Weekly Kettlebell Workout: A Snatch, Windmill and a Squat walk into a Gym.

Can you train multiple plains of motion in one workout? Yes, if a snatch, windmill and a squat walk into a gym together and combine forces to get you torching fat, moving better and feeling great,  you can!

That is what happened with this week’s workout, all of these kettlebell movements were placed together in what is a medley of intense fat burning and fun heart bursting conditioning!

Enjoy and check out the video below to learn how to do it.

 

 

 

 

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS.

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

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Weekly kettlebell workout: Keep Swingin’

 

I teach four classes a week at the gym that I work at and no one ever ends up disappointed when I use the kettlebell swing to give them a challenging workout. Sometimes the move is at the end of the class as a finisher. Other times it is placed during the class as a strength move or as a part of a complex and so-on.

 

This week’s workout is based solely on the kettlebell swing and will challenge during, then make you feel successful as on who has overcome the adversity of training.
 

Watch the video below to learn how to do it, (it is under two minutes) then get to it!

 

 

 

 

 

The guidelines are:

 

1. Safety first- Always value proper form and movement above all. Do as many Quality reps as possible.
2. Breathe– As always match up your breathing to your movements (In on the bottom of the swing and out on top).

Also as a gift to you; I want to share with you my free videos series on how to do the kettlebell swing properly for strength and conditioning,  Click here for it.

Weekly Kettlebell workout: Some Stupendous Swing Workouts

Sometimes simple is better. Don’t get me wrong, I love complexes, difficult moves that I need to learn to master and so-on. However, there are days that it just isn’t there and I need something that is challenging, helps me burn calories and is fun to do. That is where the kettlebell swing comes into play. It is probably the easiest to perform but an extremely effective move that gets the job done on those days.

 

 

 

This week’s workout is a few different ones all based on that move, so enjoy and get workin’!

The Walker Swing workout:

 

 

Choose your level and have fun with this awesome workout.

 

 

The I walk the line workout:

 

If you have 2 kettlebells this will  turn you into a torch of calorie crushing goodness!

The undertaker Kettlebell swing workout:

This one is still one of my favorites, enjoy it !

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS.

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

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Weekly Kettlebell Workout: A Complex, Complex Part 2

Kettlebells are a very useful fitness tool to help someone achieve higher levels of fitness, movement quality and many other fitness related qualities. Now there are some drawbacks to using kettlebells.

 

 

One of them is if you are a person that doesn’t have the discipline to pay attention to your technique as you workout, they will end up possibly exposing your issues with movement by pulling you around.

 

Lately I have been using moves and complexes that demand good movement with those who can do so as well as my own training and the results have been phenomenal!

 

 

 

This week’s complex is one of those ones that I put together and now it is your turn to try it out, if you dare!

 

 

 

Weekly Kettlebell Workout: A Complex, Complex Part 2

 

 

 

Check out the video below for and explanation and demonstration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS.

 

 

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

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Intense Weekly Kettlebell workout : The Back in Action.

 

 

 

 

It has been awhile since I have done one of these posts and I hope that our separation did not cause too severe of an anxiety for you. However,  as AC/DC once sung, I am “back in the saddle again” and I am bringing with me an intense kettlebell complex!

 

 

 

 

 

Learn how to do this workout and see an example by yours truly in the video below:

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS.

 

 

 

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

My Online coaching program is back, Click here to see if you are candidate for it.

 

Weekly Kettlebell Workout: The Leg Smasher

I have a friend that trains with me at my house and he was pressed for time two sessions ago; however there are some drills that he needs to before each session to prepare for the upcoming onslaught of fitness progress.

So being the nice fellow that I am I decided to put together a workout that is all low body and will develop an anaerobic work capacity for him. As a result of those circumstances and my kind side, I decided to develop this workout worthy of the hulk that ends in about 20 minutes and is and was extremely effective to produce results.

This Workout is done by doing:

8 full pistols a side or wherever you are at in it’s progression (a box etc.)

Then you grab a moderate size bell and do 20 swings.

Try to get in as many as possible in 20 minutes but rest anywhere from a minute to 3 depending on how hard both drills are for you.|

That is it, it is a very simple workout, I will concede. But don’t let its simplicity fool you. After all it is the leg smasher!

Check out the video below to see it done.

 

 

ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE YOUR GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS.

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

My Online coaching program is back, Click here to see if you are candidate for it.

Weekly Kettlebell Workout: A Challenging Swing Workout

After spending a little time on developing its technique the kettlebell swing quickly becomes one of the simplest moves that one can do for both strength and conditioning.This week;s workout utilizes this movement plus a carry to build some core strength for you and to develop your work capacity as you do it. Plus this one can be improved upon each week by adding in quality reps and rounds.

This workout is done by doing:

One arm swings with a moderate bell (16 to 24 kg)
Immediately followed by  a bottom’s up carry  ( You can learn more about it here.)

Keep this going for 20 minutes alternating each side  and getting in as many quality rounds as you can each time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once again we have your guidelines for success

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

My Online coaching program is back, Click here to see if you are candidate for it.

Weekly Kettlebell Workout: A Complex for the Ages

 

 

When I was younger for some strange reason I enjoyed watching The Twilight Zone and in the beginning and at the end of each episode the dude with the cigarette would talk about the person and how they unknowingly were about to enter the Twilight Zone. Then afterwards would give a commentary on them and the lesson that we all should learn from them.

This week’s complex is very intense and felt like I was stuck in an episode of the show so I want to share it with you. It was a complex that made for one of my advanced clients . Then I partook of it and now it is your turn! (do, do, do  that is supposed to be the T.W.Z music!)

 

 

 

 

Enjoy it friends!

This workout is done by doing:

10 cleans

5 Jerks

5 front squats

8 Pendlay rows

All of these use tow kbs and keep it going for ten to fifteen minutes if you dare !

 

 

Once again we have your guidelines for success

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

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Weekly Kettlebell Workout: Step Up To Success

 

 

Lately I have been training a lot of what some may call strength-cardio, wherein the goal is produce force (not maximum) while keeping my heart rate in the aerobic training zones. Now, if you have been following this blog and my post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (which you can access from this blog.) you know that there many huge benefits that one can get form training in this zone; from heart-health, stress management, recovery form difficult training and so many other great things.

 

 

 

So being the wise investor in my health and fitness that I am, I have by collecting these benefits plus some strength work. This is one of the workouts that I have been using with myself along with my ion person and online clients. It is a challenging but reasonable workout that will make you and heart happy with its outcomes!

 

This workout is done by doing the following:

Finding a challenging weight that doesn’t take you into anaerobic training and that you can do for 10 to 20 minutes.

Then do 8 to 10 reps per side, keeping your heart rate between 130 and 150 beats per minute.

Keep it going for 10 to 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

Once again we have your guidelines for success

• Do all of your sets and reps with quality form. Crap only produces crap!
• Breathe by matching your breathing with each pattern
• Rest as much as you need to and no more.
• Tough it out while working out ( keep in mind the results)
• Enjoy the fat blasting effect  and raised metabolism.
  

My Online coaching program is back, Click here to see if you are candidate for it.

My thoughts on having a “why”

 

 

Over the years I have been extremely blessed to mentor new trainers and coaches and to help them get started on their path to what I hope will be a successful career for them. Many of them will ask me questions such as: what are the best exercises/ tools to use? What is the best program to help my clients get the results that they want and so-on. To me these are good questions, but the lack the most important aspect any good and effective program, the why behind it .

You see, any so called training program that lacks purpose and individualization in personal training, will most likely end up leaving the client disappointed. Especially, if they aren’t new to this whole fitness world.

 

Just random workouts can work in getting a person leaner and somewhat stronger. Yet in my opinion that will only go so far and probably will leave glaring issues that the person has unaddressed. So instead, let’s have a reason for doing what we are doing with our clients.

 

This does take more energy and forethought to make this happen, but your success will be obvious to others and lead to great results and joy from your clients!