I am a parent too!

Hey all you parents out there! I am a parent. I am active when my son. He is a VERY active and VERY athletic 6 year old. I have been throwing him in the air since he was very small. He swims, bikes, runs and drinks my delicious green smoothies from my Vita Mix (I sneak him his veggies this way. Shh! Its healthy)! He even comes into my gym and asks to pick up the Kettlebells when we are there. I love him and think he is an awesome athlete and I want to keep it that way.

I do not swing him by his arms! I have always swung him around but only from under his armpits! Watch this video and remember that your kids will protect themselves. They have more sense and self awareness than we give them credit for. They are in tune with their bodies and (gasp!) they even know when they are full whether it works with your feeding schedule or not.(that is a topic for another blog post)

http://www.mobilitywod.com/2013/05/dont-swing-your-kids-by-the-arms-please/

Happy and Healthy Parenting!
Thanks K-Star!

With all kinds of healthy and happy love,
Andy Nelson
TCA Wellness
Brentwood (Cool Springs), TN

Training for Spartan Race SI, NY

I am training for the Spartan Race Staten Island on Sep 24/25, 2011. I am volunteering 1 of those days. I will periodically post some of the crazy workouts I do. Here is what I did Tuesday that required some P90X, Yoga X Wed morning to loosen me up.

Warm up - 2500m C2 rower - 10 min
Foam Roller/Lacrosse ball for hip mobility - 5 min
Heavy Ass Dead Lift - 5x5 - 221lbs, 232lbs, 254lbs, 285lbs, 285lbs
Metabolic Conditioning - Without stopping( no time since I forgot to stop my watch) 4 rounds - L-Sit rope climb, Pushups to fail( wide, Military, normal, heart 2 heart since I was supposed to be doing a P90X workout that day), 20 sit ups, walking lunges 50yds.

I am feeling it for sure.
Today will be a mountain man run, details later.