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All-Terrain Conditioning from StrongFirst, September 11-12, 2021
Adding to my collection of StrongFirst related workshops, I attended the All-Terrain Conditioning workshop this last September 2021. It is an excellent follow-on to the StrongEndurance workshop where I learned a lot of training concepts from Russian coaches and researchers. StrongEndurance had a ton of great principles about training, but applying them was pretty hard.…
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10K Swing Challenge Done!
Well that was fun! Here are some notes about the experience: How long did it take? It took a little over 5 weeks, counting a multi-workout build up to 500 swings in a single workout. What did the week look like? I tried to workout 4 times a week. My schedule ended up being working…
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Starting Dan John’s 10,000 Swing Challenge
Hey all, we have finally put 2020 behind us and time to start anew with 2021! For me, I entered the year with my rib problem acting up again. I was doing 24kg snatch practice with Quick and the Dead protocols, plus heavy swings and Turkish Get-Ups. Coupled with some external stress I was feeling,…
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Progress Can Be Slow, Patience Wins Out in the End
We humans live in a world where speed is everything. We have Amazon Prime for next day delivery, and chafe when our packages arrive out of that window. We have video streaming services where instead of waiting for a DVD, we can buy a movie and watch it in seconds. We want everything tomorrow, or…
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Chasing Training Goals for Anxiety Reduction
During this time of COVID-19 crisis, we are all “sheltering in place” and our lives are upended in many ways. There is a lot of fear and anxiety over many things in this world, and sometimes we can get frozen in our tracks and unable to do anything. Anxiety is caused by a feeling of…
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I passed the Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) with Dan John August 17-18, 2019 Torrance, CA
This post is a bit late, having now been nearly 4 weeks after I passed the RKC but it’s one that needs to be done! About 4 months prior, I saw that an RKC was announced on the West Coast in Southern California, and with Dan John. For those of you who might not know…
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Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) with Dan John this August 17-18, 2019!!
I just jumped at the chance to experience Dan John at the Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) this August 17-18, 2019 in Torrance, CA. I’ve been an admirer of Dan John for years now and have loved his DVDs, lectures, and books. I’m totally excited to experience him live for 2 whole days! I’ve also been…
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Strength Matters Kettlebell Certification Level 1: NYC Oct 21-23, 2016
It’s the beginning of September, and I ping Mark “Rif” Reifkind, my kettlebell coach and Chief Instructor of Strength Matters, on Facebook. I talk about the problems of my right arm press of 24kg, one of two last problem points as I head into the Strength Matters Kettlebell Certification. Of course, it degrades into defeatist…
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Eating for Recovery
A while back when I was still racing Ironman, I figured out that taking protein powder mixed in sports drink for the days after my long training day could bring in recovery by one whole day. Still, my recovery was up to 3 days after, meaning it was really tough to do a decent workout…
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The Deadlift Update: Focus and Nervous System Activation
It’s been a while since I’ve been on this deadlifting kick. My goal is still to reach 2x my bodyweight and I am currently at 255 lbs. at a weight of 145. Only a measly 35 lbs to go! My strength workouts look something like this. I am also beginning my RKC training so adding…
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We Are Weak
Yesterday I was going through the first of Gray Cook’s DVD series on the Certified Kettlebell-Functional Movement Screen or CK-FMS. The FMS was developed by Gray Cook as a way to consistently and accurately assess an athlete via only 7 tests. It could tell you where your muscle inbalances were and your weaknesses that need…
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Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification in NYC 6-30-12
On Saturday June 30, I was in NYC the week prior on business and decided to stay an extra day to attend Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification (HKC) workshop and get certified. I had first discovered kettlebells shortly after reading Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss and began using them regularly, although I had no formal training…
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