#196 - Anna Clark: Bending The Rules

In The 196th Episode Of The Strength Connection Podcast, Michael And Our Special Guest, The Owner Of NeXa Studios, Anna Clark, Will Talk About Mixing Strength Training With Pilates And Yoga, Michael’s First Rkc, The 4’s Of Pilates: Strength, Stretch, Stamina, And Stability. The Joffrey Ballet School And Its Incredibly Structure Methodology, Auditioning For The Rockettes, The Byzantine Emperor Who Loved His 100-Kilo Kettlebell, And More!

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(0:30) Michael introduces our special guest, Owner of NeXa Studios, Anna Clark @theannaclark

(0:40) Mixing Strength training with Pilates and Yoga

(1:30) Shout out to John Morgan @striking_strength

(2:00) John and Anna in the SFG 1 and SFG 2

(2:40) Michael’s first RKC

(3:50) Old school training with Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(5:30) Go to Nabosotechnology.com Use the code CONNECTION for 10% of your purchase https://bit.ly/3PUZC6G 

(6:50) Anna comes from a Pilates and Yoga background

(7:40) I love certifications!

(8:20) I’d rather be fat than do cardio!

(9:30) Refreshing masculine energy

(9:50) Be the Savage and the Sage

(11:00) Harmony vs Balance

(11:20) You need both creativity and deep structure

(13:50) NeXa Studios https://www.nexastudios.nyc/ 

(14:10) What’s Anna Clark’s background?

(15:00) A Bridge from Dance to Pilates

(18:30) The 4’s of Pilates: Strength, stretch, stamina, and stability

(18:40) All your systems work congruently

(19:30) The Joffrey Ballet School and its incredibly structure methodology

(21:00) Auditioning for The Rockettes

(22:30) How did Anna start coaching?

(22:40) Power Pilates School

(23:10) Shout out to Romanos Krasinowska and Bob Lincolns

(23:20) “Learn from the source.” - Anna Clark @theannaclark

(24:00) Mastery by Robert Greene

(24:55) I hated the Pilates Police

(25:20) “In order to help my clients, I need to be able to bend the rules a little bit.” - Anna Clark @theannaclark

(26:20) Shout out o Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(27:00) Shout out to Denis Vasilev @denisvasilevkbsport 

(28:20) The first Kettlebell picture ever is from like 4,500 years ago

(28:20) Jamie Lewis: The History of Kettlebells https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066639/8951839-152-jamie-lewis-the-history-of-kettlebells  

(29:00) This Byzantine Emperor loved his 100 kilo Kettlebell

(30:00) Technique, mindset, grip, and resilience

(31:40) “Know the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” - Carrie Campbell@carrie_campbell_wbffpro

(33:20) When did Anna open her studio?

(35:40) Start small

(37:30) Why “IMPACT!” by Todd Durkin was initially rejected by publishers?

(41:10) The power of hospitality

(43:30) Why do they want to lose 20 lbs?

(45:00) Asking “why” it’s uncomfortable, but as a coach, you have to ask

(46:50) Transactional vs Transformational

(47:50) People hire you based on trust

(50:00) Is it okay to be a “jack of all trades”?

(51:10) I know how much I don’t know

(52:00) Creating tension only with your body weight

(53:00) Check out this big contrast between ballet and kettlebell training

(54:00) Learning Krav Maga

(56:00) Where to find out more about Anna Clark @theannaclark https://www.instagram.com/theannaclark/ 

(56:50) Join the Strength Connection Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/246922387454298