This past year a crew of us went to compete in the Spartan Beast in Killington VT. It is a 13 mile obstacle race that climbs up and down Killington Peak(3rd highest in VT) many times interspersed with obstacles and challenges along the way. The times ran between 3-6 hours depending on levels.
This year we have added some more people to the crew and would love to see more come aboard. This is a very doable challenge as it is in September of 2012 giving you plenty of time to train.
We also will be offering Mocean365 Spartan Race training ongoing and will be organizing day trips here and there in between the current members offering people the chance to train with each other and of course hang out and bond with a great crew.
Also we collectively will be guiding each other with nutrition and health info, recipes and other avenues to keep the stoke high. Many of the current crew is based in the northeast kingdom of Vt where Mocean365 offers most of our classes and movement curriculum but we will be adding members from beyond. The best way to get involved if you are unsure? grab a friend and come aboard and then make new friends.
Some on the team will be doing it with other members, meaning running the race at the same pace while others will be trying to push themselves to new levels at their own pace so there should be an option for everyone. We are also encouraging other people to try out a Spartan Sprint which is a much shorter version(5k) that is a good beta test to gauge your fitness level for the Spartan Beast.
Most of the current crew is training with Mocean365 either within a class, one on one or small group or, all of the above. We are selectively adding new people to train who are ready for new challenges but need some guidance along the way. Contact Mocean365 at mocean365@gmail.com to learn more about rates and services. keep in mind, we can also work with people remotely, designing programs and offering guidance and tips to keep you on track and we offer comprehensive package that include movement instruction and full nutrition counseling and guidance provided by our partners at Rootswise. As always we offer sliding scale payment options so we will work with people regardless of their financial situation. The only thing we require is commitment and a desire to push yourself to new levels!
Check the video below to see more of what to expect. now get off your ass, your couch or whatever and JUST DO IT!
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Mechanic
Its one of my jobs to lead and inspire dynamic and natural movement and prepare people to meet their goals, whatever they may be. And in my years doing this, believe me I've heard excuses and whining and complaining. "My knee hurts", "I'm really stressed" or "the weather really gets me down" among a plethora of others. But the people I work with just bring it. This post is dedicated to someone who brings it and is is the first installment in a series highlighting the amazing people I'm blessed to work with.
He pulls in to our meeting spot blasting tunes in his big throaty diesel truck and he jumps out with his steel toed shit kickers on and usually covered in dirt and grease. Its his lunch break so time is of the essence. He kicks off his boots, throws on some shorts and starts his dynamic warmup. "You ready buddy"? I ask and he always responds with a big smile and a "hell yeah" or "bring it on", and we begin.
I put him through the paces. Sometimes we are deep in the woods, gathering boulders from a river to be used as resistance or hanging from rafters in an old pavillion cranking out pullups. Then on to the town sandpile for some brutal climbs and metabolic conditioning. The "mechanic" wants to improve his game. Hone his martial arts(2nd degree black belt). Keep his back strong and work through some past issues. And even though he practically has lived in steel toed boots his whole life, he has embraced going barefoot. Every challenge for the last few months with me, he has been barefoot. "getting better" he says, when I ask him how feet are faring.
You see, the mechanic has some things that don't work like the rest of us. Limited range of motion in his shoulder. Wracked his back pretty good back in the day. And he has one issue that I won't get into here that lets just say, would cause some people to just want to give up and give in. Throw in the proverbial f&^^$%ing towel. But that is not what the Mechanic does. He grits his teeth and he accepts each and every challenge and task I can dish out and handles it with aplomb. He focuses on his breathing and engagement and despite not having much of a cardio base when we started this summer, has made some incredible headway there too. An hour later he is drenched in sweat and has worked in every plane of movement and given 100% on everything.No excuses, no "poor me" and he is always ready for the next challenge even if he has to do it with a little of "his style".
Next time your thinking of giving up,or not giving it 100% think about the Mechanic. And think about others that might only have 1 arm, or 1 leg or no legs or are confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their lives but are still giving it their all. Realize how lucky we all are and never forget how precious and fleeting time is. The Mechanic sure won't.
He pulls in to our meeting spot blasting tunes in his big throaty diesel truck and he jumps out with his steel toed shit kickers on and usually covered in dirt and grease. Its his lunch break so time is of the essence. He kicks off his boots, throws on some shorts and starts his dynamic warmup. "You ready buddy"? I ask and he always responds with a big smile and a "hell yeah" or "bring it on", and we begin.
I put him through the paces. Sometimes we are deep in the woods, gathering boulders from a river to be used as resistance or hanging from rafters in an old pavillion cranking out pullups. Then on to the town sandpile for some brutal climbs and metabolic conditioning. The "mechanic" wants to improve his game. Hone his martial arts(2nd degree black belt). Keep his back strong and work through some past issues. And even though he practically has lived in steel toed boots his whole life, he has embraced going barefoot. Every challenge for the last few months with me, he has been barefoot. "getting better" he says, when I ask him how feet are faring.
You see, the mechanic has some things that don't work like the rest of us. Limited range of motion in his shoulder. Wracked his back pretty good back in the day. And he has one issue that I won't get into here that lets just say, would cause some people to just want to give up and give in. Throw in the proverbial f&^^$%ing towel. But that is not what the Mechanic does. He grits his teeth and he accepts each and every challenge and task I can dish out and handles it with aplomb. He focuses on his breathing and engagement and despite not having much of a cardio base when we started this summer, has made some incredible headway there too. An hour later he is drenched in sweat and has worked in every plane of movement and given 100% on everything.No excuses, no "poor me" and he is always ready for the next challenge even if he has to do it with a little of "his style".
Next time your thinking of giving up,or not giving it 100% think about the Mechanic. And think about others that might only have 1 arm, or 1 leg or no legs or are confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their lives but are still giving it their all. Realize how lucky we all are and never forget how precious and fleeting time is. The Mechanic sure won't.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Mocean365 attends "Boot Cancer" competition in St Albans Vermont.
The Mocean365 crew just got back from the 2010 Boot Cancer Event in St Albans, Vermont with some awards to go along with their sore muscles. The team was comprised of Jen Grant, Brad Grant, Angel Roy, Chris Thompson, Megan Walsh and Skye Nacel along with the support crew of Bethany and Pierce Thompson and Pam Hansen.
The First event of the day was a circuit comprised of 1 minute of the following movements… rowing, pushups with hands elevated at bottom, box jumps/step ups, 30 meter shuttle run, and Kettlebell Thrusters. All were done consecutively until done with each round, where a one minute rest was allowed for a total of three rounds. The team pushed on hard through the burn.
The second event was Tire flipping and Sandbag carrying. The format was as follows.
25 meter tire flips, 25 meter sand bag carries and one 400 meter run.
Tires (200lbs for Men, 100lbs for Women)
Sandbags (60lbs for Men, 30lbs for Women)
Start:
Flip tire
Run back to start
Grab sandbag(s) (Men to carry two 30lb sandbags and Women carry one 30lb sandbag) and run to tire
Flip tire
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Run back
Flip tire
Run back
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Flip tire
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Now bring back all of your sandbags to the starting line (you can carry more than one)
Once all sandbags are across the starting line stacked in your tire, run 400 meters once
This turned out to be a very grueling but spectator friendly event with the whole crew yelling and screaming for their teams. Super fun! I was able to come in second overall in this event due to pounding a bunch of Mate minutes before my heat. Also being barefoot allowed me the freedom to maintain a rhythm that i may not have been able to do if i was shod.
Aaron Fondry won the event overall and is a undefeated mixed martial artist who has some big upcoming fight so props to him for training hard and coming out on top. We’ll see if i can close the gap on him a bit next year?
Our team had the top fundraiser individual,Jen Grant and we were the top fund raising team overall. We even put some people on the podium too with Megan tied for second in her class while I somehow won my class and finished third overall for the event, not bad for an old surf bum eh.? Big props to all of the team who set a goal, stuck with it and NEVER gave up!So proud of everyone on the team for their hard work and determination which is so f^&*%ing inspiring!!
We raised some money for cancer while spreading the word about movement and set a team goal and completed it and heck maybe made some people give some thoughts to taking off the “foot condoms”(shoes), in the process?!
Big thanks to the organizer Lisa, all the volunteers and sponsors and spectators and to our great support crew Bethany and Pierce and friends and family who offered support and donations to the cause as well. We are already getting ready for next year!
The First event of the day was a circuit comprised of 1 minute of the following movements… rowing, pushups with hands elevated at bottom, box jumps/step ups, 30 meter shuttle run, and Kettlebell Thrusters. All were done consecutively until done with each round, where a one minute rest was allowed for a total of three rounds. The team pushed on hard through the burn.
The second event was Tire flipping and Sandbag carrying. The format was as follows.
25 meter tire flips, 25 meter sand bag carries and one 400 meter run.
Tires (200lbs for Men, 100lbs for Women)
Sandbags (60lbs for Men, 30lbs for Women)
Start:
Flip tire
Run back to start
Grab sandbag(s) (Men to carry two 30lb sandbags and Women carry one 30lb sandbag) and run to tire
Flip tire
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Run back
Flip tire
Run back
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Flip tire
Grab sandbag(s) and run
Now bring back all of your sandbags to the starting line (you can carry more than one)
Once all sandbags are across the starting line stacked in your tire, run 400 meters once
This turned out to be a very grueling but spectator friendly event with the whole crew yelling and screaming for their teams. Super fun! I was able to come in second overall in this event due to pounding a bunch of Mate minutes before my heat. Also being barefoot allowed me the freedom to maintain a rhythm that i may not have been able to do if i was shod.
Aaron Fondry won the event overall and is a undefeated mixed martial artist who has some big upcoming fight so props to him for training hard and coming out on top. We’ll see if i can close the gap on him a bit next year?
Our team had the top fundraiser individual,Jen Grant and we were the top fund raising team overall. We even put some people on the podium too with Megan tied for second in her class while I somehow won my class and finished third overall for the event, not bad for an old surf bum eh.? Big props to all of the team who set a goal, stuck with it and NEVER gave up!So proud of everyone on the team for their hard work and determination which is so f^&*%ing inspiring!!
We raised some money for cancer while spreading the word about movement and set a team goal and completed it and heck maybe made some people give some thoughts to taking off the “foot condoms”(shoes), in the process?!
Big thanks to the organizer Lisa, all the volunteers and sponsors and spectators and to our great support crew Bethany and Pierce and friends and family who offered support and donations to the cause as well. We are already getting ready for next year!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
"Ripped on the Charles"
heres a writeup on our new event, called Ripped on the Charles. It was written by Mocean365 Tribe member, Will Moore.
Kicking off Summer 2009 Core training on the Charles!!! MOCEAN 365 Core Sport Workout Session!!
Ready to take your shredding to the next level? Try out a new Mocean365Core Sport Workout Session! This is an Action and Adventure sport-specific workout geared towards people that are ready for some intense work. To quote Metallica "what don't kill ya, makes ya more strong"! Look for dynamic warm-ups and movements, develop new strength and conditioning to help recover from and/or prevent injuries. Sessions will be held regularly in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont as well as by appointment and demand in coastal New Hampshire, Maine and along the Charles River in Boston, MA. Mocean 365 fitness guru Skye Nacel will soon be leading a seriesof challenging workouts guaranteed to work your body the way it was designed.
The “Get Ripped on the Charles” series begins Tuesday, May 12th at 6:00pm and will run six consecutive weeks. The goal of the class is to help participants increase flexibility, strength,conditioning, balance, endurance,posture and overall performance while having fun in a great outdoor setting. Nacel says to “Expect plenty of good old fashioned “Rocky” style movements like squats, lunges, pushups, dips along with medicine ball work, the creative use of trees, sprints, and intervals to gain new upper and lower body strength. We’ll progress into the “New School” with the Indo Board Balance Trainer, TRX Suspension Trainer, the 360 Board, hurdles, power bands and more. The program is progressive and will be modified for different fitness levelsfor clients with a clean bill of health from their doctor.”
Nacel, a Danville resident, has been certified by the IFPA, NCSF, Renegade Training, and will soon be adding ISSA Strength and Conditioning Specialist. His business Mocean365 is a combination of his passions for action sports photography and conditioning. He is CPR Certified and a member of IDEA and a member of Indo Board Fitness Advisory Board. According to Recreation Director Joe Fox “He is one of the most energetic and inspiring people you will ever meet. Skye has a great ability to meet people where they are at and push them to beyond their self imposed limits. He creates an awesome atmosphere in classes where people push each other in totally friendly and supportive manner. His lifestyle is a testament to the value of fitness. I have skied and snowboarded several times with Skye, and the guy rips! Whatever your passion is in life, these classes will take your performance to the next level.”
Tuesday lunch sessions on the Charles as well as Wednesday 6:30 am sessions on Boston Common will begin as well. We will be forming 6 week programs that will be just $85 for the 1.5 hour Tuesday night and Wednesday morning classes and $60 for the Tuesday 1 hour lunch sessions. Class sizes will be 12-15 people.
11 spots left for the initial Boston launch on Tuesday May 12th!! Payments can be made via paypal (will reserve your spot) or on the 12th if spcae if available. Only $15 for 1.5 hours with one of the best and most outgoing trainers in New England!!
Kicking off Summer 2009 Core training on the Charles!!! MOCEAN 365 Core Sport Workout Session!!
Ready to take your shredding to the next level? Try out a new Mocean365Core Sport Workout Session! This is an Action and Adventure sport-specific workout geared towards people that are ready for some intense work. To quote Metallica "what don't kill ya, makes ya more strong"! Look for dynamic warm-ups and movements, develop new strength and conditioning to help recover from and/or prevent injuries. Sessions will be held regularly in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont as well as by appointment and demand in coastal New Hampshire, Maine and along the Charles River in Boston, MA. Mocean 365 fitness guru Skye Nacel will soon be leading a seriesof challenging workouts guaranteed to work your body the way it was designed.
The “Get Ripped on the Charles” series begins Tuesday, May 12th at 6:00pm and will run six consecutive weeks. The goal of the class is to help participants increase flexibility, strength,conditioning, balance, endurance,posture and overall performance while having fun in a great outdoor setting. Nacel says to “Expect plenty of good old fashioned “Rocky” style movements like squats, lunges, pushups, dips along with medicine ball work, the creative use of trees, sprints, and intervals to gain new upper and lower body strength. We’ll progress into the “New School” with the Indo Board Balance Trainer, TRX Suspension Trainer, the 360 Board, hurdles, power bands and more. The program is progressive and will be modified for different fitness levelsfor clients with a clean bill of health from their doctor.”
Nacel, a Danville resident, has been certified by the IFPA, NCSF, Renegade Training, and will soon be adding ISSA Strength and Conditioning Specialist. His business Mocean365 is a combination of his passions for action sports photography and conditioning. He is CPR Certified and a member of IDEA and a member of Indo Board Fitness Advisory Board. According to Recreation Director Joe Fox “He is one of the most energetic and inspiring people you will ever meet. Skye has a great ability to meet people where they are at and push them to beyond their self imposed limits. He creates an awesome atmosphere in classes where people push each other in totally friendly and supportive manner. His lifestyle is a testament to the value of fitness. I have skied and snowboarded several times with Skye, and the guy rips! Whatever your passion is in life, these classes will take your performance to the next level.”
Tuesday lunch sessions on the Charles as well as Wednesday 6:30 am sessions on Boston Common will begin as well. We will be forming 6 week programs that will be just $85 for the 1.5 hour Tuesday night and Wednesday morning classes and $60 for the Tuesday 1 hour lunch sessions. Class sizes will be 12-15 people.
11 spots left for the initial Boston launch on Tuesday May 12th!! Payments can be made via paypal (will reserve your spot) or on the 12th if spcae if available. Only $15 for 1.5 hours with one of the best and most outgoing trainers in New England!!
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