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06 Nov The Essential Guide To Farmers Walks And Loaded Carries

Posted at 16:01h in Conditioning, Strength Training 1 Comment

Loaded carries develop unrelenting strength.

The concept is simple, you pick up something heavy and go for walk.

How deceiving they are.

In addition, they’re also outstanding for conditioning, grip strength, and core strength. And, we all know that grip strength and core strength greatly contributes to full body strength. In other words, grip and core strength make us stronger, in general.

Carries also build mental toughness, strength endurance or work capacity, muscular hypertrophy, and a host of other unexplained benefits, some of which I’ll cover here.

If there’s an exercise that could probably be used in any training session, it’s the loaded carry.

12 Jan Best Strength and Conditioning Tool Under $100 (That’s Not a Kettlebell)

Posted at 11:54h in Conditioning, Strength Training 1 Comment

There are many great tools we have to hack body fat, improve cardiovascular conditioning, and build qualities of strength. A kettlebell is obviously one of them. But, there's one tool in particular I'm a huge fan of because it builds high levels of conditioning - fast. This awesome tool is also low cost and doesn't take any space to store away.

05 May Burpees Suck! But, They May Be The Ultimate Exercise For Humans.

Posted at 17:48h in Conditioning, Strength Training 3 Comments

There's an exercise I have new respect for. A seemingly simple exercise that actually provides many benefits. The problem is many of us undervalue the exercise, shrug it off, or just flat out hate it. I'm here to make a strong case for the burpee. The burpee has incredible value in strength and conditioning when performed properly and when programmed correctly.

15 Apr The Pro’s and Con’s of Density Training

Posted at 18:50h in Conditioning, Fat Loss 0 Comments

Density training is the amount of work completed (rounds, sets, or reps) in a given period of time.

Here's a simple example. Let's say you have a 2 exercise combination of opposing exercises, push ups and pulls ups. Your rep sequence may be 10 reps of push ups and 5 reps of pullups and you work to complete as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) of this combination in the 10 minute time period. You track the total reps done (or rounds) in this given time period. This is density training.

06 Jan Kettlebell Chain Vs. Kettlebell Complex. Which is Better?

Posted at 16:45h in Conditioning, Muscle Building 1 Comment

... I've been doing complexes for some time, but recently I've been doing a lot more experimenting with kettlebell chains. No, not actual chains, but a "chain" or sequence of exercises, performed differently than a complex. Here's how a kettlebell chain is defined. A kettlebell chain is a series...

12 Feb The “C” Word and the Best Exercise to Prevent Low Back Pain

Posted at 22:55h in Conditioning, Injury Prevention, Kettlebells 0 Comments

... All of these are great exercises, in my opinion, for improving strength and endurance in your back to prevent injury. But, if there is one best exercise for complete back health and injury prevention, I feel that the swing is the king (ooh, I like the...

07 May Your Quest For Physical Excellence

Posted at 22:36h in Conditioning, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Mindset 1 Comment

Physical Excellence. Isn't that what each of us really wants to have in some way? No matter where you with your level of health, fitness, and physical state, chances are you want more. I don't think there's any chance that you don't care about your...

12 Apr It’s Not About the Kettlebell.

Posted at 08:03h in Conditioning, Kettlebells 1 Comment

It's not about the kettlebell, it's about what the kettlebell will do for you. I try to make this point very clear to people all the time. What are your fitness goals? Take some time and think about it for a minute. No matter what answer...