Kettlebell Swings Are The “Real Deal”

Kettlebell Swings Are The “Real Deal”

Kettlebell swings are the real deal. Unless you’ve been living under a rock or seriously haven’t been paying attention then you’ve heard all about this “new” tool. From Jillian Michaels to teams in the NFL…lots of folks are on the bandwagon. Some should jump off and never get back on but that is another post. [...]

Thoughts and Week in Review, December 27, 2009

Thoughts and Week in Review, December 27, 2009

Another interesting week has past and this one presented more challenges than most what with the Holiday season! One thing I think we all must be cognizant of is that during the Holiday season is that compliance with nutrition and training is fairly challenging. You must do your best obviously, but this time of year [...]

November 15, 2009 Training Week

November 15, 2009 Training Week

Have some solid goals in mind for this week. Just finished planning the week of training and will post all the results at the end of the week, as I always do. Sunday:  30 GTG 8 kg kettlebell pistols. Felt really good and quite strong. Tried to really get narrow and act like I was [...]

The Week In Review, Training for Week of October 10

The Week In Review, Training for Week of October 10

Last week was a solid week of training. This week promises to be good as well. Monday- 6 ladders with 3 rungs, kettlebell clean and press, 36 reps per side. 72 total and the bell was flying out of the rack. Great power today. 180 swings in 10 minutes with the 40 kg kettlebell. Tuesday- [...]

Training Week in Review, October 3, 2009

Training Week in Review, October 3, 2009

This week is a new beginning. I finished the Tactical Strength Challenge last weekend and while my results weren’t exactly as I had hope they are mine and I own them. I will continue to train for functional strength using kettlebells and bodyweight movements with some sprint training for good measure. Monday-Tested my Kettlebell Clean [...]

TGU, Swings and Barbell Side Press

TGU, Swings and Barbell Side Press

Today was a great wonderful workout session for me. Did Turkish Get Ups for 5 minutes with the 24 kg kettlebell to warm up. Look for a new video on the TGU soon. Followed my Get ups with 140 swings done over 10 minutes with the 28 KG kettlebell. Felt good. Did 2 sets of [...]

Easy Swings on August 19, 2009

Easy Swings on August 19, 2009

Yesterday I did an easy swing workout. I will be testing my Rep Max on the 40 kg kettlebell tomorrow so I didn’t do any presses at all. 220 28 kg kettlebell swings one handed.  11 on the minute focusing on hip drive, breathing behind the shield and the complete Hard Style lock. Felt great [...]

Presses and Swings on August 17, 2009

Presses and Swings on August 17, 2009

In the final week of a press loaded program. Today I was scheduled to do 4 ladders with 5 rungs with the 32 kg kettlebell. Got all of that on the left side, completed 1 full  ladder on the right , 1ladder with 3 rungs and then did the next with single and finally the [...]

Back in the Blogosphere

Back in the Blogosphere

I’ve been away from blogging now for a few weeks. For a few reasons; but mainly as we worked out the final details of this new site. We have now combined my blog and my business site into one WordPress site and I think it’s pretty nice. Welcome and I hope you agree. There’s a [...]