Isolating the Triceps—Don’t Push!
Want better results with your tricep push-ups? Read this article and put it to the test, see if those three heads (that we all like to see bulging big) grow.
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Kettlebells Saved Kettlebell Kandy’s Life
“I think everyone should be free to be comfortable. I was never comfortable carrying extra weight. I got tired, I couldn’t shop just anywhere, and I felt like nothing ever fit me right.” My name is Jacqi and I am an amateur fitness and kettlebell enthusiast living in Georgia. Fitness, healthy eating, biohacking, and kettlebells
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Doctor/Physio: “Don’t work with kettlebells!”
Below is an actual conversation I had with someone. “Thanks Taco I have just purchased your books. Looking forward to giving them a read. Quick question – my physio said kettle bell Work is only suitable once somebody has adequate mobility in their thoracic, hips, ankles etc. Are there any methods that you would recommend
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How to enter kettlebell sport?
Quick intro to getting started with kettlebell sport. How to work your way up to Kettlebell Sport? What to do with my kettlebell? I need a goal to work towards. So you want to get more out of your kettlebell—you want to get serious!? You want to participate in a sport that’s awesome, you
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Fourforty WOD
This is Fourforty WOD. 3 tasks, 2 AMRAP, and 1 FOR TIME. Complete and post online. A video of the workout can be unlocked further below. Your First Task 4 squats 4 crossfit burpees 4 dead clean and press left 4 dead clean and press right 8 minutes AMRAP 2 minutes rest Your
Anyone can do it! Justin lost 80lbs
“I felt like I had to, because I was afraid of what my future would be like” About 7 years ago I weighed 250 lbs. I had very little motivation to get in shape, but I felt like I had to, because I was afraid of what my future would be like. So I
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Your Respect Could Be Killing Elderly
This topic is going to be controversial, I ask you to forgot what you’ve been taught, just for 10 minutes while reading this, open your mind, because… what if we were wrong? What if our respect put millions of people prematurely in their grave? What if our respect gave millions of people a terrible
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The Kettlebell Dead Clean Tutorial
The dead clean tutorial to end all tutorials. If you’ve watched the intro video to the kettlebell dead clean and are here to unlock the 4:30 long detailed video, or download the 9 pages long PDF. In the extremely detailed video that you can unlock further below, you will find references to: Look ahead
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What is physical fitness?
Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities. Achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise, and sufficient rest. Keep up your fitness and … you’ll be able to tie your own shoelaces till the day you die, or bend down and pick up
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Two Teens Beat A Caveman—13 And 16 Years Old
Adam Tonkin’s kettlebell sport journey started a year and a half ago. “I like to play on my Xbox One, and enjoy playing FIFA with my friends but feel my fitness is more important.” His mother had been doing kettlebell sport before, but she had not trained for a while and decided it was time
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FIVE UNBROKEN—an endurance workout
Five Unbroken requires one kettlebell, nice and heavy, but just right so you can complete the full five minutes of all 4 tasks. The rules are: One kettlebell for all four tasks (choose wisely) Unbroken or none of the reps for that tasks count Unbroken means you can’t put the kettlebell down Form and technique
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WOD Titus—just 19 minutes… easy
5 minutes of half snatch Unlimited switches Unbroken 2 minutes rest 2 x kettlebell combo: clean & jerk, hang clean and press 4 x crossfit burpees 8 minutes AMRAP 3 minutes rest Racked reverse lunges 6 minutes AMRAP
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Ultimate Kettlebell Combo
This is the Ultimate Kettlebell Combo, not to be confused with WBKC—world’s best kettlebell combo… AKA Ultimate Kettlebell Complex The UKC is as following: Deadlift (squat) Hang clean (squat) Swing clean (hip hinge) Swing (hip hinge) Half snatch (hip hinge) Press (strict) Drop and repeat You can program this combo in your workouts, or check
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Colossus WOD—turn yourself into a steel machine
Colossus WOD is simple, but don’t confuse that with easy. This WODs main component is the UKC (Ultimate Kettlebell Combo). Turn yourself into a steel machine 6 minutes of UKC AMRAP 4 minutes of 50 bent-over rows 6 minutes of UKC AMRAP 4 minutes of 40 bent-over rows 6 minutes of UKC
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Drax The Chipper—AIW (another insane WOD)
Once in a while you need to do an insane WOD, this is it! 100 Jumping Jacks 050 Tricep Push-ups 100 Hang Clean Jerks 050 CrossFit Burpees 100 Swings 050 Squat Thrusters 450 reps in total FOR TIME! Download Rx weights, movements standards, and more info on the workout further below. Task one and
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WOD CT 20.2 One AMRAP + One FOR TIME
Today’s workout goes from swinging to snatching, from squatting to pressing. Increasing duration with scheduled rest, ending with a task for time. The first task consists of: 8 single arm swings 6 full snatches 4 racked squats 2 strict presses (up phase) AMRAP Buy in is 10 CrossFit burpees. Time per AMRAP is as follows:
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Prevent Kettlebell Bobbing
Bobbing: make a quick, short movement up and down. —creates friction within the palms! causes blisters… One of the important things we teach in our online kettlebell courses to prevent kettlebell bobbing is the insert, demonstrated below. The yellow arrow is showing where the kettlebell is directed. The green arrow is a half pendulum with
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A Caveman in Nepal
14 April 2018 The first vlog entry is that of some light training. I carried up our backpack with camera equipment plus a 16kg kettlebell. Anna and I also shot some footage to promote the Unconventional Kettlebell Competition Spartan Warrior. Benooi was at work this day. We’re still a long way out, so training does not have to
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Squat DEADLIFT—Deadlift Squat Style
There are those who’ll say: “A deadlift is a deadlift.” They’re wrong! If you’re coming from the ol’skool gym, bodybuilding, etc. you’ll be more familiar with the conventional, and sumo deadlift. If you’re coming from CrossFit, you’ll be more familiar with the squat deadlift. Depending on where you started out, you’ll probably be calling
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WOD CT10.4—With Heavy Deadlifts
This workout consists of three tasks, first one is for strength, heavy deadlifts, swings, and presses. The second task is medium weight working on explosiveness and plyometrics, double kettlebell clean and jerk, and wall ball. The third task is to work on mobility, shoulders, thoracic, hips etc. Task One This task is about strength, you’ll
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