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Kettle Party – Kettlebell Ladder Circuit
For Anyone out there with Daughters, this is a Great Bonding Activity 5 Exercises / 4 Round Ladder (4-8-12-8-4) / 40-50 Mins What you need: Kettlebell (2) The Motion(s): Plank Row/ Bent-Over Row Complex Kettle Clean / Press Complex Alternating Plyo Pushup Clean / Reverse Lunge Squat Complex Kettle Leg Raise – 20 […]
Fiber Wanted – If Your Gut Was Hiring
Fiber had been a critical part of the human diet since ancient times. Throughout history, the majority of civilization has leveraged some form of plant derived energy in their survival strategy, because for the 9,850 years (only counting modern human years) leading to present day, grocery stores were non-existent. So, that means almost 10,000 years […]
Rain Delay – Bodyweight Mobility Circuit
Even though this One’s Inside, It’ll Still Knock you Cap Off…You’ll See 5 Exercises / 4 Rounds / 40-45 Mins What you need: Timer The Motion(s): 60 Seconds of Work -30 Seconds of Rest Alternating Pistol Rollback Burpees Internal Rotation w/Hip thrust Sky Kick/Mountain Climber Flow Plank – Hand-to-Toe w/Reach Step-Up Lean-Out Complex […]
The Right Balance for Training – Without Overtraining
“Donnieeee, what’s up my dude?” Like clockwork, same time different day, checking in for my daily helping of the iron paradise. Other than the fact that my fellow “sweat enthusiasts” and I preformed a slightly different workout and – to everyone’s pleasure – arrive in a fresh set of cloths, the mornings are pretty consistent. […]
Ring The Kettlebell – Ladder Circuit
Climb the Ladder and Ring the Bell They Say ….. It’s Simple, They Say 😁 4 Exercises / 5 Round Ladder (5-10-15-10-5) / 40-45 Mins What you need: Kettlebell The Motion(s): Kettle Chest Press / Tri Press Kettle Swing/Hop Deadlift/Squat Complex Curl Step-back Halo Combo Knees to Feet/ Reverse Lunge & Press Choose […]
Any Body Got the Time? – Optimizing your Sleep Cycles
Sleep is inherent with lifestyle, how and when we get it typically correlates with the current stage of life we find ourselves in. Need a quick recap? When you were a child, your sleep was most likely dictated by your parents, you had set bedtime hours with the occasional “stay up late” reward. Transitioning to […]
Make It A Double – Kettlebell Circuit
The Taste for Change
Right as the doors slid open, a cannon of cold air delivered instant comfort from the steamy New York City summer streets. Aisles overflown and lines stretched beyond their natural limits, but this is just standard procedure when millions of New Yorker’s race for lunch. A plate from the salad bar with a piece of […]
High Tension – Battlerope Circuit
You Get Out what you Put In Pull 7 Exercises / 4 Rounds / 45-50 Mins What you need: Battle Ropes Timer The Motion(s): 45 Seconds of Work -45 Seconds of Rest Overhead Around the World Alternating Lunge Bizarro Warrior Threading The Needle (Right) Threading The Needle (Left) Push-Up Kick-Through Pull Lateral Rotation w/Kick-Through […]
Don’t Hate the Bacteria – Hate the Host
Dances With Kettles
Basically the same as Game of Thrones…but with Kettlebells 4 Exercises / 5 Rounds / 40 Mins What you need: Kettlebell (2) The Motion(s): Low Squat Swing – 20 Reps Clean Step-Back Rotate/Return (Right) – 10 Reps Clean Step-Back Rotate/Return (Left) – 10 Reps Snatch Step-Back step-through – 10 Reps (5 each side) They […]
The “Art Of Doing”
Five Hundred and fifty propellerheads crowded the walls of the grand ballroom, flown in from all around the world, to learn from and collaborate with each-other. For those not attune to the terminology, a propellerhead is an engineer. Overly analytical and particularly blunt by nature, gathered to share and bring truths to the folk tales […]
Iron Deficiency – Bodyweight Circuit
This Supplement Should Work Just Fine…. 6 Exercises / 5 Rounds / 40 Mins What you need: Nada The Motion(s): 40 Seconds of Work -20 Seconds of Rest Squat Roll-Back** Internal Knee Rotation Dive-Bomb Push-Up** Alternating Split Squat w/Rotation Knees to Lateral Kick Flow** CROW** 1 Minute Between Rounds **Use Alternate Movement where […]
What’s My Age Again? – That Depends
I’d like to introduce you to Bob. He’s about 6’2″ and drains threes in defenders faces on a weekly basis (yes, that includes me). He’s been lacing up those sneakers, two nights a week, for the past 30 years. Bob’s in his late eighty’s, has had multiple surgeries (knee and shoulder), and drives a brand […]