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Solstice Odyssey Recap

12/31/2023

Solstice Odyssey Challenge Hourly Recap.

Character is a choice.

December 21st 2023. A sunrise to Sunset endurance event. Walk. Run. Ruck. Keep on Moving.

My primary goal: continue moving from sunrise to sunset. 8 hours and 11 minutes.

Secondary goal: hit 50 km. Running. Rucking .Walking .

The most important thing was to keep moving.

Thanks to everyone who joined me, for a long time or a little time: Catherine, Amanda, Christina, Heather, Jenn, Su, Erin. Also, thanks for the moral support from those who couldn't make it out in person.
#fitness #rucking #walking #endurance #mentaltoughness #mentalhealth #stoicism #discipline #solsticeodyssey #pathofstrength #terminalcitytraining

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Q&A: My 10 Year Old Son Has Been Begging Me To Take Him To The Gym

12/28/2023

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“I wanted to ask you, my son has been begging me to take him to the gym. He’s a fit soon to be ten year old. Is he too young and if so or not can you recommend some exercises he can do for increasing speed and explosive first steps? He’s a soccer player. Is he too young to lift? If we do it together that would also help me.” - Mike

He’s not too young. He can start to learn good training habits now. I think that weight training should not be the focus yet but we’ll get into that.

The gym can be useful if you make it a special environment for serious focus. You can start taking him to the gym to work on building lifelong habits, focus, and technique. This is also a great opportunity to get yourself healthy and be a solid role model for your son, and to build that all important bond with your kid.

Priorities at his age and experience:

Develop positive health and fitness habits and lifestyle
Learn to work smart
Develop basic proficiency and physical literacy starting with bodyweight exercises

Recline rows
Chinups
Squats
Lunges
Pushups
Step-ups
Planks and other midsection exercises
Jump rope
Callisthenics such as burpees, and jumping jacks

Make sure he becomes proficient at all of these exercises before he gets into more complex movements and begins to use weights. He will need constant supervision, and most gyms will require it.

Have him work on his running outside of the gym. For now, don’t worry so much about his speed and explosiveness. That will come as he develops his strength and efficiency.

Depending upon his maturity and commitment to good technique, at some point, using your judgement, you can start introducing him to light weights for high repetitions. Stick to simpler tools like medicine balls, dumbbells, kettlebells, and a stick or pvc pipe. Begin by having him apply these weights to the fundamental movements that he has already been practising. Let him develop further maturity, experience, technique and strength before introducing him to more complex movements.

Throughout this process the focus should remain on lifestyle, learning, and his relationship with you.

Keep the sessions short, varied, and fun. Take the opportunity to teach him about nutrition and sleep.

This simple approach can take you both a long way.

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