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How to Replace Expensive Equipment with Kettlebells
I started my boot camp business in 2005 on a little patch of grass in front of a gymnastics gym. I didn’t have much money and spent what little I had on a few bands. Our workouts were mostly bodyweigh…
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Improve Your Posture with the RKC Kettlebell Swing
Postural correction is a hot topic. Spending too much time in a seated position while driving or working on a computer will adversely affect our ability to stand up straight.
Wouldn’t it be great if t…
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How to Dominate the RKC Snatch Test
For many, the Snatch Test is a fearsome obstacle to RKC certification. But it does not have to be that way. When you start training frequently enough and have acquired good technique, you will be able…
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The Journey Doesn’t End with the Title
My RKC workshop was in April 2009, and I didn’t pass at the workshop due to a failed snatch test. I submitted a video one week later to earn my RKC title. I recently stumbled across that fateful video…
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How to Turbo Charge Your Big Six
There are so many workouts, so many movements, and so many choices… So, what’s the best way to train? Variety is the spice of life, but is it necessary for achieving optimal fitness levels? As humans,…
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Kettlebell Training, the Secret to an All American Distance Runner’s Success
Over the past 22 months, Carleen Jeffers has amassed an incredible amount of championships—and has set distance running high school and county records that were previously unbroken for decades. Brown …
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The Who, What, Where, When and Whys of the Hinge and Wedge
Margaret Domka, 2015 Women’s World Cup utilizing the Goblet Squat
Three Examples of World Class Athletes Who Hinge and Wedge:
As seen above, Margaret Domka is performing a kettlebell goblet squat in …
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Successful Training with Kettlebells--Four Things to Consider
When I started training with kettlebells, and right after I went to a beginner’s kettlebell seminar, it was really frustrating for me to only have a very restricted number of exercises for my training…
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Kaizen–The Ancient Japanese Art of Continuous, Incremental Self-Improvement
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…
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Using DVRT Training to Improve Your Turkish Get-Ups
It’s time for another fitness tip from your man Fury. The Turkish get-up is one of my all time favorite lifts. The relative simplicity and overall impact of the TGU make it an absolute desert island m…
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7 Fun and Whimsical Kettlebell Workouts to Burn Fat and Build Muscle
Yesterday, in the sultry middle of the afternoon, I went outside to do some sprints. There is a hill in the far corner of my neighborhood of the perfect gradation for this kind of work, and at the top…
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RKC Kettlebell Hinge Analysis
OVERVIEW
There are six basic movement patterns : Push, Pull, Squat, Hinge, Carry and Groundwork (i.e. Turkish Get Up, Rolling, etc.). A thorough understanding and utilization of these movement patter…
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