Tag Archives: Swings

Short Workouts Tip #3

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. [...]
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Grip Conditioning Workout

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 [...]
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Make Your Own T Handle Kettlebell

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 [...]
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Kettlebell Swings

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!
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Take one thing as far as you can – Part 2

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

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 [...]
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Last Weeks Workouts

I thought I’d give you some samples of what I did in last week’s training. It’s a little unusual, but partly that’s the point. Right now I’m working out three to four times per week, but occasionally I adjust that to train for larger abilities. Let me explain: In this particular series I [...]
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A Big Goal Met For Me

Keeping constantly challenged by having a goal in your training is probably one of the most important lessons anyone can learn. It doesn’t always have to be the same goal, but to truly drive your training you need to have something you’re specifically working toward to keep you on track. Not having a specific measurable [...]
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1000 Sprawls

I got excited! With the website being back up and training going very well I got jacked up the other night and decided to hammer some training. In the last year I’ve taken my conditioning to a whole new level. I’ll be explaining a lot of that to you in the next few weeks [...]
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