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 …
Various Training Tools
There are bodyweight guys. There are kettlebell guys. There are clubbell guys. There are barbell guys. Some of its marketing but I think the biggest reason behind this sticking to one system is exactly what happened me. I use to go to a commercial gym like most people seeking to …
More on Hill Sprints
I got several comments after last weeks article on hill sprinting. Since I just got back from the hill this morning I’ll address the comments. And in case your wondering how this sprinting session went, I dropped my time from 30 seconds down to 29 for the first two sprints. …
The Value of Unilateral Training
Just recently I moved into a new house. Probably the thing that excites me most is the gym setup we’ll soon have. The garage is being taken over to make music but the back yard is wide open and with a little work it’ll be quite impressive. I’ll be taking …
RKC Review
Just finished up at the RKC yesterday. And what a time it was! Here’s a video with a few shots from the workouts as well as myself playing around during breaks. I even hit a new PR at 88 lbs. with the one leg squat. [youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vLKV9KY5zk] The more I go …
How to Really Learn Anything
Today starts the Russian Kettlebell Certification in San Jose, California. This will be my third time as an Assistant Instructor at the course and I’m excited as ever. It’s not just that I get to see some people I haven’t seen in awhile and am surrounded by a bunch of …
Right Training Tools for the Job
I’ve received many questions about various feats of strength. Mainly what is the best way to get good at doing them? The answer is of course to work on the feat itself. There are other exercises that can build your strength and transfer over but nothing takes the place of …
Best of 2008 Video
What a year’s it been. This video gives you a glimpse of just a few of the things I’ve accomplished along the way. Let me set this straight. I am not trying to be boastful here. I’m not saying I don’t take pride in my accomplishments, but my purpose here …
RKC in San Jose 2009
Late last week I got confirmation that I will be an Assistant Instructor at the Russian Kettlebell Certification in San Jose, CA coming this February. This will be my third time overall as an Assistant and I have to say each time seems to get better and better. This one …
Mixing Up your Kettlebell Training
After a long time of practicing kettlebell juggling, I wanted to switch it up. I wanted to revisit just the basic kettlebell snatch and see how far I could take it. Primarily I was interested in doing a 10 minute snatch test with multiple hand switches and seeing what kind …
New Feats of Strength
There’s a few new feats of strength up on the site. We’ve got juggling weights, of course with kettlebells but also the rarely seen barbell juggling. In addition you’ll find a page on grippers and hand balancing. Gonna be adding more over the week as well as shooting some demonstration …
Tweaking Your Training Plans
There are often regular breaks in your routine which should be used to change up how you train. One example is travel for any length of time. With certainty any travel is going to disrupt any plan of training you have. You may not have the right equipment to do …
The Boys Are Back In Town DVD Set
Let me start of by saying that I only recommend products to you that I use or have used and find to be helpful in my training. You’ll never see me endorsing an ab-zapper or a treadmill or anything like that. Only the best will make the cut if I’m …
Combining Kettlebell Juggling with Acrobatics
The other day I went to a park that’s only a couple blocks away to do a little bit of training. Nothing scheduled, just to work on some skills and have a little fun. Various acrobatic moves. I’m always working on the backflip in order to get better. Plus walking …
Having Fun, an Integral Piece of Training
Something important in training is to do what you enjoy doing. You won’t make the same kind of progress you if you just go through the motions of a workout you dread, that’s if you train at all. But when you love what you do you’ll never miss a day …