Janelle Pica

Push Ups, Renegade Rows, and Regressions of Both Lifts

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  If you are on the VIP coaching program for this month, you may be away that our Day 1 routine  is a big upper body day. We have a ton of pushing and pulling drills  between our push ups and renegade rows, and today, I wanted to talk about a few regressions for those […]

Squat, Push, Swing, Snatch!- Weekend Warrior Challenge!

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IT’S FRIDAY! Welcome to the weekend yinz! Today I want to share with you a particularly CHALLENGING and SUPER FUN training session that you can do in just 20 minutes. Grab two kettlebells and get ready to unleash your weekend strength warrior! Weekend Warrior Challenge  Directions: You will need two kettlebells for this session. 1 […]

Back in the Swing of Things!

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Welcome to a whole lot of kettlebell swings! It’s February, and if you fee like you were off your game with your January resolutions, FEAR NOT! You, dear reader, are NOT ALONE! Starting up new fitness habits can be challenging, especially when you feel overwhelmed by one-too-many-changes-all-at-once. Lately, I have been all about keeping things […]

Level Up- The 2017 Kettlebell Swing Challenge

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How are those New Years resolutions working out for you? No really? I asked this question on my previous post, and today, I am excited to announce how YOU can get involved with a fun, riveting, and challenging kettlebell swing program guaranteed to swing you out of a winter slump! It’s time to level up! […]

The Pistol Squat 2.0- Mastering the Body Weight Pistol for Power

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One of my clients is working on her pistol squat to one day compete for the Iron Maiden Challenge. While I cannot disclose the specific training I have given her, I CAN tell you it was less dense that the usual preparatory work that goes into getting your RKC/SFG kettle bell certification. For the Iron […]

The Turkish Get Up Ladder and Grip Strength

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Our last round of the second round of the Strength and Endurance beta test has been incredibly fun, and equally challenging. Our group has been going through routines that demand a lot of long cycle strength routines, not to mention a lot of conditioning work. We are laying the foundation for the next round of […]

Serenity and Strength: A Strong Mindset Matters

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It has been an exhausting week here in Pittsburgh, and I say that in reference to the past seven days here in the city. Having just returned from the first ever Serenity and Strength Retreat in Asheville, NC, I spent the majority of my week reviewing the very notes I had taken on part of […]

The Bridge of Strength and Endurance: Beta Test 2

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Back in May, I launched a program that was titled “The Bridge of Strength and Endurance”. At the time, I had just completed two big fitness events back to back. Event number one was my Strong First Level 2 Kettlebell Certification, and the second event was the X-Man obstacle race in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Both […]