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Dan John Performs a Kettlebell Get Down Press

The Turkish Get Down Press and the Road to Windmills and Bent Presses

bent press Dan John Nov 12, 2021

The Turkish Get Down Press (TGDP) has allowed me to speed up the teaching process of three of the most difficult kettlebell exercises to teach and master Read more

Frankly, I never thought the RKC II was worth it.

advanced kettlebell training Dan John Oct 07, 2021

It’s taken me a while to come around to understanding what the RKC II is truly all about…in the big picture. Read more

The Get-Up

Category_Kettlebell Training Dan John Apr 12, 2017

When in doubt, I pull John Jesse’s classic book, Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia (printed in 1974), off my shelf. Jesse collected the history and wisdom of every strength, conditioning an… Read more

Why Recertify?

Category_Coaching Dan John May 18, 2016

As I review my half-century in the weightroom (I started lifting in 1965), I begin to see our world of strength through the lens of something Arthur Schopenhauer noted: “When you look back on your lif… Read more

Dan John, Dr. Chris Holder and Chris White instruct at the San Jose RKC

Category_Kettlebell Training John DuCane Apr 15, 2016

I recently saw a terrific movie at one of our local Indie theaters, called Tangerine by Sean Baker (who has now become one of my favorite directors). Tangerine is about transgender prostitutes in Los … Read more

How to Nail the RKC Kettlebell Snatch Test Once and For All

Category_Kettlebell Training Dan John Feb 17, 2016

The RKC Kettlebell Snatch Test seems to bother many people. It’s 100 reps, and quickly indicates the issue: Is it your lungs? Is it your buns? Is it your guns? During the snatch test, the skin comes o… Read more

Why The HKC Is The Answer To (Almost) Everything

20 workouts Dan John Nov 11, 2015

Sometimes, when I repeat the same answer to a question more than a few times, I begin to wonder why people even ask me questions. Exercise for Fat Loss? “Swings, goblet squats and Turkish get-ups.” E… Read more

Using the SAT to Fix Your Kettlebell Snatch

assessment Mike Krivka May 15, 2013

Overview The SAT, or Snatch Assessment Tool, is a tool that I created to help trainers and kettlebell practitioners alike to visually assess and correct their Kettlebell Snatch technique. Working with… Read more

What Real Users of The IsoMax Have to Say

“Having been a Strength and Conditioning Coach for 40 years (33 years at the college level, 7 years at the high school level), I have seen a LOT of devices come and go. The IsoMax impresses me so much that I would definitely incorporate it into my program if I were starting all over again in my career. It'll defin… Read More

Rod Cole

Stephenville, TX

“Been working out since 1975. The Isomax has taken center stage. The combination of convenient, very effective isometrics and seeing the amount of force generated on each rep is phenomenal. Dragon Door's innovations are a godsend. I'm 70 and the strongest I have ever been.”

Bob Lorenz

Vernon, NY

“I have been able to gain more muscle mass and increased strength with the Isomax than with any free weights or weight machine. I am in my mid 40s and have been lifting weights since my late teenage years, but nothing I have tried compares to the Isomax!”

Mike Little

Lansing, NC

Excellent Isometric Trainer. Additional training technique to weights. Exercises your muscles differently than normal weights. For those people like me who have never trained isometrically they stimulate your muscles without risk of injury. Isometrics strengthens muscle strength / endurance in different ways to w… Read More

Tommy Cusack

London, England

I love my IsoMax. I am 55, I had the normal aches and pains you would expect for someone my age. Back, knee and tricep tendonitis. I have been using the IsoMax for 4 months, my aches and pains have faded to nothing. My blood pressure has also improved and i have effortlessly gained muscle. And i am only using it … Read More

Stu W.

Long Island, NY

What I needed

This is what I needed to get back on track with kettlebell training.

Clear video

Clear video, but nothing new compared to the texbook

The Sequel is as good as the original!

This is a great book for getting and keeping yourself srong!This is my 'bible' for calisthenics training. Thanks Coach!

excellent

It was a good live review of the pushup chapter from the book

It was a good live review of the pushup chapter from the book. But it unintentionally (I think,) accented the importance of using a slow with the exercise. Gong down on a two second pace, pausing one second at the bottom, and then rising on a two count, ads tremendous value to the exercise. When I did the book course originally, I topped out before getting to the one handed push up. I suspect that, given recent gains, that should be able the master the one armed push up this time around while using this cadence.