From the monthly archives:

February 2010

A Viking and I had a few words this morning…..

February 16, 2010

So this morning I finally finished 35 working sets of my Viking brother Kenneth Jay's Viking Warrior Conditioning 36:36 protocol.  For me that was 17 snatches per 36 seconds with a 16kg bell.  Now it's on the the next phase the MVO2 Boost Protocol!  It's been one helluva protocol so far….but forget about the workout, it's [...]

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Who Is Training with Kettlebells?

February 9, 2010

Celebrities such as Claire Danes, Penelope Cruz, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, and Matthew McConaughey have all added kettlebell training to their body sculpting workouts. The cast and crew of the film “300″ trained with Mark Twight of Gym Jones in Utah to get in shape. To get the bodies of ancient Spartan warriors and support [...]

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Benefits Of Kettlebells

February 9, 2010

Improved Physique: Russian kettlebells (KB) are not for Kens and Barbies who want to look like “a collection of body parts”. KB’s forge doers’ physiques along the lines of antique statues: broad shoulders with just a hint of pecs, back muscles standing out in bold relief, wiry arms, rugged forearms, a cut midsection, and strong [...]

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Bare-foot running and mechanics

February 9, 2010

Here’s some interesting stuff on running/foot mechanics: http://barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/

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