February 2013 - Spearman Clubs

STEVE HAS ENTERED THE BUILDINGBy now most of you know that after 28 years ofservice Eric has taken a new position at an elitetennis club in Silicon Valley. It is a wonderfulopportunity, and the RCI family wishes Eric andHeidi much success in their new adventure.I have been promoted to RCI's new GeneralManager. I bring a plethora of experience,education and passion for this industry. Briefly, Iam CPA-trained, worked for Deloitte as anauditor, then went to Duke and earned an MBA infinance. I have worked for Spearman Clubs since1991, mostly as its Chief Financial/InformationOfficer, but I did manage LNRC to great success asit's General Manager for four years in the mid-2000s.My mission is to create a wonderful clubexperience for RCI's members, so amazing thatyou can't stop telling your family and friends howgreat your Club is. Scott Spearman and the restof the RCI TEAM are also committed to makingRCI the best club in Southern California. Let meknow how we are doing by emailing me atsts@spearmanclubs.com. Or stop by my office thenext time you are at the Club. RCI…just be there!Scott’s SpinFebruary is hereand that meansSuperbowl 2013!Be sure to join usat RCI, where youcan enjoy thegame and play some tennis. RCInow offers several great tennisprograms. We have EMATCH,where we are offering you a matchthat is fun and competitive. We willconfirm all matches with email or text.We also have ESCHEDULE, whereyou book a complete match througheschedule and automatically receivean email confirmation. Then wehave OPEN COURTS, which is aDoubles program, 5:30-7pmMonday-Friday. Sign up's begin at7am the day of. We are alsochanging up our menu at Top SpinBar and Grill, so keep your eye out onthe new menu, which should be outearly February. See you on thecourts....ScottCHALLENGE COURTS BBQ FEBRUARY 3RD - Join uson Sunday February 3, 2013 at RCI for a Challenge CourtsBBQ. Challenge courts will start at 9am and go until 1pm.The BBQ will begin at 11:30am - 1:30pm. We will be cooking up hot dogs for $2 and Hamburgers $3. There will be drinkspecials at the bar. Allan Iverson will be running a Babolat demo from 11am-12pm. Come on down and get yourtennis in before the big game starts! Don't miss out!BATTLE OF THE BULGE FEBRUARY 11TH 6-7PM - Come hear from a Pharmacist Hormone Expert with IoniaPharmacy on February 11th from 6:00-7:00pm. Wondering why you can't lose weight? Getting frustrated with constantwork and eating next to nothing but the scale doesn't budge? Amy Hawkins, Pharm.D.,from Ionia Pharmacy in Tustin,will answer those questions and help you with solitions to manage your weight goals.Amy will discuss Thyroid, Insulin,Growth Hormone and Chronic Stress. No need to sign up!ADULT/CHILD ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 23RD - Join us for our Round Robin Tennis & PizzaParty on 2/23/2013, 12-3pm. Cost - $12.50 per person/$25 per team. Sign up in theActivity Book.INDIAN WELLS TENNIS BUS TRIP MARCH 9TH - Plan now to join us for our one-day bus trip to the Indian WellsTennis Tournament on Saturday March 9, 2013. Cost for the one-day trip is $100 per person and includes:transportation, snacks, drinks and a ticket. The time frame will be approximately 8am-8pm (depending on traffic). Pickupand drop-off will be at RCI. There is a $50 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot on the bus and your ticket.Space is limited, so please sign up at the front desk soon.

RCI JR TRIATHLON CLINICFebruary 17th, 2013, 2pm to 5pmDon't know where to get started? If your childis 7 to 12 years old and is ready to participatein their first Triathlon, join the SBR YouthTriathlon Clinic. Kids will receive instructionin swimming, cycling, running, hydration andproper transition between events as theyprepare for the Race on the Base Jr.R e v e r s e T r i a t h l o n .www.raceonthebase.com. $75 includespractice mock race & goodie bags!! $10 offyour clinic fee if you are a current SBRCoaching Client. ( Note: does not includeofficial race entry fee.) Basic Equipment(nothing fancy needed!) Running shoes,operational bike and mandatory helmet,swim suit, goggles, swim cap. TriathlonCamp Instructor: Pam Nichol, USATCertified Triathlon/Swim Coach & PersonalTrainer. www.octriathloncoach.com. Tosign up, please contact Coach Pam atpam@sbcglobal.net or call at (916) 213-4815.New Tennis Committee for 2013We welcome our new tennis committee asthey help us to 1. Promote Club events 2.Participate in Club events 3. Provide uswith feedback and suggestions. PresidentRay Hom; VP/Secretary Angela Rennie;Laina Sullivan, Marilyn Donan, DianaPearson, Judi Hartwick, Gary Goodman,Randy Heaviside, Robert Prendergast,Wayne Bayliss,Al FullerFITNESS with NICOLAN e w t o n ' s S e c o n d L a w o fAcceleration and why understandingit can prevent injuries! When I trainclients, I am constantly repeating theimportance on isolation exercises tonot use momentum. The goal is to slowlyisolate a specific muscle and not engagethe surrounding muscles. It is very important that youknow what muscle you are supposed to be workingand how to engage it; however, not “cheating” is alsovery important for injury protection. From more of ascientific view, I am talking about Newton's second lawof acceleration that states that the force acting on abody moving in a given direction is equal to the body'smass multiplied by the body's acceleration. So why isthis “law” important for injury prevention. Well, if you“cheat” by initiating a movement with momentum froma body part other than the one you are focusing on, themomentum of the moving weight may be greater thanthe muscle's ability to decelerate and stop it. The“stopping muscles” may not be strong enough tomatch the force involved and this exposes ligaments,muscles, and the joints to over-stress and injury. Forexample, if you do a bicep curl and use your back tohelp get the weight up, the bicep may not be strongenough to control the motion to lower your armtherefore damaging the bicep. I know this a little moretechnical than my usual articles, but over the years, Ihave learned that sometimes different instructors canmean the same thing but just have a different way ofdescribing the method. Sometimes just that smalldifference creates an “ah-ha” moment ofunderstanding. So this description may work for you.Moral of the story: use good form and not momentum.I look forward to seeing you in the gym! 310 210 7052."You Either Worked Out Today ... Or You Didn't!"Nicola StrotherTaryn’sCornerWe have a great membership promo happening right now, so this would be a good time to jointhe best club in town! As we all know, Eric has left RCI to pursue a position in North California.In his honor, we are having a membership special to celebrate his 28 years at the club. Besure to see the flyer in this newsletter for this fabulous special! We’re taking it back 28 yearsand offering new members prices from 1985! I would like to welcome our new members toRCI! Laura Schlockman, Austin Graff, Parris Todd, Hova Habib, Julien Faurel Family,June McLaughlin, Chad Woods, Leon Barrett, Candice Gore, The Shen and WenjiongFamily, Mary Roshan, The Ren/Zhan Family, Tim Keenan, Richard Oxman, RobertJechart Family. Have a great February and be sure to get involved in our events andactivities!Taryn