The correct kettlebell deadlift form is super important to prevent injury but also to target the intended muscle groups. Not using a correct deadlift form can result in injury and time wasted. Three things to get it right: The first is a straight or slightly hollow back; the second is to keep the neck in …
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I wrote this article for those who see/understand the differences between the dead lift with a hip hinge vs squat and wonder “why would you choose one over the other?”. The Difference Between a Hip Hinge VS Squat A hip hinge movement involves: Hip joints; or Hip and knee joints A squat movement involves: Ankles; …
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In this video, I demonstrate the kettlebell Curtsy lunge deadlift. It’s a great kettlebell exercise to work on hip, ankle, and knee strength, but also flexibility. The exercise—like any kettlebell exercise—requires progression, if you skip that progression you will run the risk of injury. If the exercise injures you, it wasn’t the exercise but the …
In this video, I talk about the kettlebell deadlift and demonstrate some kettlebell deadlift variations that you can use in your kettlebell workouts. The first variation I demonstrate is the squat deadlift. If the word squat combined with a deadlift has got you puzzled, then I highly recommend you watch the whole video as it …
What if you only have one kettlebell or several kettlebells, but no matching pairs? How will you make certain exercises more challenging? First, let’s list some kettlebell deadlift variations: Suitcase deadlift Sumo deadlift Stiff-legged deadlift Single-leg deadlift Curtsy lunge deadlift Lunge deadlift Staggered stance deadlift My goal with this article is to give you some …
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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Colossus WOD is simple, but don’t confuse that with easy. This WODs main component is the UKC (Ultimate Kettlebell Combo). Turn yourself into a steel machine 6 minutes of UKC AMRAP 4 minutes of 50 bent-over rows 6 minutes of UKC AMRAP 4 minutes of 40 bent-over rows 6 minutes of UKC …
This workout consists of three tasks, first one is for strength, heavy deadlifts, swings, and presses. The second task is medium weight working on explosiveness and plyometrics, double kettlebell clean and jerk, and wall ball. The third task is to work on mobility, shoulders, thoracic, hips etc. Task One This task is about strength, you’ll …
Racked deadlifts might sound weird, maybe even impossible, especially when you’re thinking barbell. But, we’re talking kettlebells here. I’ll explain why including this exercise in your WODs, or training, is going to be such a huge benefit to your athletes’ progression, squat technique, and squat mobility. (full exercise name: Racked Squat Deadlift) First, let me …
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 …
Fact: Did you know the real burpee is just a plank to standing, no push-up, no jump, no nothing added? Yup, it’s true, go and do your research. The CrossFit Burpee is with tricep push-up and jump. The most common burpee is a jump burpee.
This awesome Caveman Strength workout comes with a warm-up/mobility routine and consists of 3 exercises, deadlift, swing and turkish getup.
Hi everyone, this is LittleTank with another tutorial to help you ramp up your deadlift numbers while also nailing perfect form. I posted this video using the Facebook Live application and the response has been epic, so clearly I’ve hit a nerve and people want to know more. I use numerous assistance moves to improve …
As if a 10% increase in Deadlifting from these two effective exercises isn’t enough, you can also expect an increase in your back/front squat, and progressing to pistol squats without you even knowing it.
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.
The Hip Hinge together with the Squat are two of the most fundamental and primal exercises in existence. There is quite a bit of material on the Squat, but the Hip Hinge is mostly overlooked other than in books covering Deadlifts. Here at Cavemantraining we changed that, behold, the precursor to Deadlifting, Bent-Over Rows, CrossFit Barbell …
I’ve decided to release a small part of the Amazon listed book on the hip hinge for free. I’ve recently rewritten it and added a lot more relevant content to it. The following is part of the book which goes into the reason for back aches and pains when performing the hip hinge, whether it’s …
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