Archive for September, 2008

Do You Deserve Fitness Success?

Many of my clients end up using kettlebells as a last resort. What I mean is that they have tried “everything” to get where they want to be physically. They have tried the Human Hamster Wheel AKA Treadmill. They’ve used dumbells. They’ve tried a personal trainer. They’ve used the pool. I could go on and [...]

Charm City Kettlebells Workout for Yesterday

I don’t think anyone left their kettlebell class in Towson or Fells Point wanting more yesterday.Our kettlebell circuit was a very simple but effective workout . The group began with joint mobility work and we finished with a cool down stretch. In between we did two timed sets and within each set was 3 exercises. [...]

Tabata and Kettlebells

Check out the video and email me if you have questions. Do 8 cycles in 4 minutes and be prepared for pain!

Train Barefoot

  At Charm City Kettlebells, I always suggest that our clients work out either in barefeet or Vibram Five Fingers. Or get some “Chuck Taylors.” I wear the Five Fingers and I wouldn’t wear anything else. In addition, they are so sexy that women follow me when I wear them to the grocery store. Seriously, [...]

Towson MD Charm City Kettlebell Boot Camp today

I introduced my campers in Towson to the Tabata protocol using kettlebells. We had a lot of fun and I think they may have actually enjoyed their workout today. Here it is: Rounds of 20 seconds on and rest for 10 seconds intervals and we did 4 intervals which is two minutes of killer work [...]

Are you Insane?

Rita Mae Brown once famously stated that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I’m not sure if everyone at your gym is crazy, but don’t you see the same people there day after day, week after week and nothing seems to change? The still [...]

Fells Point Kettlebell Class for yesterday

Classes keep getting more popular. I am so excited to be sharing Russian kettlebells with everyone in Baltimore. There simply isn’t a more effective and dynamic fitness tool available, in my opinion. Here is what we did. This was a smoker and everyone is class is a new “Bell ringer.” They kicked butt! Swing :30 [...]

Interview with Dr. Loredana Petrucci

Baltimore Kettlebell Sessions Yesterday in Fells Point

Yesterday morning in our 5:30 AM Fells Point class, Charm City Kettlebells did two kettlebell circuits and we ended with a “finisher.” Circuit #1: 4 rounds, 30 second active rest between rounds Body weight squat: 10 reps Kettlebell High Pulls 6 reps, l,r Circuit #2, 30 second rest between rounds One Armed Kettlebell Rows, 6 [...]

Towson Boot Camp 9/11/2008

The Towson Boot Camp kicked some booty today! Here is the circuit we did today and we did four rounds of it along with our usual “joint mobility” work and our cool down. Circuit: Janda sit ups burpees kettlebell swings kettlebell push press jump squats x 4 with 30 seconds between rounds. Lots of fun [...]