This post was written by Chris Lopez. Follow him on Twitter, friend him on Facebook or check out his Tumblr feed. I came across THIS article in a back issue of MacLeans Magazine over the weekend while at a friend’s house. It talks about the research done by Dr. Stuart McGill, who in my opinion, is the ...…
Before we get to Episode 3, here’s a quick Life Lesson that can be applied to the Pistol Series of videos… PROGRESS SLOWLY! I won’t turn this into a rant, but I see this type of thing every day. It’s like our society is plagued with individuals who want things YESTERDAY and can’t understand why ...…
Craig Ballantyne here with a guest post for KettlebellWorkouts.com… I love training outside with kettlebells. In fact, I go almost all winter long without using kettlebells because I just don’t like using them inside. But this weekend it was about 50 degrees out on Saturday (about 10 degrees Celcius) and that was warm enough for ...…
This past weekend was exciting. I’m a HUGE college basketball fan. In my opinion, there is no other sport more pure, more passionate and more exciting than NCAA college basketball in March. This is especially true with the lower ranked teams who end up beating one of the national "powerhouses" in a one-and-done format. These ...…
So I’m hoping that you put those foam rolling and mobility exercises to good use. Remember, you have to be able to get below parallel with 2 legs before you can even think about performing a TRUE PISTOL. I’ve also received a lot of questions about anterior knee pain and balance when you’re doing a ...…
As the weather here in Toronto starts to slowly becomes spring-like, more and more people seem to be coming out of hibernation and getting outside. I haven’t been doing any Kettlebell Training outdoors in my backyard yet, but as soon as things start to dry up, I’ll be out there swinging and snatching. It will ...…
Here are a few questions that I pulled out of the mailbag this week… Q: Hey Chris, I see you use a mixture of Competition K/B’s and ‘Classic’ style ones. Can you comment on which you consider the best for training? I am reading contradictory info on the net and getting confused about what I should buy. -Craig ...…
As part of my constant effort to improve and stay updated in my field, I make it a priority to catch up on what my fellow strength & conditioning and respected fitness colleagues are doing and researching on a regular basis. Each week, I have a list of websites that I visit, online journals that ...…
If you have the TT Kettlebell Revolution Workouts, you’d notice that there isn’t any "direct" ab work. Why? Because all the movements involved using kettlebells and the bodyweight exercises that you’ll find in the program all require that you use your abs "indirectly". Just a quick and basic physiology lesson… Your abs are meant to ...…
