Are You Making These Mistakes In The Gym?

By Jon Bruney

So If You Want More Strength, Muscle, Speed, Power, Athleticism And Conditioning – Read On Carefully And Make Sure You Aren’t Making Any Of These MISTAKES…

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Dragon Door Interviews Matt Maher, RKC Team Leader

By Adrienne Harvey PCC-TL, RKC-II, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

The speed and explosive strength developed from kettlebell movements really carries over to the deadlift, and I use many of the lifts as accessory lifts in my training templates. The way I train myself is similar to my approach with personal training clients. I think I've been successfully able to mesh the RKC system, FMS, and even Westside Barbell concepts to make my clients strong and healthy.

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Dragon Door Interviews PCC Instructor Benji Williford

by Adrienne Harvey PCC-TL, RKCII, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

I was looking for safe ways to work out by using the body in an efficient, functional way and which would build a strong healthy body for life. I was really interested in the PCC because the books I had from Dragon Door are top-notch. For many people at the PCC what might have seemed unattainable either happened or now seems like it is within their reach. It’s such an amazing experience to watch someone achieve a feat that they deemed impossible.

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Dragon Door Interviews Jack Arnow

by Adrienne Harvey PCCTL, RKCII, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

Jasper said, “You’re a natural.” At the time, I didn’t know what he meant by that, but I never forgot it. I just kept practicing and practicing. From age 16 to about 35 I would do 3 sets of one arm chins a day for 4, 5 days a week, and often did 16 alternate one-arm chins in a set—which comes out to about 50 reps a day for years. Most people will never do that many in their whole life.

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Dragon Door Interviews RKC and PCC Team Leader Angelo Gala

by Adrienne Harvey PCCTL, RKCII, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

I'll never forget my first experience. I remember thinking that 16kg sounded really light... but I was soaked in sweat after just 10 minutes. I absolutely fell in love with the amount of focus required for these super-technical movements. I feel unique because I was able to maintain a high level of strength and flexibility throughout my whole endurance building process. My strength is in having and being able to share a diverse background in all aspects of fitness.

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Dragon Door Interviews PCC Instructor Matt Schifferle

by Adrienne Harvey, PCC TL, RKC2, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

I've always wanted to feel secure in knowing that I can continue to practice and advance in training no matter what is happening in my life—no matter where I live. The PCC exploded everything for me. Since the workshop which was about a month ago, I've put on about four pounds of muscle just using some of what I learned. Weakness can't hide when you're working on Progressive Calisthenics. ​

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Dragon Door Interviews Josh Henkin, Senior RKC and Creator of the Ultimate Sandbag and Dynamic Variable Resistance Training Systems

by Adrienne Harvey, PCC TL, RKC2, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

Jul 25, 2013 11:41 PM

Josh Henkin: I've always enjoyed being around athletics, even if I knew that I wasn't going to be a professional athlete. So, the field of strength and conditioning was one of the coolest ways to have an active part in the development of athletes. After the RKC, I understood how to integrate the body more efficiently. It gave me a broader scope of looking at all movement patterns differently—really emphasizing that we are trying to achieve a specific movement with every exercise.

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Dragon Door Interviews Iron Maiden Beth Andrews, Senior RKC and PCC Instructor

By Adrienne Harvey, PCC TL, RKC2, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

Jul 19, 2013 03:30 PM

Beth Andrews: Quality movement must be established first, before you can truly unleash your strength. My advice is to build a solid strength base first, be patient with the progressions, and don’t try to mix the Iron Maiden goal with other goals. I gave up everything that didn't feed into the three lifts, and added FMS corrective/mobility drills. The PCC was amazing. I thought it set the stage for a new direction for the RKC too. The new RKC has community, support, and great energy.

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Dragon Door Interviews Ken Stewart, RKC2, CK-FMS

By Adrienne Harvey, PCC TL, RKC2, CK-FMS, Primal Move Nat'l Instructor

Jul 12, 2013 03:30 PM

Ken Stewart: My family's history of eating habits and being sedentary has led me to doing what I'm doing. At my mother's funeral, my grandmother had a heart attack and passed away right at the gravesite... ...that was my turning point. We've had to ease people into kettlebell training because it can be intimidating. In our facility, there's nothing but kettlebells, rowers, and...

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Alone, Alone, Alone on “Throw Up Hill”

By James Steel, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania

Jul 11, 2013 04:10 PM

"I was back in my home state, Maryland, for a few days recently, and I revisited an old haunt of mine, affectionately dubbed by me in 1983, "Throw Up Hill", because I usually lost my lunch when I was running up this monstrosity after a few reps. It was either pay 20 dollars to go to a gym with one squat rack in the corner..."

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