Day 2 of camping right now and again I’m sitting by the campfire writing this post as my kids roast some marshmallows for some S’Mores. My wife, again, decided to NOT purchase marshmallows from the grocery store and instead, at 2am on Saturday night, made the marshmallows at home from scratch. What a sticky mess ...…
OK, so we’ve got 9 exercises TOTAL – 3 Ballistic Kettlebell, 3 Grinding Kettlebell and 3 Bodyweight. So how do we make a fat loss program out of that? Here’s how I would split things up… The Warm-Up (perform the following warm-up circuit TWICE before every workout) 1) Bodyweight Squats x 10 2) Jumping Jacks ...…
Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years and they’re the simplest form of exercise equipment there is. Only now are they beginning to gain popularity with the masses. Here are 5 reasons kettlebell training can get you 6-pack-abs… 1. Unilateral Work Most people that start out with kettlebell training really just want to ...…
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 ...…
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 ...…
Maybe it’s just the natural path that my life seems to be taking now, but I think my theme for the next decade as I go into 2010 will be "living with enough". As a result of that, I’m a neo-minimalist, I’m more aware of my carbon footprint, I’m over my "accumulate-as-much-sh*t-as-possible-even-if-I-can’t-afford-it" phase of my ...…
Q: Chris, guys like you and Craig Ballantyne hate cardio so much and I’m not sure why. I’ve been a runner for over 15 years now and I’ve been training with weights for only a few years. I’ve found that running is the only type of exercise to give me the long, lean dancer look that ...…
As some of you already know, my wife and I expecting baby #5 sometime in the next few days. If you have kids or are expecting a child soon, then you’ll know that there is a lot of prep to do prior to the little bambino’s arrival. Just this past weekend, we spent time doing ...…
Earlier this weekend, the six of us – my 4 kids, my wife (who’s due with #5 very soon) and myself – went up north to the Muskoka region of Ontario and stayed at a beautiful hotel with the rest of our extended family for the long weekend. It was literally breathtaking up there and ...…
