This is a personal workout, fitting with some goals I'm working on - so it may not be your cup of tea, or something that you should do very often. It's a mixing it up sort of thing. A TUESDAY sort of thing... First is the "advanced" version that I did - and be honest if you're not ready, don't do it - it's not worth it. The 2nd version is a beginner's version - if … [Read more...] about The Hold It! Workout for Kettlebell and Bodyweight – 2 versions
Kettlebell and Calisthenics Workout
A Triplet of Circuits for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
Given that the rain had blown into the "hardest core gym in 32789*" aka my large covered parking spot, we moved class to the unused corner of the courtyard, bringing along an assortment of relatively light kettlebells for guys and gals (I'd suggest multiples of 8kg, 12kg, 16kg, 20kg), and taking advantage of the nearby concrete benches. We had a few people join us who have … [Read more...] about A Triplet of Circuits for Kettlebell and Bodyweight
Practicing the RKC 6 – A Kettlebell Workout
Pretty sure I got this complex or a version of it from Tim Shuman and/or Geoff Neupert (who is really good at that whole complex thing), although after talking to some friends it's actually really really close to Jon Engum's Deep Six workout Anyhow, one of my clients did a doubles (not the snatches) version this week as well. Its a good way to practice all six of the … [Read more...] about Practicing the RKC 6 – A Kettlebell Workout
Fun in the Park: An easily adaptable individual or group workout for kettlebells and bodyweight
We had access to a different area today for my beginner's class - and took full advantage of it. I had actually written this particular workout for them several weeks ago - but wanted to post it AFTER they got the chance to try it out first (and because some of them read this website, and I didn't want to spoil the surprise). We started out with our joint mobility … [Read more...] about Fun in the Park: An easily adaptable individual or group workout for kettlebells and bodyweight
Another Practice Workout – Kettlebell Snatch and Bodyweight Focus
I am personally experimenting with a few things this week in terms of (personal) programming - and this particular workout was all about reinforcing the change I've made with gripping the kettlebell during the snatch. So its all about "taming the arc" and knowing when, where to time gripping the kettlebell. At no time did I want to be even slightly fatigued in the hands, … [Read more...] about Another Practice Workout – Kettlebell Snatch and Bodyweight Focus
Pitch Black: A Workout for Kettlebell and Friends
My small group class and I are not pleased with the time change - it makes our 6PM class take place in some darker circumstances and while I have some really neat, environmentally conscious and at the same time very useful lighting on the way, it hasn't yet arrived. We did find a much better lit area in the mean time, but I wanted to boost morale a bit and of course that … [Read more...] about Pitch Black: A Workout for Kettlebell and Friends
Playing with the Basics Kettlebell Workout
While the weather is still nice, take your favorite moderate sized kettlebell outside for this odd little basics combo. Some of it is designed to remind one of my classes in particular to hinge at the hips putting those rears way back during swings. And well, everyone can always stand to review the basics - besides - in RKC style kettlebell training, our basics are … [Read more...] about Playing with the Basics Kettlebell Workout
The “38 Special” Birthday Kettlebell Workout
Birthday Workouts are so fun to make - its one of the really fun things I learned about from local friend and fellow RKC, Alicia Streger.* Anyway - one of my small group participants turned 38 this week - and in honor of her birthday (and to help her recover from the sugar-riffic cake supplied by well meaning co-workers) I designed this workout for her. There's also a top … [Read more...] about The “38 Special” Birthday Kettlebell Workout
Fried on Friday – Kettlebell Workout with Options…
My small group was feeling very ambitious today - grabbing the largest of the kettlebells that I had brought out - luckily for them, there were smaller ones available - which they eventually switched down to - but we had some fun - and they got to enjoy the fact that I stayed up until 4AM last night pouring over the new Convict Conditioning 2 eBook - (pdf format fyi) because I … [Read more...] about Fried on Friday – Kettlebell Workout with Options…
Choose Your Own (Kettlebell) Adventure Workout
An amusing episode from my fitness-boot-camp-leading days was when a particular camper very loudly and emphatically warned the other campers NOT to try and bargain with me: "OMG you guys, STOP IT, seriously, DO NOT try to bargain with her - it will NEVER end up in your favor... JUST DO THE BURPEES. Trust me this could get SO MUCH WORSE..." Which always sort of puzzled me … [Read more...] about Choose Your Own (Kettlebell) Adventure Workout
