The Hammer Cast

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Tired of banging your head against the wall in your training?  Give this a try and see if your results don't start roaring back to life. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I know you've been told that fitness is the most important thing. But verily I say unto thee: unless you're strong, being "fit" will mean very little. In this episode I explain exactly why. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com  Wanna beef up your upper body strength AND bust out of your sleeves like nobody's business?  Thou shalt check out this video here: https://youtu.be/ld974qVNVGU  

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Frustrated with your lack of pullup progress?  Try out these drills and see if you don't turn some of those plateaus into PRs!

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Hands down one of my favorite (and least known-about) kettlebell exercises has to be the Russian Hockey Deadlift. Not only can it potentially help you to bulletproof your low back, but it can also help you strengthen and stabilize a variety of other lower body movements.  A must-try drill:  Russian Hockey...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com "How do I find my motivaiton to work out?" Simple - you don't. These 3 things are what you need to find instead. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Wanna boost your strength quickly? Provided you have a solid base of strength, there are a few explosive calisthenics moves that can take your pressing, pulling, squatting, and deadlifting power from here to the stratosphere as long as you dilligently do them. I explain what they are in this episode (and demo...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Wanna get out of your own way and turn your crappy upper body strength into a thing of the past? This episode can show (or at least tell) you how.  This video is also a good head start: https://youtu.be/wL9VzetZPgU

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Wanna boost your lower body flexibility? These two stretches oughta do the trick: https://youtu.be/drVipTClOmc  

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com If your workouts are missing this 1 thing, you might be amazed at just how much changes when you add it in (if you're the type who likes variety, you'll definitely dig this). Listen, apply, and enjoy.

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com You might intuitively know that kettlebells and bodyweight are like a match made in heaven - but what you might NOT know is how to articulate why? In this short podcast, I dive into some of my own insights on this topic:  

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Don't be ashamed - we ALL wanna look good nekkid. This podcast provides a brief primer as to how (you might also like my upcoming "Summer Swole" program which will dive into that as well - details coming soon to all those who snag a copy of my free 9-Minute Challenge: http://www.9minutechallenge.com )

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Without a doubt "No Pain, No Gain" has been responsible for far more pains (i.e. injuries) than gains.  Make no mistake: you must train hard, but not so hard you get fugged up. This podcast dives into why.

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com There ain't many kettlebell exercises that I think outright SUCK and that you should avoid, but this one is one of them. Hint: if you've ever hurt your low back doing them, you'll probably shout for joy knowing that you don't ever have to do them again.

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com if there's one strength exercise you can just toss in the trash right now, it's this one (and if you're already not doing it, well, then bully for you!)

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com The reason why might surprise you - and let it serve as a warning AND a guide at the same time. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Stuck in "strength purgatory"? Let me show the way out...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Although he's the king of kettlebells, did you know Pavel has some top-notch insights into strength training as a whole - and particularly calisthenics and gymnastics training? In this episode I dive into one of the finest, most well-kept secrets in the world of strength training - one that can transform your...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com   I'm joined on this episode by the legendary grip master and all-around avante garde strength expert John Brookfield. Brookfield has set himself apart in the world of strength and conditioning over the years by literally writing the book(s) on grip training as well as inventing the wildly popular Battling Rop...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Fun fact: you don't have to replicate the training programs done by the professionals to make mad gains, but you DO have to look at what the best do to get an idea of how to translate that into your own training. This podcast will give you a primer on how. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com You may be a bona fide strength fanatic, but know ye this: without adequate conditioning, your gains will flounder rather than prosper. I explain why on this short and concise episode. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com I'm joined on this episode by StrongFirst Elite instructor John Parker, a very strong and highly experienced trainer and athlete who chronicles his descent into burnout and his journey to rejuvenation and redemption - and the training system that was spawned from it all.  Be sure to follow him on substack Stre...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com On this episode I dive into probably the BIGGEST fitness myth of them all - a myth so massive it also rears its ugly head in other fields and disciplines as well - maybe even yours.  Tune in as I dispell this falsehood and replace it with a delightful nugget of truth