Fix these five common kettlebell mistakes, increase your efficiency, prevent pain, and finish your WODs faster! Snatch Incorrect hand insert, broken wrist, and/or banging. During the top phase of the snatch the hand is not opening up, inserting into the window, and letting the bell corkscrew around the hand. Ramification: Bruising Less reps Wrist […]
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The video above demonstrates the kettlebell swing clean (hip hinge) in slow-mo and different angles. Below are step by step photos. Please share and like. Buy the book to learn how to prevent friction, calluses, blisters, banging, bicep strain, bruises and other pains. The kettlebell clean from a different angle. Pay attention to making
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Above and below are videos of Taco Fleur performing the double kettlebell clean and jerk. There is a front view, side view, slow-mo and zoom in. Enjoy.
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When we’re being told that we can do something better, more efficient or safer, our initial reaction is usually that of hurt feelings, followed by anger. It’s just human nature. I’ve been at fault and still am sometimes. I’ve trained myself to be more open and respond better. Doesn’t always work, but I try my
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When people talk about the “big three” gym lifts, they’re talking about the bench press, the barbell squat, and, the barbell deadlift. In terms of sheer power and brute force, the deadlift is considered, by far, to be one of the most effective and beneficial exercises you could ever wish for. Deadlifts are considered the
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The Bent Press is an exercise everyone should be incorporating in their training, it’s awesome for so many things. Thoracic mobility Flexibility Core strength Shoulder mobility Shoulder strength Improved posture Injury prevention Kyphosis prevention (rounding of the back) improved breathing Stability and much more It’s also great to get heavier weight overhead and focus on
Lunging is considered something so simple, there is no book to be written or read about it, keep your knees above your ankles and that’s it! Wrong, this is exactly why so many people are experiencing knee pain because they or their trainers are not educated in the lunge. “Ask ‘Do you know how to
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Apart from a sexy toosh or rock hard buns, here’s the real reason you want to squeeze those buttocks. This article will be interesting for trainers and people that squat, especially if you experience lower-back pain or want to lift more weight with your weighted squat.
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They say … “if you point out it’s wrong, then explain what’s wrong with it” how right they are, it just takes so much time to do, especially when they (CrossFit) should get it right the first time. I too make mistakes, I’m far from perfect, but I’m also not CrossFit with millions of dollars
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Last week I posed the question “What is wrong with this kettlebell swing?“, this week I will show you what was wrong. If you got the answer right, great! If you were one of the people that wrote a long list of things that were wrong, I don’t blame you, it’s all good, sometimes it takes
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Does eating candy rot your teeth today? Does smoking cigarettes give you cancer right away? Does crossing the highway always get you killed? The answer is no for first two, crossing the highway is a gamble and you might be unlucky on your first attempt. It’s the same with exercise technique performed incorrectly. My point
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I’m dead serious, and if you take the time to read through this, I know that by the end of this article you will agree with me. If you’re experiencing knee pain when lunging you will thank me at the end of this article.
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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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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.
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The Definition of a Squat and Hip Hinge Yes, you know what a squat is, you probably even know how to perform it correctly, but do you know the true and clear definition of a squat? Do you know where the scope of a squat starts and ends? In other words, do you know what
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Written by Tom Morrison Ultimately the key to making long term progress is: DON’T GET INJURED. Go hard or go home, no pain no gain, yes I totally agree with, and I am all for it! That’s cool beans IF, you are willing to put the work in to have balance. Let’s face it, there
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Everyone knows that triceps push-ups work the triceps, duh, that’s why they’re called tricep push-ups. But do you know why they work the triceps more? You might say “because the elbows are tucked in”, but that’s like asking “why do you like french fries?” and answering with “because they’re good!”. It’s not because we
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Lots of people are getting injured throwing kettlebells, barbells and dumbbells around, and they want the world to know about it, they want to warn you about them.
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Got back pain from kettlebell swing? Don’t blame the kettlebell. The kettlebell is just another weight like a dumbbell or barbell. If you’re experiencing lower back pain after a kettlebell workout it could be due to many things, some of the common ones are: I will explain several simple techniques on how to avoid
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