FC BARCELONA | YOUNG SPANISH FOOTBALL PROMISE ISSAC CUENCA

This young SPANISH FOOTBALL promise is 20 year old ISSAC CUENCA. The forward currently plays in FC BARCELONA B, however the news was his debut with the A - TEAM in FC BARECLONA Champions League match against Viktoria Pilsen on the 19th of October.



Issac Cuenca

The youngster has a bright future ahead, either with Barça or elsewhere. But did you know that Issac has more Football talents? The

Kettlebell BUP Technique and Tips

The Kettlebell Bottoms Up Press

I have been BUPing for quite a few years now and loved
every session doing it, I love a challenge. Here are my thoughts on the BUP and the technique I use, described in as much details as possible.



Kettlebell BUP

The Set up: set the kettlebell about a foot in front of your toes with the handle striking a line directly through
your body (you may need it a little further away if
you’re attempting a max lift).

Place your hand towards the front end of the handle (I
find this most comfortable).

Create tension in your arm by pulling back slightly on the handle before you initiate the back swing.

Keeping your glutes, hips and core tight, swing the kettlebell between your legs.

Don’t begin the upwards pull until the bell has swung back as far as it can and is beginning to return to it’s starting position(this is most relevant if you are going for a max single as it seems to make the lift flow more than fighting against the weight).

When you feel the weight coming back up, pull upwards and begin turning the kettlebell over.

Keep the bell as close as possible to your body to minimize energy wastage.

Aim to pull the kettlebell to your shoulder and land with your lower arm completely vertical, with hardly any space between you thumb and shoulder.

Any movement outside landing in this position will mean you somehow need to recover the lift.

I see many people leaning back on a BUP and then trying to press it away from themselves (whichalso results from holding the kettlebell in the wrong position).

The shortest movement possible will always be the best!

A little note on gripping the kettlebell – I like to loosely grip the kettlebell on the upswing as I find gripping it too tight means you have the bell in the
wrong position when you’ve cleaned it.

When you don’t commit to gripping too hard you can get under the bell in a better position before going for the press.

This way you get the option for your hand to be slightly tilted for the press rather than having the back of your hand in line with your vertical elbow (for me a much
better position to press from), I find this way I can really grind the kettlebell and get maximum advantage from the lats rather than a straight hand to forearm which for me tends to mean more tricep involvement.

The Press: once you’ve got the kettlebell landed in the right position, you need to get your feet sorted out into a place where you can gain most leverage.

This will differ for everyone, but I like to take a short step backwards with the same hand that I am pressing with.

Use your opposite side to brace against, I prefer my arm to be out wide to balance my body.

Begin the press by pushing hard into the ground with your feet and engaging your lats, lean back on the press (only lean backwards slightly, this too may put unnecessary stress on your back).

If you’re on a max lift, my only advice is to keep pressing, but make sure it’s coming through your legs, back, shoulders, triceps and wrist (in that order).

DON’T GIVE UP!

Even if the movement is only minimal just keep the pressure on, with some real guts the weight will go up!

BUP Tips: To work up to a max BUP I use the following format to get my body into the right gear using the actual weight I’m going to attempt (assuming I am already warmed up)

(2-5 reps on both sides)
Swings

Cleans

1.Clean and Push Press

2.Snatch

3.Flips

4.Bottoms Up Clean

5.Bottoms Up Press (MAX)

Going for a new weight in the BUP
In training I will use bottoms up cleans for a while until I become accustomed to the weight and also use heavy kettlebell cleans to prime my body and nervous system.

I have also used other methods to train the BUP and make it harder, such as double BUP’s, double BUP Cleans, pronated and neutral grips, holding a kettlebell in the BUP position (non-pressing hand) whilst BUP’ing, stacked pressing, sloshpipe attached to the kettlebell, Hamburger Press (stacked bells with weight discs between), holds for time. The list is endless, your mind is your only obstacle!

EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS | ATHLETIC DE BILBAO 2 SALZBURG 2 | UDINESE 2 ATLETICO DE MADRID 0

The two SPANISH FOOTBALL representatives in the EUROPA LEAGUE competition were in action tonight with the following brief summary of events, scorers & final results.



At.Bilbao-Salzburg

ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO hosted SALZBURG for their Group F clash & both offered an entertaining match that went down to the end - with Bilbao comeback included - to finish in a 2 - 2 draw. The match had a red card

SPANISH HANDBALL | ATLETICO DE MADRID BREAK SCORING RECORD

ATLETICO DE MADRID (ex Ciudad Real) achieved a historical record breaking the previously held by FC Barcelona in scoring 52 goals in one match. I am taking about SPANISH HANDBALL & yes, the Spanish Handball League (ASOBAL) . The unfortunate receiving opponents were ACADEMICA OCTAVIO who managed to score 27.


Atletico de Madrid currently leading the League & are doing well in Europe.

Perhaps the

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | B LEVERKUSEN 2 VALENCIA CF 1 | FC BARCELONA 2 VIKTORIA PILSEN 0

The last two SPANISH FOOTBALL Clubs with CHAMPIONS LEAGUE qualifying Group match commitments, Valencia CF & FC Barcelona, returned a sweet & sour ( or sour & sweet ) result that I will now go into more detail below with the final results & scorers.



Sam for B.Leverkusen

VALENCIA CF travelled to Germany to play fellow Group E Club BAYERN LEVERKUSEN & finished losing 2 - 1 to virtually shut for

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | MANCHESTER CITY 2 VILLAREAL 1 | REAL MADRID 4 OLYMPIQUE LYON 0

Heads & Tails for the SPANISH FOOTBALL Clubs participating tonight in CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Villareal needed to not lose to keep their slim chances of overcoming their Group for possible qualification, while Real Madrid needed a victory to seal their place beyond the Group phase.



David Silva

VILLAREAL needed to not lose their Group A match against MANCHESTER CITY & it was never going to be easy.

SPANISH FOOTBALL LEADS THE WORLD IN SOCIAL MEDIA

SPANISH FOOTBALL looks like leading the Social Media area as well as World Football. A comprehensive study of "followers" on the two currently leading "Social Media" channels ( Facebook & Twitter) gives Spanish Football Clubs FC BARCELONA & REAL MADRID as the most popular Sporting teams on the planet.



FC Barcelona 2011

The below graph gives a snap view of positions & numbers. Its in Spanish

SPANISH FOOTBALL MONDAY NIGHT ROUND 8 MATCH RESULT | ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 3 OSASUNA 1

SPANISH FOOTBALL finished with the last match of Round 8 of LA LIGA with an exciting game of Football palyed between ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & OSASUNA. The "Lions" got their game finally together after some difficult past rounds matches & won 3 - 1 in front of their roaring fans ( no punt intended ).

However it was Osasuna which got off to a flying start & shook Bilbao whos keeper Iraizoz had to

Sledgehammer Challenge 960 strikes

15/10/11 saw me do my Sledgehammer Challenge in Kirkbymoorside

I was aiming to do 1000 strikes in 1 hour with a 25kg hammer.

The result of my efforts was 960 reps










Check out this video of the last minute



I have also set up a post on my sledgehammer training leading upto the event

Many thanks to all who supported me and help me raise over £1000, especially some great posts that Jedd Johnson, Chris Beardsley, Scott Bird, Jason Steeves and Pat Hodgson have put up for me to help and all those who helped on FB

Also, many thanks to Pat from Homemadegymstuff for his help with the counting and motivation on the day, cheers mate!! You never fail me!

Also, it's not too late to enter the strength raffle and get my ebook.

Place a minimum £2 donation on my Justgiving page to get the ebook and enter the raffle

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Sports Law Symposium

Should be a great event - great work by student leaders Casey Johnson and Kellen Bradley putting it together:

2nd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will host the 2nd annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law. Speakers and Panelists from all over the country will present and discuss the most critical issues in the fields of Sports and Entertainment Law. Keynote speaker is President of the Arizona Cardinals Michael Bidwill.

• Date: Saturday, November 5th, 2011
• Time: 9am – 5pm, followed by a reception for all attendees and speakers
• Location: Armstrong Hall, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Campus – Tempe, AZ

List of Speakers (click for more speaker biographies)

• Redfield Baum
• Michael Bidwill
• Gregg Clifton
• Timothy Liam Epstein
• Susan Freeman
• Don E.N. Gibson
• Elissa Hecker
• Darren Heitner
• John Hoberman
• Hamid Jabbar
• Neville Johnson
• Travis Leach
• Connie J. Mableson
• Gary Marchant
• James M. Marovich
• Mary Penrose
• Corie Rosen
• Tom Salerno
• Stephen Webb
• and more!

Registration Fees: (includes lunch)

• Attorneys - $160 for up to 5hrs CLE + 1 Ethics Credit
• General Public – $40
• Law Student or ASU Professor – $10

Why don't more schools help their athletes go pro?

I had a story last week on schools that provide counseling for athletes who go pro, featuring Boston College's Warren Zola (some of you will recognize him from this very site). Zola is a dean at the BC business school, and this is a niche he has carved out for himself after recognizing that many athletes are ill-prepared for the transition. Players like former BC lineman Anthony Castonzo, a first-round pick by the Colts, (pictured) said they wouldn't have been able to navigate the transition without help.

The most interesting part, to me, is how few schools -- about 25 percent, by some estimates -- provide the service. I would think it would be a nice recruiting tool to say to a recruit, "We'd like you to meet Warren. When the time comes for you to go pro, he's here to help you with everything you need." This would play right into the dreams of high schoolers, who all think they are destined for NFL stardom (or NBA, or MLB, etc.). It seems like it would help the schools, too, because having someone who knows the terrain can help avoid recruiting violations.

But only few schools have advisers in house, and some more hire outside consultants to manage the process. Ironically, the issue might be that the NCAA requires the advisers to be independent from the athletic department. While this removes much of the conflict of interest that could arise in the decision whether to leave early, it also takes away the most obvious source of funding for the position.

Zola has written about reform in college athletics before, including this law review article where he spells out the issues in the Professional Sports Counseling Panels, as they're called in the NCAA bylaws.

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA ROUND 8 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued today with Round 8 of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LIGA with four matches scheduled (tomorrow the last game scheduled). Here are the results & the scorers.



Levante 2011

LEVANTE are surprising everyone & if they keep it up will be the revelation team. Today they defeated MALAGA 3 - 0 & share top spot with FC Barcelona. Malaga was well defeated & their complaint about the

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE SATURDAY ROUND 8 GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL action with all the four Champions League participating Clubs playing tonight in Round 8 of the SPANISH LEGAUE - LIGA. Plenty of action, controversy & of course goals , especially from Real Madrid & Barcelona.


Here is a brief summary-round up of the action, the final results & the scorers.



Gonzalo Higuain


REAL MADRID defeated a brave REAL BETIS 4 - 1 which included

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LAST 32 TEAMS SPANISH CUP 2011-2012 DRAW

The last 32 teams for the SPANISH CUP 2011 - 2012 ( Copa del Rey ) has been drawn today with the following line-ups:



Spanish Cup 1/16 2011 draw

The Spanish League (Liga) teams join in at this stage & there are some interesting match ups between some David's & Goliath's. Take L´Hospitalet - Barcelona ( city Derby) & Ponferradina - Real Madrid as examples, which apart from the difference in "

Sledgehammer Mayhem 2011

Only 22 hr to go to Sledgehammer Mayhem 2011

If you don't know what it's about check out Sledgehammer Challenge or go straight to my donation page. You'll receive my ebook and an entrance into the raffle for grip strength and kettlebell stuff

SFS FLASHBACKS | 15 YEARS AGO | THE "FAMOUS" RONALDO GOAL

Fifteen (15) years ago the below occurred in the Spanish Football League when FC Barcelona played away Santiago de Compostela.



Spectacular goal from the Brazilian star RONALDO , bit more younger & slimmer, that has comeback to all our memories after 15 years. Great player, one of the best Nº9s in Football History.

John Calipari and Derrick Rose settle ticket devaulation lawsuit

Why did John Calipari and Derrick Rose agree to this settlement with University of Memphis ticket holders who filed a lawsuit claiming that the NCAA's vacating of its 2007-08 Final Four season resulted in the devaluation of their tickets? Color me surprised. This lawsuit probably would have been dismissed; instead, the settlement probably makes more of these lawsuits likely to be filed. Mark Conrad and I speak with Kyle Veazey of the Memphis Commercial Appeal about it.  Here are excerpts:

* * * 

The three Memphis-area attorneys who pursued former University of Memphis coach John Calipari and guard Derrick Rose with threats of legal action probably haven't inspired a new trend, sports law experts say. 

But Michael McCann, a professor at Vermont Law School and sports law columnist at SI.com, wouldn't rule out at least a few attempts. "Other fans are going to see this and say 'It sort of worked there,'" McCann said. "They were able to secure a settlement. I don't think it's going to give rise to courts sanctioning this, but I think it could give rise to others wanting to file a lawsuit." 

That's how it paid off in May 2010 for local attorneys Martin Zummach, Frank L. Watson III and William Burns. They threatened a lawsuit against Calipari, Rose and U of M athletic director R.C. Johnson, claiming the NCAA's vacating of its 2007-08 Final Four season resulted in the devaluation of their tickets. 

Calipari and Rose agreed to pay the attorneys $100,000. Calipari also agreed to donate $232,000, the approximate after-tax value of his bonuses connected with the season, to the Tiger Scholarship Fund. Rose agreed to consider making a donation sometime before 2015.

* * *

Mark Conrad, who teaches sports law classes at Fordham University, doesn't think the case will spawn a rash of copycats. "I certainly don't see it as a trend in pro sports ... and I certainly would be very surprised if you see this from universities," Conrad said. 

Conrad noted that though the specifics of the Memphis case seemed unique, ticket-holder lawsuits aren't altogether uncommon. He said they're usually unsuccessful, too.

* * *

Both Conrad and McCann were stunned at the Memphis settlement.
"I was like, 'wow,'" McCann said. "The lawsuit, the claims did not seem very strong and I'm surprised that the defendants -- Calipari, Derrick Rose -- that they would agree to pay anything." 

McCann said he anticipated that the case, if it had ever been filed, would have been dismissed. 

But even with the perceived unlikelihood of its success, such a case would have its costs -- "at the very least, stress, cost, retaining a lawyer, time. Time for a coach, obviously, is really valuable."

SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM POSSESSION PLAY

This is just some extra information,  yet interesting,  to help further understand the Spanish build up to yesterdays first goal by DAVID SILVA against Scotland in the Euro Group I qualifier. Spanish Sports daily "AS" has whipped up this infograph to perfectly highlight the Spanish Football ( National Team ) philosophy of "touch-ball or possession play".


The stats are the following: 42 touches

SPAIN 3 - SCOTLAND 1 | GROUP I EURO 2012 QUALIFIER RESULT

SPAIN equalled the historical 14 straight wins of Holland & France in official matches by defeating SCOTLAND 3 - 1 in the Group I Euro 2012 qualifier. Spain finishes top of the Group & goes straight into next years Poland-Ukraine Euro Championships, while Scotland misses out as the Czech Republic won their game to grab the 2º place in the Group & thus continue with a chance to qualify.

I was

SPANISH FOOTBALL FLASHBACK | BIGGEST HISTORICAL LOCAL DEFEAT

SPAIN plays SCOTLAND tonight in their last Group I qualifying Euro 2012 match. The home team are the current World Champions, have already assured top spot  & are looking to equal Holland & France in their 14th straight wins official games record. One may think beforehand that even though Scotland is playing for the second place ( against the Czech Rep)  in the Group that Spain are the "hot

New York Law School Third Annual Sports Law Symposium

I look forward to joining many friends and colleagues at New York Law School's upcoming sports law symposium.  It should be an awesome event.  Great work by Elliot Solop, founder/EIC of The Sports Tomato, in putting it together.

The New York Law School Institute for Information Law and Policy and the New York Law School Sports Law Society

Presents:

The Third Annual Sports Law Symposium

Date:              Friday, November 4, 2011

Location:      New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, NY

Rooms:         2nd Floor Events Center, W402, W420

Time:             12:30pm-8pm

Industry leaders will engage in panel discussions involving current legal issues in the sports industry including the legal infrastructure of developing and growing professional sports leagues, amateurism issues in collegiate sports, intellectual property management of sports and entertainments brands, and athlete agent regulation and enforcement.  Panelists will also offer perspective on breaking into the legal side of the sports industry. A networking reception will follow the day’s events.

Panels:

-Panel 1: Overview of Current Legal Developments in the Sports Industry

-Breakout Session 1: Financial and Tax Considerations in Representing Professional Athletes

-Breakout Session 2: Intellectual Property Issues in Sports

-Breakout Session 3:  Athlete Agent Regulation and Enforcement

-Panel 2:  Legal Infrastructure of Developing and Growing Professional Sports Leagues

-Panel 3:  Amateurism Issues in Collegiate Sports

-Panel 4:  Breaking Into the Sports Industry

-Networking Reception

Panelists:

Jason Belzer - President, Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc.

Andrew Bondarowicz - President, Aregatta Group, Inc.

Allison Cantor - Assistant Counsel, ESPN

Mark Conrad ’81 - Associate Professor of Business Law, Fordham University, Adjunct Professor of Sports Law, New York Law School

George Daniel -  Commissioner, National Lacrosse League

Marc Edelman - Assistant Professor of Law at Barry University’s Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

Dimitrios Efstathiou - Senior Counsel, Major League Soccer

Andrew Fine - Director of Marketing and Broadcasting, RLR Associates

David Fish - NFLPA Certified Agent, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School

David Gross - Commissioner, Major League Lacrosse

Darren Heitner - Founder of Sports Agent Blog, President of Dynasty Sports LLC

David Mayer -  Counsel, ESPN

Kevin Matz - Managing Member, Kevin Matz & Associates PLLC

Michael McCann - Sports Illustrated Legal Analyst, NBATV Legal Analyst, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School

Tim McIIwain ’95 - Partner, McKenna McIlwain, LLP

Robert Raiola - CPA, Sports & Entertainment Group Manager at Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPIlusa, LLC

Katherine Salisbury - President, Friedman & Salisbury Sports Management LLC

David Soskin ’08 - Assistant Counsel, ESPN

Mike Zarren - Assistant General Manager and Associate Team Counsel, Boston Celtics

Warren Zola - Chair, Professional Sports Counseling Panel, Boston College

CLE credits will be offered.

For more information on the event, please contact Elliot Solop at essolop@gmail.com.

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REAL MADRID FOLLOWING YOUNG GERMAN MARIO GOTZE ?

A new & relatively unknown name has sprung up onto center stage of SPANISH FOOTBALL today (however brief). MARIO GOTZE, 19 year old German & BORUSSIA DORTMUND midfielder that Spanish Sports paper "Marca" claims is on the REAL MADRID agenda.



Gotze: courtesy Marca

Perhaps its the lack of local Football news that makes the paper venture into German Football. However, the youngster is already an

FC BARCELONA OVERTAKES REAL MADRID AS SPANISH FOOTBALL MOST POPULAR CLUB

As we all know a survey is always subjective & open to many interpretations. However, surveys if done well can give insight, reveal tendencies & capture a trend that could be interesting to bear in mind. Spanish Sports daily "AS" has contracted the firm "IKERFEL" to survey Spanish Football spectators in all 20 First Division Stadiums.

The result is that FC BARCELONA is the most popular Football

FC BARCELONA | THIAGO SILVA STILL ON THEIR LIST

SPANISH FOOTBALL & Barcelona based Sports paper "Mundo Deportivo" remind readers that FC BARCELONA has not forgotten about AC MILAN & Brazilian International defender THIAGO SILVA. The fact was that Barça would have made a "serious" effort this season for the defender but the "money situation" at the Club did not permit extend itself beyond Alexis Sanchez & Cesc Fabregas.



Thaigo: courtesy

Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82

Al Davis, the owner of the Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, has died, ending one of the more remarkable careers in sports _ and sports law. He was a mixture of George Steinbrenner (who was also born on the Fourth of July), Mark Cuban, Charlie Finley and Vince Lombardi -- a coach, owner, businessman, general manager and fan with an insatiable desire for winning. But he was also a little bit Curt Flood (or at least Andy Messersmith) who was willing to take on his fellow owners in court, suing for the right to move his team from Oakland to L.A. and back, as told in this obituary by my AP colleague Josh Dubow, who covers the team.

Davis was also the AFL commissioner before the merger that helped shape the modern NFL. So I ask: Is there another figure who is responsible for as much sports jurisprudence?

EURO 2012 GROUP I RESULT | CZECH REPUBLIC 0 SPAIN 2

SPAIN defeated the CZECH REPUBLIC 0 - 2 in their Group I Euro 2012 qualifier match in Prague. The Spaniards have already qualified & the Czech side needed a positive result to secure the Groups second place, however they will be disappointed with their performance tonight.



Juan Mata

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM dominated most of the match with their usual style of touch Football which caused the

The "Karen Murphy Case" - European Soccer, Television Broadcasts, Competition Law, and Decoder Cards

Below is a guest post by Tassos Kaburakis.

On October 4, 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered an important decision in a consolidated case dealing with broadcasting rights, competition, and European Union (EU)-wide intellectual property issues [Football Association Premier League and Others (C-403/08 and C-429/08)… a.k.a. the Karen Murphy case].

Several pub owners in the United Kingdom (UK) have been circumventing the exclusive license, which the Football Association Premier League (FAPL) has signed with BSkyB and ESPN (£1.78 billion for the rights to broadcast Premiership matches in the UK from 2010 to 2013). A Sky subscription that would allow public viewing of FAPL games would cost approximately £700*. The pub owners (including Karen Murphy) opted not to pay the high fees and instead purchased foreign satellite decoder cards and individual subscription cards from Greece, for a fraction (10%) of the Sky subscription cost.

Regardless of the fact UK pub owners utilized these foreign decoding devices in unauthorized fashion, breaching terms of use by submitting false residence addresses, the ECJ focused on European consumers’ preemption from freely engaging in the purchase of goods and services across state borders, thus declaring that restrictions on the territorial range within which one would have to use a certain subscription service were in violation of EU Law. Namely, any exclusive licenses, as well as national legislation protecting such licenses, are found in violation of the freedom to provide services and fair competition rules, if they create artificial trade barriers, fix prices by creating national borders EU Law abolishes, and prevent consumers from using a service beyond certain national borders. The EU Satellite Broadcasting Directive and the Television without Frontiers Directive in particular declare that broadcasts across state borders and a common market distribution are key avenues toward the realization of European integration.

Importantly, the ECJ found no justifications on grounds of public policy for such restrictive practices. On one hand, the Court found no intellectual property rights by means of EU-wide Copyright for football matches themselves (albeit still protectable under member state law), rather only found particular aspects of the broadcasts copyrightable, e.g. the FAPL anthem, highlights, and various graphics. For such protectable aspects of a broadcast, one still needs to seek permission from the rights’ owner prior to public viewing. On the other hand, such restrictive practices were not justified either on grounds of protecting sporting interests, such as attracting game attendance, as other means (i.e. “closed periods” during which contracting parties would not broadcast Premiership games to encourage attendance) may accomplish such goals in less restrictive fashion than complete preemption of cross-border services’ utilization.

The Court’s use of the “specificity of sport” Art. 165 of the Treaty establishing the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is significant. Practices in favor of sport organizations should not go beyond what is necessary to accomplish the goals pursued, and in any event the Court assumes a position where the balance generally should lean in favor of upholding fundamental EU Law principles.

Sledgehammer Challenge Raffle

A little later than promised but here's the list of items so far for the raffle.

1. Logan Christopher's Kettlebell Snatch Domination DVD (3 DVD set)
2. Original Vulcan Gripper (second hand with dipped black spring)
3. IMTUG 3 (second hand)
4. 1 copy Jedd Johnson's Nail Bending ebook (thanks Jedd)
5. 1 copy Jedd Johnson's Card Tearing ebook

If you're unsure how to enter check out the original post on Unconventional Conditioning.

Or if you're lazy, in a nutshell I am doing a Sledgehammer event for charity where I am attempting 1000 tyre strikes with a 25kg sledgehammer in 1 hour. To assist in fundraising I have written an ebook, to get this ebook you must sponsor me a minimum of 2 GBP on my Justgiving page 2GBP = 2 raffle entries 10GBP=10 raffle entries etc. The raffle is for the prizes above and will run right through October.

EURO U - 21 GROUP 5 QUALIFIER | CROATIA 0 SPAIN 2

European U-21 Football action tonight with Group qualifiers with the SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM playing CROATIA away & winning 0 - 2. It is Spains third straight Group 5 victory that gives them 9 points & 9 goals.The qualifiers are for the 2013 European Championship Finals places & Spain is currently in a privileged position.

The Spanish side dominated most of the game with touch

Talking NBA Lockout

Tired of the NBA lockout?  If so, you probably won't enjoy my interview with Chris Townsend of 95.7 FM San Francisco.  But if not, please check it out.

RCD ESPAÑYOL LOOK AT AJAX PLAYER EL HAMDAOUA

This piece comes from Spanish Sports & Barcelona based paper "Sport". According to the daily, RCD ESPANYOL is back at it again in their attempts to sign a striker & they have their eyes on  AJAX Moroccan forward EL HAMDAOUA.


This isn´t the first contact between the Spanish Football Club & the player, in fact they had an agreement for this season & things looked a "done deal" until something

VILLAREAL FC | WITHOUT A TRUE FORWARD

There are those with a "superstitious" edge claiming that VILLAREAL has a "curse" on the Number 9 - forward - position. This has been heightened by the injury to ROSSI who has injured himself while training with the Italian National Team. This leaves Villareal without a true forward. The other two forwards in the side Marcos Ruben ( out 15 days ) & Nilmar ( knee operation out 2 months) have also 

ATLETICO DE MADRID | PLEASE ACCEPT APOLOGIES TO ALL SEVILLA FANS - ANTONIO PUERTA FAMILY

I undertsand that times are tough, that there are many people with serious frustrations & emotional needs to belong. Sports is traditionally a "release button" of emotions which eases the five-six days of "pain". However, when the "frustration" gets mixed up with twisted illusions & many times "intoxicated" minds we sadly get events that occured at the ATLETICO DE MADRID "Vicente Calderon"

REAL SOCIEDAD - IÑIGO MARTINEZ 50 MT GOAL AGAINST AT BILBAO - 2011

The talk of the day here in Spain. Yesterdays 50+ mt goal by IÑIGO MARTINEZ for REAL SOCIEDAD against ATHLETIC DE BILBAO in Round 7 of the SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LIGA. Here is the VIDEO of the goal:

Unconventional Conditioning

I need Your Help

Some of you may have seen that recently I have been training for a Sledgehammer Challenge (in Kirkbymoorside on 15th October @ 11 AM), where I will attempt to reach over 1000 strikes of a tyre in 1 hour with a 25kg Sledgehammer for the Charity 'Children in Distress'

I have been training since May for to get into shape for the 1000 rep challenge and had a very fun and challenging time, shortly after the event I will post up my full routine of the exact reps and dates etc that I completed them.

So far I'm on over 11,000 strikes over 55 training sessions (all done on a lunchtime at work).

So, to raise awareness and help me along the way and raise some extra cash for my chosen charity, I have written my first ebook 'Unconventional Conditioning', a 45 page ebook with lots of videos and info about my training including tips and ideas for putting together your own training program, even a section on how to Bottoms Up Press a kettlebell and train for it, check out the table of contents below.
























To get hold of this book I am asking for a £2 minimum donation (click here on my Just Giving Page! Drop me a comment and I will send you the book!

Not only this but for every £1 you sponsor me you will get 1 entry into a raffle for some strength and fitness goodies, list of items will be posted up tomorrow

The offer will be open until the 31st Ocotber 2011 and raffle drawn 1st November 2011

If you run your own blog, I would be very appreciative if you could spread the word on this one or share on facebook or twitter.

Cheers

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE RESULTS | ROUND 7 SUNDAY NIGHT

Big Sunday of Round 7 SPANISH FOOTBALL action with the remaining 5 games of LA LIGA played with interesting results, action & goals. Here are quick briefs of the events with all the results & scorers.



Fernando Llorente (At Bilbao)

The Big "Basque Derby" went to ATHLETIC DE BILBAO which visited REAL SOCIEDAD & won 1 - 2. Typical tense match as one would expect between these fierce "local"

REAL MADRID - NEYMAR | DEAL , CONFIDENTIALLY & 2012

We could finally be at the end,  & conclusion, of the NEYMAR story. The Brazilian sensation & National "hero" will end up at REAL MADRID. His Club SANTOS,  & the player himself, have gotten "away" with their desired wishes before accepting (& signing) the selling/transfer agreement with Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID:

Santos will celebrate Club Presidential elections in December with their

Live today (02/10/2011)

02/10 World Cup Rugby: Ireland – Italy (09:30h CEST)
02/10 Bolton – Chelsea (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Cycling: Franco Belge (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Tottenham – Arsenal (17:00h CEST)
02/10 Standard - Lierse SK (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Cyclocross Kalmthout (17:00h CEST)
02/10 Beerschot AC - Club Brugge (18:00h CEST)
02/10 Sporting Gijon – Barcelona (20:00h CEST)
02/10 Racing Genk - Anderlecht (20:30h CEST)
02/10 Juventus – Milan (20:45h CEST)
02/10 Espanyol – Real Madrid (22:00h CEST)

Live today (02/10/2011)

02/10 World Cup Rugby: Ireland – Italy (09:30h CEST)
02/10 Bolton – Chelsea (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Cycling: Franco Belge (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Tottenham – Arsenal (17:00h CEST)
02/10 Standard - Lierse SK (14:30h CEST)
02/10 Cyclocross Kalmthout (17:00h CEST)
02/10 Beerschot AC - Club Brugge (18:00h CEST)
02/10 Sporting Gijon – Barcelona (20:00h CEST)
02/10 Racing Genk - Anderlecht (20:30h CEST)
02/10 Juventus – Milan (20:45h CEST)
02/10 Espanyol – Real Madrid (22:00h CEST)

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE RESULTS | ROUND 7 SATURDAY NIGHT

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with five matches played of Round 7 of the Spanish League - Liga. A high number of todays games ended in draws which is unusual. Said this, here is a brief summary of the all encounters, the results & the scorers.



Roberto ( Real Zaragoza)

VILLAREAL managed to squeeze a  2 - 2 draw from REAL ZARAGOZA in an entertaining Football game. Real Zaragoza got ahead

TRANSFER NEWS | REAL MADRID KEEPS IT EYE FIRM ON EDEN HAZARD

News today from Spanish Sports paper "AS" highlights the apparent continued interest of Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID for Belgium Football talent & French Club LILLE midfielder EDEN HAZARD. This is not really fresh news as for the last two seasons the Spanish Club has been monitoring closely the young player, especially ex Real Madrid - now "executive" - Zinadine Zidane who is his prime