FVT Warrior Wellness | Lee’s Summit Personal Training & Kettlebell Coaching
Strength, Recovery, and Coaching for Adults 40+ in Lee’s Summit, MO
Happy Holidays from the FVT Team, and THANK YOU for being a member of the FVT family! It is an honor to assist you in reaching your fitness goals.
I hope you can take this time to relax, spend some time with family and friends, and to express gratitude for all that is good in your life.
Here’s to a great year ahead!
– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training, Sacramento, CA
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We are looking for a highly qualified trainer/coach to join our team!
Certification with a nationally accredited organization and/or degree in a related field is preferred.
Prior experience working in the fitness industry is NOT necessary.
The following things however are CRITICALLY important:
– passion for health and fitness
– positive attitude
– high energy
– outgoing personality
– high level of personal fitness and health
– comfortable speaking in front of groups
– punctuality
– professionalism
– reliability
– willing to work nights and/or weekends
– “beginner’s mind” mentality, always willing to learn
If you think that you or someone you know could be a good fit, the first step is to simply fill out the form linked to below with:
– name
– phone #
– what makes you a perfect fit for the job
http://www.emailmeform.com/
We will contact you and set up a 5 min appt to drop off a formal resume at the studio from there.
Thanks for your consideration, and helping to spread the word!
– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training
When folks are looking to improve their shoulder mobility AND / OR stability, one of the first exercises I recommend – in most cases – is the kettlebell arm bar.
It is great for:
– opening up the rib cage
– opening up the thorasic spine
– loosening up the pecs
– loosening up the fascial line between the pecs and the opposite hip
– keeping your shoulders feeling great!
HOW TO DO IT
1 – Start lying on the ground, with the KB at your side, at shoulder level, in what we call the “cradle” position. (Looks like you at the start of a Turkish get up)
2 – Pull the KB to the body, roll to the back, and extend the working arm to lock out. (Be sure to pack the shoulder back and down for stability!)
3 – Now, take the same leg as your working arm, and drive it over the top of your body. You’re going to drive that hip towards the ground, as well as bringing the working shoulder towards the ground.
Breath in and then exhale, driving the hip and shoulder towards the ground a little more each time. Do this three to five times progressively.
Incorporate the movement into your routine, and see the change you can create!
– Forest Vance
Master of Science, Human Movement
Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist
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PS – For increased shoulder mobility / stability, I also recommend you check this out:
http://forestvance.com/regenerate
REGENERATE is a simple recovery program, designed specifically for lifters and athletes.
It is a combination of yoga poses, static stretches, core exercises and more combined into simple sequences that take 3 to 6 minutes to do, that require no special equipment.
Not to mention, they will also help you reduce chronic pain, improve mobility / flexibility, and feel amazing!
Simple recovery for lifters and athletes:
Give the gift of fitness this year.
Get your family, friend, or co-worker a 14 Day Test Drive at FVT!
Here’s what’s included:
– 6 group training workouts over a 14 Day Period at FVT
– Our special Rapid Shred diet plan
– Weight, body comp assessment at beginning + end of program
It’s a great way to help your friend or family member get a jump start on their fitness goals in 2019.
Fill out the contact form below, and we’ll get you your gift certificate ASAP:
https://www.forestvancetraining.com/contact
Happy Holidays!
– Forest and the FVT Team
Flexible, mobile shoulders are KEY to performance, and a functional, pain-free life.
So today, I have a super simple shoulder flexibility test you can take.
This isn’t going to address every single thing, but it’s a good place to start, and it’s really easy to do.
THE TEST
Try to touch your hands together, reaching one hand over your shoulder, and the other hand up your back.
See the picture showing you how to do it below:
Here’s how you score:
EXCELLENT = fingers overlap
GOOD = fingers touch
AVERAGE = fingers are less than two inches apart
POOR = fingers are more than two inches apart
WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS
Your results have real implications for your performance.
Specifically:
TOP ARM = shoulder flexion + tricep flexibility
If your TOP arm was tight, you are more likely to experience:
– Shoulder pain
– Rotator cuff issues
– Wrist / low back pain
BOTTOM ARM = shoulder extension + internal rotation
If your BOTTOM arm was tight, you are more likely to experience:
– Shoulder pain
– Shoulder impingement
– Shoulder instability / dislocation
WHAT TO DO NEXT
If you scored excellent – awesome job!
(Keep in mind – this test does NOT address strength and stability, which are also key components of healthy shoulders … but that’s another article for another day)
If you scored average or poor, this is something you need to work on.
Everyone is a little bit different, and ideally we’d be able to evaluate you more in person, and give you true individualized plan of attack.
But if you’re working on this on your own, and you really aren’t doing anything now to address it specifically, a great starting point is to contact us.
We can help you assess your issues and give you a plan of attack to fix them.
Get started with our 14 Day Test Drive HERE.
To your success! –
– Forest Vance
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According to research, this super-efficent workout burns up to 21 calories per minute.
That means a high-intensity, fast-paced 30 minute kettlebell swing session could burn more than 500 calories!
But a fair warning – proceed with caution.
Overdo it as a beginner, and you could get knocked on your you-know-what 🙂
Try our 14 Day Jump Start program, and we’ll teach you how to swing a kettlebell safely and effectively – and get some serious fat loss results.
You’ll get:
– 3 workouts per week – 6 total over 14 days – at one of our studio locations (1530 X Street OR 7485 Rush River Drive)
– Our 14 Day Rapid Shred meal plan – tells you exactly how, what, and when to eat for maximu results
– Body comp (weight, body fat) and the beginning and end of the 14 days (many new clients lose 3 to 5 pounds and jump start their results!)
Click the link below and sumbit your application now to apply:
https://www.forestvancetraining.com/14daytestdrive
Who knows, you might get hooked! 🙂
– Forest and the FVT Team
We are looking for three to four folks to join us for this special in-studio Holiday strength program.
You’ll be working with us twice per week for six weeks.
You’ll learn how to squat, bench press, and deadlift, safely and effectively.
You’ll get a great start on building a strength foundation for 2019.
And you’ll experience our unique programming approach to combining barbells with kettlebell and bodyweight – based conditioning work.
Inquire at the link below – just put “HOLIDAY GAINZ” in the subject line, and I’ll get back to you with all the details:
https://www.forestvancetraining.com/contact
Look forward to hearing from you!
– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training
For the last 24 years – since the age of 14, when I first lifted a barbell in Freshman P.E. class – the back squat has been a staple of my programming.
For straight-up gaining muscle in your entire body, it’s hard to beat.
It was a big way I was able to go from about 160 pounds as a High School Freshman, to about 310 pounds during my short stint in the NFL. (In case you’re wondering, I was about the same height during this 10 year period. I only grew about 1.5″ in that time frame.)
It was also a huge part of how my personal training client Riley was recently able to gain nearly 40 pounds of muscle in 13 months.
HOWEVER – doing the movement safely and effectively, is KEY to making it work for you, and staying injury-free.
So is programming it correctly, progressing it the right way, and having it fit into your overall training plan.
First, check out today’s video for the basics on how to do the move:
Then, inquire about our upcoming in-studio 6 Week Holiday GAINZ program.
We are looking for three to four folks for this special Holiday strength series.
You’ll be working with us twice per week for six weeks. You’ll learn how to squat, bench press, and deadlift, safely and effectively. You’ll get a great start on building a strength foundation for 2019. And you’ll experience our unique programming approach to COMBINING barbells with kettlebell and bodyweight – based conditioning work.
Inquire at the link below – just put “HOLIDAY GAINZ” in the subject line, and I’ll get back to you with all the details:
https://www.forestvancetraining.com/contact
And hope today’s video helped with your back squat technique!
– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training