Archive for August, 2009

1a. Alt. KB Swings x 1 min.
1b. KB Overhead squat x 6 ea. side (perform 6 on the left, then 6 on the right) -

* When performing the OH squat, keep your eye on the kettlebell/free hand
out in front/hips back
(push the bell up, while sinking your lats down). Only go as low as
you can with good form (no wobbling to the left or right)

perform 5 rounds. Rest 1 min between rounds.

Once you’ve completed all 5 rounds. Rest 5 minutes, then begin Combo set 2 & perform 3 rounds of Combo set 2.

2a. KB step up x 1 min ea. side (make sure the bell is sitting in the
corner of your arm & your fist is under your chin. Keep wrist
straight!)

2b. Seated KB Press x 5/side

*(While standing, clean & rack the bell. Then sit on a stable surface
that won’t move. Compress your abs/grip the handle/tense up all of
your muscles & press the bell straight up, as you would do if you were
standing. DO NOT LEAN BACK! Compressed abs = a “Safe Back!

Keep the bell over your shoulder & lock out. Safely return the bell to
the rack position, while keeping your abs compressed and muscles
tense. Exhale on the top portion of the lift. Be fluid. Be rigid. Be a
Warrior! Enjoy.

BTW, here’s a look at my fellow IKFF kettlebell coaches having fun with the overhead squat at a recent certification course. The course was hosted by my man, Mike Stehle at his Crossfit Jersey Shore gym, in Avon By The Sea, N.J.

Join us at one of our upcoming IKFF certified kettlebell teacher by logging on to http://ikff.net.

Here are more highlights from the Underground Strength Coach Certification & Gym License seminar, at my man Zach Even-Esh’s gym in Edison, NJ. My fellow Underground Strength Coaches & I had the honor of training Zach’s hardcore athletes. Let it be known that these dudes are serious “beasts,” so we couldn’t step to them with no “punk” workout.

These dudes, under Zach’s coaching, always bring it! Therefore, we had to bring it to them even more. We’re rocking the sandbags in the following footage. Check it out and let me know what you think, in the comments section below.

To train with certified Underground Strength Coach, Sincere Hogan, & become a member of the New Warriror Nation, go to http://newwarriortraining.com/classesworkshops/

Recently, my man Zach Even-Esh of http://budurl.com/uscoach, explained the benefits of getting your “tire battle” on, when training with a partner or team.

This is one of the many ways you can add variety to your training, have some fun, and get hella strong. Also, by switching your feet though out the drill, you can also improve on your timing, stability, footwork, and explosiveness.

Take a look at the footage, and don’t forget to leave a comment below. Let me know what you think, and also share how you rock your workouts with tire training.

This is ideal for not only athletes training for particular sports (i.e. football, MMA, b-ball & more), but it’s great for the everyday warrior dealing with the competition of “life.”

If you don’t have access to a big tractor tire, you can also use a large medicine ball or stability ball. Although, neither of these would add the same amount of resistance as a big tire; don’t sweat it!

You can get creative and simultaneously perform a isometric hold (i.e. you push with you arms extended, and hold the ball near your partner’s chest, while they push and hold with their hands pulled back, near their ribs.).

When training like a warrior, not having the “so-called” ideal equipment is never an issue. Just about anything we can get our hands (and sometime feet) on, is ideal for how we training. The most important training tool is your “creativity.”

Now, let’s get it!