An old Cherokee tale tells of a grandfather who was teaching life principles to his grandson. The wise old Cherokee said, “Son, on the inside of every person a battle is raging between two wolves. One wolf is evil. It’s angry, jealous, unforgiving, proud and lazy. The other wolf is good. It’s filled with love, [...]
Kettlebell Training For Sport And Fitness
Viking! Warrior! Conditioning!
It is the great north wind that made the Vikings. ~ Scandnavian Proverb
I banged out my second VWC workout on the 15:15 protocol. I had planned on doing 28 sets but once I was into it, I though it would be prudent to stop at 24.
I filmed this one again to check on [...]
No Quitting
There’s only one thing that can guarantee our failure, and that’s if we quit. ~ Author Unknown
Our Enter the Kettlebell journey continued into the second week of the Rite of Passage workouts.
This week we keep our “rungs” at three, but do four ladders.
We’ve also upped our reps on inverted rows to five for every [...]
Oh Kettlebell, Would You Be My Valentine?
“Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” ~ Thomas Hood
This Valentine’s Day was a special one. Instead of eating chocalate from a heart-shaped cardboard box, we saved our “heavy” Enter the Kettlebell practice for today!
OK, I did get breakfast in bed, and [...]
Carnival!!!
My friends, in honor of my Brazilian wife, today we celebrate Carnival!!!
The Secret To Beating Exercise Apathy
Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ~ Jamie Paolinetti
MOVE!!!
Yeah, it’s that easy. Look, I know it’s Winter and it’s probably either snowing or raining or about to where you are. And there will be times when you’ve had a hard day and it’s dark, and [...]
