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The Turkish Get Down Press and the Road to Windmills and Bent Presses
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
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How To Work Out At Home With Your Kettlebell
We are living in uncertain times right now, and it’s more important than ever to focus on our health and fitness. For better or worse, working from home does have its advantages. I haven’t missed comm…
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The Happy Challenge
Two things I am very passionate about are music and kettlebells. They both cheer me up incredibly and I cannot imagine my life without them. But, bring these two together… and that’s when the magic ha…
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Get out of Your Kettlebell Rut with These Partner and Group Exercises
I started my fitness business, Boot Camp Fitness and Training in 2005, and I started Tallahassee Kettlebells shortly after my RKC 1 in 2009.
In that time, I have amassed many individual, partner, and …
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Programming the TGU
“What sets and reps should I use to make progress on my TGU?”
This is one of the most common questions about programming kettlebell training. Finding the right scheme of sets and reps is especially ch…
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CrossFit, Kettlebell Training, Kale Salad and Donuts
First off, I’d like to admit that I love donuts. It may or may not have been the years of skipping Sunday Boy Scouts to watch The Simpsons with my dad that programmed my subconscious to love donuts bu…
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How to Lead the 10,000 Swing Challenge with Small Group Classes
You may be familiar with the 10,000 Swing Challenge shared by Master RKC Dan John. In the challenge, you complete 500 kettlebell swings per day, five days a week, in a 30-day period.
In this post, I w…
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How to Keep Training When Life Gets in the Way
Other than the excuse of “I don’t have the money to train”, the other top excuse for not exercising is “I don’t have time”. The money issue is usually more a question of priorities. At my gym, it cost…
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The Clean Viking Salute, a New Spin on a Kettlebell Classic
As a kettlebell instructor, I love performing kettlebell complexes and chains. I also enjoy putting my clients through complexes and chains—though they may not love them as much as I do.
Complexes and…
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Five 5s: Five Simple, Effective, Nourishing Kettlebell Workouts
Sometimes, I just want to do a quick workout and either can’t or don’t want to spend an hour to do it. That’s why I put together this series of efficient kettlebell workouts which can be done in a sho…
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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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