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
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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 [...]
Kettlebell Exertion
EXERTION
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Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation ~ Robert H. Schuller
I liked the idea of Viking Warrior ConditioningViking Warrior Conditioning when it came out. Snatches are a lot of work, but the benefits are HUGE. Even HUGE(r) when you practice Kenneth Jay’s MVO2 protocol detailed in Viking Warrior Conditioning.
I [...]
Kettlebell Rite of Passage-Shifting Gears
originally uploaded by Ben McLeod.
Before beginning, prepare carefully ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
We’re shifting gears here, from the Program Minimum to the Rite of Passage.
Where one emphasizes general conditioning with swings and get-ups, the other focuses on presses and pulls. It’s that five weeks of general conditioning though, that makes the beginning of the Rite [...]
Enter The Kettlebell – Week 5 Done
A beginning is only the start of a journey to another beginning.~ Author Unknown
As we finish up week five of the Program Minimum, it’s a good time to reflect on why we start with swings and get-ups. As Pavel says in Enter the Kettlebell, the Program Minimum (PM) is designed to deliver:
The conditioning of a world-class [...]
How To Do The Pump
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Rohn
I’ve got both baby! I was really excited to get to today’s get-up practice and had to slow myself down while I finished my warm-up session. Once warm-ups were done, I set my Gymboss for 5 minutes and practiced the get-up [...]