Ader Premier Kettlebells and Kettlebell Inc. featured in this month's Gear Guide of Men's Journal, February 2008 edition!
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Ader Kettlebells
The quality you want, at the price you deserve. The best kettlebells on the market, available from Kettlebell Inc.
Training articles on functional fitness, kettlebell training, and fat loss, from experts in the field. Video exercises and training tips, interviews, and more! All back issues absolutely free!
You Can Make a Difference!
For every 18lb Pink Kettlebell or Kettlebell for the Cure Cap, Kettlebell Inc. will donate $2 to the Dallas County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. More details and products at the link below.
Dozens of videos on functional fitness and kettlebell training from top instructors. Basic exercises, new exercises, training tips, DVD trailers and more. Add some variety to your workouts or brush up on your form. See how the experts do it!
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Introducing Lisa Shaffer's
In Depth Kettlebell Foundation DVD
This Innovative, One of a Kind, interactive workshop DVD allows you to take one of Lisa's Workshops when and where you want! Filmed during a live workshop, you see Lisa's instruction on the Foundation Kettlebell Exercises as she taught her workshop participants. Reinforce what you learned with interactive working sets! And Much More, click on the link below to see it all!
See Photos from
Lisa Shaffer and Lauren Brooks
"Total Body Sculpt"
Kettlebell Workshop
Come and see some pictures from the "Total Body Sculpt" Kettlebell Workshop held on September 27, 2008 with Lauren Brooks and myself in San Diego. It was a fantastic workshop and everyone had a great time!
NEW NoFearFitness Kettlebell Basics Wallchart featuring Lisa Shaffer. 7 of the basic exercises outlined with sample workout plan and kettlebell safety. Check it all out at the link below.
Kettlebell for the Cure
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#11937 - 07/16/08 11:59 AM
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Wednesday
Joint mobility
Sling shot, figure 8 and snatch 8kg, 12kg warm up
5x 3push press lr 12kg
ladders 1,2,3,4,5 - Double 8kg swing, clean squat, snatch 2 sets, noticed snatch not so good so stopped to practise just this.
5x 5 Double snatch - abs not working well today!
Hand to hand 12kg 1 min
Stretch
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#11943 - 07/17/08 11:09 AM
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Joint mobility
Warm up as wednesday
3x push press lr 12kg - technique improving
3x 2 hand 10 swings - 16kg, 12kg, Double 8kg
3x 1 hand 5 swings lr 16kg, 12kg =10 double 8kg
3x Cleans 16kg lr, 5x cleans 12kg and Double 8kg + press and squat
Deck squats with and without 8kg
Russian walks 12kg two hands, 1 hand with 8kg - slowly getting more co-ordinated.
10 press ups
2xPlank on ball
2min 35 secs plank
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#12015 - 07/20/08 11:45 AM
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Heavy weekend celebrating the end of term so a little hung over today (Can't take those Tequila slammers anymore!)
Joint mobility
TGU-8/12KG
Push press 12kg -3 each side 2 sets
Ladders double 8kg-jump back on bells, Renegade Row, jump up deadlift clean-1,2,3,4,5 repeat 4 times
Windmill 8kg 5 each side
Deck squats no weight, 8kg, 12kg (Just to see if I could and I could)
stretch
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#12053 - 07/22/08 12:16 AM
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The sun is shining at last! So I went out and just had 30 mins of fun working on that flip and catch and the Russian walks.
Tai Chi in the evening - learning how to breathe which I know will impact on Kettlebell and other workouts.
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#12063 - 07/22/08 09:10 AM
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Working with trainer today-good conversation about food and goals.
15 min blast, not in this order but some sort of combination of these!
Russian walks forwards and backwards 2 hand swings 12kg, 1 hand swings 8kg
Double 12kg cleans
Double 12kg Clean and squatx5
Double 8kg clean and pressx4
Double 8kg snatchx5
1 snatch, 1 burpee lr, 2 snatch 2 burpeelr etc to 5
10 swings and run, 9 swings and run - down to 1
Phew!
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#12096 - 07/23/08 01:30 PM
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Phew - hot in UK today!
Joint mobility
Warm up slingshot and snatches 8kg and 12kg
TGU 1lr 8kg 1 lr 12kg
Push press 12kg 3 each side 5 sets - pretty good now time to move on
Ladders 1,2,3,4,5 and repeat.
12kg clean, crawl forward on hands press up, move back, burpee left and right.
Only managed 3 sets today! sweating!
Tai chi practise
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#12125 - 07/24/08 12:11 PM
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Working on deadlifts and squats with barbell today. First time I've really worked like this. Really tired and feeling a little indimidated in an unfamiliar gym so struggled a bit to get the form right. But not too bothered because don't really need to work like this at the moment.
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#12126 - 07/24/08 12:23 PM
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Hey Chris,
The dead lifts are awesome to work in with your kb training. I go through my spurts with DL'ing. I'm planning on adding it in at least once a week.
Squats with a barbell I'm not interested in doing any more. I did many of them when I was working out in a gym. It's a great exercise and will build nice looking legs and butt. ;o) I just don't have a squat rack and I'm not going to join a gym for it. I really like my kb front squats.
Its just like anything else. It takes some time to get the form down.
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#12179 - 07/27/08 04:02 AM
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cardioqueen
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Hey Lisa - thanks for comments,will probably come back to barbell work in a few weeks and not train the day before - boy did I get a lecture! But did highlight some faults which transfer to kettlebells so I know I'm going to be doing a lot of ab work over the next few weeks! I can Squat quite happily with Kettlebells and have just increased my weight here so happy with this.
Sunday
Jm
Warm up sling shot, figure 8 and snatch
3 sets flip and catch-form really improved - one near perfect set!
12kg snatches 40,30,20,10 (Change hand half way)
Double 12kg squats 2 sets 5 reps
Lunge 10 reps each side 12kg forward, 6 reps each side back
Windmill 5 reps each side
Tai- chi form practise
Stretch
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#12235 - 07/29/08 12:25 PM
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Tuesday
Tai-chi yesterday and some work on breathing which may be helpful
Trainer session today - lots of abs work - fine when doing planks and press ups - less fine standing up. Too many aerobics classes I'm told, so working on this.
15 min blast
2 bells 20m apart 10 swings with one walk to other 10 swings
repeat with cleans, clean and press and press ups.
10 snatch each arm run to other bell and repeat, run back repeat routine with 9 snatch etc down to one snatch.
Deceptively tiring!
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#12270 - 07/31/08 10:22 AM
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101 uses for a kettlebell- good for holding carpets away from the wall whilst painting.
Made time for a quick workout
JM
10 press ups
At last have managed to press 12 using ab work from tues and breathing - only on right side for now - but it's a start.
15 min blast listed above, added 5 squats to walking part.
Tai-chi
Have strict instructions this week. This is all I'm allowed! I always have difficulty doing what I'm told so this is hard - it's why I work so well with challenging children - I understand their thinking.
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#12394 - 08/05/08 12:54 AM
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10 mile walk across Derbyshire moors this weekend - funny how you loose members of the Great British public after the first mile. Hardly met anyone despite walking through some beautiful countryside.
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#12419 - 08/06/08 02:43 PM
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Have been poorly for a few days so gentle back into it...
Jm
warm up
Press 12kg 2 on right side and managed 1 on left - but still smiling!
Ladders - jump back on 2 bells renegade row jump forward and deadlift clean Double 8kg. 1,2,3,4,5 reps- 5 sets
Windmill 5 lr
stretch
Tai-chi
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#12474 - 08/09/08 10:33 AM
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Have been moving lots of furniture this week, Thursday I helped my daughter move into second floor flat, 4 flights of stairs and 3 van loads! Friday had to move all the furniture out of living room for carpet laying- boy was I grateful for kettlebell muscle.
Saturday
Jm
2 bells 20m apart 10 swings with one walk to other 10 swings
repeat with cleans, clean and press and press ups.
10 snatch each arm run to other bell and repeat, run back repeat routine with 9 snatch etc down to one snatch.
Double 8kg 5 snatch, clean, press and walk across mats and back 5 times
stretch and Tai chi
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#12479 - 08/10/08 05:38 AM
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Sunday is funday - no routines just time to practise skills and new stuff. Boxers on my mats so couldn't do everything I wanted to do.Hey ho....
JM
Tried Halo for first time as part of warm up routine, plus figure 8, slingshot and a couple of snatches just to wake me up.
Press 4 on right side, 2 on left - becoming more confident so left will improve.
One leg squats - decided to try a weight so added 8kg and 12kg
Kettlebell deadlifts - have not done these for about a year- a bit afraid for my back. So built up slowly using 1 bell 8kg,12kg,16kg,20kg. No probs - double 12kg. Then suitcase deadlifts Double 12kg,Double 16kg, Double 20kg-5 reps of last one. Probably could go to double 24kg but just a bit cautious- see how my back feels later, remember the trainer last year looking a bit nervous about this. Will talk to Chuzzy. (Feeling fine as I type this)
Russian walks with 12kg one arm and two arm- 3 sets backwards and forwards each time.
Double 12kg clean and squat two sets of 5
TGU -just to keep my hand in 8kg and 12kg
Mats clear so tried flip and catch but hands too sweaty and sticky so left.
Stretch and tai chi
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#12521 - 08/12/08 09:06 AM
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Jm
Halo/slingshot/figure 8/ snatch warm up
Flip and catch practise - better today
12KG press 2 each side - confidence growing
1 arm swings 12kg 5 each side 3 sets
Increasing weight so fewer reps of these
Double 12kg swings 3 sets of 2
16Kg 3 sets of 10
Double 12kg clean 4 sets of 2
16Kg one arm swing 4 sets 0f 5 each side
16kg four sets of 2 cleans each side
Double 12kg clean and squat 2 sets of 5
single 12kg 10 forward lunge each side
single 12kg 3 backward lunge each side
stretch and Tai chi
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#12552 - 08/14/08 03:37 AM
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Wow really felt that increased weight in glutes and legs the next day!
Training session -trainer just returned from course in US about functional Movement screening - bubbling with enthusiasm and different way to approach TGU. Also working on abs again. Was a bit disappointed because cleaned and pressed on right but still not left and can do it!
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#12574 - 08/15/08 10:53 AM
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Lots of gardening today so have weakened and opened the last box of Maltesers from end of term gifts!
Found time for workout though...
Jm
Sling shot and figure 8 warm up.
Flip and catch two quite fluid sets
Press ups on stairs as part of ab conditioning
12kg swing,clean,squat, press - ladders 1lr,2lr,3lr,3lr,4lr,5lr
2 sets - move onto 12kg from double 8kg has made me use those abs tp sqaut and press- the 8's are just not heavy enough- I can press these without pushing from lower body which is part of the problem.
Swing, clean practise 12kgx4
TGU learning newer method which has a bridge halfway through so no weight yet
stretch
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#12597 - 08/17/08 06:27 AM
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Jm
Sling shot and figure 8 warm up.
Press ups 2x5 reps
12kg swing,clean,squat, press - ladders 1lr,2lr,3lr,3lr,4lr,5lr
3 sets today -breathe in for squat and then hiss out using abs and glutes to push the bell into a press now makes that 12kg fly up when I get the timing right. Got some pretty hard stares from boxing guys as I did this!
Skipping -4x30 secs
Double 8kg press and walk there and back twice- 3 sets.
Stretch and Tai chi
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#12647 - 08/19/08 08:56 AM
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Training day -two sessions this week.
Working on new TGU method - much more demanding because of that bridge, but perhaps a little kinder to my back.
Snatch work - this has improved - but still have to watch abs and glutes when tired
Squats - can still get right down to floor -worked on pushing out kness and resting for a moment or two before that final push upwards.
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