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 …
Adding Reps to One Arm Chins
As many of you have seen, and even done yourself, when someone signs up for my free gifts on this site I ask them to send me their most burning question. The other day I got one from someone that was stronger than me at this particular exercise, doing one …
Hard Bodyweight Exercises
Anyone who has been training long enough has felt it, that familiar stagnation that happens when your routine starts to get a tad bit too easy. If you’re mostly doing bodyweight movements, you might feel this a lot sooner than your freeweight compadres. Maybe you’re just looking for an extra …
Bodyweight Exercises for Size
Can bodyweight exercises really put on quality size? The answer is yes and no. Yes, you can do bodyweight exercises for size but there are still other things that are more important to consider. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8xxaN_hxtg] I have referenced this video before, but I’m referring to it again because it makes …
Double Kettlebell Clean and Press
If you’re looking for a new way to test your strength and endurance, try this work out called the “Flynn-Fran” that incorporates the use of the double kettlebell clean and press. A friend of mine showed me this to ask for my opinion of it and it looks pretty killer. …
Inverted Bodyweight Rows
Have you taken the time to examine your posture lately? If not, now would be as good a time as any. Take the moment to stand perpendicular or sideways to a mirror and imagine a line going from the lateral malleolus (outside ankle bone) to the approximate point of the earlobe. If you have good posture, …
Podcast: Al Kavadlo on Bodyweight Training
The latest podcast had me very excited. I got to interview Al Kavadlo, who if you’re not familiar with, is quite the bodyweight trainer. We discuss his training in some detail and find out how its actually quite similar to mine. Great minds think alike 🙂 [display_podcast] The number one …
Increasing Your Pullups
Increasing your pullups is a fairly common question out there in the world. How do you do it? Surprisingly it doesn’t seem like I’ve tackled this subject before. Well the other day I received a question from Darryl as he was looking to do just that. He was planning on …
Different Pull Up Bar Exercises
This is an article I wrote for another site that covers different pull up bar exercises. ***** The pullup is one of the classic tests of a person’s strength. Generally if a man can’t do at least one he’s regarded as weak and not a real man. And if a …
Karl Gotch Bodyweight Training
I just stumbled across this awesome video showing you some genuine Karl Gotch bodyweight training. It’s Gotch taking a wrestler through a couple different exercises, you probably haven’t see before. It looks like this came from a video titled Conditioning for Combat Sports. There’s some really cool exercises in here …
Tactical Strength Challenge 5-5-12
Just finished my second ever Tactical Strength Challenge this past Sunday. Competition is fun! It is quite different between training in the gym, and then being forced to be at your best on a specific date and time. Luckily this time I didn’t have to drive to Sacramento to compete …
Tactical Strength Challenge Results
Back in April was the Tactical Strength Challenge. This was the first time I competed in the event. Just the other day I looked on the main website and found the results were finally up. Take a look. I’ve reposted the video of my events here. If you look at …
Tactical Strength Challenge
The Tactical Strength Challenge (TSC) is a strength competition consisting of three events: A three-attempt powerlifting deadlift Pullups for max reps Kettlebell snatches for max reps in a 5:00 time period You can find out more at tacticalstrengthchallenge.com I had the opportunity to participate in my first TSC last weekend. …
Why you need to join us for the Super Human Workshop – Part 2
If you missed part 1 click here where kettlebell training was discussed. Today we’ll move onto bodyweight training. For some reason I’m known as a bodyweight guy. Maybe that’s because I do hand balancing and acrobatics. Maybe because of my crazy Ultimate Royal Court Challenge. The truth is I love …
Feats of Strength Updates 6
This is the final update in this round for the Feats of Strength Index. All new: Thick Bars Updated: Short Bending Long Bending Chain Breaking Finger Lifting Hand Balancing Pullups Every page has at least one video showing some form of the feat of strength. (Except for one. I cannot …