Janelle Pica

Breathing Mechanics For Pull Up Training and Why that Matters

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Breathing. Inhaling and exhaling. We take this daily habit of getting oxygen into our lungs for granted, as it is ingrained in our brains to breathe for the sake of keeping ourselves alive. :If you don’t breathe, you die.”, says Vladimir Vasiliev, author of “Let Every Breath” and head instructor of the school of Systema […]

A Pull-UP Epiphany: Switch Yo’ Grip Up!

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Have you ever had one of those “DDDDUUUURRRRR!!!!!” moments when something completely obvious just hits you right upside your head? Having practiced and dialed in my own pull-up training for a number of years (yes. . .YEARS) you would think that I would have this lift down to a science. I am forever reminded and […]

Enter Ye the Drop Set: Training for The Weighted Pull-Up

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Now that I don’t have another kettlbell certification to worry about for another year or so, I decided to take the time to structure the weighted pull up training that was originally programmed for me via Karen  Smith.  I wanted to discuss a training tip today that I learned from that Master Herself when it […]

BOTTOMS UP! (No, This Isn’t About Happy Hour)

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Happy Friday!  Everyone! Today, we are coving a powerful pressing variant ot make your strict military press STRONG AF! 😀 I received a question about this program  recently that I wanted to address, and it’s all about the bottoms up press. I chose to include the bottoms up kettlebell press in our Powerful Pressing Program […]

Cleaning Up Your Heavy Swing! Powerful Pressing 2.0

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POWERFUL PEOPLE! IT IS ON! Today we are diving into the kettlebell swing clean ladder. This featured workout is designed to a) increase overall grip strength on your kettlebell and b) strength your lats with some serious power to feed into your press. Stacking both of these lifts together in a unique fashion will also […]

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 […]

From the Beginning (Again)

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It’s a brand new year, and with the start of the new year comes the start of a lot of new habits, new goals, and your new year resolutions. I am all for starting new journeys, focussing on  new goals to achieve, and working towards positive changes for my health and the health of those […]

Intro to Muscular Endurance Training (well. . .sort of).

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WELCOME TO 2017! Let’s get this party started, shall we? The name of the game today is muscular endurance, well. . .sort of. Generally speaking, muscular endurance is “the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time.” This particular skill is as important to […]