Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Durniat’

6
Mar

More Kettlebell Long Cycle Fun As Sincere Continues Training For The 2010 Arnolds Sports Festival in Columbus, OH.

   Posted by: Sincere   in Uncategorized

Here’s another training session, about a week out from my first time competing at the 2010 Arnold Classic, and my first time participating in a kettlebell sport competition.

After, reviewing this clip, I found a few tweaks that would help me get more reps, be more efficient in my movement, and reduce muscle fatigue.

One of the first things I worked on, after filming this, was closing the distance between me and the bells, as I went into the swing portion of the lift.

I remember Andrew Durniat mentioning this small tweak, last fall at Mike Mahler’s “Age of Quarrel” workshop.

When giving the bells a small “bump,” as you come out of the rack and go into the swing, let you upper body slightly fall away from the descending bells.

Dude! You have no idea how much this helps get your numbers up, preserves your grip, and reduces the chance of the bells pulling you forward. There’s nothing more detrimental to your reps, sets, and long cyle training, than trying to fight the bells for body control.

The name of the game is “Efficiency” & “Economy of Movement.”

I highly suggest anyone looking to discover some of the best technique for achieving more efficient lifts, getting better numbers, gaining more strength, mass, power, or simply learning from the best, in terms of kettlebell training, joint mobility, advanced bodyweight training, indian club training, and more,

you owe it to yourself, and/or your clients to grab a copy of the “Age of Quarrel” DVD set from http://strengthbymahler.com. It is totally worth it, and will pay your training game back with big dividends.

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15
Oct

Behind The Scenes of Mike Mahler’s “Kettlebell Training in the Age of Quarrel” Seminar in Santa Monica

   Posted by: Sincere   in Andrew Durniat, Jason Dolby, Kettlebell Courses, Kettlebells, Mike Mahler, Steve Cotter, indian clubs

I know I’ve been M.I.A. for a few days. However, I spent last weekend attending one of the best kettlebell-centered seminars, during my career as a strength & conditioning coach. While, I finally just received the feeling in my legs, and the full body soreness has subsided, I am still ridning high from the energy of this great seminar.

As I’ve said many times, you’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with. I must say, the company I trained amongst, during Mike Mahler’s “Kettlebell Training in The Age of Quarrel” seminar, definitely did not disappoint.

It’s always a pleasure to train with my fellow IKFF coaches, Steve Cotter, who focused more advanced animal bodyweight movements and kettlebell squatting techniques, & more, and Ken Blackburn, who shared his tips on improving agility, mobility, advanced kettlebell pressing, and girevoy sport technique. Fellow AKC coach, Andrew Durniat also shared his advanced kettlebell sport tips, as well as various program design, and wowed those in attendance with his barbell & kettlebell juggling demonstrations.

The seminar’s creator, Mike Mahler, never disappoints when he shares his advanced kettlebell techniques for size and strength. However, I must admit, my favorite aspect of Mike’s presentation for the weekend, was his on-going in depth knowledge of hormone optimization. Mike is truly a leader in this field, and I look forward to watching this aspect of his coaching develop, in the near future.

Lastly, one of joys of the seminar, especially after 3 days of intense lifting and technique optimization, was fellow IKFF & AKC coach, Jason Dolby’s presentation on using Indian Clubs for recovery, mobility, & more. Jason has studied the use of this ancient , simple tool, extensively. As I prepared for my upcoming competition in the Men’s Health Urbanathlon, I must say, Jason’s tips on using the Indian Clubs, have truly helped reduce my recovery time, during my training for the event.

Here’s a peak at some of the highlights of the weekend’s event. I would like to take this moment to thank Coach Alicia Fong, for not only putting this video together, but also for being such a gracious and welcoming host, by hosting this event at here beautiful (and FUN) facility. If you are ever in L.A., please be sure to stop by Alicia’s AF Performance Center. While you are there, be sure to make an appointment with resident coach Peter Rouse. if you have been dealing with various pains, Peter is the man, when it comes to rehabilitation & corrective exercise specialties. You’ll be glad you did, and tell them, The People’s Fit Coach sent cha:-)

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