Tuesday, 27 April 2010
New Courses, More Dates and More CPD's!
It's all happening at OLF and this year's course calendar is busier than ever! Not content on delivering kettlebell, boxing and Olympic lifting courses, OLF are now bringing you AST - Advanced Strap Training and EMT - Effective Movement Training.
Here at OLF we're proud of what we do and the quality of the courses we deliver and this is a very exciting time as we embark on delivering 7 different CPD courses. We've developed a training team of the highest calibre; courses with the most in-depth knowledge and training; unrivalled support for our customers and a host of courses with real world application!
So what's coming up this summer?
Click the links below to view the course calendars for all of our great CPD Courses
EKI - Extreme Kettlebell Instructor Course
Next EKI Course 22nd - 23rd May
Next AEKI Course 24th July
PB - Performance Boxing Instructor Course
Next PB Course 15th May
Next APB Course 16th May
OWL - Olympic Weightlifting Course
Next OWL Course 8th - 9th May
AST - Advanced Strap Training
Next AST Course 5th June
EMT - Effective Movement Training
Next EMT Course 12th June
Introducing AST - Advanced Strap Training
Welcome to AST! The most versatile, functional suspended training system available. The AST Instructor Course is a one day training course aimed at fitness professionals, strength coaches and rehab specialists. The AST course will give you everything you need to train yourself and others in any environment for any goal. The AST course is backed up with an interactive website (Coming Soon!) allowing trainers to view exercises and challenges. The website also allows trainers to post their own exercises and become part of the AST movement team!
The aim of the AST Course is to give delegates an understanding of how and when we can use AST, the ways to implement AST into training and putting together effective sessions utilising AST. The AST Course will also give you a great background to how the body is designed to move and function.
To sign up for AST right now...
Click here or call one of our educational advisors on 0208 318 7000
EMT - Effective Movement Training
Here is your chance to transform your clients' Personal Training experience and launch your business into a new dimension by becoming a Certified Effective Movement Trainer. EMT is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge web based, program design tool ever produced. It contains the combined efforts of years of development by some of the Industry's most forward-thinking individuals (Michol Dalcourt, Ian O'Dwyer, Paul Taylor, Scott K and Oliver Scott) and has a user-friendly and easy to use web interface.
Here at OLF we're proud of what we do and the quality of the courses we deliver and this is a very exciting time as we embark on delivering 7 different CPD courses. We've developed a training team of the highest calibre; courses with the most in-depth knowledge and training; unrivalled support for our customers and a host of courses with real world application!
So what's coming up this summer?
Click the links below to view the course calendars for all of our great CPD Courses
EKI - Extreme Kettlebell Instructor Course
Next EKI Course 22nd - 23rd May
Next AEKI Course 24th July
PB - Performance Boxing Instructor Course
Next PB Course 15th May
Next APB Course 16th May
OWL - Olympic Weightlifting Course
Next OWL Course 8th - 9th May
AST - Advanced Strap Training
Next AST Course 5th June
EMT - Effective Movement Training
Next EMT Course 12th June
Introducing AST - Advanced Strap Training
Welcome to AST! The most versatile, functional suspended training system available. The AST Instructor Course is a one day training course aimed at fitness professionals, strength coaches and rehab specialists. The AST course will give you everything you need to train yourself and others in any environment for any goal. The AST course is backed up with an interactive website (Coming Soon!) allowing trainers to view exercises and challenges. The website also allows trainers to post their own exercises and become part of the AST movement team!
The aim of the AST Course is to give delegates an understanding of how and when we can use AST, the ways to implement AST into training and putting together effective sessions utilising AST. The AST Course will also give you a great background to how the body is designed to move and function.
To sign up for AST right now...
Click here or call one of our educational advisors on 0208 318 7000
EMT - Effective Movement Training
Here is your chance to transform your clients' Personal Training experience and launch your business into a new dimension by becoming a Certified Effective Movement Trainer. EMT is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge web based, program design tool ever produced. It contains the combined efforts of years of development by some of the Industry's most forward-thinking individuals (Michol Dalcourt, Ian O'Dwyer, Paul Taylor, Scott K and Oliver Scott) and has a user-friendly and easy to use web interface.
Effective Movement Training features:
Over 80 broadcast-quality exercises (most of which you've never seen)
Multi-media interface to help you exercise program design
Human design & function
Comprehensive functional anatomy describing myofascial lines
Effective Movement principles that set the basis of exercise prescription
Movement screens that provide trainers with a exercise starting point
Biomechanical underpinning knowledge for exercise progression
Motor control knowledge for exercise teaching
Self myofascial release with the foam Roller
Mobiliser: subtle movements to increase mobility and stability
Exercise nutrition
Exercise and hormones
Behaviour change
Bonus course: How to get Clients from the Industry Leader, Scott K
To sign up for EMT right now...
Click here or call one of our educational advisors on 0208 318 7000
Special Announcement!
We have some big news! OLF are the UK's exclusive distributors of the Bulgarian Bag Training Course. We will be launching this course in May and you will soon be able to learn how to use this awesome training tool! Keep an eye out for more news on the Bulgarian Bag, it's going to be big!!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us
info@optimallifefitness.com
Tel: 0208 318 7000
The OLF Team
posted by Tommy Matthews @ 15:00
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Thursday, 22 April 2010
EKI goes outside!!!
The coldest winter in living UK has finally ended. The sun is starting to shine in the London and we're pretty happy.
Last weekend we had an EKI Course at the OLF Training Centre. We were four people down due to a certain volanoe in Iceland and the ensuing flight problems meant that those who were due to fly out from Portugal could not.
Despite having a smaller group the atmosphere was still awesome. So much so that on the Sunday we deceide to take it outside. Mountsfield Park is a lovely park a 5minute walk behind the OLF Training Centre. Every body grabbed a bell each put it in Neals van and away we went.
Two circuits and a fair bit of vaitamin D later and we were all feeling much better for getting some sun. Note to all future couse attendees: If the sun is out we're going to the park!
Happy times people!
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Thursday, 15 April 2010
OLF Newsletter - Issue 90
In this weeks issue we have a round-up of our time at Fitpro last weekend, a link to Steve Maxwell's workshop and how to pay, more news on the upcoming Bodypower Sports Expo and a clip of a circuit that we tried the other week.
Fitpro
As we told you in previous newsletters we were at the Fitpro convention last weekend. Tommy delivered a Kettlebell Masterclass on the Friday afternoon which had 120 people swinging away. To check out a clip please visit here. As Tommy said there were "120 swingers under one roof!".
Bodypower Expo
The Trojans lifting Club will be in conjunction with Steve Cotter running Kettlebell Sport Demonstrations at the Bodypower Expo on the 22nd and 23rd of May. Please contact me if you are interested in participating. We'll also be giving Bulgarian Bag demonstrations on the Saturday afternoon.
Steve Maxwell info
Steve Maxwell is one of the most sought after Strength and Conditioning and Performance coaches in the world. Steve is running a workshop at the OLF Training Centre on the 10th July. To find out what the workshop will involve please visit here. Once on the Trojans site follow the link to how you can pay and register.
Try this circuit
Tommy and myself did a bit of training last week and we did 4 rounds of 10 of each of the following: 24kg KBell Snatches, Russian Twists, Powerbag Burpees and Hanging knee raises. One worked while the other rested. To take a look at one of Tommy's rounds visit here.
Educational Courses 2010
Our courses now include: Extreme Kettlebell Instructor, AEKI, Olympic Weightlifting, Performance Boxing, APB, Advanced Strap Training (AST), EMT (Effective Movement Training) and we have more that will be announced shortly. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you had best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
Fitpro
As we told you in previous newsletters we were at the Fitpro convention last weekend. Tommy delivered a Kettlebell Masterclass on the Friday afternoon which had 120 people swinging away. To check out a clip please visit here. As Tommy said there were "120 swingers under one roof!".
Bodypower Expo
The Trojans lifting Club will be in conjunction with Steve Cotter running Kettlebell Sport Demonstrations at the Bodypower Expo on the 22nd and 23rd of May. Please contact me if you are interested in participating. We'll also be giving Bulgarian Bag demonstrations on the Saturday afternoon.
Steve Maxwell info
Steve Maxwell is one of the most sought after Strength and Conditioning and Performance coaches in the world. Steve is running a workshop at the OLF Training Centre on the 10th July. To find out what the workshop will involve please visit here. Once on the Trojans site follow the link to how you can pay and register.
Try this circuit
Tommy and myself did a bit of training last week and we did 4 rounds of 10 of each of the following: 24kg KBell Snatches, Russian Twists, Powerbag Burpees and Hanging knee raises. One worked while the other rested. To take a look at one of Tommy's rounds visit here.
Educational Courses 2010
Our courses now include: Extreme Kettlebell Instructor, AEKI, Olympic Weightlifting, Performance Boxing, APB, Advanced Strap Training (AST), EMT (Effective Movement Training) and we have more that will be announced shortly. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you had best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
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Friday, 9 April 2010
OLF Newsletter - Issue 89
We hope you had an enjoyable Easter weekend.
Tommy and myself are up at Fitpro this weekend, so if you're about please call in and say hi. In this week's issue I have more info about our AST – Advanced Strap Training and our EMT- Effective Movement Training Courses, read below to find out more. We have news on Steve Maxwell and Gym Jones, plus updates of all our regular courses and timetables.
EMT- Effective Movement Training
The Optimal Life Fitness Group are happy to announce that we're launching and hosting the Effective Movement Training Course: Here is your chance to transform your clients' Personal Training experience and launch your business into a new dimension by becoming a Certified Effective Movement Trainer. EMT is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge web based, program design tool ever produced. It contains the combined efforts of years of development by some of the Industry's most forward-thinking individuals (Michol Dalcourt, Ian O'Dwyer, Paul Taylor, Scott K and Oliver Scott) and has a user-friendly and easy to use web interface. Check out our website for more information.
AST- Advanced Strap Training
Suspended training has been around for many years in one form or another. Most people would be familiar with gym rings and their use in the Olympics but they go back long before their first appearance in the Olympics. In the 1800's the physical culture centres (gyms of old) would all use rings as a tool for training and strength development. The AST course takes an in-depth look into strap training, with theoretical, practical and online learning of the highest level available. For more information and how to book please visit here
Tommy and myself are back getting people fit!
Tommy and myself are back getting people fit! We're running conditioning sessions at the OLF Training Centre on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6pm. Join us for a session that will take you to another level of physicality!
Steve Maxwell Info
Steve Maxwell is one of the most sought after Strength and Conditioning and Performance coaches in the world. Steve is running a workshop at the OLF Training Centre on the 10th July. To find out what the workshop will involve please visit here. You'll be able to pay and reserve your place via Steve Maxwell's site shortly.
Gym Jones is Coming!
Gym Jones is coming to the OLF Training Centre in 2010! Mark your diaries now. Mark Twight and his team will be running their only certification outside of their own venue. That's right in conjunction with CJS Fitness the OLF Training Centre will be hosting Gym Jones between the 22nd and 25th October 2010.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th of April. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
Tommy and myself are up at Fitpro this weekend, so if you're about please call in and say hi. In this week's issue I have more info about our AST – Advanced Strap Training and our EMT- Effective Movement Training Courses, read below to find out more. We have news on Steve Maxwell and Gym Jones, plus updates of all our regular courses and timetables.
EMT- Effective Movement Training
The Optimal Life Fitness Group are happy to announce that we're launching and hosting the Effective Movement Training Course: Here is your chance to transform your clients' Personal Training experience and launch your business into a new dimension by becoming a Certified Effective Movement Trainer. EMT is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge web based, program design tool ever produced. It contains the combined efforts of years of development by some of the Industry's most forward-thinking individuals (Michol Dalcourt, Ian O'Dwyer, Paul Taylor, Scott K and Oliver Scott) and has a user-friendly and easy to use web interface. Check out our website for more information.
AST- Advanced Strap Training
Suspended training has been around for many years in one form or another. Most people would be familiar with gym rings and their use in the Olympics but they go back long before their first appearance in the Olympics. In the 1800's the physical culture centres (gyms of old) would all use rings as a tool for training and strength development. The AST course takes an in-depth look into strap training, with theoretical, practical and online learning of the highest level available. For more information and how to book please visit here
Tommy and myself are back getting people fit!
Tommy and myself are back getting people fit! We're running conditioning sessions at the OLF Training Centre on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6pm. Join us for a session that will take you to another level of physicality!
Steve Maxwell Info
Steve Maxwell is one of the most sought after Strength and Conditioning and Performance coaches in the world. Steve is running a workshop at the OLF Training Centre on the 10th July. To find out what the workshop will involve please visit here. You'll be able to pay and reserve your place via Steve Maxwell's site shortly.
Gym Jones is Coming!
Gym Jones is coming to the OLF Training Centre in 2010! Mark your diaries now. Mark Twight and his team will be running their only certification outside of their own venue. That's right in conjunction with CJS Fitness the OLF Training Centre will be hosting Gym Jones between the 22nd and 25th October 2010.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th of April. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
posted by Tommy Matthews @ 12:24
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010
EMT - Effective Movement Training Launches
Become the Future of Fitness
Do you do similar exercises to other trainers? Are you tired of the same old CEC courses?
Here is your chance to transform your clients' Personal Training experience and launch your business into a new dimension by becoming a Certified Effective Movement Trainer. EMT is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge web based, program design tool ever produced. It contains the combined efforts of years of development by some of the Industry's most forward-thinking individuals (Michol Dalcourt, Bobby Cappuccio, Ian O'Dwyer, Paul Taylor, Craig Harper and Oliver Scott) and has a user-friendly and easy to use web interface.
Effective Movement Training features:
- Over 80 broadcast-quality exercises (most of which you've never seen)
- Multi-media interface to help you exercise program design
- Human design & function
- Comprehensive functional anatomy describing myofascial lines
- Effective Movement principles that set the basis of exercise prescription
- Movement screens that provide trainers with a exercise starting point
- Biomechanical underpinning knowledge for exercise progression
- Motor control knowledge for exercise teaching
- Self myofascial release with the foam Roller
- Mobiliser: subtle movements to increase mobility and stability
- Exercise nutrition
- Exercise and hormones
- Bonus course: How to get Clients from the Industry Leader, Bobby Cappuccio
Call +44 (0) 208 318 7000 to speak to our Career Advisors or lodge an enquiry online.
Effective Movement Training - a Revolutionary Integrated Program Design Tool
EMT offers multiple pathways for exercise prescription and provides practical tools to assess and train the body using myofascial lines. Containing more than 80 exercises -70 of which you will not have seen before - this tool provides underpinning knowledge from World leading experts on physical, mental as well as business related topics.
EMT makes exercise programming simple, effective, different and fun. EMT also provides practical solutions on the key issue of client behaviour change and gives you easy access to the video library containing all EMT exercises and theory as well as sample programs to assist your client session planning.
EMT Course Format
- 25 hours of online lectures, with online exams
- Online program design tool
- Online exercise library
- 1 day face to face course with assessment
Cost
£449.50 + VAT
Available To
Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches and other Health Practitioners
Upcoming Courses
16th April - OLF Training Centre
12th June - OLF Training Centre
To book the EMT course please click here or contact one of career advisors on 0208 318 7000
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Friday, 26 March 2010
OLF Newsletter - Issue 87
Please note: The Trojans Lifting Club website is back up and running again, we had been hacked!! We apologise for any inconvenience.
In this week's issue I have a review of the Trojans Kettlebell Sport Training Camp with Gregor Sobocan, which we held last week, a quick review of the Kettlebell Sport Competition, more news on our new courses, Fitpro, Bodypwer and more.
Fitpro and Launch of New Courses including EMT
If you want to attend our masterclass at Fitpro you need to book with Fitpro. Please do this fast as there aren't many spots left. I mentioned our new courses last week and can now announce that the OLF Education Team will now be providing the EMT Effective Movement Training Course. For more information please check out this link, to what is the most exciting functional training course on the planet.
Kettlebell Sport Training Camp
Last week we held a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp, which was great success. To read a full review, please visit here.
Kettlebell Sport Competition
Last Sunday we had our biggest Kettlebell Sport Competition yet. We had 34 competitors including people and teams from Ireland, Wales, Germany and Slovenia as well as the UK, Hungary, Slovakia and Australia. Congratulations go to Trojan Tim Joseph who was the overall men's winner and Mateja Legan of the SKC who was the women's winner. I'm just sorting through all the pics and clips now so will have more next week. But well done to all. This sport will only get bigger and bigger
Bodypower Expo
The Trojans will be at the Bodypower Expo on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of May. We'll be running sport demonstrations, if you're keen to get involved please let me know.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
In this week's issue I have a review of the Trojans Kettlebell Sport Training Camp with Gregor Sobocan, which we held last week, a quick review of the Kettlebell Sport Competition, more news on our new courses, Fitpro, Bodypwer and more.
Fitpro and Launch of New Courses including EMT
If you want to attend our masterclass at Fitpro you need to book with Fitpro. Please do this fast as there aren't many spots left. I mentioned our new courses last week and can now announce that the OLF Education Team will now be providing the EMT Effective Movement Training Course. For more information please check out this link, to what is the most exciting functional training course on the planet.
Kettlebell Sport Training Camp
Last week we held a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp, which was great success. To read a full review, please visit here.
Kettlebell Sport Competition
Last Sunday we had our biggest Kettlebell Sport Competition yet. We had 34 competitors including people and teams from Ireland, Wales, Germany and Slovenia as well as the UK, Hungary, Slovakia and Australia. Congratulations go to Trojan Tim Joseph who was the overall men's winner and Mateja Legan of the SKC who was the women's winner. I'm just sorting through all the pics and clips now so will have more next week. But well done to all. This sport will only get bigger and bigger
Bodypower Expo
The Trojans will be at the Bodypower Expo on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of May. We'll be running sport demonstrations, if you're keen to get involved please let me know.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
Keep lifting and stay strong,
BJ & Tommy
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Friday, 19 March 2010
OLF Newsletter - Issue 86
This week we have information on what's been going on and what's coming up.
As an overview: last weekend we had our EKI course in Belfast, we hosted Steve Cotter and the IKFF course at our training venue, we're midway through a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp with Gregor Sobocan, we have our Advancd EKI on Saturday and a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp on Sunday. We've also got a lot coming up over the next couple of months: Come visit us at Fitpro in April where we'll be launching our new courses including our AST (Advanced Suspension Training) and our Speed, Agility and Plyometric Training Course, moving forward we can announce that we’ve confirmed a 6hour training Workshop with Steve Maxwell.
Fitpro and Launch of New Courses
We'll be at Fitpro again this year so make sure you come and visit us. We'll also be running a Masterclass which is already half full and can only hold 150 people, so if you want to attend the session get in touch with Fitpro now! At Fitpro we'll be launching our 2 new courses, these will be our Advanced Suspension Training (AST Course) and our Speed, Agility and Plyometric Training Course, watch this space for more information.
Steve Maxwell's Mixed Workshop
We’re happy to announce that Steve Maxwell is confirmed to run a day training workshop on the 10th July. Steve was the first non Brazilian to earn a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and he is a prioneer in bodyweight and mobility training. I'll have more information in the coming weeks.
AEKI and Kettlebell Sport Competition
We have our AEKI this Saturday followed by a Kettlebell Sport Competition on Sunday. We have over 40 competitors registered. The Kettlebell Sport Competition is now full. However you are more than welcome to come and have a look.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
As an overview: last weekend we had our EKI course in Belfast, we hosted Steve Cotter and the IKFF course at our training venue, we're midway through a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp with Gregor Sobocan, we have our Advancd EKI on Saturday and a Kettlebell Sport Training Camp on Sunday. We've also got a lot coming up over the next couple of months: Come visit us at Fitpro in April where we'll be launching our new courses including our AST (Advanced Suspension Training) and our Speed, Agility and Plyometric Training Course, moving forward we can announce that we’ve confirmed a 6hour training Workshop with Steve Maxwell.
Fitpro and Launch of New Courses
We'll be at Fitpro again this year so make sure you come and visit us. We'll also be running a Masterclass which is already half full and can only hold 150 people, so if you want to attend the session get in touch with Fitpro now! At Fitpro we'll be launching our 2 new courses, these will be our Advanced Suspension Training (AST Course) and our Speed, Agility and Plyometric Training Course, watch this space for more information.
Steve Maxwell's Mixed Workshop
We’re happy to announce that Steve Maxwell is confirmed to run a day training workshop on the 10th July. Steve was the first non Brazilian to earn a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and he is a prioneer in bodyweight and mobility training. I'll have more information in the coming weeks.
AEKI and Kettlebell Sport Competition
We have our AEKI this Saturday followed by a Kettlebell Sport Competition on Sunday. We have over 40 competitors registered. The Kettlebell Sport Competition is now full. However you are more than welcome to come and have a look.
Educational Courses 2010
Our upcoming courses include a Performance Boxing Course in Belfast on the 17th April plus our EKI in London on the Saturday and Sunday. We have put out our timetable and lists for our educational courses in 2010. If you want to attend any of our courses in 2010 you best get in quick. To check our current courses please visit our online store.
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