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The Old School Dumbbell Swing

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I recently wrote an article for BreakingMuscle.com on Dumbbell Swing by Arthur Saxon, but since it was described in text I thought it would be a good idea to make a video for it since most people haven’t seen this lift before. Dumbbell swing is rarely practiced these days, but …

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PR Report 1-10-14

In Bodyweight Mastery, Kettlebell Mastery by admin2 Comments

I’ve been working on my flexibility for the most part this week. I shot this video which shows me doing an isometric stretching variation in both the front splits and the side. You can see me get lower with each tense and release. I can tell I’ve already improved my …

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Beast Snatch 50 in 5

In Kettlebell Mastery by admin5 Comments

Whew! This was a tough one. I decided to go after this goal and I hit it. But it took almost everything I had to get it. 50 reps in 5 minutes in the Beast Snatch Test If you’re following along here’s my progress so far. 34 reps in 5 …

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Beast Snatch Test 5 Minutes

In Kettlebell Mastery by Admin5 Comments

I’ve gotten back to weightlifting, taking a break from the “predominately bodyweight training” I’d been doing for awhile. Much of what I’m doing involves kettlebells, to help prepare and learn new things to teach at the upcoming Kettlebell Workshop in Sacramento, CA on June 15th. As you know, in the …

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Kettlebell Challenge Workout

In Guest Articles, Kettlebell Mastery by admin9 Comments

The following is a guest article from Forest Vance on how to do Kettlebell Challenge Workouts. A big mistake a lot of folks make who are training for general, “aesthetic”-based fitness goals like fat loss, muscle gain, etc. – is that they set zero performance-based targets. So – let’s say …

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Kettlebell or Dumbbell?

In Kettlebell Mastery by admin2 Comments

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 …

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Kettlebell Infinity

In Kettlebell Mastery by admin13 Comments

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 …