August 04, 2005
RAGIN RJ on "Thank God For Dummbells, Man!" & �Child obesity is child abuse!�
Ilgbro,
Hope all is well in Flag. Interesting about the runners� conference there�article did not mention much if anything about true functional fitness in terms of injury prevention�but what the hell do we know?!!!!!!! God runners are jacked up�and few want to do anything but run despite mechanical compensations and injury problems.
I was flying home last week and reading the gadget catalog on the plane. I saw this shoulder brace thing to pull people back up into a proper and neutral posture. Of course NO mention of doing any sort of strength work to pull one�s lazy ass back into proper alignment and posture, but again, what the hell do we know?!!!! Add this to the list of Ragin� rj �no nos� like the spring loaded chairs that launch one�s lazy ass up, up, and away, the �dignity� (dignity my ass!) electric scooters, the toilet height extensions so one doesn�t have to squat as low, and the list goes on and on�.thank God for dumbbells man�and the people that use them!!!!!!!!!!
***RJ, one of America's most fit Cardio athletes, knows the Wisdom of pure and functional strength movements like the One Arm Dummbbell Snatch...an exemplary, albeit largely forgotten in this day and age, 'old school' strength training movement that forces balance, phasic, postural, and mental strength from its practitioner. You want functional fitness? Go back to old school strength training and use the WF Strength Training Techniques, do your HP Yoga, and Buddha's sake; question every piece of furniture or device whose intent is to make your lifestyle more 'comfortable'. ***
Going through some meltdown and fatigue issues. Ordering more SUNRIDER herbs with my first �full� check this month when it arrives so I can get back up to speed. New bike ready for me when I get back. Rode here yesterday finally and felt okay. Trying to get used to this crazy schedule of going back and forth. Washington DC called feeble rj today for some help on wellness coaching for our government health services employees�hopefully I can help them out a bit. Got invited to present at the OK State Health Conference next year�pending approvals, etc. on child obesity prevention through fitness�hmmm�maybe I should start out with my warrior quote on child obesity, �Child obesity is child abuse!� Why not?! LaLanne told me to tell people the truth�even if they�re half dead!
Feeble rj
Ron Jones, MS
Atlanta, Georgia
ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor
Licensed Corporate Wellcoach
www.ronjones.org
{RJ and Coach are the current Course Records holders of the Furnace Creek 508 ultra race in Death Valley, along with Keith Kostman and Roy Wallack. photo of RJ in his Atlanta home Iron Temple. note WF Prayer Flag in background for purposes of Tribal CHI!}