I got this idea from Josh Hanagarne. To write a history of my strength training and lifting. Beware this is a longer story than I normally write but I think you’ll find it entertaining. My beginnings I was a weak kid growing up. Very scrawny. More interested in computers and …
Kettlebell Snatch Coaching Offer
I was only going to open this up to customers but I’ve decided to let anyone who wants in, as far as filling the last couple spots. Maybe you’ve seen my recent results about my work on the kettlebell snatch. (All multiple hand switches.) 250 reps in 10 minutes with …
Sunnyvale, CA Kettlebell Wokshop
I wanted to let you know about a workshop I’ll be attending in just a couple weeks. Its put on by some of the top trainers in the RKC and is well worth the cheap price of admission. There’s Mark Reifkind presenting on the lat muscles and all the goes …
The Results Are In
Wow!!! I got over two hundred responses to my kettlebell snatch test survey in under 24 overs. As that is plenty of data to work with the survey is now closed. Those of you that filled it out should have received an email from me linking you to the video …
Kettlebell Snatch Test Survey
The kettlebell snatch is one of my favorite exercises. And the kettlebell snatch test is one of my favorite tests of endurance and mental toughness. When I first got into kettlebells I remember training to reach the needed reps with the 24 kg bell in the test to pass the …
Paradigm Shift
Looks like this was all new information to many people (referring to my previous post) after watching my friend Adam Glass’ video here. Here’s one from Bill. “OK, I’m trying to get it here. A simple comparative toe touch looking at ROM after doing certain selected exercises/drills will tell me …
Pressing a 44kg Kettlebell
This weekend they held an RKC in nearby San Jose. While I was not an assistant this time, my friend and I decided to stop by just to say hello. Great to get to see and chat with guys like Pavel Tsatsouline, Dave Whitley and many others. While I was …
The Time to Train
We sent out a survey at www.Strongerman.com the other week and the results we’re quite interesting. One of the most insightful questions was “What would you say is the biggest thing holding you back from getting as strong and enduring as you want?” As this was an open ended question …
Circuit Training Ideas
There are many possible circuit training ideas. I’m going to list some just off the top of my head. – Pick three exercises. Do each one for a minute before moving onto the next with no rest. Repeat this all for five rounds. – Pick a strength exercises that you …
My Top 5 Training Tools of 2009
I figured I would do something special for the end of the year and that would be to list my top 5 training tools of 2009. It was hard to pull from all the things I use and do but I believe this is a fair list, when I look …
Kettlebell Juggling Interview
I’ll cut straight to the chase. This Wednesday I’m being interviewed by Geoff Neupert on one of my favorite topics, kettlebell juggling. I won’t hold anything back. And you can even submit your questions for the call. It’ll be a great time. Go to the Kettlebell Interrogations page and sign …
Kettlebell and Bodyweight Exercise Workout
Today I’m going to give you a tough kettlebell and bodyweight exercise workout. I first came up with this workout after hearing reading about Bud Jeffries’ concept of Yardstick Conditioning in Twisted Conditioning 2 several years ago. I wanted a way to combine kettlebell exercises with bodyweight exercises in a …
Conditioning Concepts
How do you know if your conditioning is getting better? Yes its easy when you do the same workout over and over again. If you are running then you know you’ve made progress when your times go down. If you are doing a set of kettlebell snatches or bodyweight squats …
Rise Above Strongman Competition
I may not have been writing recently but I sure have been training. And about a month ago I went to my friend Doug’s gym Rise Above Performance Training. I was a trainer for Doug when he went through the RKC and we stayed in touch after that. He was …
Broken Finger?
It was just over a week ago. I was doing single arm kettlebell presses. But I wasn’t just using one kettlebell. I was using two in one hand to increase the difficulty. Everything was going great until the last rep of my last set. I can’t tell you exactly what …