If you expose yourself longer to situations that require mental toughness than you’re accustomed to, you will be able to feel more at ease when exposed to tough situations. If you want to be mentally tougher, expose yourself to difficult situations.
Train Mental Toughness Man up You Pussy! Be Uncomfortable and Expose Yourself … Read More »
Many people across the world are still wondering what the difference is between kettlebell training and kettlebell sport. Not many experts can explain it without being biased. RESISTANCE TRAINING AKA STRENGTH TRAINING First let’s talk about resistance training which is used to induce muscular contraction to promote strength, anaerobic endurance, and muscle growth. The process
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Results: before and after photo
Before and After Photo: Liv The Norwegian Wonderwoman Read More »
First things first, if you’re training with barbells then you should know that the hook grip is different in kettlebell training, I mention this because I’ve had feedback “That’s not a hook grip” plenty of times. In CrossFit, the hook grip is with the thumb over the bar and the fingers closing the grip over
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Should You Use a Mirror When Training Kettlebells? When you’re performing exercises you can’t always see the angle at which you press, the neutral position of your back, or any other important factors like pulling down the shoulders, chest out, etc. You need a mirror to check up on that.
What is a DEADLIFT? ↝ Beware Controversial! Some people are taught the Deadlift with a wide stance, some with a neutral stance, some are taught with a hip hinge and some are taught with a squat. But once you understand what a DEAD LIFT really is, a whole new world will open up to you.
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[jest] Murph enters the CrossFit gym and sees 200 burpees and 100 Kettlebell Dead Clean + Jerk on the board, a piece of cake, and he can’t wait to smash it! He quickly smashes 200 non-stop burpees out, even though he feels a bit of a tingle in his lower back, he knows his core
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Allow me to introduce you to the 8 fitness movements all people on planet Earth should excel at, and as a bonus throw in a quick discussion on the difference between pushing and pressing—because we all know that question has been on your mind for a long time. LAZY SLOB [With a bit of jest
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Always in a state of paranoia during your CrossFit workout, whether to go shirtless or not? Maybe you’re thinking “Will Cindy think that I’m macho for going shirtless?” will Angie think “that I don’t yet have the manly round and well-defined chest to be flaunting the fruits of my labor?” will Fran think “Where does
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What are the best shoes for kettlebell training? Mention “no shoes” in any context to most GS athletes and it’s as if you’re asking a Hardstyle hardliner to convert to Girevoy Sport! At least this has been my personal experience so far. A regular question in our kettlebell training group is about shoes and kettlebell
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This week’s interview is with physical culture Renaissance man Logan Christopher who is 31 years of age and known as the best kettlebell juggler in the US. Can you tell us about the days you were weak and scrawny? How did it feel, what made you make that breakthrough to get into serious and devoted
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The Difference Between Strength and Hypertrophy Understanding the difference between strength and hypertrophy is key to making your training work for you. You may be trying to build muscle, but your workouts are geared more for strength without even knowing it. Or you may be trying to build strength without bulking up, but your workouts
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This is a genuine, feel it, get in the groove, focus and mind connected sport. Along with that it’s a relaxed strength which requires submission to the technique. This is NOT weight lifting as we generally know it, rather movement with power and yet a calm composure, intended to be endured for the full 10
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Here’s a little smoker that will get the heart pumping, a short six-minute kettlebell workout that should be done with a heavy weight. Heavy enough to get your heart rate up within the work time but light enough so that you can maintain proper form and work fast. Three exercises of which two are combos,
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This is the number one kettlebell video that anyone even dreaming about picking up a kettlebell needs to see first! This covers the most important aspects of kettlebell training that will prevent things like bruising, blisters, excessive calluses, and other kettlebell annoyances that might stop you from working with the kettlebell. This video will help prevent so
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One of the first things that I wanted to learn when I was studying to become a personal trainer was how and why certain rep ranges did certain things to your body. Why do I do 8-12 reps to get bigger, but 1-5 to get stronger? Why isn’t it the other way around? I’d seen
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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 »
