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Bottom up kettlebell seated press workout

Bottom up presses are grueling on the grip and a challenge for the shoulders.  Add the fact that your seated and this takes the workout to a whole new level of intensity.  10 minutes one switch.  I let my students at the San Diego kettlebell workout switch to a regular grip once the bottom up [...]

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Valery Fedorenko demonstrates a Long Cycle workout.

Inspired by this video we did this workout as part of our training last night.  It is really tough especially if you push the weight and keep switching sides down to a minimum.  The workout is the LongCycle with unlimited switch of hands for 10 minutes. Valery, my coach demonstrates it in this you tube [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 17 Mar 09

Same warm up for the next six weeks just to build some stamina in certain movements 100 Swings 25 each – Push, Sit Up, Bridge, Squat Base number of snatces + 1 -2 12 Push ups 10 Lunges Run to the Dip Bar 10 Dips 12 Hanging Rows Repeat 3x Enjoy Dave McKinnon LA.c., AKC, [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 05 Mar 09

Figure 8 run tonight Station 1 – 10 Hanging leg lifts (bring your ankles to the bar) – Run to next stations Station 2 – 10 Jump Lunges – Run to next stations Station 3 – Incline Rows – Run to next stations Repeat 3 times (About 1.5 miles of running total ) Enjoy, Dave [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 04 Mar 09

Hi! We are all a little sore this week so I thought some Grinds might be fun! 1 Turkish Get Up and 2 Windmills a side 20 Push ups Repeat 10 times Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, AKC, CPT www.solidstatekettlebell.com

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Kettlebell Workout 03 Mar 09

Not just another workout 300 Swings (150 R /150 L) 200 Body weight squats 100 Jerks (50 R /50 L) 50 snatches (25 R /25 L) Rest as little as possible and try to do the full number of reps on each side before switching or resting. Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, AKC, CPT www.solidstatekettlebell.com

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Kettlebell Workout 02 Mar 09

A Non-Kettlebell workout 1. Warm-up – Jog 1 mile 2. 10 rounds of 12 Pullups/ 12 Burpies Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, AKC, CPT www.solidstatekettlebell.com

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Kettlebell Workout 26 Feb 09

A lot of the crew went skiing and snowboarding on Wednesday so I decided to be nice and help them work out that extra lactic acid.  Though in truth only the newbie snowboarders were sore. Station 1: Run for 2 min Station 2: Swing for 2 min Repeat 5 times at each station Enjoy, Dave [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 25 Feb 09

Hello Everybody! Simple workout tonight, all body weight exercises and the Turkish Get Up are for a minute straight and all KB exercises are preformed 1 minute right then 1 minute left. Push-Up -1 min/ Rest – 1 min Body weight squat -1 min/ Rest -1min Sit-Ups -1 min/ Rest -1 min Turgish -1 min/ [...]

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Kettlebell Workout 24 Feb 09

A little Kettlebell and a little kung Fu… 20 Minutes of Double KB Long Cycle/ and Pull-ups i.e. 1 Double KB LC, 1 Pull-up, 2 Double KB LC, 2 Pull-ups, 3 Double KB LC, 3 Pull-ups, for time. 20 Minutes of mit work with body weight exercises worked into alternating rounds. Enjoy, Dave McKinnon L.Ac, [...]

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