This is how powerlifting world champion Donnie Thompson swings. This is kime. Thompson took his deadlift from 766 to 832, and added 100 pounds to his bench press in nine months with hard style kettleb...
Tensing your abs will amplify the intensity of the contraction of any muscle in your body.
HOW TO GRIND YOUR DEADLIFT Mentally prepare for a steady, relentless effort, as opposed to having a speed mindset. Pre-tense. Pressurize. Squeeze the bar off the floor, don’t jerk. Lift the barbell po...
Shrugging your shoulder and/or letting it move forward will destroy your shoulder and your power alike—whether you are punching, benching, or doing pushups.
Because a lady wearing high heels leaves deeper footprints than an elephant.
Push from your armpit, rather than your shoulder.
Russians are easy to spot, even if you dress them like Buckingham Palace guards. They are the white people who look seriously ticked off, as Army Ranger vet Ellis Jones, RKC, has put it on our forum.
Academician Amosov’s ‘1000 Moves’ Morning ‘Recharge’ Complex 1. Squat –100 repetitions 2. Side bends –100 repetitions 3. Pushups on the floor –50 repetitions 4. Forward bends –100 repetitions 5. Strai...
Everything in your body is interrelated and isolation is a myth.
Vodka at night. Pickle juice in the morning (the best thing for a hangover). Throwing some kettlebells around between this hangover and the next one. A Russian’s day well spent. The ‘kettlebell’ or gi...
It does not matter if you can do 1,000 punches if none of them can knock out your little sister.
Understanding is a delaying tactic…, as one novelist put it. Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of water want to understand...
The kettlebell is an ancient Russian weapon against weakness.
Doing the perfect kettlebell swing alone is superior to 99 percent of the sophisticated strength and conditioning programs out there.
When the Russian kettlebell meets an American steak, it is a beautiful thing.
Take a close look at a squat, barbell, or bodyweight—it makes no difference. Both the quadriceps and the hamstrings are working toward the common goal of standing up. The quads are extending the knees...
An aside that will appeal to the well-rounded reader: A creative high that increases physical and mental work capacity is accompanied by noradrenaline secretion. Perhaps this explains why the samurai...
If you think you are only strong if you can lift a certain number, whatever that number is, you will feel pretty weak most of the time. Strength is not a data point; it’s not a number. It’s an attitud...
Every two weeks take a kettlebell one or more sizes lighter than the one you are currently swinging. Pick a swing variation—two-arm, one-arm, hand-to-hand, mixed—and enjoy the pain.