After much back and forth, budgeting, scheduling conflicts and coffee, we now have a final plan that looks more than awesome. While Sandeep and I have a similar outlook when it comes to training, nutrition and education, some of our interests are quite different. With some compromise and careful planning, after ensuring that our dates were planned around the certifications that we wanted to do, we are ready to roll with the itinerary below.
We leave Chennai on January 30, 2015, in less than a week and land in Boston. Our first stop is at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, where we attend their Certified Functional Strength Coach certification. From there, we spend a week at Cressey Sports Performance, where we will spend all day observing how their classes are coached and understanding their system. For me, its mostly because I get to see Tony Gentilcore and rub it in Chez’s face. If I keep going this way, I realise this could turn out to be a very long post. So below, I’ve categorised some of the other cool stuff we have planned out.
Certifications:
- Onnit Academy Unconventional Training Certification Level 1 (Prashanti)
- MovNat Level 1 and Level 2 Certification (Sandeep)
- Catalyst Athletics Level 1 Weightlifting Coaching Certification (Prashanti)
- Training for Warriors Level 1 Instructor Course (Sandeep and Prashanti)
Gym time:
- Total Performance Sports – Boston
- Bodytribe Fitness – Sacramento
- San Francisco CrossFit – SF
- Ambition Athletics – San Diego
- Urban Movement – Houston
- Mark Fisher Fitness – New York
- Iron Sport Gym – Philadelphia
Seminars/ Clinics:
- Powerlifting Clinic with Chad Wesley Smith
- Perform Better Learn By Doing Seminar (Dan John, Mike Boyle, Martin Rooney and Nick Winkelman will be presenting)
- Private clinic with David Dellanave, Movement Minneapolis
Sandeep, the fancypants will stop by London for a week on our way back to celebrate his 25th birthday in style. During his week there, he will spend time at the Parkour Generations gym and Dax Moy Personal Training Studios.
It seems like we have a lot planned out for the next two months, and how much we learn from everything we’re going to be doing largely depends on how we manage to capture all the information and knowledge we gather. That is exactly the point of the blog, and we plan to put out everything we’ve learnt out there for not only us to come back and look back at, but also for folks out there who are interested in training.
Now, if Sandeep were to have written this blog post, I am pretty sure he would have liked to thank our parents for not having asked us too many questions through this process and for supporting us. Apart from friends and family who are willing to host us at various legs of the trip, I think we owe quite a bit to Alexander for not only effectively talking us out of renting a car in LA, but also always answering our questions and putting us in touch with a lot of cool people.
See you all in two months!
– Prashanti
This sounds epic, you guys. Waiting for the updates!
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Thanks, Sreenath!
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Sounds fantastic guys… have a grand journey…
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Divya, we kept our promise! We will write regularly for sure 🙂
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Prashanti, Sandeep, have a great learning experience and good fun over next couple of months. Sounds like an awesome “road trip” to me apart from all the learning :-). Will be looking forward to reading both your experiences..
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Thanks, Vani!
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Go parter!!!
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Jazz, thanks so much!
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All the best guys.
Keep us posted.
Have fun and take care.
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Thanks a bunch, Apu!
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Very happy for u guys. All b the best. Don’t see nutrition workshops or certs unless some thing is planned as part of this schedule.
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Hey Sriram, good catch. Unfortunately, all the nutrition seminars are happening on the other side of the country when we are there. So we’re just hoping to pick the brains of coaches we meet about nutrition, as well!
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All the best guys. Your gonna have a killer year….
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Thanks for all the support, Gaurang!
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So glad you’re going to meet the guys at Dax Moy – they really know their stuff. Make sure you go to Pistachio and Pickle on Liverpool Rd ( behind the studio ) for the best cheese toasties ever!
Looking forward to reading about your adventures!
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Thanks for setting it up for me, Annie! It’s a fantastic opportunity and I’m really excited about it. Haha! I’ll be sure to put up a picture of the toasties. 🙂
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Awesome guys
All the best
Awaiting more updates soon. Enjoy and take care
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Thanks so much, Samina!
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Sounds amazing! …have a great trip :)..
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Thanks, Bharadwaj 🙂
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Sounds great Prashanti. Have Fun. Happy Learning.
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Thanks, Suja maami! 🙂
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Sound like an exciting plan. Hope you will get some time with Kelly Starrett in SF Crossfit. Meeting with Dan John is going to be really cool. Looking forward to see all the updates. I am not sure whether you guys are going to visit Los Angeles, if yes buzz me, we can meet.
Good luck and have loads of fun
Jayashri
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Hi Jayashri! We might be in LA toward the end of February. We would love to catch up with you, and will definitely make sure Sandeep or I give you a buzz.
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Prashanti and Sandeep, I cannot wait to host you guys while you are in Houston.. So proud of you Sandy Baby… 🙂
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Haha! It’s been a while since I’ve been called that! See you soon, akka. 🙂
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Hi Prashanti and Sandeep!
Just wanted to wish you luck as you start your adventures. It was a pleasure to be one of the first to greet you in the USA and get to know a bit about you and your plans. Sorry you had to deal with all that snow but then again if you hadn’t our paths would not have crossed so grateful not to be in charge of universe.
Stay in touch. Be safe. Enjoy the adventure.
Best regards
MJ. Massachusetts
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Thanks for being awesome and all the help! 🙂
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Wow guys! Good luck with what you are doing.
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Hey Aarthy, nice to hear from you! Thanks a lot 🙂
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