This is Galaxus, a kettlebell combo from the CAVEMANROM suite of exercises designed by Cavemantraining for TUT, Strength, Mobility, and more. We incorporated this combo in our weekly online kettlebell workout for the Caveman Inner Circle. The combo is as follows: Squat dead curl Stand up Drop in to hang Bent over row Hang lift …
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There is this one thing the majority of people don’t pay attention to, don’t train and/or completely neglect, but it’s such an important thing, it’s the base for everything… Have you guessed what yet? Build Yourself from the Ground Up Your feet take a pounding day in and day out. Should something go awry and …
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Following is a list of kettlebell strength exercises. To create this list we had to first look at what is strength, how do you develop strength, and what kettlebell exercises are good to meet those goals?
This is the Asgard Kettlebell Strength Complex designed by Cavemantraining. This awesome strength complex is performed with two kettlebells and consists of: Squat Dead curl Rack Stand up Press Rack Drop Bent-over row Dead Renegade rows Deadlift There is also an alternative version working with one kettlebell for some of the exercises. This complex requires …
It’s been said that 95% of the world can’t do 10 full strict pull-ups! Let’s look at the numbers. 35% of the US is overweight and therefore we will assume that they can’t do a pull-up. That leaves 65%. More than 80% of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, …
The seven most common causes of knee pain are: Weakness Instability Inactivity Incorrect technique Overtraining Too heavy Shoes or foot problems Surprisingly it is not the ‘squat’ and definitely not ‘squat depth’. The squat can be the cause when you tick one or all of the above boxes. The depth can be the problem …
If you easily damage your knees I can highly recommend the Hindu squat. No, not when you already have bad or injured knees, I’m talking about prevention. And possibly rehab after damage, but in a lighter form of the exercise with progression. Demonstrated in the video is what I use to work on knee strength, …
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How often do you carry or lift uneven weights in real life? When you carry groceries are they even? When you pack your grocery bags they’re not always even but while you’re carrying them your body will tell you “switch”, and you’ll do so because that’s common sense. What is an imbalance? In context, …
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This is the Iron Man Workout which consists of a 100 kettlebell swing buy-in followed by a 30-minute AMQRAP of military press, hang clean, and squat with two kettlebells. Yes, 30 minutes is a lot, so, pick your weight wisely, these are thirty minutes of quality work, we want as many quality reps as possible …
First things first, muscle priming, priming is the process of getting something prepared for use. Thus in our case, muscle priming is getting the muscles ready for deadlifts. You could then ask, is that not the same as warming up. No, it’s not. You’ll see why as you continue reading. Mind-muscle connection is the ability …
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The perfect warm-up for deadlifting heavy or setting deadlift PRs is a warm-up that would first focus on getting the blood pumping through the body. I’m talking ‘sweating warm’ but not exhausted laying on the ground warm.
A true military press, no matter what you heard, seen, or been taught, is a standing press with the heels together (even more than I demonstrate in the video) and the hands are wide on a bar, or when using kettlebells/dumbbells, going up laterally and working the lateral deltoids. The advantage of the Military Press Why …
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Do you want to be challenged? The Olympic barbell is a piece of equipment that you use often in the gym but more than likely in a conventional manner! Do you want to eliminate boredom from it? Try this challenge! Not only the biggest or strongest will prevail on this challenge … but also the …
I’ve been working with Dumbbells more lately, due to access, but I also want to switch it up a bit, I don’t believe in just one way of training. As with anything, I have the interest to dig deeper with a particular subject. In this case, I wanted to know why they’re called Dumbbells, I’ve always …
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SHORT, HEAVY, AND EXPLOSIVE. A barbell + kettlebell workout Read More »
This is one of the best back workouts you can do at home. You can do it with one kettlebell, or up to three if you have them. Awesome strength workout for the back.
This workout focusses on the deltoids/shoulders and triceps. Your workout should start with a good shoulder warm-up, if you have a mace, you should use it for some swings mixed with other bodyweight exercises. Once you’re nice and warm, start your workout with the drop set of kettlebell strict shoulder presses. Take your time with …
If you asked me “What is the best push-up to do for the most bang for your buck?” I’d tell you the bottoms-up tricep push-up is it. It’s great for strength as the instability requires you to do this slow. The video is not in slow-mo by the way. The video shows the tricep push-up …
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