Don’t Do Another Burpee EVER AGAIN … until you know how to execute them correctly! In this article, I’ll cover: How to assess yourself or your clients for burpees Burpee instructions How to progress Burpee variations Common burpee mistakes And most importantly—how to correctly perform a burpee and avoid injury Without further ado… […]
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Got foot problems? Fallen arches? Got problems with overpronation? Or perhaps oversupination? I’m not going to tell you some magic fairy tale, nor act like I know it all. What I am going to do is take my own experience, my knowledge of the body, and give you my opinion. Many many many years ago I
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Keeping on top of fitness trends means looking into how to best train your body given your surroundings and equipment available to you. Everyone can stop what they’re doing to do a few push-ups but find a full exercise routine or primary method of exercise might be more complex than doing crunches, after all. Both
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If you want to work on your power, you have to include this snatch in your training! Behold, the open palm kettlebell snatch. Let’s have a quick look at what power exactly is. Within training, in kettlebell training for us, power is training the ability to contract at maximum force as fast as possible.
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Just three exercises performed 5 times on each side and for a total of ten rounds. It takes about 1:20 per round so in total a 12 to 15 minutes kettlebell workout.
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Getting in shape doesn’t need to take a long time, and it can be easier than people think. The key to success is recognizing the way that the human body works and applying the right strategies to take advantage of that knowledge. That means taking psychology into account to stay motivated and making lifestyle changes
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Yes, there is nothing better than joining classes, drilling, and sparring. But outside of that, you work on your weaknesses, whether that is strength, cardio, flexibility, power, or endurance.
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Let’s face it, kettlebells are great for everyone! This particular exercise is especially great for fighters and crossfitters to improve explosive power in the legs. You’re working only one leg at a time, great to train inconsistencies. The reverse lunge on its own is already a super exercise, add the kettlebell dead clean to it
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This secret technique is not a secret anymore because I’m actually going to share this awesome technique for beginners with you. This technique will improve your training and chance of injury drastically. This technique is not taught anywhere else and is part of the Cavemantraining Kettlebell Clean Variations certification. This is a technique I’ve developed
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Here on Cavemantraining we’re big on functional fitness workouts. Workouts that include compound exercises, multi-joint movements, those that prepare you for daily tasks at work, in sport, or at home. Below is a list of our most popular functional fitness workouts that challenge the core muscles and use various muscles in the upper and lower
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The one stretching routine you should be doing that covers your whole body and gives you mobility for performance in CrossFit, Kettlebells, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. One of the first things you’ll see me do in the video is kneeling and laying back down (reclined hero pose) with the arms extended. I press my hips up and
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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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“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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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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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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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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If I walk to the box and am already warm, I normally start this warm-up routine (links to above video) right away. If I did not walk, I would first do some star jumps (jumping jacks) to get the body warm. Depending on how cold my body is, I would also throw in some burpees. I
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Following is an incredible resource of different kettlebell exercises, and kettlebell combos, that you can include in your WODs, or home workouts. 39 videos of short exercise clips, some longer with more details, over 120+ minutes of footage in total. Clean and jerk Jerk Hang clean push press Full snatch Hang clean and press Single
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