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One Strength, Two Strength's, Three Strength's… More!
I was reading Survival of the Fittest, not too long ago, and it got me thinking about the different strengths needed for different sports. For example, when I was watching the Strongman competition o…
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The Dirty Dozen: Move #1 – The Kettlebell Swing
The Kettlebell Swing: Often to referred to as the “Mother of All Kettlebell Exercises” and is the root of all Kettlebell Training.
The Kettlebell Swing is not only the basis but one of the biggest dif…
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How to REALLY Do a Perfect Plank
When I first started learning kettlebells, there was a common cue I heard from all of them. It was “Squeeze your glutes like you have a quarter between them.” This cue came along with “flex your quads…
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Single Leg Deadlifts: Do Them or Else
Though initially I thought it was unnecessary to explain the ridiculous benefits of single leg deadlifting, I am finding that many people are still not convinced of its amazing power. There seems to b…
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Kettlebells and 007 (Part 2) Intensity? Or Insanity?
Overview
The intensity of your workouts can do everything from defining your goals to defining your personality. Some workouts will be low intensity; kind of like a lazy afternoon on a river intersper…
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Snatch Up These Tips!
I created this video to prepare my students for their RKC snatch test.
The techniques I’m going to show you in this video are important because most people do not have the hip/shoulder flexibility and…
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How Do You Arrive at Your Ideal Bodyweight? Here’s an Important First Step.
“This article explores ideal body-weight for adult men and women of all “body-types” beyond the misleading scope of the BMI. It is the culmination of over 4 years of work dealing with nearly 1000 cli…
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How to be Zombie Fit—Not Zombie Fodder
The world isn’t black and white. It’s shades of grey. As kids we all see things very black and white – good and bad, yes or no, like or dislike. But as we age and gain some perspective we start to see…
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How To Accelerate Fat Loss by Breaking Out of Your Set/Rep Plan
Breaking out of Standard RKC Sets and Reps for Fat Loss
The RKC is a school of strength – and the programs we most often use put us into sets and reps that maximize… wait for it… strength.
While th…
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The "Dirty Dozen" Exercises (Part 1) by Phil Ross
More often than not, I get asked “Coach, what are the best exercises to do?” Or “If you were to choose “X” amount of exercises, what would they be?”. There are a plethora of great exercises and variat…
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Kettlebells and 007 (Part 1) by Mike Krivka
If you’ve watched any of the Bond movies, you’ll notice one undeniable fact: James Bond is one tough and resilient mother! Okay, there was a while when one-liners were more important than the ability…
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The Metabolic Punch-Up Workout by Andrea Du Cane, Master RKC
A quick and effective workout to burn off the holiday fat and get your heart pumping.
I don’t know about you, but I never seem to have enough time during the busy holidays to get my regular time in t…
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