Jun 25, 2010 04:10 PM
Abdominals, Abs, Core, whatever name you give it the concept of core training is a continued hot topic in the fitness industry. Hard to walk by a magazine rack without [...]
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Jeff O'Connor, Master RKC
Jun 25, 2010 03:44 PM
One of the most common challenges we see in our population today is hip flexor dominance. The cause of this can be from a corrupted movement pattern or from simply b [...]
Geoff Neupert, Master RKC, CSCS
Jun 09, 2010 05:36 PM
If you haven't read Pavel's, Beyond Bodybuilding, you should. If you have, I recommend you read it again. Arguably one of the best but most underrated concepts that b [...]
May 25, 2010 04:09 PM
As most of you already know, training with kettlebells is a fantastic and efficient way to shed unwanted fat. Within weeks of starting to use kettlebells, you should [...]
Neghar Fonooni, RKC, FMS, NASM, ACE
May 25, 2010 04:06 PM
When I went through the RKC in October 2009, Pavel said something that really stuck with me; ?We are turning you into better men, even the ladies.? As a female ath [...]
Dan Cenidoza, CSCS, RKC
May 12, 2010 04:50 PM
I recently took a 16-week hiatus from lifting weights. Due to a number of lifestyle changes and re-prioritizing of training goals, it became necessary for me to stop [...]
Mark Reifkind, Master RKC
May 12, 2010 04:37 PM
Imagine you standing upright with an empty barbell in your hands. Every few seconds your "friends' add a plate to each side. It doesn't matter if the plates are 45 lb [...]
The Great Debate of Our Time... Or is it really?
Brian Copeland, RKC
Apr 29, 2010 12:56 PM
A brief history At age 17 I hurt my low back for the first time to the point where I was on the ground unable to stand. WOW! A couple of years later it happened ag [...]
Grandmaster Jon Engum, Sr. RKC
Apr 29, 2010 12:50 PM
I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw. What do you see? If three men were to describe an elephant without the benefit of sight one might feel [...]
Brett Jones Master RKC, CSCS, CK-FMS
Apr 29, 2010 12:43 PM
RKC is a "hard style" of kettlebell training born in the spec ops of the Soviet Union. In the 1970s select units adopted a karate-based style of hand-to-hand combat. [...]