Do you remember the feeling you'd have as a kid after a good hard playtime at a park? After climbing on things, chasing your friends, swinging on the swings, trying stunts on the balance beam, etc? I experienced it again yesterday - and demolished the last half of a bottle of Amasai and a large bowl of crockpot borscht because of it. Inspired by the Dragon Door … [Read more...] about Somewhat Advanced Park Workout – Bodyweight and Kettlebell
Kettlebell and Calisthenics Workout
A 300 workout…
After the movie 300 came out there was a lot of buzz in various magazines, blogs etc. about the 300 Workout which the cast of the movie was purported to have used to get in marvelous shape. Rumors formed, theories abounded blah blah blah. At the end of it, a lot of people were inspired to make up their own workout of 300 reps... and today I came up with one myself. … [Read more...] about A 300 workout…
Visiting Fitcamp – a Workout for Cold (Florida) weather!
Much fun was had last night at Tim Shuman, RKCII's 6pm kettlebell Fitcamp... first off, it was cold (which is probably laughable to people up North, but I am personally optimized for extreme heat, if it gets below 60 degrees I need a jacket), which to me was 50 Degrees F or below. And girl genius here had ran out the door without socks on. Fortunately I got there early and ran … [Read more...] about Visiting Fitcamp – a Workout for Cold (Florida) weather!
Ladder and Quartet: a Kettlebell Workout
After hearing reports from friends, and seeing what was up with their FOOD JOURNALS, I was inspired to make a particularly... "interesting" workout for the small group. Emphasing yet again the basics, and practicing a few new things which are very important auxillary exercises. First, we begin with a joint mobility warm up largely derived from Pavel's DVD, Super Joints. … [Read more...] about Ladder and Quartet: a Kettlebell Workout
Ivan’s Debut – a Kettlebell Workout and goofy story to start off your week!
If you don't know what you're doing - PLEASE don't try this at home - seek out a local RKC or HKC instructor and learn the techniques correctly. Youtube and TV are not good, safe sources of information. Certain popular tv personalities have taught some fairly horrendous form to the masses over the past few years and I just really hope people aren't getting hurt. You don't … [Read more...] about Ivan’s Debut – a Kettlebell Workout and goofy story to start off your week!
Meatloaf, Beyond Organic Ground Beef Quick Tip, A Combo Kettlebell Workout :)
Couple things - I hope you all had a great weekend, and if or of you do or do not observe Super Bowl Sunday, that large "holiday" we have here in the states, I hope you made your weekend a healthy and happy one. I posted a link to a very simple bunless cheeseburger sliders recipe in hopes that I could help out. Last night brought meatloaf inspiration in the form of a … [Read more...] about Meatloaf, Beyond Organic Ground Beef Quick Tip, A Combo Kettlebell Workout :)
Variety Circuit for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
On Monday we did a little bit of a "fitness test" just to set a benchmark - since the small group members are getting stronger - I can't wait to see how they do the next time around. BUT since I'm not around to call you out for bad reps, I've modified what we did on Monday for a self directed timed circuit. Full of variety - speaking of variety, we dragged out ALL the … [Read more...] about Variety Circuit for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
An Exercise in Adaptation / Regression of a Classic Pavel Plan for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
There was some mention on the Dragon Door forums of "Pavel's Force Recon Workout" and of course I had to check it out. After digging around and following a few links, then comparing them to make sure everything matched up - I found quite an evilly difficult little gem of a program. VERY advanced - and the weights suggested were obviously not meant for me - as much as I hate … [Read more...] about An Exercise in Adaptation / Regression of a Classic Pavel Plan for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
Kinda insane workout… for January 1, 2011
It started out as some kind of "oo I want to do this and this and this and this and this" workout and turned into something that reminded me of the title of this classic comedy sketch from Kids in the Hall... "I Darn Near Puked". But I didn't... so its all good, right? I was inspired by the 10,000 Swing Challenge which Lisa Shaffer started today and decided to punctuate the … [Read more...] about Kinda insane workout… for January 1, 2011
Practice and Variation Kettlebells and Bodyweight Workout
I'm going to do another one of those park workouts tomorrow - so I wanted to make sure what I did today wouldn't interfere with tomorrow's holiday calorie-destroying-strength-building extravaganza. On facebook, a friend of mine posted some kind of crazy 4 minute push up challenge from a UFC fighter and his buddy, and while what he was doing didn't QUITE fit the bill for … [Read more...] about Practice and Variation Kettlebells and Bodyweight Workout
