November 2010 BCA Course Online Video

Iain Abernethy wrote:

I think it captures the essence of the day really well and quite a few of the forum regulars are to be seen (there's a really good close-up of the back of Lee Richardson's head!).

Fame at last!

It's really nice to see two instructors leading a class who are in shape and know what they're doing. If we had something like that in my area I'd attend. Tell me Iain, why is it that the older guys leading the class appear to be in better physical condition than the younger guys attending?

Over here,at least in the south, we'd call the instructors "thumpers." Its slang for someone who can just plain fight. That, or the resounding thump their punches make when they hit you.

Mike R

i was a bit irritated i couldn't get to this one but after seeing that i'm really p#ssed off. I will get to the next one even if i have to sell a kidney. Peter has some serious speed.

michael rosenbaum wrote:

Tell me Iain, why is it that the older guys leading the class appear to be in better physical condition than the younger guys attending?

Probably because they train a lot harder ;-) I train with Peter each Thursday morning and they are very intense sessions. Masses of high intensity drills designed to push us to the limit and beyond. I’ve been training with him for over 5 years now and I can’t ever recall a session that was anything other than full on.

Away from those sessions, I believe the only day Peter has off in the week is the Wednesday (in perpetration for Thursday madness). Lots of physical conditioning, weights, sparring, and high-impact pad drills on the other days. He’s been training with that frequency and intensity for decade upon decade. I also think that Geoff and Peter are both the type that keep pushing their limits.

I know plenty of people in their 40s who claim that they are now too old for the hard training they indulged in during their youth. Well Peter is in his early 60s and his training shows absolutely no sign of slowing in intensity, frequency and ferocity.

Neil Cook wrote:

Peter has some serious speed.

Indeed he does … but the key is that there is masses of power within that speed too. There’s a science to that power and speed and it’s every bit as much (if not more so) about technique as well as physical condition. The new DVD he’s done breaks that down very well I feel: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/news/training-day-3-new-peter-consterdine-dvd Well worth checking out.

All the best,

Iain

Iain Abernethy wrote:

I know plenty of people in their 40s who claim that they are now too old for the hard training they indulged in during their youth.

I've heard that before and it's such bullsh*t.  You're too old to train but you're not to old to spend all night at the pub, chasing girls half your age, staying up till the break of dawn talking about the good ole days.

My best benchpress record was at age 46, I did two reps at 340. Wouldn;t have even thought about it when I was 27.

The older you get, the harder you should train.  It's never too late to get in shape.

Mike

michael rosenbaum wrote:

I've heard that before and it's such bullsh*t ... The older you get, the harder you should train.  It's never too late to get in shape.

Totally agree. I feel it’s a case of “making excuses takes less effort than making progress”.

One of the great things about Peter and Geoff is that they lead by example. Neither of them ask you to do things they are not doing themselves. Which is how it should be I feel. It never sits right with me when you get guys who don’t train hard telling their students to train hard.

All the best,

Iain