Artemis Scantalides

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I am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. I specialize in Russian Hardstyle Kettlebell Training (StrongFirst Team Leader) and women's strength training. I am also a Black Belt in Kung Fu, and the 9th woman and the lightest and smallest to date to complete the Iron Maiden Challenge (a 53lbs Pull-up, Pistol Squat, and Press), a certified Spin Instructor, as well as certified to train the pregnant and post-partum client. I have been working full-time in the Fitness Industry for over 16 years. I made a drastic career change and left my job as an IT Consultant to pursue a career in fitness and I never looked back. Working in an office did not suit me as I have been an athlete all of my life. I was a ballet dancer for 23 years and then decided to hang up my ballet shoes to study Kung Fu. I obtained my black belt in Kung Fu in 2009 which, next to training and testing for my RKC™ Instructor Certification, was one of the hardest accomplishments that I have ever achieved. I inspire clients every day to incorporate and stay with their fitness routines by setting realistic goals and by keeping their training functional, interesting and challenging. I swear by kettlebell training and strength training kettlebell training, as kettlebell training and strength training not only strengthened and changed my body, but also my mindset.

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WAKE UP, KICK ASS, REPEAT & DON’T GIVE UP👊🏼💥💪🏼🔥 _ We all have circumstances or events in life that knock us out of our routine or off course e.g. interstate move, professional transition, illness, injury, vacation, big trip, & sometimes for an extended period of time. _ It can be scary to get back into the groove & find our mojo, motivation & inspiration again. From 11/2016 thru most of 2017, the 1st yr that my husband @ericgahanatc & I lived in Vegas, I battled w/ all of the above (minus injury) as a result of closing a business of 5yrs & having to somewhat start over professionally by finding a new path, a new purpose & re-establishing myself in an area where no one knew who I was & my reputation as a strength coach did not precede me the way it did on the east coast. _ Altho it was somewhat liberating at first, often times it was not easy & I had to dig deep for confidence & strength to rebuild & to create a new routine & to find a sense of purpose. _ During that time, I found that the best thing to do was to not overthink it & to JUST GET IT DONE. Even tho I was burned out immediately after we moved to Vegas, my ultimate goal was to build my online training & workshop business bigger & better. So each day I would wake up & make a plan whether it was working on rebuilding myself or working on building my business & little by little things started to fall into place. Fast forward to the present, almost 2yrs from that time, & I’m doing exactly what I wanted to be doing when I first moved to Vegas in 2017-owning & operating a successful online training & workshop business. It took 2yrs & a little work each day over those 2yrs to get to this point. Sometimes we get so focused on the immediate that we forget that little by little our daily actions can add up to create something magnificent. _ Get up & make a plan, even if it’s a rough draft. As long as you have the first step, that first step will lead you to subsequent steps & you will be back in the groove & make progress towards your goals in no time. _ Give me a 🙌🏼 below 👇🏼if you agree & tag a friend who needs to read this👇🏼 ______ #mondaymotivation #wakeupkickassrepeat #dontgiveup
🌟NEW🌟I AM NOT AFRAID TO LIFT® WORKSHOP SCHEDULED – ALBANY, NY @her_strength_studio 💪🏼🔥! _ LADIES! I’m super excited to announce a NEW I Am Not Afraid To Lift® workshop scheduled on Sunday October 20, 2019 at Her Strength Studio in Albany, NY. Link in bio to sign up👆🏼ONLY 10 spots available at the Early Bird discount rate! _ I Am Not Afraid To Lift® is a WOMEN’S ONLY strength workshop that includes, kettlebell, bodyweight & barbell lifts & learning how to build a strong mindset. Details below for Albany & Iowa City👇🏼links in bio to sign up👆🏼 _ ALBANY, NY _ WHEN: October 20, 2019 _ WHERE: Her Strength Studio @her_strength_studio Albany, NY _ Early Bird Ends September 29, 2019 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time OR after the first 10 spots are filled, whichever comes first! _______ IOWA _ WHEN: September 21, 2019 _ WHERE: Grit Gym @gritgym Iowa City, Iowa _ Early Bird Ends September 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time OR after the first 10 spots are filled, whichever comes first! _ At the Lift® Workshop you will learn: _ KETTLEBELL LIFTS ▫️Deadlift ▫️Front Squat ▫️Military Press ▫️Two Handed Swing _ BARBELL LIFTS ▫️Back Squat ▫️Bench Press ▫️Deadlift _ BODYWEIGHT AND CORE: ▫️Pull-up ▫️Push-up ▫️Hanging Leg Raise ▫️Ab Wheel Rollout _ ▫️STRONG MINDSET STRATEGIES such as how to improve your inner dialogue, and own your lifts in the gym & how to overcome fear & approach more & avoid less. _ ▫️Strength Program Design _ Links in bio to sign up👆🏼
HOW I INCREASED MY MILITARY PRESS WITHOUT PRESSING💪🏼🔥 _ During my 3.5yr quest to complete the Iron Maiden Challenge, in 5/13, I decided to take a break from MPs & work on building strength towards a OAPU. For those on a quest for strength, I know it sounds scary to leave the weights behind & to use only your BW to build strength. HOWEVER, if you can OAPU your BW against gravity, think about how much stronger your MP will be? _ How did the OAPU help my MP? _ 1️⃣I learned how to generate & maintain proper tension for my MP. _ 2️⃣Increased MP strength. If you can press your BW up from the ground, against gravity, w/ 1 arm, then it’s a no-brainer that you are going to increase your MP strength. 2 arm push-ups are hard enough for ppl, never mind a proper OAPU. 1wk after I achieved my OAPU, I pressed 22kg (50lbs) on both R&L sides. _ 3️⃣Patience. It took me 2mos from the day 5/8/13 that I started to train OAPU progressions to get my OAPU on 7/6/13 (first video shown here👆🏼). It taught me patience to trust the process b/c it took 2mos for me to achieve it & it taught me patience to not rush the movement b/c during the 8wks I worked towards it, I did not 1ce attempt it from the ground. I ONLY trained it from an elevated surface so that I would have success each time. _ 4️⃣Freedom. For a long time the thot of pressing would be self-defeating for me. Training the OAPU helped me to get out of my head about pressing & obsessing about whether or not I was going to have a “good” press day or a “bad” press day. It helped me to mentally let go of the stress that pressing often used to induce for me b/c I was focusing on learning a completely different pressing skill that did not involve pressing iron overhead. _ 5yrs later, in 4/18, when I attended the @strongfirst BW Cert w/ Master @_coach_karen_ @industrialstrengthgym I still had my OAPU BUT this cert helped me to make it even STRONGER (swipe left👈🏼for video). As a result, I was able to improve my hollow position & thus learn how to apply more tension. _ Get crazy BW strong & learn how to do a OAPU w/ Karen & I at the #strongfirst SFB in Dallas, TX on 8/24-25, 2019 @extremestudioperformance Link in bio to sign up👆🏼
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