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 …
Review of The World’s Strongest Librarian
I’ve known Josh Hanagarne, the author of The World’s Strongest Librarian, for a couple years now. I was sent a copy of his book by his publisher to ask for a review. Seeing as I love to read I said absolutely. If you don’t know Josh he run’s a site …
Podcast: Forest Vance on Kettlebells
In this podcast I interview Forest Vance, a top kettlebell trainer in the Sacramento, CA area and former professional football player. In it we talk training, kettlebells and much more. [display_podcast] The #1 mistake many trainees are making regarding Metabolic Workouts How pairing your exercises maximizes strength and rest time …
Kettlebell Swing Form
What is proper kettlebell swing form? In this article I’ll show you. But the truth is you won’t just find one answer because there are multiple ways to do the swing, and to do it correctly. Part of this depends on your goals. So some people may say this way …
Sunnyvale, CA Kettlebell Wokshop
I wanted to let you know about a workshop I’ll be attending in just a couple weeks. Its put on by some of the top trainers in the RKC and is well worth the cheap price of admission. There’s Mark Reifkind presenting on the lat muscles and all the goes …
Kettlebell Snatch Test Survey
The kettlebell snatch is one of my favorite exercises. And the kettlebell snatch test is one of my favorite tests of endurance and mental toughness. When I first got into kettlebells I remember training to reach the needed reps with the 24 kg bell in the test to pass the …
Pressing a 44kg Kettlebell
This weekend they held an RKC in nearby San Jose. While I was not an assistant this time, my friend and I decided to stop by just to say hello. Great to get to see and chat with guys like Pavel Tsatsouline, Dave Whitley and many others. While I was …
Rise Above Strongman Competition
I may not have been writing recently but I sure have been training. And about a month ago I went to my friend Doug’s gym Rise Above Performance Training. I was a trainer for Doug when he went through the RKC and we stayed in touch after that. He was …
Different Kettlebell Styles
Tomorrow I will be attending the American Kettlebell Club Certification under World-Champion Girevik Valery Federenko. For those of you who do not know, Girevik is Russian for kettlebell lifter. If you don’t know much about kettlebells read my article What is a Kettlebell and Why Use One? I am not sure …
Bending a 60-Penny Nail for the First Time
A little while ago I bent my first ever legitimate 60-penny nail. I did this in the reverse grip meaning my hands were facing opposite directions. Since then I have bent one in the double overhand position which I am working more on. Bending steel has been something that has …