Kettle Bell Training Workshop

Functional Fitness Training & Athletic Performance

What: Hardstyle Kettlebell Practice Workshop

When: December 12, 2023 10AM- 1PM

Cost: $25 per participant

Instructor: Matt Gieringer, DPT, MS, CSCS

Skills Taught:

● Goblet Squat
● Swing
● Get Up
● Clean
● Press

Hardstyle Kettlebell Practice brings the following benefits:

● POWER: Brutal force-production without the risk of jarring plyometrics and jumping
● ENDURANCE: Prepares the Pugilist with an Unstoppable Engine
● BODY COMPOSITION: Melts fat off your frame for year-round fighting weight
● BACK HEALTH: Spares the spine and builds protective muscular support
● FLEXIBILITY: Promotes hip ranges of motion needed for effective martial arts practice
● SHOULDER HEALTH: learn to stabilize the shoulder for long-term striking efficiency

Attendees need to bring:

● water
● small towel
● clothing for good hip movement
● post-workshop recovery food
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Instructor Bio:

Matt Gieringer,PT, DPT, CSCS a former division-1 NCAA track and field in college. Learned first-hand the impact of what skilled manual techniques coupled with individualized strength training can have on injuries and performance through battling his own overuse injuries. At the University of North Texas, Matt was a part of 3 Sunbelt conference championship teams (2000-2003) and won the individual championship in the 10,000m event in 2004 – after spending 6 months “aqua-jogging” in swimming pool coupled with strategic strength training.

Encouraged by the success he had during his collegiate track career, he was inspired to help athletes in other sports to improve their on-field sprinting ability. While earning a master’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology, he used his skills coaching athletes for speed, strength, and conditioning. Matt has been blessed to have opportunity to coach athletes at a wide variety of levels – from elementary school aged to collegiate and professional ranks, and including one Tour de France cyclist and professional Ironman competitor, UFC combat athletes, Texas Rangers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball players, one Junior World Champion wake boarder, and a Washington Redskins linebacker.

During the three years that Matt worked towards earning his Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, he coordinated the speed and agility training component of the Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball Youth Baseball Camps and also helped to develop the grass-roots Express Development Program for rising athletes advancing towards the next level in their baseball careers.

Currently, Matt maintains a professional balance of evaluating and treating painful musculoskeletal disorders in his physical therapy practice, while also continuing coaching athletes towards higher levels of sport performance. The tool of choice for teaching principles of practical strength skill development is the kettlebell. Matt’s approach is heavily informed by the writings and methods of Pavel Tsatsouline, author and trainer of various countries’ military special forces groups and NGO’s. Pavel is known for popularizing the use of the kettlebell in the western hemisphere from it’s roots in Russia.

Kids Summer Camp Pinnacle Training Center Cedar Park

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Muay Thai Kickboxing Seminar @ Pinnacle Training Center, Cedar Park, TX

Pinnacle Training center in Cedar Park is excited to announce our next Muay Thai seminar with Michael “Chase” Michael ‘Chase’ Corley and Kru Bob Perez. This seminar is open to all gyms and affiliations, any experience level. Come out support and help grow the Muay Thai community, have FUN and learn new skills!

Accolades-

Michael “Chase” Corley:
Fougth I-1, Glory, Thai Fight,
Toyota Cup, IFMA, WMC Super 8
2013 I-1 Grand Prix Runner Up Hong Kong
Challenger Reality Show contestant
Fought in Lumpinee Stadium

Kru Bob Perez:
Produce over 20 Champions
Top Selling Striking DVD Series
Striking Coach to multiple UFC Vets
Saekson Janjira Lineage to teach Muay Thai

When:
Saturday May 2nd, 1 pm-4 pm

Cost: $35

Where:

Pinnacle Training Center
400 W. Whitestone Blvd
Cedar Park, TX 78613

Contact:
Justin Brooks
[email protected]

Muay Thai training tips for beginners

Muay Thai Cedar Park

Here is some basic information about getting started in and continued Muay Thai training, tips, myths busted and more!!

1. You don’t need to be in shape to start training Muay Thai.

Muay Thai is a skill based sport. If you focus on the techniques you are being taught, drill them with focus and patience you will naturally get more conditioned as you practice, being able to do things faster and harder as you get better. Plus we know you are new, no one expects you to be in top shape coming in and no one will make you feel bad if you aren’t.

2. Expect to Suck at First!

Yes, it’s true, almost everyone sucks when they start training. Learning how to use your body in a new way is not an easy task, remember everyone had their first day. Instead of getting frustrated by not being able to do a strike or combination perfectly, get obsessed with it and use that drive and passion to focus your practice. Sure there are always those students who pick it up faster and look like a pro on the pads in a few months, those are just average people that wanted it more and spent more time working at it. If something was earned through hard effort and rigorous practice it is appreciated much more and that journey from sucky to awesome will stay with you forever.

3. Watch Muay Thai matches.

There is actually science behind this. You will improve at your sport by simply watching other people play that sport. If you are not an avid fight watcher and don’t know where to start ask for names of fighters past and present. We will be happy to share them with you and you can get started on your YouTube watching asap.

4. Shadow box and mean it.

We know shadow boxing sucks in the beginning. It’s one of the things everyone dislikes when they start training. They feel stupid, throwing combos in air and just want to hit something solid. Shadow boxing gives you the opportunity to practice strikes, footwork and new combos with precision, by slowing it down, checking your work in the mirror, fixing mistakes and then speeding it up. To get better it’s very important that you drill things the right way in shadow boxing and not be sloppy. Try working on a combo you did in your last class during shadow boxing or focus on a specific element of your game like keeping your left hand up or extending your hips when you teep.

5. It’s OK to stick to basics.

If you stick to the basics in the beginning and refine them, before you know it a 6 strike combo will not be so confusing. If you are working the bag, take your time and think about your cues and instructor’s suggestions before each strike. Don’t just drill the strikes incorrectly over and over because you are trying to get a workout. Take the complex and break it into small pieces, putting them together one at a time paying special attention to the transitions.

6. Come early, stay late and ask questions.

There was always that kid in school who was in class before you, they always raised their hand and had something to ask, then when class was over they stayed late to ask the teacher to elaborate on a particular point. Yes that kid was a nerd, but that kid probably went on to run a fortune 500 company or discover a new gene, write a best-selling novel, who knows. Those students also probably earn much more a year than the kid that showed up late, closed their book as soon as the bell rang and never participated. Want to be good at Muay Thai? Be a Muay Thai nerd. Get fascinated by the sport, do extra work, take advantage of open gym, ask lots of questions, no one will think it’s weird. The only way to get good is to care too much and put in work.

7. Your shins will hurt.

You will get bumps and bruises. There is no way around this, but there is an end in sight. You don’t need to go kicking trees and hitting yourself with bamboo to make your shins hard. There are a lot of strange “wives tales” when it comes to shin conditioning. Here is a great take: 1) Kick the heavy bag often. 2) When you get a bump, bruise, or pain of practically any kind on your leg, shin, or foot ice it. 3) Rub out your shins & legs with Thai oil before training. Massage out the bumps and bruises (yes this will hurt a little, but nothing worth having comes easy). Then one day your shins won’t really bruise much anymore.

8. Don’t expect to get good training just once a week.

If you really want to get good at Muay Thai start with 2-3 days a week of training. If you want to get really good at it train 5-6 days a week. If you want to be great get so obsessed with Muay Thai that you get asked to stop training because the gym is closing.

9. Support your team.

To get the most out of your training you have to be a part of the community. Come to our events, parties, and especially go see your teammates compete. One of the best parts of Muay Thai is the community. If you just come to your 2-3 hours of class every week and keep to yourself you are missing a vital part of the experience.