Strength Coaching Workshop

Greetings ya'll from Dallas, Texas!!

I finally arrived (after a crazy shuttle drive to my hotel) to 73 degree temps in sunny Dallas, Texas. I'm guessing it's snowing in London right now?? I won't rub it in too much because I'll be back in London on Monday.

Any ways....I'm in Dallas for a weekend of Kettlebell training with one of the most sought after Strength coaches in the U.S. - Steve Cotter (if you are interested, you can read about Steve's accomplishments on his website www.fullkontact.com). I'm also excited about this weekend because I'm rooming with a good friend of mine, Monica Brant. For those of you who don't know Monica, she is considered the Queen of Fitness. She is an amazing person and has been a good friend and mentor of mine for over 10 years now. It will be fun catching up with her this weekend.

We're just getting back into our room after a workout in the Hotel's fitness center (if you can call it that! LOL!!) We called down to the front desk to ask about the training room and they told us they had free weights and cardio machines....all the bells and whistles! We had to laugh.....as soon as we walked into the room, we saw three sets of dumbbells (the heaviest being 10 pounds) and 1 treadmill. Luckily there was a stability ball and Monica and I got really creative and still managed to get a good workout in.

We're just waiting on some room service right now. I wanted to order a burger but since Monica is training for the Arnold Classic I decided to order a salad with chicken instead. Didn't want to tease her since she is working so hard to look good on stage! :-)

If you have a chance, visit Monica's website at www.monicabrant.com.

I'm looking forward to training with Steve this weekend, even though I probably won't be able to move for a week! I'll be back later to post about our workouts and hopefully add some pictures so you can see what exercises we're working on.

Stay warm!
Sempai Tammy