I wanted to share Ted’s comments in regards to the Darkside of mental toughness and stubbornness. Because this lesson is oh-so-important. As you’ll see it can take decades of your life… “This mentality kept me competing in Olympic style Tae Kwon Do way longer than I should of been (leading …
Kettlebell Hardstyle vs. Girevoy vs. Crossfit
Over the years in the kettlebell community, this has been an endless controversy. Everyone likes to claim that what they do is the best way to do things. I guess it’s human nature to say so. But the fact is that, more often than not, there are multiple ways to …
The American Swing or High Pull
Today I’d like to talk about the American Kettlebell Swing and its connection to high pull and kettlebell snatch. So, what exactly is the american swing? The regular kettlebell swing is mostly done around hip or shoulder height, whereas in the American swing the kettlebell actually goes overhead. This American …
Podcast: Progression and Movement Quality with Tyler
My good friend Tyler Bramlett joins me once again as we discuss progression and movement quality. [display_podcast] How so many people get Progression Wrong and How You Can Get It Right Using Form as a Method of Progression What is Movement Quality all about? The Failure of so many programs …
Double Kettlebell Clean and Press
If you’re looking for a new way to test your strength and endurance, try this work out called the “Flynn-Fran” that incorporates the use of the double kettlebell clean and press. A friend of mine showed me this to ask for my opinion of it and it looks pretty killer. …
Podcast: Travis Stoetzel
This podcast features Travis Stoetzel, one very strong dude and a Crossfit competitor. [display_podcast] How to train Marines The value of getting started early How seeking out competition makes you better How to train the Olympic Lifts and why these are some of the best strength training exercises you can …
Handstand Crossfit
I don’t agree with everything Crossfit does, but they still are doing a good amount right. One of which is that there are some handstands in Crossfit. With all their cross training they do hit a little on many different things, In this post I’ll offer a little advice on …
Tactical Strength Challenge 5-5-12
Just finished my second ever Tactical Strength Challenge this past Sunday. Competition is fun! It is quite different between training in the gym, and then being forced to be at your best on a specific date and time. Luckily this time I didn’t have to drive to Sacramento to compete …
Hand Balancing for Different People Part 2
Thanks for all the comments on the previous post on the different ways people come to hand balancing. Different ideas and issues were raised so I’d like to delve further into the subject for today. Gymnastics – First off George corrected me about hand balancing in gymnastics. I’ll reprint what …
First Official Crossfit Workout
One of my brothers who was in town is into Crossfit big time and he convinced me to go along with him to one of the local gyms this Saturday. When we got there I was asked if I had done Crossfit before. My answer was ‘sort of’. I had …