I know... I haven't even left for Scotland yet, and already there's another trip & workshop series to fill you in on.
The 411 on Scotland... I'll be teaching 2 Hard Style Masterclasses with Rannoch Donald, RKC, in Glasgow (Saturday, March 15: 11:30am - 3:00pm) and Edinburgh (Sunday, March 16th: 12noon - 3:30pm.... and it's after morning Mass & services so there's no excuse for you not to be there). If you're in the UK, we strongly encourage you to come by and get your training on! We'll be covering not only the standard 6 exercises from the Level 1 RKC certification, but also teaching you kettlebell rehab principles, injury screening procedures, combat & tactical applications, and mixed martial art competitor training.
This will be a seminar series like no other you're going to get for a bloody long time! Register HERE!
And then the 411 on New Zealand's kettlebell training workshops...
I'll be teaching 2 kettlebell workshops in Auckland - Wednesday, April 2 from 6 - 9pm (focused on strength, conditioning & rehab/prehab for martial arts competitors and tactical personnel), and again on Saturday, April 5 from 1:30 - 4:30pm (focused on the RKC's Hard Style kettlebell and Naked Warrior bodyweight training systems). To register for those, please contact Mike Capper, RKC at mikebcapp@gmail.com
If you're in Australia or New Zealand and want to have an eye opening and rejuvenating experience, give Mike an e-mail and get registered!
Kettlebells Los Angeles... spreading the Gospel according to Pavel, one country at a time... We bring the pain and the pleasure all in one!
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Training without Kettlebells
One of the most commonly asked questions from my students and clients is "What do I do if I have to travel, and there are no kettlebells where I'm going?"
People have tried all sorts of things to take the place of their beloved kettlebells. You name it, I've heard of it... swinging dumbbells, using water jugs, swinging their kids, filling their duffle bags with sand, etc., etc., etc..... Seems like I've heard of everything but swinging around major appliances.
Let's put the question to rest once and for all.
There is NO substitute for a kettlebell, folks. No other configuration of weight and structure will train your body in the same way as a kettlebell. While standard weights may be a decent way of doing resistance training, it's certainly not the same because of the off-centered balance of a kettlebell.
So instead of trying to train your body in the SAME way, using the SAME exercises as you would with a kettlebell, do something slightly DIFFERENT instead.
Will it give you a tremendous systemic workout? Heck, yeah!
Will it use similar principles as the RKC's Hard Style kettlebell training? Heck, yeah!
Will it strengthen your "core"? Heck, yeah!
Will it help rehabilitate injuries or pre-hab your body to prevent injury? Heck, yeah!
To me, there are 3 main exercises that I like to do, and 2 of them are straight out of Pavel Tsatsouline's manual, The Naked Warrior. I chose these 3 exercises to suit my own personal needs and biases (e.g., I hate running, I don't like pushups, etc.). They are:
1. Tactical Pullup
2. Pistol
3. Naked Get-Up
The Naked Get-Up is my own modification of the Turkish Get-Up, and I'll be posting more about that in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Now if you're thinking, "Good grief, I can't even do a full pullup!!!", don't sweat. All of these exercises can be modified such that ANYONE can benefit from them.
For example, sometimes I like to just work on engaging my lats, so instead of doing a full pullup, sometimes I'll keep my elbows locked out and just work on firing my lats. Next, I'll work on doing the Hard Style breathing with the glute clench at the same time as I fire my lats, working on "shortening" my spine and shoving my shoulder blades down into my back pocket.
More on the pullup progression and the pistol progression coming!
And if you're in the LA area, please check out www.kettlebellslosangeles.com for information on our Sunday beach class and monthly workshops at the Inosanto Academy!
People have tried all sorts of things to take the place of their beloved kettlebells. You name it, I've heard of it... swinging dumbbells, using water jugs, swinging their kids, filling their duffle bags with sand, etc., etc., etc..... Seems like I've heard of everything but swinging around major appliances.
Let's put the question to rest once and for all.
There is NO substitute for a kettlebell, folks. No other configuration of weight and structure will train your body in the same way as a kettlebell. While standard weights may be a decent way of doing resistance training, it's certainly not the same because of the off-centered balance of a kettlebell.
So instead of trying to train your body in the SAME way, using the SAME exercises as you would with a kettlebell, do something slightly DIFFERENT instead.
Will it give you a tremendous systemic workout? Heck, yeah!
Will it use similar principles as the RKC's Hard Style kettlebell training? Heck, yeah!
Will it strengthen your "core"? Heck, yeah!
Will it help rehabilitate injuries or pre-hab your body to prevent injury? Heck, yeah!
To me, there are 3 main exercises that I like to do, and 2 of them are straight out of Pavel Tsatsouline's manual, The Naked Warrior. I chose these 3 exercises to suit my own personal needs and biases (e.g., I hate running, I don't like pushups, etc.). They are:
1. Tactical Pullup
2. Pistol
3. Naked Get-Up
The Naked Get-Up is my own modification of the Turkish Get-Up, and I'll be posting more about that in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Now if you're thinking, "Good grief, I can't even do a full pullup!!!", don't sweat. All of these exercises can be modified such that ANYONE can benefit from them.
For example, sometimes I like to just work on engaging my lats, so instead of doing a full pullup, sometimes I'll keep my elbows locked out and just work on firing my lats. Next, I'll work on doing the Hard Style breathing with the glute clench at the same time as I fire my lats, working on "shortening" my spine and shoving my shoulder blades down into my back pocket.
More on the pullup progression and the pistol progression coming!
And if you're in the LA area, please check out www.kettlebellslosangeles.com for information on our Sunday beach class and monthly workshops at the Inosanto Academy!
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