Hi all. I’ve been meaning to write several posts to go over the reason why we do things the way we do so you can see there is a Method to the Madness! Today I want to talk about moving slowly on certain movements, how it will make you stronger and improve your breathing. When we
Book Number 4 on it’s way to the printer 5/1/15 My fourth book, this on on Olympic Weightlifting covers the 3 primary lifts: the clean, the jerk and the snatch, plus variations like the Hang power clean, Power snatch etc. While I’m known mostly as a kettlebell guy, I have trained the Oly lifts in
The Movement Screen, why do we insist upon it? It allows us to ensure the movements we teach you are right for you. It lets us look at your unloaded movement patterns and if we see certain things we know there are exercises you shouldn’t be doing. In those cases we will modify an exercise/movement so you can
You’ve been doing pushups forever but you still have to do them on your knees (boo), elevate your hands, can’t get all the way down or you loose plank position on the way up. What’s the deal? The pushup is just like any other exercise, to get better you have to practice them, alot! How
We are proud to announce the winners of our 2014 Back to School Transformation Challenge! First Place – Penny Gross – Lost 9 inches and 15 lbs $500The transformation challenge was certainly a challenge but well worth it. I’m not going to lie, the exercise sessions were tough and I found myself questioning what the
Stretch your hamstrings it feels good. Stretch your back if you strain it. Loosen up your quads. Stretch before you do any exercise. Common refrains from most trainers and even more so, those who teach/practice martial arts. I’m here to tell you, stop the madness…. Ok, well don’t stop but maybe we should do it
Stretching your back because your back hurts is not a good idea. In many cases tight or sore lower back is caused by muscle imbalances between the front (anterior) and back (posterior) sides of the body. Most people have short tight quads and long, weak hamstrings and non-existent glutes. The quads and other muscles in
Dwight Pridham & I competed Saturday, June 7th, at the Chicago Kettlebell Classic held at the Hyatt Regency in the Rosemont area of Chicago. Rock Cox and the Chicago Kettlebell Club put on a great event. Very professional, well run and on time. True kettlebell lifting is more about just