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!
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
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!
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, […]
The Push Press Vs. the Military Press and How These Two can Tango
We have a saying in our lifting community, and that saying is this: “The meaning of life is lifting heavy shit above your head.” Since becoming one of the only women in the world who has completed a strict double 28kg press, I am proud to say that the very lifting of heavy things has […]
Join Us at OTB! Powerful Pressing Release: March 5th from 4-8 p.m.!
It’s been nearly 1 year in the making, but Janelle Pica’s Powerful Pressing Program is officially out! We would like to invite you all to a super strong evening in a super fun location to talk shop on all things kettlebells. Hard copies of our publication will be available for purchase and Janelle Pica will […]
The Military Press and Why Your Whole Body Needs It
There is something truly primal about lifting a weight above your head. It’s as if our own primitive, caveman-like selves are awakened by practicing the over head lifts. The Military Press has a particularly unusual ability to make us feel stronger just by merely practicing the lift. Friend and fellow kettlebell instructor, Daniel Byrnes, said […]
Pressing On to Powerful Strength
It’s been nearly a year in the making of a program here at the studio, and within the next few weeks, we are launching a program to the masses that is guaranteed to make you the strongest version of yourself. If you love lifting heavy things above your head, get ready to press on! Janelle […]
Ask the Instructor: The Volume of Your Training and Why That Matters for Strength
Welcome to another ask the instructor blog post! This post is dedicated to the discussion of volume in your training programs and WHY that matters in order to gain serious strength. Over the past few weeks I have been asked about my own take on total work volume and how that plays into the intensity […]
Spring into Strength
Pittsburgh is about to get stronger! Primal Fitness Pittsburgh is excited to announce that we are pressing forward (literally speaking) into our very first written program. In as little as 4 weeks, you can see MASSIVE and DRAMATIC strength gains while simultaneously getting leaner. The only catch is WE NEED YOUR HELP! Our publication to […]