Exercises

Pull-Ups There’s something very primitive about pull-ups. It’s almost as if it’s one of those exercises that if our ancestors couldn’t do, they probably didn’t get out alive. Pull-ups are an exercise of frustration for many. Like most things, you may suck at them before becoming good at them. Remember, most people in America...

Take the load off of your spine and from your hands and train with the Kettlebell Backpack. This offers a tremendous lower body strength challenge and simulates many outdoor activities like hiking and hunting.

With the kettlebell backpack you can shift the load to your hips rather than your spine. You may need to lean forward a bit more than if you were doing kettlebell goblet squats, but this form of squatting is also quite functional and applicable to daily life. Strength your legs, hips, and low back...

Overhead pressing is sorely underrated and oftentimes placed below horizontal pressing like floor presses, and pushups. This isn’t the case. The ability to press things overhead, when you think about it, is quite a bit more functional than horizontal pressing in every day life. Don’t minimize the overhead strict press. It builds strength in...

Quad Bird-Dog Once you get the kneeling bird-dog down, feel free to humble yourself by adding the quadruped bird-dog into your kettlebell training. Movements like these are great to pair to a multi-joint big lift in your kettlebell training, or they serve as a great active recovery exercise where you may be focusing on...

Bird-Dog Rows This is stability challenge at its finest for your kettlebell training. Find an elevated surface, like a bench, to perform this kettlebell training exercise. Find your balance point, keep your glute tight in the raised leg, keep the abs firing, and perform quality 1-arm rows. This exercise will force you to go...

Overhead Kneel to Stand This kettlebell training exercise is much more challenging than it looks. It’s a great not only for the backside because you’re basically performing a reverse lunge on one leg, but great for the hip flexors as you come back up to the standing position. Additionally, there is the stability challenge...