I’ve spent a considerable amount of time researching and employing all possible kettlebell grips, from this research I have created a PDF containing 25+ kettlebell grips described with photo illustrations, the PDF is included with our online kettlebell course, but you can now get this PDF completely free below. The PDF covers things like the anatomy […]
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There is a common mistake I see made when people perform kettlebell bent-over rows, and it means that the target muscles are not isolated/worked. Rows are a pulling exercise and are supposed to work the back. With kettlebells you also 100% involve the core and legs with each variation. Unlike machines there is nothing to
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Dear Cavemantraining subscribers, please allow me to introduce to you Gail Owens who is the first person to feature in our new category for Obesity and Older And Stronger. Without further ado. Hi there, my name is Gail Owens. I am 44 years old, born in Scotland, grew up in London and am now living in Northern
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Hello, my name is Taco Fleur and I’m a professional kettlebell coach, online educator, owner of a popular YouTube channel with many years of kettlebell experience and I’m here to tell you that kettlebells are not safe.
Are Kettlebells Safe? No they’re not! Read More »
Someone said to me today “Kettlebell courses should be done in person”, and I thank them for it, as it forced me to think and write down exactly why they should not be done in person. First, let’s agree that if a course in-person would take as long as a course done at home, then yes,
Kettlebell Courses should be done in person! No, they should not and here’s why. Read More »
I’ve been playing with this move for a while and it sort of progressed from a bodyweight warm-up I was doing, then I thought “What happens if I grab a kettlebell?”. You can’t clearly see my feet, but when you perform this you need to pivot the feet upon each rep. It’s definitely not an
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Did you know that you can snatch a kettlebell without banging the wrists/forearms? Did you know that you can do high volume reps without ripping your hands? Yes, it’s possible!
1 Simple Snatch Adjustment And Stop Banging Your Wrists And Ripping Your Hands! Read More »
“Finding your kettlebell racking position is not always easy, I have heard many different reasons that could be the problem, like; having breasts, not having the right body type, inflexible, being overweight etc. and yes, those could be valid excuses in some cases, but from my experience it’s usually the trainer/teacher that does not know
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Oliver Quinn from BattleBells Olliequinntraining Bent Presses a 80kg kettlebell like it’s nothing! Check him out here facebook.com/WestportBattlebells/ Re-posted with permission from Oliver.
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Buy Swinging heavy bells and drinking beer! True story! I participated in the #28daykettlebellswingchallenge and went 20 days without alcohol, felt it was time for a few brewskies, so I popped 1 for every 300 kettlebell swings, think I did 1,501 that day, had a great time, posted on Facebook, was well received, so I
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Of course, this is just a bit of fun with a bit of truth. I personally train without shoes whenever I can and if I train in a gym where shoes are required, I wear Vibrams or Xero shoes. As long as the shoes are flat, not runners, and have a good-sized toebox, it’s all
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You see it every now and again in online communities, a post of hands completely ripped after doing a large number of cleans or snatches. I’ll be honest, I also have boasted about it, because it’s kind of like “Look at me, I did not give up, I completed what I set out to do!”. But now, I won’t go there again, unless I was in an important kettlebell competition that I trained up for.
100 Kettlebell Snatches, CrossFitters be like …. Read More »
I too followed along with this trend of calling people out for quite a while, it feels so good to be calling people out, but in some cases, I was thinking to myself “Hell, that looks technically sound to me, but better do what everybody else does”
The Kettlebell Swing is NOT a Squat, and You’re an IDIOT! Or are you? Read More »
The following exercises are part of the book Master The Kettlebell Press and are either great to include for warming up when kettlebell pressing, great for creating a better range of motion, or as an assistance exercise. There are of course countless exercises and techniques that one can perform, we chose the following to include
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Learn everything you should know about the Hip Hinge, buy the book on Amazon. “You are doing a great service to people who are new to kettlebells. Breaks my heart when I see a large class using their upper body to move kettlebells in a swing” ~ Tony Gomez “No one should progress to exercises like
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This post is to provide additional details about the many Get-up variations covered in our Youtube video. The video is for all people and covers exercises from beginners to advanced, more importantly, it covers progression to the Turkish Get-up and more advanced variations of the Get-up. TGU = Turkish Get-up This video will take a complete
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Conditioning What’s better, what should you choose, and whom to listen to when it comes to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Conditioning, because there are those who say “You don’t need conditioning, you just need mat time”, and it makes so much sense, or does it? I’m not going to tell you one is better
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WORKOUT: DELTSFELT This workout hits your deltoids from six different angles at the front, side and rear, the core and lower-body aren’t neglected either. If you’re looking to create these awesome shaped shoulders that look good from every angle, this is your go-to workout! Work with two light to medium kettlebells because we do quite a few
Kettlebell Workout ‘DELTSFELT’ for awesome shoulders! Read More »
Powerful words by the godfather of fitness Francois Henri “Jack – The Nazman” LaLanne (26 September 1914 – 23 January 2011) I transcribed these powerful words from Jack LaLanne’s video below, this man knew many many years ago what people needed, the sad thing is, if this man spoke these powerful words that anyone can understand back then,
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This awesome workout targets the whole body, is performed with an Olympic Barbell and two Kettlebells. The exercises hit your upper back, trapezius, rhomboids and deltoids, lets not forget the biceps, the core, erector spinae and then also just about everything in the lower-body, the gluteus maximus, hamstrings, quadriceps, as if that’s not enough, it
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