May is going to be a big month of pressing on the VIP forum. Just FYI! Until then, I want to focus on a unique routine that involves a press AND the Turkish get up. The Turkish Get Up to Press Pressing through the “check points” on your get up does a number of things. […]
Get Up! Rising to the Season of Strong
It’s the first day of Spring, and I couldn’t be happier about kicking things off into this brand new season! Over the weekend, I spent a ton of time with friends back in my hometown of Greensburg, talking shop on all things related to starting new seasons in life. Last week I made mention of […]
Level Up- The 2017 Kettlebell Swing Challenge
How are those New Years resolutions working out for you? No really? I asked this question on my previous post, and today, I am excited to announce how YOU can get involved with a fun, riveting, and challenging kettlebell swing program guaranteed to swing you out of a winter slump! It’s time to level up! […]
The Pistol Squat 2.0- Mastering the Body Weight Pistol for Power
One of my clients is working on her pistol squat to one day compete for the Iron Maiden Challenge. While I cannot disclose the specific training I have given her, I CAN tell you it was less dense that the usual preparatory work that goes into getting your RKC/SFG kettle bell certification. For the Iron […]
The Double Clean and Front Squat- The Ascending and Descending Ladder
The double clean and front squat. I love it! In fact, I have been digging these lifts a lot more now that I am working my grip strength and leg work for some big fitness events I am geared up for in the coming year. Strong legs leads to powerful jumps, and not to mention […]
Mental Traps, and Pressing On Towards Your Strongest Self!
A few weeks ago I put out a feeler on facebook and asked the general public about learning what it takes to be a successful person in terms of their own training. After a series of 20 interviews that I had conducted on the phone, I came across something that struck a chord with me […]
The Season for Strength
A friend of mine recently told me that change can be a very frightening thing if we don’t have support to walk through the changes in the seasons of our lives. Having worked with hundreds of clients all over the globe, I got to thinking about change, and the changes I have seen both in […]
Attack of the Kettlebell Snatch! Training for Ultimate Conditoning
The kettlebell snatch is arguably one of the most demanding lifts you can do for sheer conditioning and endurance. As a dual level 2 certified kettlebell instructor with Dragon Door and Strong First, I can tell you that I have tested and re tested and tested some more of the usual 100 rep 5 minute […]
The Push Press Vs. the Military Press and How These Two can Tango
We have a saying in our lifting community, and that saying is this: “The meaning of life is lifting heavy shit above your head.” Since becoming one of the only women in the world who has completed a strict double 28kg press, I am proud to say that the very lifting of heavy things has […]
The Turkish Get Up to Lunge Cycle- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Variations
Confession: I have a new favorite workout that has nothing to do with the kettlebell military press. Don’t get me wrong, the military press is my be all end all favorite lift of all time (and if you want to get SUPER STRONG at the press, click this link for some Powerful Pressing), but lately, […]