The Hammer Cast

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com When it comes to building crazy levels of strength on a time budget, I love unconventional exercises. Who wants to be "conventionally strong" anyway? Being freakishly strong is way more fun. And when freakish strength is what you're after, this episode can show you how best to attain it. Listen in and fi...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There is one axiom that strength coaches and personal trainers alike tend to crow about often: "In order to get strong, you've gotta pump up the volume!" (Volume, in this case, means the number of reps you perform) But is that always true?  I say nay - and I'll explain what I mean in this fine episode. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I remember years ago having a conversation with a friend of mine about full-body training — that is, training the body as a single unit with a skeleton crew of major head-to-toe strength moves. She could  not  wrap her mind around the concept. Fortunately, you're not in that position, since you follow me...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Strength is a great and noble pursuit — one that is both an art and a science. Now, in most cases when you want to get stronger, you're going to look at 1 of 2 things: 1)   Starting a proven "cookie cutter" program to reach your specific strength goals 2)   Getting a personalized program for your strengt...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Ever heard that saying "he missed the forest for the trees"? Of course, we all have. When it comes to kettlebell training, a LOT of kettlebell enthusiasts have huge blind spots, namely due to their stubborn refusal to do any movements that were not personally approved of by their guru of choice. But long...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com It's no secret that I love kettlebells and bodyweight exercises as much as you do — maybe even a little bit more. But I'll tell you what, there are 3 things I  don't like about the way most people train bodyweight and kettlebells, and 2 movements - 1 bodyweight, 1 kettlebell - that I DO like for building...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com " Unfortunately, a lot of people think in terms of just 'lifting weight'…they're missing half of the rep (by skipping the negative)." -  Dorian Yates, 6-time Mr. Olympia When it comes to getting stronger, there are a number of factors at play. The standard variables that we focus on for programming stren...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Some time back I got an awesome email from Jonathan, one of my Inner Circle members, where he talks about how he was essentially able to 'steal strength' and perform some intermediate and advanced strength moves without practicing them, thanks to his focus on one of the missing links of strength training...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com When it comes to strength and physical prowess, nothing quite beats Old Man Strength. You know the type: where a guy (or gal) who looks perfectly unassuming or average has a grip like an industrial vice or can help move a giant, awkward object like a huge antique dinner table or some other huge chunk of...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com For many people, the final frontier of their fitness is training their gait pattern. Today I want to continue to talk about that frontier, and go even beyond it, into seemingly esoteric directions (though as you'll soon see, they're very much grounded in real, actionable steps). I'm gonna talk a bit about...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I'd be willing to bet evergreen dollars to shiny shekels that the Israelites were some pretty strong mofos after 40 years of wandering in the desert.  Why?  Because they practiced THIS movement pattern a whole helluva lot during that time. Tune in to find out. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com 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 most common questions people will ask me is "How do I keep all the strength I built doing X, Y, and Z exercises when moving on to new ones?" Great question. And an easy one to answer. So e...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There are 3 major things you need to know about flexibility work for better, more youthful movement. I dive into them on this fine episode, which I am sure you're gonna love (you'd better, anyway).

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com A gal named Kristen Mitchell — a busy mom with a full-time job — wrote to me a while back after finishing one of my free programs,   The Anytime, Anywhere Bodyweight Strength Program . It's an ambitious-but-sensible program I designed that uses only bodyweight exercises at various degrees of intensity with...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www. AleksSalkin.com Are your workouts feeling stale, boring, and unproductive? These 3 tips might just help you kickstart your long-stalled strength once more.

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com One of the best (and most ignored) ways of building seriously strong stems (i.e. legs) is through higher rep sets. This might come as a surprise to anyone who has had the idea hammered into their head that low reps are the only way to go, but the truth is quite the contrary. I dish on why (and how) in this fun...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge   FREE here:   http://www. AleksSalkin.com People are creatures of habit; we tend to find something we like and stick with it. As far as working out is concerned, kettlebells and bodyweight are a great example (and for good reason: they'll deliver strength, fitness, mobility, and resilience gains for years to come and with relatively low occurrence...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:   http://www. AleksSalkin.com If you've been lifting kettlebells even for just a short period of time, there's one thing you've no doubt noticed:  overhead pressing is just cool . I still remember over 10 years ago when I first clean & pressed a 24 kg kettlebell over my head. It was a monumental occasion for me - and if you'd like more s...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here: http://www. AleksSalkin.com Kettlebells have a long history among old school strongmen, weightlifters, circus performers, special operators, and countless other tough-as-nails men and women. The reason why is simple: The kettlebell is one of the most versatile tools around for building strength in every nook and cranny of your body. Comb...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com In the world of kettlebell training, the undisputed king of lifts is the overhead press. In fact, in the "olden days", long before the bench press was the apple of any gym rat's eye, the clean and press was THE measure of upper body strength. Still is, as far as I'm concerned. However! There is another co...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com There are a few things people often tell me they want: 1) To get stronger with kettlebells and bodyweight exercises 2) To have a routine that fits their time budget (usually around 20–30 minutes 4–5 times per week) And let's be honest, this is most of us. So how can we get at least closer to this goal whe...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com I've talked recently about several of the key things you need to turn your workouts from sucky to spectacular. Among them were things like training odd angles, getting generally strong before specifically strong, your exercise selection, etc. But just like how you need your vegetables in addition to your...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com Let's talk about your workouts and how to make them less sucky (unless you're getting the results you want, that is; in which case, keep up the good work). There are usually two primary culprits that lead to you having sucky workouts: 1) Too much variety 2) Not enough variety A paradox, you say? Not quite...

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com One of the most unsung ways of building strength is isometric strength and static strength, and one of the best ways to build it is with calisthenics training. In this episode I dish on exactly how to get that process kickstarted in no time flat. 

Get my 9-Minute Kettlebell & Bodyweight Challenge FREE here:  http://www.9MinuteChallenge.com A long time ago in a European country far, far away, I got a great testimonial from Fran Perez — a member of my Inner Circle (my monthly training newsletter). He had started a few issues prior and started making some really impressive gains in strength from the word "go". I could go into more detail, of c...