Valentin Dikul is, in my opinion, one of the greatest athletes ever to grace the earth. Here is a short biography from one of the following videos: A circus acrobat, Valentin took a bad fall and broke his back when he was seventeen. Dikul said no to the wheel-chair and …
Dog Interfers with Kettlebell Workout
I was working on something brand new for in the world of kettlebell juggling (no it’s not the moves seen in the video but the specifics of what I’m doing with them, but more on that later). When I’m doing kettlebell juggling it’s usually at the nearby park which is …
Kettlebell or Dumbbell?
Which one should you use, a kettlebell or dumbbell? IT DEPENDS! Each tool has it’s uses. There is a very popular article on this subject on the internet which knocks kettlebells hard, saying a dumbbell is superior for everything. Here is his comparison chart. Kettlebell Dumbbell Fixed weight; Expensive adjustable …
Broken Arm Kettlebell Snatch
There is a man that has has suffered from a broken arm from a kettlebell snatch. If you google it you’ll see a few reports about it, all from the same guy (who unfortunately shares a name with me.) I do not actually know this person. Apparently he is from …
Are You a Ninja?
Just the other day I was training at the park. Doing a variety of gymnastic feats of strength like levers, one arm pullup work, and flags. I’m doing some kettlebell juggling. And a few acrobatic moves, which I hadn’t done it quite a while. A whole class full of children …
Kettlebell Infinity
As usual when outside practicing kettlebell juggling my friend and I came up with new moves every time. The kettlebell infinity is the latest. The kettlebell infinity by itself is easy to do. You do an outside snatch except you are moving from one arm to another with a handoff …
Podcast: Kettlebell Juggling
Here is the second ever Legendary Strength podcast. For this episode I decided to talk about what could me the most fun training of all time… Kettlebell Juggling I discuss: How I got started with kettlebells and juggling. Why kettlebell juggling is so great. The value of Chaos Training How …
Partner Kettlebell Juggling
Been working a bunch on kettlebell juggling lately. I almost forgot how much fun it is! Here is a clip of some partner kettlebell juggling with me and my friend, Tyler. You must know how to do the basic moves before you can start doing this especially as you move …
Kettlebell Dancing?
One guy called this kettlebell dancing. My original name for it was Traveling Kettlebell Juggling. I’m still unsure which way I’m going to go with it on the name. Your thoughts? Been experimenting a lot more with kettlebell juggling of this form, and others, lately. More coming soon… (Pick up …
Weekend Full of PR’s
I just had an awesome weekend in Minneapolis at the Smarter Strength workshop. What I learned there will have some big changes for the future. Look for a full review later on. There I taught others the basics of hand balancing as you can learn in the Secrets of the …
Performing at Rise Above
Thanks to Doug over at Rise Above Performance Training I’ve got more video from the event. In a previous post, I talked mostly about the competition. In this one, we have the performances. I often tell people the difference between modern strongman and oldtime strongman is the first is competition …
Rise Above Strength Competition
My friend Doug Fioranelli invited me once again to his gym, Rise Above Strength, for their anniversary party. To support my fellow trainers and have some fun I drove out to Belmont and I’m glad I did. To start with there was a competition. This was different from last years …
Johann Martin
I’ve got some exciting projects in the works. More on those later. For now I wanted to share this video with you of Johann Martin in case you haven’t seen it. To me this guy is the ultimate athlete. Basically he does many of the things I do, he’s just …
More on the Strongman Picnic
As was previously mentioned this event was covered in the press. Here’s a link over to the BGNews with the full story. Also over on the Kettlebell Juggling Blog I uploaded a video of Andrew Durniat and myself going head to head. I’ve been interview on a couple radio stations …
Building Skills
Yesterday I was doing a garage sale. Always nice to clear out stuff you don’t need. It was a fairly busy day but there were points in time when no customers were around. Instead of just fiddling around on my iphone (alright I did a bit of that too) I …