Sunday is a good day to get into a serious challenge - and today happened to also be a weird dreary "fall" day in the midst of spring. It was 50 degrees, dry, and loads of cloud cover. It looked like 6PM all day - which, odd as it sounds, is about perfect for workouts in my opinion. No glaring sun, sweat is able to evaporate and perform its intended cooling function, but yet it … [Read more...] about Above Your Weight Class – The Kettlebell Workout
Challenge Workout
45th Birthday Workout – Groundhog Day Edition
The funny thing about birthday workouts is that the older you get, the wilder the rep ranges get... though in all cases, birthday workouts are an exercise in creativity - how can you use a set of numbers in a way that makes sense in a workout for your current level. This workout is fairly advanced, so if you try it, please modify it to make sense for you and your training … [Read more...] about 45th Birthday Workout – Groundhog Day Edition
A Higher Volume Workout Challenge
Crank It UP! This past Wednesday, we decided to tackle a somewhat advanced challenge, and upped the volume a little bit. The workout below is fairly advanced (especially if you adjust the weights to your current level). It's a smorgasbord of favorite methods, and putting them all together like this is a little bit crazy - however with care, good form and good judgement it was … [Read more...] about A Higher Volume Workout Challenge
A Challenging Benchmark Workout Adapted From Orange Theory’s DriTri
Recently, a friend in another state mentioned that they were going to participate in the Orange Theory "DriTri" which is a three part event that apparently has been happening about twice a year for some time. I had no idea. While I'm more a fan of leading group fitness than participating in group fitness, I was intrigued by this interesting benchmark workout. I'd also recently … [Read more...] about A Challenging Benchmark Workout Adapted From Orange Theory’s DriTri
A Kettlebell Workout for Really Getting Into It, or Getting BACK to it!
It's been really great for the past few weeks both at the small RKC Workshop I led in Raleigh, NC, and with the handful of local people who train with me. Talking about kettlebells more than usual, fielding questions from others and enjoying the nice weather outside has gotten me even MORE fired up about kettlebell training. Some of you may wonder how this is possible, but as … [Read more...] about A Kettlebell Workout for Really Getting Into It, or Getting BACK to it!
EMOM-A-Thon
Last week was a weird week (wait... have we been saying this every week for the past year?) Regardless, last week called for a serious challenge mid-week. I wrote up the original version of this for a local advanced client (who wanted to get in a workout but was mentally "done" because of Zoom meetings), but ended up testing it myself as well. The intensity is not for … [Read more...] about EMOM-A-Thon
The 47 Challenge (Friend’s Birthday Workout)
Something I've loved to do for ages - for myself and for clients is create a "birthday workout". Now... as we've all gotten older this has become more challenging. It's a good thing we've been using all this time to TRAIN and practice our technique. Odd number ages always present an interesting challenge too - but if we've trained together, you know I love a theme - especially … [Read more...] about The 47 Challenge (Friend’s Birthday Workout)
Mixed Bag: A Kettlebell Workout With A Little Bit Of (Almost) Everything
Normally on Sundays, we'd meet up in a local park and knock out an advanced crazy challenge workout... but this whole virus situation has kind of put that on pause. While people are allowed to walk on the trails and such, technically the parks are "closed" and everyone has been discouraged from doing anything that remains stationary for any period of time. For instance as I … [Read more...] about Mixed Bag: A Kettlebell Workout With A Little Bit Of (Almost) Everything
Pre-Holiday Park Challenge Workout
Normally my Saturday is a loose-ends tying, wandering around and figuring stuff out day (as you may have noticed via Instagram). That's still on the schedule, but given holiday demands, my fellow type-a maniac advanced client and I moved our normal "Sunday challenge" to Satuday instead. While it was about 38 degrees when we got started, I knew the light hoodie I was wearing … [Read more...] about Pre-Holiday Park Challenge Workout
Up for a Challenge?
My super cool friends from The EDGE Team Performance Center and Kettlebell Club in Dayton, Ohio had an event years ago - it's a fun conditioning workout test that you can do infrequently to check on your progress. Here's the scoop - I did it backwards - accidentally on purpose* (choose a moderate sized kettlebell** - or one that you train with regularly) and: Start your … [Read more...] about Up for a Challenge?
