All posts by Hector Gutierrez
Improving Your Deadlift, Without Deadlifting
One of the most common weak points (there’s several actually) when it comes to improving your deadlift is poor (aka: weak) posture. Specifically the upper back muscles (I won’t bore you with the names of the muscles). Here’s why posture is important (health is the obvious reason), coming from a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), leverage is […]
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A Strength-Based Approach To Improve Endurance
One of the most common ways to improve endurance with the kettlebell swing is high volume sets e.g., sets of 10, 15, and higher with very little rest between sets. While this can most definitely improve cardiovascular conditioning… one of the downfalls is an increase in acidity and free radical damage. You’ll recognize this acidity as the […]
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How to clean up your kettlebell clean
The kettlebell clean was one of the skills that never came comfortable to me. It literally took me years to get it right. To be honest, I’m not even sure when I got it right. One day, it just clicked. I remember doing sets of 50 on each side (with a 24kg) until I got it right… yea… don’t […]
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I just want to drink my coffee
Men I know you you’ve been here before… How many times have you gotten up early in the morning, splashed water on your face with only one thing on your mind, that nice hot cup of Joe. Only to never get to actually get to drink it while it’s hot LOL! I have two little one’s at home […]
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How To Superset The Press and Front Squat
In today’s workout of the week I will show you how to superset the press and front squat for a quick and effective strength and conditioning workout. If you’re un-familiar with supersets I’ll explain. A superset is 2 or 3 exercises paired together with little to no rest between exercises. Supersetting is typically a body building tactic to […]
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