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How to Work with Special Populations as an RKC—And Help Them Regain Control of Their Bodies

Andrea Du Cane, Senior RKC

Oct 04, 2007 04:28 PM

I like to consider myself a movement coach. Most of my clients come to me wanting to learn more than how to swing a hunk of iron. They are coming to me to regain control [...]

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How to Reclaim Mankind’s Glory Days of Superlative Strength, Endurance and Power

Introducing Cardiovascular Kettlebell Concepts

Kenneth Jay, Senior RKC

Oct 04, 2007 04:26 PM

Back in ancient Greece, in the days of the battle at the Hot Gates, the human race had superior genetics compared to us in this lifetime. A couple of years ago an exper [...]

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“Can you touch your toes?”

How to avoid injury and extend your athletic career by fixing your movement patterns

Brett Jones, Senior RKC, CSCS

Oct 04, 2007 04:10 PM

?How much can you bench? might be the most asked question in today?s gym. However, no one asks questions about movement skill. Even fitness evaluations performed by p [...]

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Look Ma, no hands!

Joe Pavel, RKC

Sep 13, 2007 06:36 PM

Problem: How do you show new trainees that it's not the arms lifting the kettlebell during swings but the hip thrust that propels the bell upwards? Solution: Take away [...]

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Firefighting and Kettlebells : A Great Combination

Tom Corrigan, RKC Team Leader

Aug 20, 2007 03:10 PM

Firefighting is a physically demanding job. You have no time to warm up when the alarm sounds. In fact, many of your hardest calls wake you up the middle of the night. Yo [...]

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Kettlebell Training for Performance Sports

Dan John

Aug 20, 2007 07:47 AM

Wow. Seriously. You want to know how a fifty-year old man trains? Basically, I train in an intelligent fashion: I take advice from Alwyn Cosgrove and Pavel Tsatsouline [...]

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USA Kettlebells unique training philosophy is a magnet for women

Michael Bailey

Jul 30, 2007 08:53 PM

Driving down Washington Avenue in Minneapolis your curiosity is captured by what appears to be an un-detonated bomb penetrating a one-story building, resting half in and [...]

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Layoff and Improve

Justin Qualler, RKC

Jul 11, 2007 05:31 PM

Like many people, kettlebells have completely changed my training and made me a lot stronger, faster, and have given me more muscular control. When I started traini [...]

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EDT for GS Success

Jared Savik, RKC

Jun 19, 2007 04:14 PM

Most competitive gireveks accept that there are three phases to preparing for girevoy sport: the strength phase, the endurance phase and the pre-competition phase. Fo [...]

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OUTLAW!

Ron Morris, RKC

May 23, 2007 06:11 PM

Some would say that I?ve got a certain outlaw persona or personality. There are rumors that I even have an outlaw background?the word ?allegedly? comes to mind. And one [...]

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