Posts Tagged ‘ Kettlebell ’

Kettlebell Training for Athletes

May 20, 2010
By Parth
Kettlebell Training for Athletes

By now you know about Kettlebell training. It’s not a passing fad. Kettlebells are here to stay for a very very long time. Athletes all over the world are starting to use Kettlebells to improve their cardio, strength endurance, and enhance power. If you’re an athlete looking to incorporate Kettlebells into your training program,...
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Kettlebell Figure 8 Abs Exercise

January 4, 2010
By Parth
Kettlebell Figure 8 Abs Exercise

The Kettlebell Figure 8 is one of the many unique abdominal movements you can perform with a Kettlebell. However, I personally believe that almost all Kettlebell movements work your core region. Here’s how to perform the Kettlebell Figure 8 exercise: Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Place one kettlebell directly...
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How to do a Deadlift with a Kettlebell

January 4, 2010
By Parth
How to do a Deadlift with a Kettlebell

Many barbell and dumbbell movements can also be done with a Kettlebell, although a Kettlebell provides a different stimulation. Here’s how to perform a Deadlift with a Kettlebell: Start off standing with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Place the Kettlebell on the floor a few inches in front of your toes,...
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Top 5 Holiday Workout Gifts

December 14, 2009
By Parth
Top 5 Holiday Workout Gifts

Hi, With Christmas gifts and New Year’s Resolutions only a few weeks away, here are the top 5 workout and health gift suggestions. It doesn’t matter if you’re buying for someone or if you want to know the best fitness gifts to ask for, these are some really cool fitness present suggestions. #5 –...
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Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness and Conditioning

December 4, 2009
By Parth
Barbell, Kettlebell, and Dumbbell Complexes to Take Your Body to a New Level of Hardness and Conditioning

by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer Author – The Truth about Six Pack Abs If you’ve been looking for a different training technique to break out of a rut, eliminate the boredom, and bring on new results, “complexes” may be just what you’ve been looking for. If you’ve never heard of...
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Kettlebells plus Bodyweight Training equals Amazing Superset Workouts

July 29, 2009
By Parth
Kettlebells plus Bodyweight Training equals Amazing Superset Workouts

Image by fitness 102 I love superset workouts. Some of my favorite workouts involve combining bodyweight and kettlebell workouts. It just so happens that there is a trainer who’s come out with a full workout program that uses this strategy of superseting bodyweight and kettlebell exercises to create intense fat burning workouts. His name...
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Fat Loss is a Battle – Workout Three

September 19, 2008
By Parth

This is the third workout of the Fat Loss is a Battle series: Substitutions: You can substitute the running for any cardio option. Make sure you perform the cardio exercise for 2 to 3 minutes. The other exercises may be sustituted for easier variations. You can also use kettlebell or dumbbell exercises and perform...
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Simple Mobility Training for the Obese

August 23, 2008
By Parth

We know America’s fat. What are you going to do about it? You can start by being in shape. Then people will come up to you and ask you how you got in shape. You can either teach them the right way, or tell them to go to Tastefully Driven and read all the...
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New way of Doing the Squat Thrust

April 15, 2008
By Parth
New way of Doing the Squat Thrust

6 rounds of: 5 reps Narrow Supinated Grip Chin-ups 10 reps Pushups 10 reps One-arm KB Squat Thrust 12 reps Lateral Lunges 12 reps Sit-ups The one-arm KB Squat Thrust proved to be extremely difficult. Here’s how you do them: hold a kettlebell in one hand, drop down into push-up position, and perform a...
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New Goals, New Direction

April 7, 2008
By Parth
New Goals, New Direction

For those that have read my post An Analysis of Weight Loss methods and Program (don’t worry if you didn’t, it’s a long one), know that I developed a pretty intense program. The program was great but one thing I had not factored in was the time factor. Perhaps that is a program I...
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