Ohio Spartan Beast 2017: In the books! I am incredibly thankful for the good times, the scary times, and the victory we all experienced as we crossed over to the finish line. The entire experience had me thinking about training, taking my own training a HELL of a lot more serious, and realizing that the […]
Enter Ye the Drop Set: Training for The Weighted Pull-Up
Now that I don’t have another kettlbell certification to worry about for another year or so, I decided to take the time to structure the weighted pull up training that was originally programmed for me via Karen Smith. I wanted to discuss a training tip today that I learned from that Master Herself when it […]
Training Tip Tuesday: How’s Your T Spine Mobility Going? (Is it Going at All?)
Happy Tuesday everyone! Yesterday was a HUGE day on the home front back in Greensburg PA. If you missed yesterday’s Facebook live cast, I have solidified a new location in Greensburg for all things Private and Semi Private training. Look for the announcement here on the blog this Thursday for that! Before I get to […]
BOTTOMS UP! (No, This Isn’t About Happy Hour)
Happy Friday! Everyone! Today, we are coving a powerful pressing variant ot make your strict military press STRONG AF! 😀 I received a question about this program recently that I wanted to address, and it’s all about the bottoms up press. I chose to include the bottoms up kettlebell press in our Powerful Pressing Program […]
Turkish Get Ups and Single Arm Swings: These are a Few of My Favorite Things
How’s that for a title? 😉 HAPPY FRIDAY YINZ! Our Turkish Get UP Programming has officially launched! If you missed the details, I highly suggest you click this link to our free facebook group for free training tips, kettlebell and body weight workouts, and group celebrations for your personal records. Onward to awesome! Since I […]
Squat, Push, Swing, Snatch!- Weekend Warrior Challenge!
IT’S FRIDAY! Welcome to the weekend yinz! Today I want to share with you a particularly CHALLENGING and SUPER FUN training session that you can do in just 20 minutes. Grab two kettlebells and get ready to unleash your weekend strength warrior! Weekend Warrior Challenge Directions: You will need two kettlebells for this session. 1 […]
Back to Basics: The Kettlebell Swing
Make no mistake, I am all about the kettlebell military press, but having spent a lot of time teaching newbies the ins and outs of kettlebell training, there is no better lift to work your strength and conditioning quite like the kettlebell swing. The kettlebell swing is considered one of the six fundamental lifts of […]
Crossing over Bridges : Laying a Healthy Foundation for 2017
Ok ok ok! It isn’t quite Christmas yet, but I am already excited for this new year to kick off! Last week I spent a majority of my own time wrapping up my own new writing pieces and working ahead on the new VIP monthly coaching program to launch next week! Taking the time to […]
On the words “Strength”, “Strong” and (Re)Defining Them Both
What is strength? What does it mean to be strong? Lately I have been redefining what the word “strength” means to me, and what it means to be truly strong. I had an epiphany yesterday with a friend and colleague of mine over a mobility session (because that’s the kind of thing I do in […]
Strength in Weakness- The Spartan Sprint
“As I climbed out of the police car I could feel my heart ready to leap out of my chest. I carefully listened to the officer’s instructions and tried to do as he said, while the two inebriated passengers in my car watched breathlessly. The rain poured down hard on me as I took the […]
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