Training Articles

My Kettlebell Journey…

Sam Robards, RKC

Oct 05, 2007 04:25 PM

So there I was in New York City, heading to the gym. I was going over my upcoming training session in my mind and while I knew what I was going to do, there was an elem [...]

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A College Strength Coach
Puts Kettlebells to the Test
Part II: “It’s a new day in San Jose…”

Chris Holder, MS, RKC Team Leader, CSCS

Oct 05, 2007 04:16 PM

The Move Picture this? it is a cold day in San Luis Obispo in December of 2005. I am coming off one of the most incredible football seasons of my coaching career. My [...]

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Length Tension Relationships and How to Restore Lost Function

Mark Reifkind, Senior RKC

Oct 04, 2007 05:23 PM

Virtually everyone comes to training to get better. Whether you choose to train with kettlebells, barbells or bodyweight the common denominator in most people?s minds i [...]

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How to Work with Special Populations as an RKC—And Help Them Regain Control of Their Bodies

Andrea Du Cane, Senior RKC

Oct 04, 2007 04:28 PM

I like to consider myself a movement coach. Most of my clients come to me wanting to learn more than how to swing a hunk of iron. They are coming to me to regain control [...]

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How to Reclaim Mankind’s Glory Days of Superlative Strength, Endurance and Power

Introducing Cardiovascular Kettlebell Concepts

Kenneth Jay, Senior RKC

Oct 04, 2007 04:26 PM

Back in ancient Greece, in the days of the battle at the Hot Gates, the human race had superior genetics compared to us in this lifetime. A couple of years ago an exper [...]

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“Can you touch your toes?”

How to avoid injury and extend your athletic career by fixing your movement patterns

Brett Jones, Senior RKC, CSCS

Oct 04, 2007 04:10 PM

?How much can you bench? might be the most asked question in today?s gym. However, no one asks questions about movement skill. Even fitness evaluations performed by p [...]

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Look Ma, no hands!

Joe Pavel, RKC

Sep 13, 2007 06:36 PM

Problem: How do you show new trainees that it's not the arms lifting the kettlebell during swings but the hip thrust that propels the bell upwards? Solution: Take away [...]

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Firefighting and Kettlebells : A Great Combination

Tom Corrigan, RKC Team Leader

Aug 20, 2007 03:10 PM

Firefighting is a physically demanding job. You have no time to warm up when the alarm sounds. In fact, many of your hardest calls wake you up the middle of the night. Yo [...]

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Kettlebell Training for Performance Sports

Dan John

Aug 20, 2007 07:47 AM

Wow. Seriously. You want to know how a fifty-year old man trains? Basically, I train in an intelligent fashion: I take advice from Alwyn Cosgrove and Pavel Tsatsouline [...]

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USA Kettlebells unique training philosophy is a magnet for women

Michael Bailey

Jul 30, 2007 08:53 PM

Driving down Washington Avenue in Minneapolis your curiosity is captured by what appears to be an un-detonated bomb penetrating a one-story building, resting half in and [...]

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