Our current VIP member are working on a hybrid program of both Kettlebell and Body weight training for superior strength. Last week we focussed on why kettlebell training yields ultimate strength and conditioning, and this week, I want to address 3 basic body weight drills that will not only make you incredibly strong as is, […]
Friday Fitness Fun! Body Weight Blast Training!
Happy Friday Yinz! AND OH MY GOD IT FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THAT! I am keeping this blog post, show, sweet, yet SINISTER today as I will be releasing one of the toughest body weight training workouts that are a part of the Minimal Effective Dose program. If you haven’t registered for the Minimal […]
The Price We Pay for Staying “Healthy”: Where You Invest Your Time and Money Matters
I was utterly baffled by what I was listening to in the middle of a conversation about fitness, strength training and eating healthy, but my being baffled quickly shifted into the realization that we here in America struggle with a very serious problem plaguing our society more so each day. I’m not here to talk […]
Mind Over Matter: Full Body Strength From the Inside Out
Mastering our instincts and refining our strengths happens when we make the commitment to eat smart, train hard, and enjoy our lives. Establishing strong, healthy habits can be challenging though, and keeping commitments we make even to ourselves may prove a bit more challenging if we don’t have a plan of action and the accountability […]
Unbreakable
I was sitting outside the new apartment last night, looking around the scenery of this new neighborhood in my old home town. The day had been one of my harder days, days when I felt so out of my wits that I couldn’t think straight, or perhaps thinking about one thing in particular that has […]
The Kettlebell Kick-Starter: WELCOME TO GREENSBURG PENNSYLVANIA!
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Greater City of GREENSBURG: This blog post is dedicated to YOU! You may have heard of a certain red-headed kettlebell instructor making her way back home for all things strength, endurance, and obviously more awesome via kettlebell training. I AM BACK IN THE AREA! I now operate out of Virtus […]
Welcome to the Twister: Hang Training, Grip Strength, and a Drill You Need for Upper Body Dominance
Since we are on the subject this week on obstacles, we are going to be looking at a specific obstacle that gave me a ton of heck at the Ohio Spartan Beast Race. Welcome to the Twister! Ok ok ok! For those of you in the calisthenics realm of things, practicing this kind of […]
Breathing Mechanics For Pull Up Training and Why that Matters
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 […]
WELCOME TO THE PULL UP PARTY! Get Your First, Your Reps, Your MAX Weighted Pull Up
Ohio Spartan Beast 2017: In the books! I am incredibly thankful for the good times, the scary times, and the victory we all experienced as we crossed over to the finish line. The entire experience had me thinking about training, taking my own training a HELL of a lot more serious, and realizing that the […]
The Turkish Get Up Press Routine- POWERFUL PRESSING TEASER!
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. […]