The Turkish Get-up is such an awesome full-body exercise and I’ve decided to devote some more writing to it. Cavemantraining will be releasing the following article soon “The Turkish Get-up Broken Down to Build You Up”. So stay tuned. For now, I will leave you with a short version of the video. The article and […]
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I was diagnosed with depression when my eldest child was two. It hit like a train during my pregnancy and pulled me into a black hole for a long time. Training stopped me from sinking beyond redemption. It was my lifeline and kept me able to function and deal with daily life without totally falling
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There is still a lot of confusion about the Snatch exercise, what it is, what it does, how you can do it, the variations, the implements to use etc. This article provides all the answers you seek.
The Snatch – The Ultimate Explanation and Definition Read More »
How to Train Safely, the Cavemantraining Way! The 3 Golden Rules Don’t listen to meatheads Lift the weight that is safe for your body and current state, whether that is 12kg or 4kg, don’t let them talk you into injury. Progress … but, not to impress! Progress when you’re ready. Looking great is important,
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Most people want to optimise their production of energy. Fat is the primary fuel of the body, not carbohydrates. This is a fundamental mistake that people make. Even some of the “experts” make the same error.
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This is an awesome full-body workout to be performed with two kettlebells. You decide your weight. But I’d suggest about 50% of your 1RM kettlebell strict press, if you strict press 30kg, go for 14 or 16kgs per arm. 11 Strict Front Presses 4 Front Squats 11 Bent-over Rows 4 Front Squats 11 Chest
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These three kettlebell workouts have been specifically designed for use in the Kettlebell Swing and Snatch Efficiency in CrossFit Workshop, but they can just as easily be used outside of the workshop. The workouts are awesome and to be performed one after the other, with up to one or two minutes rest in between!
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To be the most efficient, we let the weight drop from as high as possible, as the higher the height that the weight drops from, the higher the bounce we get on the way up, meaning, we can get the lift halfway up so that we only have to lift half a rep each time.
Deadlifts in CrossFit: Controversial or Just Named Incorrectly? Read More »
Lets be honest, getting up to retrieve the TV remote and sitting back in your lazy chair doesn’t exactly require a lot of physical abilities, neither does pressing the garage remote to open the door, taking the elevator to get to your flat, or dialling for a pizza which is delivered to your door.
Exercise: No Longer Just to Look Good Read More »
We’ve all heard the jokes about the Kettlebell or Barbell Clean, and it’s all very funny, but let’s look at something interesting about the name. Why is it called a Clean? Cleaning is something you do to keep things looking shiny and new, right? Let’s start by defining two words: cleanly /ˈkliːnli/ without difficulty
Why the Name ‘Clean’? Clean Your Barbell, Kettlebell, Sandbag Read More »
Fun fact: the Brachialis (not biceps) is the prime mover for elbow flexion. You could say that the bicep curl should actually be named Brachialis Curl, but that doesn’t sound impressive or cool at all. As you might know by now, one of my favourite subjects is writing about correct exercise naming and exercise variations,
Pull-Ups: Are You Doing Them Correctly? Read More »
In co-operation with Muscle and Motion—one of the best tools to help people understand the movements and muscles used in exercises. Above is a video of the all-time Cavemantraining favourite exercises, battling ropes double waves. Like? You can see the original video below Caveman Trainer Goes Through Insane Workout.
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Over the many years we’ve been steadily growing as an online unconventional fitness community and magazine, and it’s awesome. We’ve hit over 4,128,935 views and 17,593 subscribers on our Youtube channel. Our website now has a bounce rate of 42% (the lower the better), our monthly pageviews are peaking around 18,000 and still growing. Our Alexa ranking
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In CrossFit, we’ve seen the Kettlebell as something to swing overhead and in some cases, pick up and carry to the other side of the room. We certainly get a lot of benefits from these two movements, but Kettlebells do have other purposes & benefits.
PEK’s – Performance Enhancing Kettlebells Read More »
Following is an interview I held with Kike Quesada Sanchez the president of K.S.E. (Kettlebell Sport España), discussing kettlebell sport in Spain. How new is Kettlebell Sport in Spain? Our Organisation started in December 2016; we did the presentation in January 2017, even though we have 1 year experience in the dissemination and development of
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The Kettlebell Sportstyle Swing is always done with one arm, never with two arms like you see used with the swing that most people are used to, the conventional kettlebell swing. There is a very valid reason why Sport Athletes don’t do the sportstyle swing with two arms, and that reason is; it doesn’t transfer to anything in the sport, i.e. Snatch, Clean or Jerk. Every kettlebell exercise used in competition is performed with one arm, hence there is no reason to do the sportstyle swing with two arms.
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Most gireviks will give you the look and grunt if you mention bicep curl and kettlebell in one sentence. If you’re real lucky, you’ll be able to walk away without getting a kettle ball thrown at you.
Bicep Curls And Kettlebells @#$! Read More »
You hear it all the time “unconventional this, unconventional that”, but what is unconventional? The definition of ‘unconventional’ is something not based on or conforming to what is generally done, and that’s exactly what these 24 unconventional kettlebell exercises are.
24 Unconventional Kettlebell Exercises: Three Broken Down Read More »
