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Kettlebell Hand Care

Mar

14

2011

I’ve had several people talk about how hard using kettlebells are on your hands, but with a few tips most can be avoided. I have had problems with callus build-up, but I get it more from doing pull ups. There are really just three tips: file hands, file kettlebells, and loosen up. File Hands This ...

GVT – day 12 – Dang – the workout that wasn’t

Mar

14

2011

Today’s workout … wasn’t. There are days when something happens and the workout just doesn’t go well. Today was one of those days. I’ve learned that I just need to listen to my body. Recall that I’m a Cube Dweller, not a professional athlete. The risk of pushing through possible injury outweighs the reality that ...

Getting more Kettlebells

Mar

13

2011

I’m excited to pick up two more kettlebells this week to add to my home gym. I started out buying nine kettlebells hoping to that others would join my addiction; didn’t happen. I bought all of my kettlebells from NPTI Trainer and Phil Ray has been very helpful. I’m trading up some of my smaller ...

What’s in your … Home Gym?

Mar

11

2011

if you workout at home, what’s in your home gym? I’ve tried many types of equipment through the years. I’ve been worked out in different settings: belonged to different gyms, done martial arts, and had several different setups in my home gym. So .. What’s in your home gym? My Home Gym In time I’ll ...

1,000 Swings – Persistance Pays Off

Mar

10

2011

Thanks to twitter I found a new workout. I was talking with Aaron Pierson (@NoCoKettlebell) and he mentioned knocking out 1,000 kettlebell swings. I had to learn more and this morning I gave it a shot. I performed 1,000 kettlebell swings in less than 40 minutes using my 24kg kettlebell. The Workout The workout is ...

GVT – day 11 – Add More Weight

Mar

9

2011

This is day 10 of the German Volume section of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion has pushed me and helped me add weight. (See the articles tagged with GVT.) Add More Weight Every time I go out to do one of these workouts I want to see increase. But doing ten ...

GVT – day 10 – Pullups and Calluses

Mar

6

2011

Day 10 of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion continues to be a challenge and today was a killer. (See day 2, day 4, day 7, day 8, day 9) I found an article that made me focus on pull ups during this workout. Yavor from RelativeStrengthAdvantage wrote about Lat Activation. The ...

GVT – day 9 – Heart Rate Zones Applied

Mar

2

2011

Today I worked through day 9 of the German Volume Training and wanted to spend time applying Heart Rate Training Zones. You will see why I love using kettlebells so much, since they let me combine strength training and cardio training. This is day 9, so this nearly the end of this portion of Mike ...

Descending Sets To Start the Day

Mar

1

2011

I had to change my workout up a bit, so I revisited one of my favorites: descending sets. The workout is fairly simple in design, but tough to execute with good form. I typically do these with three exercises that work different parts of the body. For today I chose burpee-pullups, kettlebell swings, and ring ...