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Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the things that strength trainees often overlook is the importance of building 'all around' strength. This is the type of strength you can use for what we might call "everyday carry". You know the type: the strength that you can pull out of your back pocket and astound your friends with when you he...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com On the topic of bodyweight training for strength, there's one axiom that I hold to be self-evident: " In order to be bodyweight strong, you must be able to do pullups" However, there are 2 major problems that I hear from a great many people looking to get stronger with bodyweight training: " I can't do an...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com It's no secret that kettlebells and bodyweight exercises go together like Batman and Robin, peanut butter and jelly, love and marriage, and just about any other "perfect pair" you can think of. The reasons? There are two: 1)   Bodyweight exercises teach you to master your body movements through free space...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode - his first podcast appearance ever - by Matthew Shoffner: a true calisthenics master and a real artist at the one-arm pullup. In this episode we discuss his origin story, how he got to be so freakishly strong, "the greatest sport of all time", and his journey to one-arm pullup...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Someone once asked a famous strength coach "How can I improve my squat?" to which he answered "Squat." Pretty straight forward. And make no mistake: if you want to get good at squatting, you're going to have to squat. It's just like any other movement — you need to practice it specifically in order to get...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm a big fan of gymnastics-style bodyweight strength training. And while most people view it as basically just insane feats of bodyweight strength, such as iron crosses on rings and planches and what have you, in reality those are only examples of the more high-level strength skills and are not represent...

Let's talk about your matchstick legs and how to muscle them up a bit, shall we? There are two things I am not a big believer in: 1) That Monday should remain  International Chest Day 2) That your thighs have to be  massive  and chafing before you can claim to have reasonably good leg development. Now, as far as #2 goes, that also doesn't mean that I think you should intentionally maintain twig le...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com there are two big mistakes people make in bodyweight training: 1) They take too traditional of an approach and ignore various "unusual but effective" bodyweight drills 2) They avoid the "basic" drills in favor of flashy advanced stuff Both of them are ultimately going to short-change you when it comes to...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm a big believer in gymnastics-style strength training for helping improve my own strength as well as my students' strength. This is for a couple of reasons (3 to be precise) that I dive into in this episode, along with the top 4 gymnastics tactics for increased (and freakish) kettlebell strength.

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com This is a somewhat different (but still exciting) episode today. Today we cover a case study from Frances Moylan (who has been a guest on this show) about how she worked her way up to squatting 85% of her bodyweight - with kettlebells - for a whopping 25 total reps! Listen in and be amazed. And take good...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Believe it or not, the old time weightlifters and strongmen have a LOT to teach us to help us overcome the various challenges and frustrations we face in our own fitness.  Listen in to this episode and find out just a few such tips that you - yes, you - can start implementing right this very day to start...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com In this-here podcastI've compiled a few of my best tips and tricks for stacking strength on strength on strength in your kettlebell and bodyweight workouts. Many of these tips are old-school, tried-and-true strategies that have stood the test of time, while others are personal observations from my 12 year...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com You're in for a treat, friend because in this episode I've got not one, but TWO things for you that will help you crush some workouts. And they won't cost you a dayum thing save for some sweat and hard work! Oh, and you'll have to actually listen to the episode first. Do that and you'll be in like Flynn....

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I've talked a lot recently about the importance of high-rep exercises as a part of a balanced workout (you thought I was gonna say "balanced breakfast", didn't you?). Low reps are far and away a great go-to, but eventually you'll work yourself into a corner and you'll find that your low-rep strength will...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com You get best at what you do daily - so whether that's sitting on your duff, arguing with strangers on Facebook, or getting jacked and powerful, your daily activities determine your fate over the long term.  Wouldn't it make sense to focus on stuff that's actually going to HELP you though?  I sure think so...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'm joined on this episode by none other than the legendary grip sport master, Jedd Johnson. In this jam-packed episode we talk about: * Jedd's origin story: how he got into training, how his early tinkering with strength work helped him improve his sports practice, and how he ultimately stumbled upon gri...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the more common drawbacks of most people's training nowadays is that it's too predictable and formulaic. Yes, you need to do some "boring training" based on tried-and-true programs and old, familiar set and rep schemes (ex: 5 sets of 5 reps) in order to get strong, but as your training progresses,...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the things I've taken note of over the last few years is the relative "sameness" of most people's programs — namely, it's almost always the exact same movements using the exact same set/rep scheme done in the exact same way ad nauseam. Now, don't get me wrong: consistency is important. And you have...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com If you wanna get freaky strong (and why wouldn't you? That's what we're all here for) ya GOTTA get freaky good at your gait pattern.  One of the fastest and EASIEST ways to learn this is with a move that I talk about in this fine episode - one that is good enough to win an award but probably never will an...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com This month marks 12 years (!!!) since I got certified as a kettlebell instructor, and along the way I've trained a lot of people, both in person and online. More than I can count, really. One of the things I've found is that when it comes to crossing over into the next step in their training, one of the m...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Let's face it: nobody wants to move like an old bag of crap.  Yet how often do you actually think about your movement *quality* rather than just movement *quantity*?  This little episode will give you some of my hard-won insights into moving better while simultaneously getting stronger.   

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There's more to strength training than grinding yourself into the ground - in fact, a LOT more. This is especially important if you have a job, kids, and other responsibilities that constantly call out for your attention. So if you have big ambition but little time to accomplish all that you want to, this...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Wanna get stupid strong in a few stupid simple ways? Well, then you've obviously come to the right place since that's the very name of this episode! Listen in closely and try out these head-slappingly simple methods of increasing your strength so effectively you'll wonder how you ever did without them.