It was the age of strongmen and names like Sandow, Saxon and Klien were as common place as our Clooney, Pitt and Jolie. It was the early 1900’s and these men and women of strength were performing feats of near herculean proportions. It was during this time that Arthur Saxon, a man no more than [...]
Kettlebell Training For Sport And Fitness
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Is it really that difficult? Kettlebell Conflict.
I’m going to go out on a limb and probably make some enemies among the kettlebell elites, but I have to ask: “Is it really that difficult?”
I’ve been training with weights for 26 years. In that time, Ive tried bodybuilding programs, powerlifting programs, circuit training, intervals, body weight training, cables/bands, running cycling, and for the past [...]
What Have We Done Wrong? Athletic Fitness in 2008
What have we done wrong?
(Thanks to Anthony DiLuglio)
There’s been a bit of a restoration going on at Punch Kettlebell Gym over the past couple of weeks. Long hours are being spent fixing, polishing and building, all in an effort to bring old back to new and I’m proud to say with some blood, sweat [...]
Vitamin D may help lung tissue to rejuvenate
From the July 1, 2008 Bottom Line Personal
Vitamin D may help lung tissue to rejuvenate, a process that occurs throughout life but declines with age. The most important source of vitamin D is sun exposure, which leads to synthesis of vitamin D in the skin. Good food sources of vitamin D include fortified milk and [...]
Saturday Swings – 300 The Easy Way
I woke up a little after 2:00 p.m. and decided to do a quick workout before heading back in. I really enjoy the 300 swing workout we’ve been doing, so I hit it again with a strict 1′30″ rest between sets.
After 3 warm-up circuits, I grabbed my 24kg kettlebell and got to it.
As a reminder, [...]
To Bulldog or Not To Bulldog – Kettlebell, That Is…
Why the bulldog? Perhaps one of the most frequent questions I get asked. Why the need to switch from a solid kettlebell to a loadable one? “To be or not to be, that is the question” as one William Shakespeare once pondered. Perhaps the same can be mused about our loadable kettlebell; to bulldog or [...]