The Hammer Cast

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Calisthenics training for serious strength is really not much different than language learning. That may sound strange, but consider this: A language has a structure, a grammar, formal and informal styles, a vocabulary, common words and phrases, etc. Calisthenics training has principles, practices, cert...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   There's a saying I like that goes a little something like this: "Don't let your mouth write checks that your fists can't cash" In other words, mind your Ps and Qs and don't start trouble with people whose tush you can't whoop. The same goes for your body:  don't write checks that your body can't cash! I...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   There are a great many questions out there that can help expand your mind: Who are we and where do we come from? What is the meaning of life? What makes Teflon stick to the pan? For some questions there are no easy answers. For others, things are markedly easier. Here's a good question I get asked not i...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   When it comes to strength training, one of the common rallying cries against calisthenics is that you can't use it to strengthen your legs (no one questions bodyweight training's ability to build epic upper body strength, however). The reality is that that is only partially true. You absolutely CAN make...

One of my favorite drills for happier knees and heavier squats is what I like to call the heels-elevated hip thrust (or hip bridge, whatever you wanna call it). Basically, it works like this: you lay on the floor near some sort of an elevation (a couch works great), and provided you first have your spouse's permission, you put your feet up on the couch and then bridge your hips toward the sky. It...

On to the million dollar question: Is creating your own program a waste of time? My answer is not a hard "yes" or "no", but "probably", and this is why:

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Oh yes indeed, it is that most wonderful time of the year again - CALentine's day! Here are a few tips on how to boost your strength with calisthenics the simple and ALMOST easy way. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I'm a big believer in sticking to the basics in your programming — a push, a pull, a hinge, a squat, a gait-pattern movement, and a few other in-between moves like twisting and lunging. This will always come in handy and together all these moves are about all you need to get as strong as you want. There...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Getting strong is important. A lot of people like to focus on "general fitness" (whatever that means) in their training, without realizing that fitness simply means the ability to complete a task. As you have probably figured out by now, just about any task you can think of is a lot easier to complete w...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Let's be clear: if you're going out of town for, like, a day or two, no need to worry about missing a workout. But what if you're going to be out of town for a week, two weeks, or even a month or so?  AND, what do you do if the regular equipment you'd otherwise have access to may be tough to come by? Do...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   The title says it all. The episode says the rest. Now go and listen to it!

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I'm joined on this fine episode by none other than the legendary Tom Morrison - mobility and flexibility expert and all-around Irish gent.   On this jam-packed episode we talked about: * His 'origin story', and how he went from a sedentary chap with an insulting nickname given to him by his friends to t...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   In much the same way that some of the best things in life are free, some of the best bodyweight moves are the ones that everyone ignores because they don't look "sexy". However, if you're looking to do more pullups, more dips, heavier military presses, reduce low-back discomfort, or what have you, the m...

The wise and mighty Earl Nightengale once said: "Whatever the majority of people is doing, under any given circumstances, if you do the exact opposite, you will probably  never   make   another   mistake  as long as you live." Sagely words. And every bit as accurate for your strength training as for your business, relationships, and life as a whole. To make progress, look at what others are doing...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I wanna show you an awesome kettlebell exercise that you've probably never done; one that will build unbeatable, unbreakable, and unmistakable back strength. It's also one that will do a lot of other stuff for you, but I'll get to that in a second. The move is called...   Well, you'll find out in the ep...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I want to talk about one of the most popular kettlebell moves that everyone agrees is great, but very few do right... And, of course, I could just give it away here in the description box, but why do that? Just listen in and find out. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I wouldn't say I'm feeling dour or pessimistic by writing an article with such a title, but you know what? Sometimes you've just gotta forget the spoonful of sugar and dole out the medicine. So I'll say it like this: If you're still talking about all the changes you're gonna make this year (and haven't...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Is THIS the most ambitious crossover episode ever? Aleks Salkin, Pat Flynn, AND Al Kavadlo all in the same place?  You're not dreaming, pal. It's real, and it's spectacular.    Listen in as we tell YOU about how to stop overthinking your fitness so you can get busy getting the gains you so desperately c...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I get lots of questions sent my way through various channels: email, social media, singing telegram, etc. And no matter where they come from, I always do my level best to answer as many such questions as I get. This podcast takes a couple of people's burning questions and gives them some soothing answer...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Some of the greatest questions in life are also those that cut deepest into the human psyche and reveal untold mysteries of the human condition. "What is the meaning of life?" "To be, or not to be?" "Boxers or briefs?" And when it comes to training, there is another question that has cut in another dire...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I'm joined on this fine episode by Dr. Judson Corn - an ER doctor, life-long fitness enthusiast, and avid member of my Inner Circle and all-around crusher of weakness.   We talked about a great many epic things on this splendiferous episode, including:   * How he suffered from - and ultimately overcame...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   I field a lot of questions from people who like to work out at home/on their own — both beginner and intermediate in their strength endeavors — and probably the single commonest problem I encounter is that of stalled results. The thing to keep in mind is that your body doesn't really care about your goa...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   Before you get too triggered by the headline of this article, let me just start by saying I love the kettlebell. I really, really do. This year marked 14 years since I first picked up a kettlebell, and it has seriously changed my life for the better. It has led me by the hand(le) on some pretty incredib...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   All right, let's get to the question that is on everyone's mind (or maybe it isn't, I don't know): Is Greasing the Groove any good? Greasing the Groove, in case you didn't know, is the act of practicing a strength movement throughout the day at VERY reasonable levels. For example, if you could do, say,...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com   "Life is not a journey. Life is a process."  —  Dan Pena Pena is a success coach known as the 50 Billion Dollar Man — a man who grew up dirt poor in East LA and went on to become worth half a billion dollars through grit and determination and has coached so many students to success that their combined n...