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Finish Your Training Session With The Kettlebell Squat Massacre
A great training session often ends with a crisp finisher to expend any extra energy. At the end of a recent session, my students weren’t very enthusiastic about doing Dan John’s “6 Minute Squat Chall…
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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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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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The Barbell Strength RKC Prep Program
The instructor cadre from last year’s RKC at Catalyst SPORT.
Much has been written about the synergy of kettlebells and barbells. They complement each other’s “blind spots” extremely well. Training pr…
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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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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 (Part 2)
To get the full effect of these routines it’s important that you’ve read the first part of this series. If you haven’t, please consult my previous blog post: How to Turbo Charge Your Big Six (Part 1).…
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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 Sweaty Beast Workout
I live for a great workout. Do you? This is one of my favorite workouts and it’s a hit with my students as well. I thought I would share some of the kettlebell love and sweat with you. This workout is…
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The 3-6-9-12 Program
It is when you feel like you can break.
You have put everything on the line.
Heroes have been made, dreams have been dashed.
It is the fourth quarter. I remember playing basketball that time, the time…
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