March Lead One Spotlight

PARTICIPANTS

Patrick Horst
Jay Aragon
Jordan Barnes
Paul Walker
Ben Douthart
Clint Ferguson
Garrett Flickinger
Travis Libbert
Ryan Webster
Jackson Tranel
Gunner Trannel
Braxton Morrison
Loren Moffitt
Chris Rich
Joey Seidel
Sam Sauer
Michael Nederhoff
Wes Lyons
Ben Stainbrook
Ryan Abernathy
Nolan Edwards
Ian Storey

Mark: This month I've chosen a group of 22 Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings for our Lead One Spotlight. Please take a minute and visit the website that explains all about the Viking 300 Challenge.

Mark: How do you feel our style of training compares to anything else you've ever done?

Vikings: "The best strength training I've done yet." "It's much more demanding in a shorter time." "It seems to be a more intense workout than I'm used to." "It's more endurance based."

Mark: Can you see any benefit as an athlete to this type of workout? If so, what?

Vikings: "Yes, more explosive and stronger." "Yes, it will make us stronger, faster and less easily injured."

Mark: What have you learned about yourself from doing our workouts that you didn't know before?

Vikings: "I can be pushed harder than I thought I could." "I need to work on my endurance more." I can compete well with other guys even though I'm not as big as some of them." I am mentally tougher than I thought I was."

Mark: What words best describe your experience with the Kettlebell Advantage?

Vikings: "This is one of the best things I've ever done." "Intense." "Fun." "Challenging." "Worth it."

From the Trainer...

Over the past few weeks it's been very rewarding for me to be able to introduce several of our High School athletes to a type of training I believe can really help with their overall physical development.

I give these guys credit for taking the challenge and trying something new. Many of these young men are involved in several activities a long with daily school work. For them to make the commitment to attend the workouts after having already been to track practice, baseball, speech, and the list goes on truly shows they are willing to work hard to achieve their goals. They have earned my respect over the last 4 weeks as they have prepared for the final testing on March 21st.

I think many of the participants have a better understanding of how we can mold them into a better athlete no matter what sport they choose to do. We don't isolate muscles, instead we teach their bodies to work together as one unit. The same is true for all movements in athletics. To kick, throw, swing , jump or run it takes several muscles working together to get maximum output. Everything we do teaches this kind of movement and coordination while giving them the endurance to outlast the opponent.

Do me a favor the next time you see one of these guys and give them the credit they deserve for taking the Viking 300 Challenge. If it were easy everyone would have done it!

Let's make these athletes Proud to be a Viking!

Mark