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Why I Like Hardstyle Kettlebell Training

Athletic Training Florian Kiendl Jun 14, 2017

Whenever I use the phrase “Hardstyle kettlebell”, I find it funny that it is very descriptive if you know the style of training, but at the same time it’s very confusing for someone new to kettlebell … Read more

Kettlebell Ballistics Analyzed

ballistic exercises Florian Kiendl Dec 21, 2016

Like many worthwhile exercises, ballistic movements can be taught in a few hours, but need to be practiced for years on end. To stay sharp with the Hardstyle techniques we use in the RKC system, we al… Read more

HardStyle Breathing: On and Off

breathing Florian Kiendl Apr 06, 2016

Breathing is an important key to performance. If you neglect it, you leave a big piece of the performance puzzle on the table. If your mission (like mine) is to reach the apex of your physical potenti… Read more

The Mindset of Mastery—From Exercising to Practicing

Category_Kettlebell Training Florian Kiendl Oct 21, 2015

Watching any true master perform is always a fascinating experience. To the “average Joe” it looks like magic—he is immediately convinced that the master is a prodigy, and that he himself could never … Read more

Why Kettlebells Will Improve Your Life

anti-aging Florian Kiendl Jul 22, 2015

The kettlebell—your universal remedy. In teaching people of all walks of life, I have observed several distinct effects of kettlebell training. Some are obvious, others much less so… If you are new to… Read more

Mental Focus: A Trainer's Secret Weapon

Category_Coaching Florian Kiendl Feb 04, 2015

It is obvious that mental focus is a great asset to any athlete. If you see any high level athlete work his magic, one thing that they all have in common is the ability to get into the zone–to be 100%… Read more

Kaizen–The Ancient Japanese Art of Continuous, Incremental Self-Improvement

business improvement Florian Kiendl Nov 05, 2014

I was introduced to this term years ago when I worked as an IT Consultant for a German automotive supplier. I learned that it was this ancient Japanese concept that transformed Toyota from a small and… 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.