It was really "one of those weeks" last week and I used that as an excuse to justify shoving a sled around for what happened to be 3 days in a row (I didn't realize it until now...). Needless to say I was feeling very good in some respects for doing that, and was as always taking dinner very seriously. One of my advanced small group members was up for an extra "partner … [Read more...] about This Workout REALLY Made Us Eat a BIG Dinner…
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A Workout Heavily Inspired by Zach Even-Esh’s The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning
At the last minute, I ended up having a coffee break with a friend today and toted along Zach Even-Esh's brand new Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning. She's also an aficionado of incredibly challenging workouts and in addition to being a member of our kettlebell small group, is almost always up for a "Hey, I have this crazy workout to test, want to try it?" … [Read more...] about A Workout Heavily Inspired by Zach Even-Esh’s The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning
The Power of Working on the Kettlebell Basics, a Workout and a Video (mostly about food)
Before leaving for NJ/NY last week to train with Master RKC Phil Ross, I wanted to make sure to make the absolute most of the training time up there, so over the past few weeks I had ramped up both my strength endurance activities, as well as generally the high intensity cardio (heavy swings, sprawls*, Ultimate Sandbag drills like rotational lunges, and things that nearly have … [Read more...] about The Power of Working on the Kettlebell Basics, a Workout and a Video (mostly about food)
The Scorcher: a Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout
For whatever reason it seemed like we all had a bit of extra energy to burn off this week, so I planned a real fun one. Part challenge, part skills, part mobility, with a little extra dose of extreme cardio (it is if the kettlebell swings are heavy enough). I am super proud to report that my little band of kettlebell buddies are so advanced at this point that everyone who … [Read more...] about The Scorcher: a Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout
Pushmi-Pullyu Workout for Kettlebells and Bodyweight Exercises
This wasn't just an excuse to make a silly graphic, I promise. Forgot to share this one from a recent advanced fun session -- we did this one with fairly heavy kettlebells, but never compromising form. We started with a Primal Move warm up then went through the Trifecta from Paul Wade (good stuff -- bridge, l-sit, twist). Did a quick 20 swings with a moderate sized … [Read more...] about Pushmi-Pullyu Workout for Kettlebells and Bodyweight Exercises
Advanced Partner Workout – It’s Also Scaleable!
Admittedly, this advanced partner workout borders on just a little bit silly, but it is also a whole heck of a lot of fun. It works well for people who are fairly close in athletic abilities, but it is super easy to adapt it for very advanced or intermediate partner possibilities. Also, there's a somewhat excessive amount of cool fitness toys in this one, and that's mainly … [Read more...] about Advanced Partner Workout – It’s Also Scaleable!
My Not-So-Secret Secret Workout Protocol…
Not always a big fan of crowds, so when my neighborhood gets overrun with partiers I usually end up hunkering down and getting a lot of work done. The cost of this is at some point I need to really jump around and burn off some extra energy. Since I’ve been developing recipes I wanted to work up a good appetite to try them too. This past week I had the opportunity to teach a … [Read more...] about My Not-So-Secret Secret Workout Protocol…
A Sunday Funday Workout Outdoors with Kettlebells, Ultimate Sandbags, and a NEW? Ab exercise (with Video)
After doing a whole lot of computer-based work this past weekend, on it was time to catch up with a little Sunday Funday type workout. It was going to be fairly advanced, but that's not a bad thing... After a Primal Move warmup we got right into it by setting a timer for 5 minutes and grabbing the appropriate kettlebell for the RKC kettlebell snatch test-- 100 snatches in … [Read more...] about A Sunday Funday Workout Outdoors with Kettlebells, Ultimate Sandbags, and a NEW? Ab exercise (with Video)
Kettlebell Circuit Workout – Kinda Oldschool Style
This past Thursday we revisted a new version of an older workout on this site. In the course of assessing what needs to be upgraded on here (don't worry this is only going to ADD to the experience, not subtract from it), I've been having fun looking at a lot of the older content, seeing what needs to be updated etc. Also, after finding out that over 1/3 of you read or visit … [Read more...] about Kettlebell Circuit Workout – Kinda Oldschool Style
The “Check In” Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout… and an Introduction to Hylete!
It was time for a benchmark workout yet again. Small group had been working very hard over the past few weeks. We've been working out indoors in airconditioned comfort these days and the concern was raised that maybe we were losing our edge. I am proud to say that we most certainly aren't. But now we know that the extreme sweat earned is actually earned... not from the … [Read more...] about The “Check In” Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout… and an Introduction to Hylete!
