Category Archives: Conditioning Exercise

Short Workouts Tip #3

By admin | Published: March 5, 2010

Even a good part of your conditioning should take very little time. When you have more time, train more but don’t think that limited time can’t be very productive. If you’re reading this site you’ve probably heard what I’ve been doing in training the kettlebell swing in the last year or so. [...]

Also posted in Bodyweight Exercise, Challenge Workouts, Kettlebells, Martial Arts, Program Design, Weight Loss | Tagged 15 Minutes, Bad To The Bone, Benefit, Challenge Workout, Kettlebell Swing, Limited Time, Little Time, Personal Workout, Sessions, Strength Conditioning, Swings, Time Frame, Time Train, Workouts | 1 Comment

Shooting Under Pressure

By admin | Published: February 26, 2010

In previous posts on survival I talked about doing your training so that you can survive any scenario. Here’s a video that illustrates shooting under pressure. God forbid you ever need to use it but what if you have to shoot a gun and your life depends on it. There’s a good chance you won’t be [...]

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Grip Conditioning Workout

By admin | Published: February 24, 2010

Here’s a cool one that’s a version of grip training mixed with conditioning that I’ve been experimenting with. 100 plate/stair rows 150 bottoms up kettlebell cleans 200 pushups 150 one arm D-handle deadlifts 100 pinch grip deadlifts You can do this by finishing each of the exercises individually or by going in a circuit or a mix of both. I [...]

Also posted in Bodyweight Exercise, Hand Strength, Kettlebells, Training Ideas, Workouts | Tagged Angles, Birds, Bottoms, Bud, Caveat, Concentration, Cool One, Deadlift, Deadlifts, Exercises, Fatigue, Forearm, God, Grip Work, High Volume, Jeffries, Kettlebell, Swings, Thumb, Workout | Leave a comment

How Do I Get Started in Super Strength and Endurance?

By admin | Published: February 22, 2010

I was reading through some of the responses to our recent survey regarding how to best get the right training info to all you out there and a few of the comments/questions struck me. This is one of them. The gentleman asked basically, “I have lots of info on training but how do [...]

Also posted in Program Design, Super Strength, Training Ideas | Tagged Cardio, Different Kinds, Expressions, Feats, Fit, General Knowledge, Gentleman, Interplay, Kettlebell, Many People, Mountai, Strength Endurance, Strongman, Survey | Leave a comment

Make Your Own T Handle Kettlebell

By admin | Published: January 15, 2010

I’ve been talking about kettlebells a lot here recently and for good reason. They’re great tools for building strength and endurance. You know about the large swing numbers I’ve been doing in my training. But sometimes I go in the other direction, using much more weight, well over 100 lbs. The problem is getting a [...]

Also posted in Explosiveness, Kettlebells, Super Strength | Tagged Endurance, Good Reason, Great Tools, New Article, Next Level, Swing, Swings | 1 Comment

Survival Training, How to do it all

By admin | Published: January 12, 2010

So how can we train all the physical abilities mentioned in the last couple of posts in an effective manner and still have a real life? Can it be done? Absolutely! Just make sure you get reality training with good tools that cover a lot of ground at once. Here’s a sample schedule: 1) Once a [...]

Also posted in Ab Strength, Challenge Workouts, Mental Training, Program Design, Super Strength, Training Ideas, Workouts | Tagged Agility, Crawl Hill, Fighting Style, Good Tools, Heavy Lift, Length Of Time, Obstacle, Opponent, Physical Abilities, Physical Barriers, Punches, Sandbag, Squat Thrust, Stamina, Strength Endurance, Survival Training, Unpredictability, Work Exercise, Workout, Workouts | 1 Comment

Kettlebell Swings

By admin | Published: December 31, 2009

Want to learn more about my journey with kettlebell swings? You can find out all about my training, cycling methods, and my current records in the new dragondoor article, “Pavel said I might be crazy…” God bless, Bud Jeffries P.S. Happy New Year!

Also posted in Challenge Workouts, Kettlebells | Tagged Bud, Current Records, Dragondoor, God, Happy New Year, Jeffries, Journey, New Year, Pavel, Swings, Training Cycling | 2 Comments

Take one thing as far as you can – Part 2

By admin | Published: December 29, 2009

This is the thought I originally intended to convey when I sat down to write these blog posts. It was really originally about the kettlebell training I’ve been doing in the last year and a half. Now if you’ve been reading here, you know I’m all about balance and variety. Have a [...]

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Super Heavy Kettlebell Swings

By admin | Published: December 8, 2009

There’ll be more on heavy kettlebell swings in the near future. Actually much more on the kettlebell swing in general. Not to mention how to build your own implement like the one you see here. Tonight’s our first teleseminar in the Strongerman Series. If you haven’t signed up yet you can by clicking this link. Get [...]

Also posted in Explosiveness, Kettlebells, Super Strength, Video | Tagged Bud, Fluff, God, Jeffries, Kettlebell Swing, Swings, Teleseminar | 3 Comments

Sandbag Conditioning for MMA

By admin | Published: December 3, 2009

Here’s a little clip of a sandbag conditioning routine that we use with some of our fighters. The main focus is the use of the sandbag, but with some pretty unique exercises. Sandbags are some of the greatest training tools in almost any sport but they especially apply to fighting. Almost nothing else [...]