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26/11/2017

A burger with peanut butter on it…

A few weekends ago I took part in the It was the British Kettlebell Championships here in the UK.
Gorilla Grips provided some sponsorship to my local Kettlebell Team.

We got up there on the Friday night for the weigh-in
No food all day!
Luckily there was a great burger restaurant below our hotel.

Our meat radar kicked in.
Not a vegetarian in sight!

It was a burger ‘culinary delight’.
So many imaginative choices.

There was one burger called ‘The Elvis’.
No joke…the burger had peanut butter on it.
Even an iced donut on the top and bottom.

To top it all…you won’t believe this.
A side order of custard to go with the fries (or chips here in England).

Personally not my choice but my team mate ordered it.
We all had a taste of chips in custard.
Not bad….it worked!

Sometimes its good to have a gamble especially with your training.
Try something different.
Step out your comfort zone.

Whether it’s a Kettlebell competition, triathlon, or a Crossfit competition.
Even a friendly competition with friends in the gym.

Why?

Because when you train, staying in a place of comfort is nice.
But can also lead to stagnation and lack of results.
Thats why I like to compete.

When the team and I stood up in our kettlebell competition…
Were we nervous?…Yes.
Were we scared of looking stupid?…of course!
Failing?…you bet.

But training hard towards something, towards a date makes training more rewarding.

3 Silver Medals and 1 Gold.
It was worth all the hard work and months of training.

Don’t be afraid of having a burger with peanut butter on it…if you get my meaning!

Have a great evening.

Russell ‘man vs food’ Pearcy

www.Gorilla-Grips.com

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21/07/2017

Anyway, I came across some old pictures from the late 1990’s of me with, what was at the time, the car of my dreams.  A Vauxhall Astra SRi.

30/06/2017

There wasn't a dry eye in the house...

I recently got back from the Lakes District here in the UK.

If you don't know it, its a very wild mountainous area in the middle of the country.

I’d spent the first 3 days with Mrs Gorilla Grips and the kids.

2 days on my own.

Then my good friend H came up for the Keswick Mountain Festival.

I love training, working with weights.

But I also love the great outdoors and climbing.

I had a lot of firsts on this trip.

Rock climbing faces I'd never done before.
Via Feratta (that’s scary) and meeting the owner of Honister mine.
Swimming to a remote island (where they filmed Swallows and Amazons).
Swimming in high winds and rough water.
Seeing my favourite group the Petebog Fairies.
Bagging another Wainwright.
A triathlon in rain and high winds.
See and listen hero of mine Sir Chris Bonnington, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house...I’ll tell you why in a moment.

The above isn’t a bragging list.

But all I was simply trying to say was…

“Add some adventure to what you like to do.”

Be it training - enter an event.

Eating out - just walk in to a place, don’t look at trip advisor.

Walking - Just head out and see what you find.

Sport - Try something you’ve never done before.

So what about when I went to see Chris Bonnington?

For those of you in the US, you may not have hear of him.

He's a very famous British mountaineer.

At 80 years of age he spoke about his life.

Some of the 19 expeditions to the Himalayas.

Everest and the first ascent of the south face of Annapurna.

The friends he lost while climbing with them.

The death of his wife in 2014.

Re-climbing Old Man Hoy at the age of 80!

Don’t believe me, check out the video at the bottom of this email.

He says it better than me.

Keep on training hard, whatever your age.

Have a great weekend.

Russell

https://youtu.be/_aIrZnJkIqs

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28/06/2017

6 Lessons that get you great gains in the gym.
https://gorilla-grips.com/6-lesson-get-great-gains-gym/

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10/03/2017

01/03/2017

New blog post.
He never saw it coming...

https://gorilla-grips.com/i-never-saw-coming/

How a good friend of mine who trains hard and appeared fit and healthy had a sudden heart attack..

17/02/2017

UK vs USA

Russell from Gorilla-Grips here.

I'm heading over to the USA in April.
I'm REALLY looking forward to it.
I'm taking Mrs Gorilla-Grips and the family to Florida.

Were doing the whole Disney/Orlando thing.
But BEST OF ALL...

My wife spotted an Ironman 70.3 Triathlon being held in a place called Haines City in Florida.
It's 30 minutes from our hotel!!!

I asked if I could do it.
She said YES! (Going to be some major payback for that one.)

The thing I'm most looking forward to?
Is meeting normal hard working American people.
Competing side by side with fellow triathletes from another country.

Because no matter what you do...
In the Military.
Crossfit.
Triathlons.
Kettlebells.
Or just love Building Muscle.......you have a mutual respect for your fellow athletes.

Because they know how hard the training can be and what it takes to be where you are.
That creates a bond, a respect and support.
Thats something I love in Ironman.

Next post...if you're into Kettlebells you'll love this.
How to get your Snatching numbers and weight up by tweaking your technique.

Have a great weekend.

Russell

17/02/2017

New in stock...a touch of pink!

05/01/2017

I love the whole Christmas thing.
I didn't want it to end.

But today I had to get up at 5am.
I wanted to stay in bed.

But Christmas and new year are over.
I had to get up and make things happen this morning.
And SO DO YOU!

If you've been doing the whole resolution thing.
Chances are you'll be eating deep fried mash potatoes sandwiches by the end of January!

But make a 90 day plan, 3 months, 12 weeks!
You're giving yourself a good chance of nailing whatever you want to do.
I've been spending time doing mine.

So whats the goal?

Lets say you want to lose weight.
Or put some muscle back on.

Lets keep it simple.
Lose/or gain 1 stone in 90 days?
Thats our goal.

Break it down.
Thats just over 1Ib a week.

Do-able?
Of course it is!

How are you going to do it?

Lets get some steps...

Plan some steps...

1. Go dry for January and eat clean.
This is the easiest and will have the biggest effect.

2. Train 3-5 times per week.
Be consistent in what you do.
Be it weights, cardio, kettlebells.

Be progressive with what you do.
Plan your workouts.

So there it is...
A goal.
The steps.
Don't over complicate it.

Then after 90 days, do it again!
The crux of all the above is 'making new habits.'
Not making a resolution...they really don't work.

I've designed a simple tool I use with my clients.
It's based on habit forming.
Just click and download it.

06/12/2016

Thank you...

17/03/2016

New stock of Gorilla Grips just arrived. Handmade in England.