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What You Don’t Know About Kettlebells and MMA!

Kettlebells and MMA is there anything bigger than these two in sports and fitness? With a rise so fast in popularity, often quality and creativity can be compromised. That is why I decided to change things by putting together a program that would show the potential of using the best fitness tools based upon the …

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The Controversial Kettlebell vs. Sandbag Article!

Kettlebells have really taken the world by storm! They are definitely the hottest training method amongst the mainstream. There is a dirty little secret though, there is something that people don’t want to talk about! Thankfully, great strength coaches like Mike Mahler aren’t afraid to have me talk about it. Read my most recent article …

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Techniques for Low Back Health and Performance

We all know the numbers, 80% of people are going to experience low back pain at one point or another in their lives. This doesn’t exclude athletes or serious fitness enthusiasts either! Why? Because most people still misunderstand core training and low back stability.
Research from spinal experts such as Dr. Stuart McGill, demonstrates that …

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Fighting Fitness Part 1

Who is the best athlete? I use to hate such questions, how do you answer them? Having played numerous different sports I came to appreciate all of them for their unique gifts that the high level performers in each sport could demonstrate.
However, as I went deeper into elite performance texts and books one group …

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No Kettlebell Confusion

Someone asked me, “Josh, why all the kettlebell talk recently?” Well, I have to admit it has a lot to do with the fact kettlebell training has reached such a mainstream level. They are in magazines, many stores like Target, Walmart, and even Best Buy!!! As with many things that grow there tends to be …

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You Don’t Know Kettlebells

“Josh, you don’t understand, kettlebells are made for one thing, that is kettlebell sport!” Yes, that is exactly part of an email I received after posting my “Kettlebell Mistake” post on Monday. Actually got quite a bit of feedback and most surprisingly from some very elite coaches that were happy I made my comments although …

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The Kettlebell Mistake

Working hard, isn’t that the answer to achieving all fitness goals? Hmmmm, NO! People everyday use fitness programs that they work hard on, but are so poorly designed that they don’t see much progress. When I was in my early years I worked really hard on many different programs, day after day, pushing myself as …

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Why You CAN’T Miss Out!

I just finished having lunch with one of the top kettlebell coaches in the world, always great to be around great coaches and share information. One thing we laughed about are all the certifications out there right now. Probably to the surprise of most, I actually agree! Just think of it, just in the world …

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It’s Not Even A Contest

“Josh, your sandbags look awesome, but man they are expensive!” This is the start to an email that I am not too unfamiliar with receiving. I understand people feeling this way, heck, before I started this whole business I probably would have felt the same.
Then I got into the nuts and bolts of what actually …

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The Missing and Misunderstood “T”

Guest Post:
The Missing and Misunderstood “I”
by
Shane England BS, CSCS, ACSM HFS and Nicole Money ACSM HFS
The FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time and type) is a hallmark of exercise prescription the world over.  For most people it is very simple to quantify the frequency of training sessions, to keep track of the time that they …

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