Performance Progression Pyramid
‘Checked a box yesterday. Double beast ‘strict press.’I got this message from one of my colleagues in StrongFirst leadership the other day. It was a video of him pressing a pair of 48kg bells (AKA: the Double Beast Press). Said he attempted this feat ~15 years ago at his level one RKC in 2007. I hit […]
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BEFORE your next kettlebell workout
Sup, dude…Today I wanna share 21+ years of experience with you (hope it helps you out?)I think you and I can agree…There’s so much information today on the inter-webs about strength training with kettlebells.It’s easy to get caught up in the “noise.”If I had to start all over again when it came to learning how […]
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How to Create Boundaries
“Sharing in and of itself creates boundaries but from a place of charity.”A few weeks ago I was talking with one of my students and they made a great observation about creating boundaries. I think we all struggle with setting boundaries for ourselves so we can be better and bring more to our community.Many of […]
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5 Mistakes You’re Making with the Turkish Getup
In this post… I’ll pull back the curtain on the 5 common mistakes I’ve made with the Turkish Getup—also known simply as, “the Getup.” You may even be making the exact same mistakes? Let’s find out…The last 21+ years I’ve had the privilege of training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and through this journey of self-development (and self-mastery) […]
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5 Mistakes You’re Making with The Kettlebell Snatch
Before I dive into how to improve your kettlebell snatch and the 5 common mistakes. I wanna take you back to 2019… when I was teaching a SFG I StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification in San Francisco with my mentor Andrea U-shi Chang. It was at one of coolest gyms I’d even seen. We were hosted by 3 […]
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