Like I told you in my last article about practicing what I preach its one of the most important things that I do. So I wanted to take a moment and share with you the achievements I have accomplished and how you can do the same or similar ones by …
Pyotr Kryloff
Pyotr Kryloff was a strongman, wrestler and athlete who lived from 1871 to 1933. He was best known as The King of Kettlebells, performing incredible feats of strength using kettlebells on a circus stage. Pyotr (also known as Pierre) was born in Moscow and his father was an avid fan …
How to Combine Bodyweight and Kettlebell Training
How to combine bodyweight exercises and kettlebell training? I published a big article on combining weights and bodyweight training recently, that’s been well received, but this time I’d like to focus on combining a specific form of weight lifting, kettlebells, along with bodyweight training. As I mentioned in the article …
First Steps in Kettlebell Juggling
Check out my newest post on Breaking Muscle about Kettlebell Juggling. Find out how to get started with it, why most people avoid doing it and much more. How to Get Started with Kettlebell Juggling Kettlebell juggling is an unconventional method of training. Although kettlebells have gained in popularity over …
Clevio Massimo
Antonio Clevio Massimo Sabatino was a strongman performer better known as Clevio Massimo on the stage. He was born in 1895 in Italy with good genes, since his father and two uncles were quite large men, known as “the three giants”. Antonio grew up in Buffalo, NY where his family …
8 Years of Kettlebells
I’ve been using kettlebells for a fair amount of time. And over that time I’ve used them for many purposes and with many different methods. In this article I’m going to encourage you to go outside of the box on whatever methods you may have come to know and use …
Luigi Borra
Luigi Borra was a strongman, weightlifter and gymnast born in 1866 in Italy. He worked as a telegraph instrument maker until the age of 23, when he decided to join a circus and perform as a wrestler. Throughout many European tours, Luigi performed various strength and gymnastics feats, aside from …
Kettlebell Volleyball
When I’m doing kettlebell juggling I’m always trying to come up with new stuff. In doing some partner kettlebell juggling I saw the nearby volleyball net and decided to use this. It involves simple throws over and under the net. Not recommended to try for most people but just something …
How To Do It All
I got an interesting question recently on how to incorporate kettlebells, kettlebell juggling, bodyweight, gymnastics, strongman training, Olympic lifting and heavy barbell work into one program. In fact something along these lines is a common question I receive because it is what I do. Judging from numerous videos on my …
Insane Double Kettlebell Juggling
Yesterday I was filming one of the more advanced modules in The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling 2.0. These are some of the moves I taught there. Please do not try these unless you’ve spent years practicing kettlebell juggling already. The chance for injury is high. Each kettlebell is 16kg …
Podcast: Injuries and Healing
I have to be 100% honest with you. I hurt my low back and I did it with kettlebell juggling, something I proclaim as making you more injury proof. And I still believe this. This podcast is all about injuries and what you do to heal them. [display_podcast] So in …
How Far Can Kettlebell Juggling Go?
As you know I’ve been hard at work at kettlebell juggling in my own training lately. People look at me and can’t believe some of the skills I pull off (and I thank them for their complements). Still I believe there is even further to go with kettlebell juggling. Sure, …
Win the iPad for Kettlebell Juggling
People have been calling me crazy for a lot that I do. Included in that is allowing people to get access to the new Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling for $1. There was also the same sentiment when I announced the contest to win an iPad by doing kettlebell juggling. …
Flaming Kettlebell Juggling
Yes it’s finally here…Flaming Kettlebell Juggling. This idea first came to be after interaction with Johnny Domino at the Become an Oldtime Strongman Workshop with Dennis Roger last year. Johnny is an interesting fellow, performing in a burlesque show as a strongman. He was telling us about a certain “incident” …
More Advanced Kettlebell Juggling Skills
I’ve been tearing it up outside with the kettlebell lately. Doing a lot with heavy weights, with double kettlebells and improving what I can do all around. Here are two new moves I’ve come up with. Double Trouble It’s a double kettlebell juggling move with a hammer flip up to …