In this video, I perform several kettlebell rotational exercises for the core. I’ll also increase the challenge of stability by bringing the feet closer together which will require even more core work.
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The dead swing snatch into overhead squat with single or double kettlebell is a kettlebell combo I highly recommend for strength, flexibility, and coordination.
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The proper name for this exercise: Dead Swing Snatch into Overhead Reverse Lunge A great challenge for stabilization and coordination. Here is a short tutorial for this kettlebell exercise: place the kettlebell just far enough to be able to hinge and hold on to the handle hinge and grab the handle create a slight tension
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The perfect warm-up for deadlifting heavy or setting deadlift PRs is a warm-up that would first focus on getting the blood pumping through the body. I’m talking ‘sweating warm’ but not exhausted laying on the ground warm.
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This article is especially for parents. I got together with Mark de Grasse from MegaMad Industries and we both put some of our thoughts and experiences on parenthood down. My son left us. Mark has two different sons to raise.
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Kettlebells are great to improve hand-eye coordination for fighting and other sports. Kettlebells are great to improve proprioception which flows through in daily life or sport. One simple flow works a ton of things. This particular kettlebell combo I put together for instance works: hand-eye coordination proprioception balance core grip hips shoulders and much more… This
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Both row variations demonstrated in the video above are with a static hip hinge (bent-over), but they can just as well be performed with squat, or with a semi runners lunge. The dead row is great for heavier lower reps due to the weight returning dead to the ground each time and releasing tension. The
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A true military press, no matter what you heard, seen, or been taught, is a standing press with the heels together (even more than I demonstrate in the video) and the hands are wide on a bar, or when using kettlebells/dumbbells the weights travel up laterally and target the lateral deltoids. The advantage of the Military
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The difference between a seesaw press and alternating press is that with the seesaw press both kettlebells keep moving and with the alternating press one waits for the other before moving. Either of these presses is always performed with two weights, and either kettlebells or dumbbells. The seesaw press is great for the thoracic area and
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The difference between the front and side shoulder press whether performed with kettlebells or dumbbells is the emphasis moving from the front (anterior delt) to the side (lateral delt). The elbows are staying in one line and at the front with the front press, with the side press the elbow is moving from the front
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The difference between a hip hinge and a squat deadlift is that the first is more suitable for slow low reps for strength, it’s not an exercise well suited for high reps and cardio. That is, the squat style deadlift is more suited for high reps and cardio due to the safer position of the
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The difference between a hip hinge and squat kettlebell swing is that in the first variation the joints flexed can vary between just the hip joints or the hip and knee joints. The second variation covered in this video is the squat style swing and always involves 3 joints, the hips, knees, and ankles. There
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This video demonstrates the difference between a more common kettlebell swing and a pendulum swing. The differences can be subtle to see, but they are there. I refer to the first kettlebell swing variation as the most common one, only because it’s the one that most people will be familiar with when not participating in
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This video demonstrates three of the major snatch variations you can implement with the kettlebell snatch, each having its own benefits. The dead snatch requires the most explosive pull whereas the swinging variation requires the least amount of explosiveness out of all three variations. The dead and hang snatch is performed with a squat whereas
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This video shows the difference between a clean and press, clean and push press, and clean and jerk. Kettlebells are used for the clean, the clean would be different when using a barbell or dumbbells, otherwise, the movement for the press, push press, or jerk would remain the same. This video also shows you: what
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I so firmly believe in my statement “Either get old and lazy or older and stronger” that I’m going to have to use some serious language to get the point across, yeah, if you don’t already believe yet, none of what I say will matter, but, whatever.. Because, no matter what people tell you—well, maybe if
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How to perform the Devil’s Press: Let the dumbbells hang next to the body Hip hinge Lower the weights to the ground (preferably inline with shoulders) Lower the body to the ground Perform a semi-explosive triceps push-up Follow through and kick the legs in (underneath) Contract the gluteus maximus for a static hip hinge Firm
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