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Snatch Test – Do The Math!

Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes~Author Unknown I decided to try a 10-minute snatch test today, with the goal of hitting my Rank III numbers of 70+70.  Unfortunately, I’m such a rock-head sometimes that I completely messed up the math as I sought to set up a…

Hard Work – Simply Put

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary ~ Donald Kendall I just got Scott Shetler’s Kettlebells For Sport, Strength and Fitness, and will post a review here shortly.  The book was written on 2008, so I’m a bit behind in my review, but I thought it was a worthwhile addition…

Time To Write Your Own Health Care Bill

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” ~ Author Unknown Now that we have (in all likelihood) the great privilege of having government health care thrust upon us, we should all take a moment to decide whether we want to rely on a government bureaucrat to make our late life decisions or do we…

Girevoy Sport Strength Work

Assistance Strength Work For Girevoy Sport If there’s one thing we can probably all agree on, it’s that having more strength can only help us in life and our physical pursuits.  I picked up Resolution from the Art of Strength a month or so ago.  I was going to use it too build my basic…

How To Trick Your Body Into Doing More Reps

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people. ~ Nido Qubein For this project you’ll need four things: A kettlebell of a challenging weight. A brain. The ability to count to ten. The ability to do #3 and swing a kettlebell with either hand (ok, or…

Hinge! Swing! Live!

“The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge. -Meister Eckhart Interesting quote, no?  And certainly relevant to our exercise of choice — the swing.  The kettlebell on the end of my arms is the swinging door, my hips are the still hinge.  The “trick” to a good swing?  Hinge…

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