Earlier this week I talked about how paying attention in movement supports and grows your brain. I think there may be fewer great examples of this than kettlebell juggling! This is something I’ve done on and off over the years and am just getting back too recently. This started out …
Growing Your Brain through Movement
“The moment we pay attention to our movement, the brain resumes growing at a very rapid rate.” – Dr. Anat Baniel I came across this quote in a book I read the other day and had to share it. Can I talk about being smart for a second without sounding …
Fantastic Kettlebell Juggling Video
One of my favorite things to see is my customers being successful! And on that note Clyde sent this video in. I don’t know about you, but that makes me want to travel to Alaska for the scenery! That’s one of the often unacknowledged benefits of kettlebell juggling. Since you …
Position Kettlebell Juggling
An idea popped into my mind to try kettlebell juggling from a number of positions outside of standing. I’m calling this position kettlebell juggling because the idea is any position outside of the normal standing position. Here you have one arm hanging, plank, squat and standing on one leg. I’ll …
Training Highlights from 2019
How was your year of training? What did you accomplish? I find it tremendously useful to reflect on and learn from the past…so that you can do even better in the future. So I’m doing exactly, that I’m showing the best of what I accomplished in 2019. Bent Pressing My …
On Body Split Routines
I mentioned this the other day in my post about over-rated fitness ideas, but I wanted to go deeper on the topic. (If you missed that you can find it here.) Body split routines are where you split up your body to work on different areas over different days. A …
Kettlebell Juggling + Agility Drills
Training should be fun! If it’s pure drudgery then its no wonder so many people aren’t motivated to do it. So sprinkling in some novel and crazy feats can be just the spice needed to keep you going on otherwise consistent work. Saw this from @junctiongirevoysport on Instagram and for …
Heavy Over the Shoulder Kettlebell Juggling
I haven’t seriously practice kettlebell juggling in many years. But I’ve been doing just little bits of it in the last couple months. This is primarily because someone asked me to post some videos so I’ve been doing so on Instagram and Facebook. (Please follow or like me if you’re …
Kettlebell Lifting Basics
In this article, I share with you how to perform four result-producing kettlebell movements as an introduction to this unique and powerful style of training. Used in conjunction with other training tools, the techniques I present here can greatly help you develop a higher level of physical development and fitness. …
Swinging Clubbells
I haven’t shown off swinging clubbells all that much, but I’ve been playing with them lately. This video features a 25 lb. club did in what I call a full and reverse swing style. I haven’t talked a lot about clubbells, but they’re a fun and useful tool. They make …
Flow in Workouts
I’ve been reading through Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. This book has been gracing my bookshelf for years now, yet I hadn’t read it. I was dissuaded as I heard it is a tough read, something like a textbook. Well, some textbooks are worth reading… The flow …
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 …
Adding Variety and Complexity
Think about great powerlifters for a moment. Recently, I heard an interview with one of the best out there, who shall remain nameless, saying that if he raised his arm above his head it basically would pinch a nerve and he’d pass out. I don’t know about you, but that’s …
Ringing The Praises of The Kettle Bell
The following is an article by Sig Klein, that was originally published in Klein’s Bell. Last month I wrote of how I use he kettlebell…of how much I enjoy working with this, to most modern weight lifters, unfamiliar piece of apparatus. In Germany many clubs have a Rundgewicbsriege – a “round …
One Hand Handstand Kettlebell Flip
I thought about doing the idea of doing this one hand handstand kettlebell flip combo move some time ago. Even tried it against a wall and found it really tough. But to keep the balance in a one arm handstand is simply amazing! The man in the video is Oscar …