more then that!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />INTERESTING</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, when you <span style="font-style: italic;">"connect the dots"</span>!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Here's another interesting point; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Protein & Meat</span>!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I'm a protein based eater, it's how I prefer to eat and it's what I'm most comfortable doing i.e. too many carbs only play havoc on my system, where meat does not......... or so I thought!!!!!!!!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This detox has been a </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >"no meat"</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> and mostly veggies juiced, with 1 main meal of brown rice & raw veggies for lunch. I'm pretty staunch on my protein thinking I mean it has served me well relative to carbs!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But what can serve you can be your double edge sword! Without any meat in my diet over the last 4days, I've noticed things like;<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">body odour</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">sweating</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">flatulence</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">poo's<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">All smell different & a lot less of it!!</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Now, this leads me to believe that too much meat/whey (or poor quality) is "blocking our system", I notice this with whey protein and this is why I prefer rice protein!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Now, I'm not saying that <span style="font-style: italic;">"meat is bad"</span> and I'm a born again Vegetarian, <span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT </span>I am now observing meat both in terms of quality/quantity in our diet and I think this deserves some <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">SERIOUS</span> change in perception!!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I don't have all the answers in this "observation" however, things people have said to me in the past about meat seem to make more sense now that I've taken meat out of the diet!<br /><br />Again, I'm not saying we should remove it completely BUT it definatly should be addressed the quality and quantity we eat!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clever Mind Talk:</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I say this all the time, <span style="font-style: italic;">"the smarter someone is in life and I.Q the better their justifications to defend their behavior!"</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Well, F#$% me, I'm that guy!!! As painful as it is for me to admit this. I'M THAT PERSON!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Last night, I almost threw it all away at our family dinner time AGAIN!!! I had all these justifications for it that sounded so good (to me), here's a couple;</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />* I'll eat fresh veggies (instead of the juiced celery, carrots, spinach etc..)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* I've achieved what I wanted, so why not?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">* I'm neutral with the Detox i.e. my mind talk has stopped after 30hrs and I'm actually enjoying the limited food and REALLY enjoying my lunch of veggies and brown rice, i.e. <span style="font-style: italic;">I have NO attachment to the detox/food/habits anymore, I'm far more aware and chose with a neutral stance not to eat anything other then what is prescribed!</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Sometimes, you just need to hear it straight and my lovely lady after I asked her, "do you think I'm cleverly justifying my actions of stopping for this one meal?"</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br />"Yes, I think you are!"</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="font-family: arial;" class="alignnone" title="That Guy!" src="http://royalsblog.kansascity.com/files/images/thatguy.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="221" /><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">Once I quietened the voice of "but but but but........", she was right I AM THAT GUY!!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />So I made my juice put 3 oranges in it (not in the plan) sat down and ate dinner with the family!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Seth Godin calls it the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/quieting-the-lizard-brain.html" target="_blank">Lizard Brain</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, I call it Mind Talk and this is MIND Talk at it's best!!!!! The part of your brain that puts up a form of "resistance" to make you believe what you are saying is true when something becomes "uncomfortable"!!!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.atime4strength.com/2010/01/how-to-overcome-the-resistance-of-the-lizard-brain.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 194px;" src="http://bestabs.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d557253ef0120a82caf92970b-pi" alt="" border="0" />Pic from Shawn Phillips Blog</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I'm grateful for this experience, mostly! Some of me is a bit annoyed that I was dumb enough or shall I be more truthful and say <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">EGOTISTICAL</span> enough to think I'm more aware then my own "mind talk/Lizard brain"!!!! The best learning's are those that you experience!!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >So take home message today for me:</span><br /><ol style="font-family: arial;"><br /><li> The obsession with meat (in my life & I'll bracket all hard core meat eaters) needs to be addressed both in quality and quantity!</li><br /><li>My Mind Talk almost "owned" me with some very clever justifications</li><br /><li>I'm that guy as per above :-)</li><br /></ol><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 5 here I come!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for following this journey feel free to post anything you want about it, I'm enjoying the comments and the read!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-85674087920989092832010-03-06T09:47:00.004+13:002010-03-06T10:44:13.733+13:00Day 3 of Detox- To Quit?<span style="font-family:arial;">Day 3 of Detox is done and dusted.....</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I ate according to the plan except I had a extra miso soup before bed last night. Today was a strange day, I had no amount of "mind talk" going on today and I actually delayed alot of my eating times, not to test my man hood on starvation but quite simply because I was "at peace" with this whole detox thing and felt I had reached my "goals":</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />1) To Cleanse the system from the inside out<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">2) To break patterns that I was unaware of and explore them</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />3) To have fun doing it!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Now the first 30hrs wasn't much fun as I observed my mind talk "own" me, but since I "cracked it" or think I've cracked it, I have a strange "peaceful" feeling about it all.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />This Peaceful feeling is a feeling of</span><em style="font-family: arial;"><strong> BEING NEUTRAL</strong></em><span style="font-family:arial;">, I feel neutral towards my patterns. Which means I have </span><strong style="font-family: arial;"><em>NO ATTACHMENT</em></strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> to the "stuff" that surfaces. Real life e.g. When I eat my only "real meal" of brown rice & raw veggies, in that moment I'm at peace, I'm happy & grateful.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Who would of thought a "hard core" meat eater would actually get satisfaction out of a vegetarian diet, to the point that my partner and I are talking about having a meat free night, and subscribing days to particular foods! Will keep you updated on that one!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="font-family: arial; width: 198px; height: 303px;" class="alignnone" src="http://dontdatethatdude.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/peaceful_warrior.jpg" alt="" /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I was at peace so much I even contemplated stopping the Detox, simply because "I'm neutral" towards my stuff or most of it. In a round about way, this is what it's all about!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Don't get me wrong there is still stuff that comes up e.g. I miss eating with my family, sure I eat with them but it doesn't feel the same. The other night they had rice and chicken, I'm not a rice fan normally but I was like it would be nice to eat the same as them and be a "part" of our family dinner.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />So the question remains........</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Will I stop the Detox?</span> I don't know, a part of me says it's ok cause you are </span><em style="font-family: arial;">"neutral" </em><span style="font-family:arial;">and then another part of me says, </span><em style="font-family: arial;">"justification"</em><span style="font-family:arial;"> for stopping.</span><strong style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />What do you think?</strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Am I a failure?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Do I need to harden up?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If I stop the detox....</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Or is it ok?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />There's no right or wrong answer just your own thoughts, would be great to hear them!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Thanks for following,</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Spida</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20"><img style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-9458653036546240162010-03-04T21:38:00.004+13:002010-03-04T21:44:24.182+13:00Day 2 of Detox- I think I've cracked it!!!<span style="font-family: arial;">As day 2 comes to an end of my 7 Day Detox, I think I've gone through the "toughest" part of this Detox!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Weight this morning </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">90.5kg</strong><span style="font-family: arial;"> from 91.2kg the day before! </span><strong style="font-family: arial;"><em><800grams</em></strong><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Yesterday, was tough! I had so much "mind talk" about wanting to quit and how hard I wanted to quit & I had so many justifications for it as well!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />First thing today, was </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">NO</strong><span style="font-family: arial;"> different!! I went to Yoga and had the same "mind talk" going on in my head and 1/2 way through I was thinking this is </span><em style="font-family: arial;">"too hard"</em><span style="font-family: arial;"> AGAIN!!!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Yoga turned out to be the</span><em style="font-family: arial;"> "turning point"</em><span style="font-family: arial;"> for me, after it I showered up and met with my lovely lady and daughter, I was still rough at this point, however an hour later when having my "main meal" at 2:30pm I thought, I've done it!!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />This is the "turning point" and I quietly ate my lunch with no "mind talk" to combat with!! I was at "peace"!!! </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.sell-your-caronline.com/ehp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/confusion-with-sign-posts.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-197" title="confusion with sign posts" src="http://www.sell-your-caronline.com/ehp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/confusion-with-sign-posts-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />So I'm hoping Day 1 and 1/2 of Day 2 were my "hardest days"....... I'm hoping :-)</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-family: arial;"><em>What my day looked like:</em></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">7am: Drink Lemon/Ginger</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">7:15am Wheat Grass drink</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8am Veggie Juice</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8:30am to 1pm MIND TALK Galore!!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10am Yoga</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">11:45am Green Tea</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1pm Meditation</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2:30pm Main Meal = Brown Rice, steamed veggies & raw veggies</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">5:30pm Veggie Juice = Carrot and Apple</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">7:30pm Veggie Juice</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9pm Wheat Grass & H20</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">9:20pm Peppermint Tea</span><br /></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't do BJJ tonight, I wanted to keep my "good feel" that I discoverd during lunch and I didn't want to tax my energy levels that I had just got back!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />So Day 2 is now done and I think I'm "over the hill" with so much crap filtering through my head and my low energy levels!!!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Some Explanations:</span><strong style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Energy Levels:</strong><span style="font-family: arial;"> They are a bit low due to the drop in calories, I haven't done the math on how many calories I'm consuming however I would guess that it's 1/2 of what I normally consume<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><strong style="font-family: arial;">Mind Talk in my Head:</strong><span style="font-family: arial;"> This is interelated with the above, when ever you go "cold turkey" your body goes through some form of 'withdrawls' & mine is having less calories......</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Part of my "belief system" is</span><strong style="font-family: arial;"> I DON'T GO HUNGRY</strong><span style="font-family: arial;">!! It's part of Maori Culture to have food regardless of occasion i.e. death, happiness etc... So to be hungry is a real challenge to me!! If I've wanted to get leaner I eat more veggies/protein and less carbs BUT I don't go hungry (or real hungry)! So this is/was my biggest challenge to date, shifting my perception around this......</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What's installed for me tommorrow?</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I have no idea but I'm starting to actaully enjoy it now...... right I'm off for my peppermint tea :-)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-74867731295290024382010-03-04T11:51:00.003+13:002010-03-04T21:44:09.280+13:00Day 1 of Detox<a href="http://www.sell-your-caronline.com/ehp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/967769_food_melon_bread_oregano_cherry_tomatos.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-177" title="967769_food_melon_bread_oregano_cherry_tomatos" src="http://www.sell-your-caronline.com/ehp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/967769_food_melon_bread_oregano_cherry_tomatos-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><br /><br />I've been getting lots of comments about the Detox and what I'm doing, well over the next 7 days I will reveal what I'm doing and how I'm progressing, it's a way for me to keep me honest and share with you the reader on my highs and lows of letting go of old patterns!<br /><br /><strong>My reasons are very simple for doing this 7 Day Detox;</strong><br /><ol><br /><li>Clean my system from the Inside (From time to time we need to "cleanse" our internal cells & organs, allowing our body to revitalize and rejuvenate!)</li><br /><li>Let go and become aware of patterns/habits I have (This is part of the explore the "mind talk" that comes up when I'm breaking habits and or being hungry!)</li><br /><li>A fun Challenge! (Can I even do it? What "stuff" will come up to enable me to justify certain behaviors....)<br /></li><br /></ol>I have no desire to "lose weight" although I suspect I will due to the "cleanse" that occurs from allowing your gut/cells/immunity etc... to recovery from the day to day "stress" we impose upon it! Plus the type of Detox I'm doing is mostly liquid juices with 1 main meal during the day and NO protein in meat form!<br /><br />My Measurements are as follows;<br /><br />WT = 91.2kg<br />Arm Flexed = 39cm<br />Chest = 104cm<br />Waist = 91.5cm & Skinfold = 28cm<br />hips = 95.6cm & Skinfold = 25mm<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>To be honest, although I am not concerned with “losing weight” I would love to get both numbers in hip/waist down in the next 7days!!!</strong><br /></div><br />I have also cut back on my training as this Detox is not designed for someone who is active or in my case Very Active :-), so my training for the next 7 days looks like this;<br /><ol><br /><li>Wednesday 3rd March 2010 = Rest</li><br /><li>Thursday = Yoga (may do BJJ but not sure)</li><br /><li>Friday = Rest</li><br /><li>Saturday = Run/Walk (Preparation for EHP City 2 Surf)<br /></li><br /><li>Sunday = Rest</li><br /><li>Monday = Upper Body Weights</li><br /><li>Tuesday = Yoga (& may do BJJ)</li></ol>Again, I may do more or less depending on energy levels. I've already decided to eat more of the fresh food I'm eating to provide more energy/calories for workouts.<br /><br />Here's what my day looked like today on Day 1 of Detox:<br />4:50am<br />juice out of 1 fresh lemon and fresh ginger. Fill the rest of the glass H20<br /><br />5:10am<br />Wheat Grass & to make a green drink<br /><br />5:30am Breakfast<br />Vegetable juice= carrots, beetroot, cucumber, spinach, parsley. 1 tab 1000 mg of vitamin C & 1 tbls fish oil (I ate the spinach, parsley)<br /><br />8:50am Between Break-Fast and Lunch<br />Green Tea <span style="font-style: italic;">(I was struggling at this time, this is when I have a big breaky normally and my mind was talking all sorts of s#$%, once I had the green tea it seemed to "stabilize" my mind talk/mood!)</span><br /><br />12:30pm Lunch<br />Brown rice with a mixture of raw & steamed vegetables = broccoli, mushrooms, radishes, spring onions, ginger, 1 cup of miso soup and extra virgin olive. 1 x 1000mg of vitamin C, 1 tbls fish oil.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Very filling surprisingly actually!)</span><br /><br />3:30pm<br />Carrot & Apple Juice with Miso Soup (Miso soup was not in the plan but I had it anyway)<br /><br />7pm Dinner<br />Juice of beetroot, carrot, celery, cucumber, wheat grass, pepper, spinach, 1 tab Vitamin C. (I ate the spinach and pepper.<br /><br />9pm<br />Peppermint tea<br /><br />10:10pm asleep<br /><br />To sum up Day 1 in words, tiring & hungry! But it's done!!<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-47334803309433472772010-03-02T06:54:00.009+13:002010-03-02T07:52:17.745+13:007 Day Detox & the Fear of the New Website<span style="font-family:arial;">Just a quick update before the tribe at home wakes up!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*********************</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />7 Day Detox</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*********************</span><br />Tomorrow I start my 7 day Detox where I will blog about it everyday from the, highs, food, lows, to the mind talk etc.... I'm excited about doing this Detox because it gives me an opportunity to "explore" habits and addictions that go underneath the radar i.e. unconscious patterns!<br /><br />Obviously there are lots of benefits to doing a Detox ranging from;<br /></span><ul><li>Weight Loss</li><li>Cleanse from the Inside</li><li>Increased Vitality</li><li>Greater Energy</li><li>Break free of Patterns</li><li>Understand the body more</li><li>Plus lots more</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">My main reasons are nothing more than a fun challenge i.e. can I do it? Break my normal eating patterns, give my insides a clean from the toxins, kind of like a "internal bath"!<br /><br />So stay tuned tomorrow for Day 1 of the 7 Day Detox!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*********************************</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />EHPFitness.com Is Here</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />....................Almost!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />*********************************<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S4wJ5jrllMI/AAAAAAAAAdk/fuDXtdLl59Q/s1600-h/picresized_th_1267509316_Spida%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S4wJ5jrllMI/AAAAAAAAAdk/fuDXtdLl59Q/s400/picresized_th_1267509316_Spida%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443736934019339458" border="0" /></a>I've been procrastinating on making this happen <span style="font-weight: bold;">A LOT FASTER</span>, for the simple reason of my own <span style="font-weight: bold;">FEAR</span>!!!<br /><br />I'm a self taught geek and I've outsourced all of this project to the "experts" which has been a blessing and challenge. Now it's 95% done and I'm holding the chain <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">again</span> figuring out how to use the site etc.....<br /><br />This is my way of saying I'm scared again :-)<br /><br />But to face this "fear", I'm going to go on record and say in April will be the realease date of the new site! I've got excuses for this not to happen i.e. baby due any week now BUT that only sounds good to me, I'm going to dig deep to get it all sorted by this date!!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more details!<br /><br />Spida Hunter<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-77486234672260666742010-03-01T12:45:00.005+13:002010-03-01T22:18:42.623+13:00The Month That Was = FebruaryFebruary has now been and gone and we are over 15% of the year GONE, never to be seen again until 2011!! Man, how time flys........<br /><br />Discipline is one of the most (if not the most) determining factor to reaching your goals, the fitness marketing guru will have you believe it's their "secret programme" BUT I can assure you it's NOT!!!<br /><br />The "secret" is showing up CONSISTENTLY and that requires DISCIPLINE to do what needs to be done in the daily grind!!!<br /><br />I've set goals for the year;<br /><ul><li>Dead lift 220kg</li><li>Meditate 90% of the year</li><li>250 workouts in 2010 (<a href="http://ehp-fitness.blogspot.com/2009/12/your-biggest-secret-is-in-turning-up.html">Stole this number from Alwyn Cosgrove</a>)<br /></li><li>Read 10-12 books, just to name a few!<br /></li></ul>Here's how I'm looking so far for the above;<br /><ol><li>Dead lift (this has not been a focus, I just train at this stage :-)</li><li>Meditation<br />Jan 2010 = 26days<br />Feb = 27days</li><li>250 Workouts<br />Jan = 10 (started late)<br />Feb = 19 (All MS & PE workouts are with Fighters in preparation for March 13th Fight Night.<br />2 x Yoga (aiming for 1 per week in March)<br />4 x Metabolic Strength<br />6 x Power Endurance<br />5 x Run (In preparation for City 2 Surf 12km run 21st March & 1/2 Marathon in June)<br /><br /></li><li>Reading Books = 0/Nil/Nothing :-) Just started reading first book today (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Cardio-Strength-Training-THE-BOOK/234155486210?ref=ts">Cardio Strength Training by Robert dos Remedios</a>)</li></ol>So as you can see, I'm not perfect BUT I'm DOING!!! I often "play" with the idea of measuring other things as well and I have no doubt I will! What I do know from all of this, when the end of the month comes to a close and I get to look back, it's bloody satisfying I can assure you! :-)<br /><br />Sure there is room for improvement, but I can see exactly where I need to improve to raise my "numbers" if I'm on track or if I'm off track! That's the beauty of measuring!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://itorganization2017.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/student_discipline_head_photo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 297px;" src="http://itorganization2017.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/student_discipline_head_photo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Take home message of all of this, measuring what you do actually tells the story of HOW you are doing and allows you to "adjust" things to suit!<br /><br />March Goal:<br /><ul><li>4 x Yoga (1x per week)</li><li>7 Day Detox</li><li>Raise my total training #'s to 22 workouts</li><li>Have read 1 book.<br /></li></ul>All this while we are having our next baby any time soon........ So no guarantees on how I will go with achieving this but I'll give it a go :-)<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Spida Hunter.<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-16231512565626327562010-02-24T10:26:00.006+13:002010-02-24T11:18:08.396+13:00Coaching with a Different Hat?!<span style="font-family:arial;">This morning I had a Coaching session with a client that had nothing to with reps/sets/nutrition or Exercise for that matter, but it had everything to do with Health?!!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.coachingsquare.be/cms/images/stories/tcs-indiv-coaching.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.coachingsquare.be/cms/images/stories/tcs-indiv-coaching.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I've been told from my lovely lady that I need to take off my "How to solve problems" hat more often, which is friggin hard I can assure you!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">For the simple reason, I have trained myself to look at situations as;</span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's</span> the Issue/problem?</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">How</span> can we/I fix it in the best positive manner without carrying any bullshit!?</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't go into Why is this a problem, I just accept this is what has been presented like it or not and how do we create an outcome we/I like?!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Well today (back to original story) , a client and I sat down and he talked about "problems" he was experiencing and said,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > "I enjoy talking to you because you look at it from so many different angles, that I cannot see"!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />You know how I solved his problem as a coach? I </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >LISTENED</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> I mean I really listened not just prentended to listen, I didn't get into What/Why/How to fix, I just listened......</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.telesalesmagic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/listening_skills_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://www.telesalesmagic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/listening_skills_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The end result was, he felt great to get his "stuff" off his chest and it was enough for him to break the cycle of "issues" he perceived he had! </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br />The morale of my ramblings?</span> My wife to be was right :-)</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />There is a time and place for everything i.e. to Coach via listening, guiding, telling, showing, kick up the ass and while I've trained myself to be a very good <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"mature problem solver"</span> (definition of mature = find an outcome that supports everyone and not just the immature ego of thy self!) </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I do need to take off my Coaching Hat of How Can we solve this issue more often! Until today, I didn't realize that the skill I trained myself to have What/How had become a double edged sword, meaning while it served me and will continue to serve me <span style="font-weight: bold;">EXTREMELY</span> well, it had become too dominate i.e. when ever I heard people telling me their problems, I went straight into Coaching What and How! I didn't know when to turn what/how <span style="font-style: italic;">"on"</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">"off"</span>!! </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I got Coached today :-)<br /><br />Spida Hunter<br />P.S. Having tools in the tool box is great, knowing when to use the right tool at the right time is what's magic!<br /><br />This lesson reminded me of the book A New Earth by Eckart Tolle. <span style="font-style: italic;">"In the stillness of Presence, you can sense the formless essence in yourself and in the other as one. Knowing the oneness of yourself and the other is true love, true care, true compassion."</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-91402707656641311242010-02-22T16:05:00.004+13:002010-02-24T11:17:24.617+13:00PAY the Price....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S4LuNWOSExI/AAAAAAAAAc8/O50ZQVDylN4/s1600-h/Push+to+Success.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S4LuNWOSExI/AAAAAAAAAc8/O50ZQVDylN4/s320/Push+to+Success.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441173212888175378" border="0" /></a><br />In order to get what you want you have to be prepared to "pay the price"!<br /><br />Most people associate "paying the price" with money and you are mostly right in thinking this way! However, this is just the 'starting point' in "paying the price"!!<br /><br />Handing over hard earned cash to drop a dress size or increase muscle mass in 4-6wks is the EASIEST part but people make it the hardest!!<br /><br />Reality of dropping a clothes size in 4wks at EHP:<br /><ul><li>Train 2x of Metabolic Strength</li><li>Train 2x per week of Metabolic Circuits</li><li>Eat Compliant 90% of the time (maybe less depending where you start with your actual nutrition)</li><li>Prepared to adopt New Habits and "let go" of old habits</li><li>Have a Postive Attitude (this is more important then people think)</li><li>Repeat the above 90% of the time in 4wks....</li></ul>Let's break it down some more so you get to see the "details" of 90% Compliant in performance!<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">4</span> Training sessions x <span style="font-weight: bold;">4wks</span> = 16sessions</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span> Feeding Opportunities <span style="font-style: italic;">per day </span>x <span style="font-weight: bold;">7days</span> = <span style="font-weight: bold;">42meals per week</span>,<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">38</span> of them compliant to how we eat at EHP. </li><li>Adopting these habits above = Compliancy<br /></li><li>If you get stuck in your own "stuff" the ability to approach it with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Postive Problem Solving Attitude</span>, is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">KEY </span>element that people don't talk about!!<br /></li></ul>Do you see how "paying the price" is more then just handing over your hard earned cash, it's actually the last thing to really think about not the first!!!<br /><br />If you are prepared to "Pay the Price" then we are a fit, if not then when you are ready I'll be waiting :-)<br /><br />Thanks for reading have a great day,<br /><br />Spida Hunter<br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-43463364838754075362010-02-16T17:09:00.004+13:002010-02-24T11:17:49.334+13:00Got 10mins to be "Wishy Washy"?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://nordicnaturals.com/UserFiles/Image/stuart2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 300px;" src="http://nordicnaturals.com/UserFiles/Image/stuart2008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I wanted to share with you today a few things. Yesterday I took 10mins from a 75min coaching call with Stuart Tomc who is Nordic Naturals Educator!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>The information he presented in this interview was <span style="font-weight: bold;">MIND BLOWING</span>, it's not very often I get "blown away" from people who teach health.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Stuart Tomc is one of those people who has "connected the dots" in health and looks far bigger then JUST Omega 3/fish oil or "his way" and this is what "blows my mind"..... <span style="font-style: italic;">(often guru's tell you their way from a egocentric point of view or it's with a agenda of some kind that is about them!!)</span><br /><br /></div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div>Stuart see's the bigger picture of TOTALITY and I have believed totality forever, it's actually part of our Maori culture here in NZ so this is where my "belief" of totality/holistic thinking comes from!!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Our conversation touched on History, Science, Research, Quantum Physics, Culture, Functional Medicine, Chemistry, Nutrition - (currently & in the past), belief systems plus much more.... was and is still a "goose bump" experience!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>In this 10min clip Stuart talks about where he starts with Omega 3 regardless if you are a expert or a novice!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>I hope you are open minded enough to listen to this 10min clip, there's nothing to buy, it's just me providing you with some Health and Fitness I.Q.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">------>>>> <a class="" _wpro_href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/W6cyvjMQ" title="" href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/W6cyvjMQ">10mins with Start Tomc</a> <<<<--------<br /><br /></div></div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div>If you do choose to listen in, put the ear phone in or turn up the speakers and put the TV on for the kids to baby sit the kids ;-)<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks for being part of EHP's Tribal News-letter, with all the online guru's out there these days, it means a lot that you are part of our whanau/tribe!<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Spida Hunter</div> <div> <div>P.S. There are a lot of awesome people out their teaching health and fitness, however there are only a couple in my mind that can connect the dots on so many different levels other then just sets, reps, nutrition, quantum physics, science, the 'no mind', mature ego, life plus much more and LIVING IT!!<br /><br />Sure it maybe a bit "wishy washy" for you this whole holisty/totality thing and that's ok, when you are ready to see a totality or holistic view, I or someone else will help you "see it"!!<br /><br />Go on I dare you to be "wishy washy" for 10mins :-)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">------>>>> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" class="" _wpro_href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/W6cyvjMQ" title="" href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/W6cyvjMQ">10mins with Start Tomc</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <<<<-------- </span></div></div> </div><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38043854.post-80042595021481577112010-02-05T14:25:00.006+13:002010-02-05T14:49:38.694+13:00The BEST Exercise to do in the Gym with AC/DC!!If you missed this morning's show on <a href="http://kiwifm.co.nz/">Kiwi FM </a>with <a href="http://www.wammo.co.nz/">Radio Wammo</a> then don't worry I've saved a copy just for you ;-)<br /><br />The Debate of KING of all exercises is really between 2!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />The Squat and the Dead lift</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(side note: I'm excluding Olympic lifts in this debate due the complexity to teach the non athletic market, but yes, Clean & Jerk/Snatch are the true "king" of exercises..... or I think they are :-)</span><br /><br />Here I share with you HOW to do the KING of exercises!!<br /><br />Enjoy and let me know what you think!<br /><object width="380" height="380"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbHkzR3DOa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbHkzR3DOa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="380"></embed></object><br /><br />At around the 7min mark, this picture will make sense and you'll "see" what I mean!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S2t3oz-L-zI/AAAAAAAAAc0/K62C0uyeikk/s1600-h/Kayleb+dumb+bell.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 157px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S2t3oz-L-zI/AAAAAAAAAc0/K62C0uyeikk/s320/Kayleb+dumb+bell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434568918382148402" border="0" /></a><br />Kayleb about to snatch 24kg at 2yrs old<br />And below Kayleb Dead lifting a medicine ball!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S2t3oglEa5I/AAAAAAAAAcs/dYfSFxoSNGM/s1600-h/Picking+up+m-ball.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7MlzICrGT5o/S2t3oglEa5I/AAAAAAAAAcs/dYfSFxoSNGM/s320/Picking+up+m-ball.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434568913176521618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Spida Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658045208511359250noreply@blogger.com2