11 Comments

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  Laree Draper
  May 30, 2011

  That was amazing! Thanks Dan and Coyote Point crew!
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  Richard Ingate
  May 30, 2011

  Thanks for this amazing generosity! You asked for feedback so I spotted one typo: On the page about Vents, ‘put you heals together’. Should read ‘heels’

  Thanks again,
  Richard
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  Sean Leffler, RKC
  May 30, 2011

  Thanks for sharing! I have subjected my students to your Cardio Clean program before. I make a point of not answering the phone the next day, lest I get an earful!
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  Trish
  May 30, 2011

  Gold!
  Cheers to you and CPK crew.
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  Bryan
  May 30, 2011

  Excellent stuff! Thank you all for your generosity! You asked about errors on page 5 you put hip flexor stretch with press twice. Once again thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
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  Roland
  May 31, 2011

  This is a great primer for anyone wanting to have their own meetups. I like it!
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  Sarah
  June 1, 2011

  Thanks for your help with the corrections everyone! Keep them coming and I can update as I see them.
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  Dave
  June 2, 2011

  Dan, thanks for this and for sending me the earlier draft. It made for fun reading and thinking on the plane back from Turkey. Awesome content overall and I wish I were in CA and at the workouts

  Some things:

  - I think the starfish is misplaced in the doc. I think the get up related materials should all be together.

  - nit: Dan you shoulder seems far forward on page 18. I presume if this was weighted then it would be bad.

  - Rosenburgs, Dolphins, and Downward dog
  I think that you need better images and links here. DD, dolphin, cobra, and pavel’s pumps are mentioned but it seems to be the pics are not aligned with the section descriptions. Maybe I am just reading this wrong.
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  Martha Peterson
  June 5, 2011

  Terrific material! Thanks for making it available. And thanks for including me in it (although you misspelled my name at the end – it’s Peterson). I cant wait to share more “hip openers” with everyone – soon.

  A couple of bits:

  - You might want to consider replacing the can openers with the bottom half of the “steeple twist” Somatic exercise from my DVD. If you want to get a real “stretch” of the gluts, but also address the muscles that coordinate together with them when they fire, the steeple’s the way to go.
  - I like the name “Starfish!” Remind the readers to reach one leg down at a time and let the opposite side of their waist contract. This way they’ll get the awareness of how the leg reaches better when it’s connected to the center of the body. Oh – you get even more use out of the Starfish when you add the arms: one reaches up, comes back and relaxes, then the other reaches up, then relaxes. Now you’ve got length through the core and the lats release as well.
  - In the down dog, I wonder why are the hands facing inward? Fingers facing inward makes it harder for the front/chest to lengthen/open and the hips to drop. Turn the fingers/hands away from you and bring the hands/arms back a bit closer to the hips – only, of course, if it’s comfortable. Then you can lengthen through the front to get more mileage out of this wonderful exercise.
  - I love the “hip highs!” Makes me think of my jazz dance training back in the day. Great, useful movement that really challenges the brain.
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  Martha Peterson
  June 5, 2011

  I just realized! What you’re doing in the movement you’re calling “downward dog,” is an “upward dog.” A downward dog is the opposite position with the head down and the tailbone up. Just change the name. Downward dog is a terrific movement and good to do after upward dog. You might want to add “cat/cow” to your list of preparatory, “warm up” exercises. Great to get the spine moving!
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  Jeff
  June 6, 2011

  I’ve been looking into kettlebell workouts–haven’t tried yet, but I’m looking forward to seeing this finished product and trying it out!