Why Workout with Poker Chips? It's difficult to describe exactly why it's fun to do a "poker chip workout" except that there's a level of satisfaction from stacking them, plopping them back in the box with a click when a set is completed. Of course it's also nice to be able to keep track in such a concrete and physical way, without the need to try and write things down in the … [Read more...] about Kettlebell and Bodyweight Workout With Poker Chips: The House Always Wins IV
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Madness Descends – A Circuit Workout for Kettlebell and Battling Rope
Madness indeed - being in NC means that March Madness is the tune of the moment. But, this workout has a madness all its own. The first few rounds give you a challenge but as is my style of workout design, it also may inspire a false sense of security. While the battle rope throw reps go down... the burpees come up. Or burps if you've overdone it hydration wise at this point … [Read more...] about Madness Descends – A Circuit Workout for Kettlebell and Battling Rope
Simple But Challenging Kettlebell and Sandbag Power Workout
This challenge workout is all about power generation, and should only be considered by intermediate-advanced or advanced kettlebell users. Form with swings and snatches should be solid, and a set of 10 pushups should be incredibly easy. The pushups here are used as a grip break and not so much as a strength move on their own. With that said, the workout can be scaled down for … [Read more...] about Simple But Challenging Kettlebell and Sandbag Power Workout
New Tire, New EMOM Workout, Loads of FUN!
Forgive me and my terrible sense of humor... but I had to make that silly video thumbnail: If you're not so inclined to read the background story of this workout, click here and go right to it. No, you will not hurt my feelings by skipping my stories. HAHA :) As you may have gathered, the workload over here recently has been... prodigious... Now, I'm not complaining... … [Read more...] about New Tire, New EMOM Workout, Loads of FUN!
Short On Time But Craving Power: The Joy of 10-Round Simple Workouts
This week I created two different "10 round" workouts for two different people--at two different levels and who have different sets of challenges. Then of course after seeing how well they both did, and while remembering how much fun I have with these types of things, I had to do one too! 10 round workouts are a funny thing, and I like them a lot. Completing them results in … [Read more...] about Short On Time But Craving Power: The Joy of 10-Round Simple Workouts
