Category Archives: Training Ideas
It isn’t very often you get a scientist who studies the physical realm, but can actually back it up by real-world results on himself. Kenneth is one of those rare guys, not an armchair theorist. With Viking Warrior Conditioning I think Kenneth has created one of the first programs to scientifically quantify weighted conditioning with [...]
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Trainers usually come in two types: In the trenches or in the lab. They also usually talk either like a muscle head or like an academic. Only a few guys are both and even fewer can distill those high-level academic concepts down to real world usable drills. Kenneth does great with both in Perfecting the [...]
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By admin | Published: December 10, 2010
Some people just want to have bigger muscles; not that there’s anything wrong with that – kidding. The way I see it there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be skinny-strong or big-strong. Either way is just a personal choice and may be dictated by what you need out of training. Hey, if you’re a spec-ops [...]
Also posted in Super Strength | Tagged Anything Wrong With That, Bodybuilder, Bodybuilding, Companion, Coordination, Endurance, Exercise, Flexibility, functional, Functional Ability, gaining strength, high reps, low reps, Massive Muscle, Moderate Volume, muscle, Muscle Strength, Muscles, People, Personal Choice, Spec Ops
So – most of you who are reading this know that I’ve been on the road going into the 10th week now. Touring the US speaking to schools doing a strongman show and anti-bullying program. Along the way I’ve been able to hook up with many cool people and do a ton of cool things [...]
Also posted in Amazing Lifts, Barbells, Bodyweight Exercise, Hand Strength, Mental Training, Program Design, Seminars, Strongman Tour, Strongman Training, Super Strength, Weight Loss, Workouts | Tagged Amazing Science, bending, Bud Jeffries, Circumstances, Competent Trainers, Cool People, Cool Things, Dan John, Feats Of Strength, Gist, Incredible Things, Intensity, New Dvds, Pavel, Pavel Tsatsouline, Penny Nail, Personal Program, Prs, Real World, Specifics, Strength Program, Strongman, strongman shows, Trial And Error, Variation
By admin | Published: November 10, 2010
Mixing combinations of these exercises will give you a lifetime of powerful conditioning and can take you to all new levels: 1. KB Swing 2. KB Work 3. Sprawls 4. BW Exercises 5. Sled Pulling 6. High Rep Strongman 7. Light Barbell Complexes 8. Heavy Bag Work 9. Sprints/Hills/Stairs 10. Sledgehammers 11. Cable Exercises 12. [...]
Also posted in Barbells, Bodyweight Exercise, Cables, Conditioning Exercise, Explosiveness, Kettlebells, Workouts | Tagged Animal Movements, Bag Work, Barbell, barbell complexes, Bw, Combinations, conditioning, Exercises, heavy bag work, kettlebell swings, Lifetime, Sled, Sledgehammers, sprawls, sprints, Stairs, Strongman, Swing
I have about half a million things to talk to you about but I really just haven’t had the time to put the blogs together out here on the road. However there will be a huge update to this tour and information coming to you very soon. In fact I have met so many amazing [...]
Also posted in Amazing Lifts, Barbells, Bodyweight Exercise, Challenge Workouts, Kettlebells, Mental Training, Nutrition, Program Design, Seminars, Strongman Tour, Strongman Training, Super Strength, Weight Loss, Workouts | Tagged Blogs, Chemicals, Chichester Nh, Choos, Consultation, Diet, Endurance, Exercises, Gentleman, Great Shape, Half A Million, Micronutrient, Million Things, Natural Habitat, Nutrition, Nuts And Bolts, Nuts Bolts, Pavel Tsatsouline, Private Training, Rocks, Strength Training, Strongman, Strongman Tour, Superhuman Training, Swings, T 70, Tour Pennsylvania, Variables, Weights, Workouts
It’s a common excuse people use for not working out: “I was on the road, I was traveling, I was on vacation.” This year I’ll be on the road till June 15, 2011 and since strength is my job I can’t give excuses. Not only do I have kettlebells, dumbbells and ropes in tow [...]
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Today’s blog is going to be a shotgun approach. One big shot – lots of different areas. I’m in the middle of about a million details that have to be taken care of before leaving for the tour which starts Monday where I will be speaking to schools across the nation. It’s amazing how many [...]
Also posted in Ab Strength, Amazing Lifts, Barbells, Challenge Workouts, Conditioning Exercise, Dumbbells, Explosiveness, Hand Strength, Martial Arts, Mental Training, Program Design, Seminars, Strongman Training, Super Strength, Weight Loss, Workouts | Tagged Barbell, Bmx Rider, Daily Basis, Dumbbells, Free Gift, Interview Series, Little Bit, Long Trip, Magin, Many Things, Muscle Workout, Old Time, Paradigm Shifts, Replay, Shotgun Approach, Strength Training, Strongman, Superhuman Qualities, Weights, Well Thanks
So here’s a very cool circuit that my son Noah came up with for you to try. I guess that ‘s what happens when you live with a crazy strongman who constantly exposes you to strength and conditioning and insane people who do it. It seeps down into your brain and you come up with [...]
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By admin | Published: July 28, 2010
This is a workout that came to me a week or so ago and I decided to experiment with it. It’s also a part of one of the workouts featured in my upcoming kettlebell book. Here it is, quick hitting, but hard, hard, hardcore. Grab your kettlebell of choice and begin with one minute of [...]
Also posted in Challenge Workouts, Conditioning Exercise, Explosiveness, Kettlebells, Martial Arts, Workouts | Tagged Bad To The Bone, Better Breathing, Blood Flow, Bud, Calves, Cardiovascular, Endurance, Explosive Movement, Explosive Strength, Fatigue, Flow Component, God, Jeffries, Quads, Standpoint, Stress, Swing Challenge, Swings, Workout, Workouts
My review of Viking Warrior Conditioning by Kenneth Jay