Long ago in a somewhat miserable galaxy far far away, I was shown the original Whitley "Furnace" workout in a questionable corner of a questionable playground in a questionable condo complex. Questionable because well...not everyone was as careful with their dog droppings as we would have hoped. Fortunately this didn't become an issue. What WAS an issue was my feelings about … [Read more...] about The Combustion Chamber – a Kettlebell Workout
Outdoor Workout
Saturday in the Park Workout
Normally, the kettlebell small group doesn't meet on Saturday, but a client had rescheduled for that afternoon, and since the weather outside was so nice, I sent out a quick message to see if anyone wanted to have a group workout the previous hour. Figured I'd go out there anyway - and do my own thing if not. Amusingly, several messages came in immediately and so - a group … [Read more...] about Saturday in the Park Workout
Ask GiryaGirl: The Century Workout and How Do You Keep From Swinging When Performing Hanging Knee or Leg Raises??
Starting to get seriously psyched about the first ever Progressive Calisthenics Certification Workshop planned for this coming June. Every time I even look at that page it's exciting to see my name up there as an instructor with Al and Danny Kavadlo. Amusingly enough, I'm almost just as excited to get my paws on the 600 page manual Paul Wade has written especially for the … [Read more...] about Ask GiryaGirl: The Century Workout and How Do You Keep From Swinging When Performing Hanging Knee or Leg Raises??
A Case of the Mondays – Kettlebell and Friends Workout
A few ill-timed inconveniences today were a bit... frustrating. And it was time to well... fix that with some good old fashioned exercise-induced endorphins. It was also a good time to sandwich in some technique and Primal Move practice as well. The weather was really nice today, so we took full advantage of that. Even though class size was small today, a LOT of work got … [Read more...] about A Case of the Mondays – Kettlebell and Friends Workout
Sloshy Times… A Workout for Kettlebells and Sloshpipe
Some of the head honchos over at Savage Race train with us, and one brought along some special gifts today. Now... these are the guys who create some of the wickedest, most mean looking mud runs around... this is NOT a race for the weak. Some of the obstacles are downright sadistic. There... I said it. Anyway if you are up for an extreme challenge, go check out their site and … [Read more...] about Sloshy Times… A Workout for Kettlebells and Sloshpipe
Hurrah Hurrah It’s Track Day!
The weather was actually *NICE* out today, and it seemed like a good time as any to take a little trek down to the local running track - it's part of a city park, so everyone can use it. Given the good weather, there were all kinds of things going on - kids soccer practice, a running group, all kinds of stuff, and a friend's local bootcamp showed up as we were leaving - so it … [Read more...] about Hurrah Hurrah It’s Track Day!
Tough Love for the Kettlebell Clean Part TWO – a Practice Workout
Having just returned from the San Diego RKC, I had plenty of scribbled notes, new cues, and fun combos for my kettlebell small group class... and don't worry, Wednesday people, your time is coming! :) One of the TOUGHEST kettlebell exercises to learn and to teach can be the clean. But, it's incredibly worthwhile to persist with it, even though it can be frustrating. I … [Read more...] about Tough Love for the Kettlebell Clean Part TWO – a Practice Workout
I Go, You Go, We All Go Kettlebell Swing Crazy: A Partner Workout
This was a whole lot of fun. I did this workout with a friend who had been out of the "swing of things" (haha) for a couple weeks. As you'll notice there are a few swing variations that sometimes we use to help "correct" the kettlebell swing form. In the case of this particular workout, they were chosen mainly for fun, but also to remind my friend about a few particulars. … [Read more...] about I Go, You Go, We All Go Kettlebell Swing Crazy: A Partner Workout
No School Like the Old School – A Relevant At Home Workout from 1904?!?
This morning, Master RKC, Geoff Neupert (Author of the highly effective Kettlebell Burn series of programs) sent out a very interesting little email. Well, apologies the email itself was more intriguing than anything. So intriguing that I looked past the annoyance of actually having to cut and paste the url of the blog post—on any other day his emails have clickable links. … [Read more...] about No School Like the Old School – A Relevant At Home Workout from 1904?!?
The DOE Manmaker Kettlebell Workout Revisited…
It's Friday... which means its time for a challenge... one week we flipped tires with Seth Petruzelli's Extreme Conditioning class, sometimes we repurpose a fit trail, get out the TRXs, the Battling Rope, or do ninja-inspired found-gym workouts all over the neighborhood. Today, it was time to test out the old school brutal drill... the US Department of Energy's Manmaker as … [Read more...] about The DOE Manmaker Kettlebell Workout Revisited…
