Janelle Pica

The Double Kettlebell Military Press

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It’s time to get back to our discussion on the double kettlebell military press, push press, and clean and jerk. Today, we will be discussing the double kettlebell military press as a way to lay the foundation for more advanced kettlebell training. The double ketbell military press is an exercise that requires a ton of […]

Programing Your Press: Submaximal Training for Maximum Results!

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We have a saying in our lifting community: “The meaning of life is pressing heavy shit above your head!”. If there is one lift I absolutely LOVE, it’s the military press. In fact, over the years I believe the military press as become my favorite lift of all time, the kettlebell snatch being a close […]

The Military Press: 1 Lift for Full Body Strength

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With the release of Powerful Pressing out in the internet, it’s high time to start digging deep into the  that program and revealing some super top secret training secrets from this publication to the rest of you. Remember, I am hell bent on making you stronger that you ever though possible, so I’ve decided to […]

Press on to Superhuman Strength: Powerful Pressing is HERE!

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There is a a saying in our lifting community, and that saying is this: “strength has a greater purpose.” I believe without a shadow of a doubt that the very purpose strength has, beyond lifting heavy things above our heads, is a purpose founded upon loving our neighbors as ourselves. The very great purpose strength has is love, […]

Trainging Tip Tuesday: Welcome to Power Kettlebell Swings

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We are having a ton of fun on the Powerful Strength Coaching forum on facebook! This month is all about the Turkish Get Up, and I you haven’t gotten into our free coaching forum yet do so by clicking this link!  Perhaps one of the best ways to activate your lat muscles and make them […]

CHALLENGE DAY: Turkish Get Up, Snatches, Single Arm Swings

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It’s Friday and this routine is FREAKY! Today we are combining a slow grind lift with two fast moving ballistic lifts that will sure challenge your strength and conditioning. Let’s just call today “Freaky Fitness Friday” and have ourselves some fun 😉 HERE WE GO! Grab yourself a snatch test sized kettlebell or one kettlebell […]

The Turkish Get Up Press Routine- POWERFUL PRESSING TEASER!

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May is going to be a big month of pressing on the VIP forum. Just FYI! Until then, I want to focus on a unique routine that involves a press AND the Turkish get up. The Turkish Get Up to Press Pressing through the “check points” on your get up does a number of things. […]

You Got to Get Up to Get Down: Part 3 of the Turkish Get Up

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Happy Friday Everyone! If you have been following along with the blog this week, we have been picking apart the turkish get up to make sure we understand how to maximize our power output properly. On Monday we practiced the get up with nothing but our own body weight. On Wednesday we practice the get […]

You Got to Get Up to Get Down: Part 2 of The Turkish Get Up

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Welcome back to round 2 of our Turkish Get Up Protocol! On Monday, we reviewed the key points of the turkish get up using no other resistance other than our own bodies. I spoke before about how important it is to understand the mechanics of the move before we being to add weight with a […]