Now open: Orlando RKC cert workshop for 2010

We are excited to announce our first-ever RKC Kettlebell Instructor Certification Workshop in Orlando, Florida, hosted at Disney’s superb facility.
To view complete information and register on our website click here NOW
Save $1000.00 on the tuition for Pavel’s October 2010 Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certification when you register and pay by February 26, 2010.
Now available: pay for [...]

continue reading...

Save $600.00 on Pavel’s April 2010 RKC workshop by Jan 8

Save $600.00 on the tuition for Pavel’s April 2010 Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certification when you register and pay by January 8.
Now available: pay for your workshop in four equal, monthly installments.
Pavel’s Kettlebell Certification program has become the most sought-after strength training in the world today.
And because of the demand, we have increasingly been turning people [...]

continue reading...

Different Kettlebell Grips for Different Drills

(an Excerpt from Return of the Kettlebell)
In any overhead kettlebell exercise you should position the handle in such a way that the heel of your palm under your pinky is loaded and your wrist is not bent back. Once that is taken care of you have two different grips, parallel and diagonal, to choose [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Certification: Last Day to Save $600 in Philadelphia

We are very excited to announce the first-ever RKC Kettlebell Instructor Certification Workshop in Philadelphia this October!
To view complete information and register on our website click here NOW
Save $600.00 on the tuition for Pavel’s October 2009 Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certification when you register and pay by September 17, 2009.
Now available: pay [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training for Total Body Fitness

One of the best training tools for supreme fitness and physical conditioning is not new. In fact it's centuries old. Kettlebells came into being sometime during the 17th century in Eastern Europe. Popularized by strongmen during Tsarist Russia, kettlebells have survived centuries for one reason and one reason only: they work. Kettlebell training can deliver [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training For Firefighters

I don't have to tell you the demands firefighting can put on one's body. The physical endurance, strength, intense heat and cramped quarters can make for a very difficult working environment! That said, there is perhaps no exercise regimen better suited to the demands of firefighters than kettlebell training. The combination of explosive strength, high [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training For Law Enforcement

One of the most effective strength and endurance training methods for law enforcement personnel is really nothing new! Training with Kettlebells has been around since the Tsars, and shows no signs of being displaced as one of the more effective total body strength and endurance builders anytime soon. The need for law enforcement line officers [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training – How Young Can You Start?

At first glance kettlebell training may not seem appropriate for teenagers, but upon closer examination, there can be a case made for several points of view. Kettlebell training is without a doubt, one of the most demanding, heart-pounding, and fastest results workout programs you can find today. There is no question that kettlebells can deliver [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training For Martial Artists

There's always been a great deal of concern for martial artists when it comes to kettlebells, or any other form of intense weight training for that matter. The conventional wisdom was that training hard for strength with either heavy weights or kettlebells would tighten the muscles and limit the range of motion and flexibility, two [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Swings – Proper Technique and Use

The kettlebell swings may be the very foundation of training with kettlebells. They certainly predate many of the other exercises, practical applications and uses. The various swing movements have proven their usefulness time and time again. If you're new to kettlebell training, this is perhaps one of the first exercises you should bring into your [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training and Weight Loss

Kettlebell training can be a fantastically effective way to not only gain the type of fitness we’re looking for, but also a marvelous way to lose unwanted weight. Kettlebells are a very strenuous form of total body workout, and if you combine this type of physical conditioning regimen with a sensible eating plan, you won’t [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Training And Your Diet

While kettlebells themselves may will make a huge impact on your overall physical conditioning and physique, diet plays an important part in determining just how healthy you come out on the other end of this training. While most of us are very tired of hearing about the latest fad diet that may or may [...]

continue reading...

Using Kettlebells To Accelerate Fat Loss

I've come here to reveal a secret. Most people, if they've heard of kettlebells at all, associate them with building core strength and fantastic overall conditioning. There are a few added benefits as well, and that would be that kettlebells are a great tool for fat loss and weight loss. No other exercise programs are [...]

continue reading...

Seven Kettlebell Training Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

Whether you're just started out in training with kettlebells or have been at it for some time, you need to understand that mistakes in form and function can not only hamper your training progress, but can actually derail your training, either injuring you or forcing you to spend much more time retraining yourself from bad [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Workouts – Sensible Plans To Help You Reach Your Goals

Coming up with just the right workout to get started with kettlebells can be a challenge in and of itself. With a bewildering (at first) array of exercises and routines out there to choose from, what constitutes just the right blend for you to follow and how can you fashion a routine that will get [...]

continue reading...

The Importance of Taking Time Off From Your Kettlebells!

Probably one of the first things you might NOT expect to see in an article about kettlebells training is the importance of taking time off from your kettlebell training in order to achieve your best results. Kettle bell training is a kick butt, extreme form of physical conditioning, and the thought of even thinking about [...]

continue reading...

Getting Results With Kettlebells

There are as many different workouts designed to get results with kettlebells as there are stars in the sky but for you there is only one right one. Here we'll look into some of the things necessary to get the best results possible with your kettlebell training, and in the shortest amount of time possible. [...]

continue reading...

Buying Your First Set of Kettlebells

If you decided that you want to take your conditioning to a whole new level using kettlebells, then that begs the question, where can you buy good kettlebells and any other accoutrements you may need? After all, you'll need some instruction as to what to buy, when and how to get started. We hope to [...]

continue reading...

Sports Training With Kettlebells

Part of the reason kettlebell training seems to be making such a resurgence in the United States and beyond has to do with the realization of just how beneficial kettlebells can be in sport specific training. There is practically no sport out there that would not benefit from a finely tuned dose of kettlebell training, [...]

continue reading...

Kettlebell Routines To Get You Ripped!

There are many different kettlebell exercises that one could incorporate into a routine, and you'll probably run into most of these along the way, however for someone who is new to kettlebell training it's wise to focus on a few basic exercises to make up a basic routine. This will give you the advantage of [...]

continue reading...