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Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Dragondoor Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification

I just signed up.  September 26th in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Now to get ready.  Back to ETK. Monday’s workout – clean and press ladders with the 28 kg kettlebell and pull-up ladders. 9 minutes of snatches with the 16 kg kettlebell for 175 reps (comfortable pace). I’ll have a more detailed post later, now it’s time…

Kettlebell ADHD

I have it. I have a problem going for more than 3 weeks on a particular program without getting bored.  Unless I have a specific goal to shoot for, as I did when I completed the Enter The Kettlebell program. So I cut the program minimum 1 week short and I started the Enter The…

How To Grind Up A Kettlebell – Turkish Style

I L-O-V-E Turkish Get Ups with the kettlebell. There are some exercises that really “click” when I do them and the Turkish Get Up is one of them.  The first time I gave it a go, I had no idea what I was doing and I remember losing control of the bell above my face….

Friday’s Four Times Forty Rep Swing Sets

For the third week of the program minimum, I did  40 rep swings on Monday, followed by our Turkish get-ups on Tuesday.  You might be wondering why my second swing workout came on Friday instead of Thursday. Instead of taking only one day off, I took two – Wednesday and Thursday – after taking on…

RKC Program Minimum – Week 3

“To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.” Shakespeare Shakespeare?  Are you nuts? In a word, “Yes”.  The program minimum is designed to get one ready for the harder, more intense work to come.  We’re climbing that steep hill at a slow pace, but we’re picking up speed as we go along. I’m…

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