Not near as exciting as The Three Musketeers and not near as entertaining as The Three Amigos, but there are three kettlebell cleans....

You don’t need a handlebar mustache and a singlet to reap the benefits of the get-up. This exercise, popularized by old-time strongmen,...

As a professional Muay Thai fighter and avid practitioner of kettlebells, I was excited and curious to see the announcement for...

Lately, I’m busy—but surprise, who isn’t. Who has too much time these days? Between work, other work, teaching, family, training, keeping...

Resilient ankles, antifragile knees, strong legs—and a lesson in many important principles of balance, flexibility, and strength: these...

“It’s all easy till it’s heavy!”—Mark Reifkind Having performed, judged, and observed many heavy or max attempts in various lifts, I can...

The kettlebell arm bar is the single best shoulder mobility and stability drill you can practice. It gives the best bang for your buck...

In the strength and conditioning world, we frequently hear that quality is more important than quantity regarding training. For those...

Lose fat, Increase strength, Kill your strength tests, Repeat. What I am about to share is the nutrition plan that allowed me to drop...

If I had to choose one exercise to practice the rest of my life, it would be the get-up. Kalos sthenos or “beautiful strength” is the...

I’ve been asked numerous times to formally outline my triple progression system. In reality, it’s not mine—it’s as old as the hills....

Powerlifting is a brutally simple sport—he or she with the most plates on the bar wins. Of course, as strength athletes, we know there is...

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”—John Wooden There is an old proverb about the devil being...

On September 17, 2006, I attended my first kettlebell certification course. At the time, kettlebell training wasn’t as widely embraced as...

When my wife, Nikki, and I began kettlebell training back in 2008, we were introduced to high intensity interval training. We walked out...

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”—St. Francis of Assisi. If somebody...

Classes can be a fantastic opportunity for professional coaches to help more “regular” people and earn more money in the most...

Back in spring of 2015, Mark Limbaga came up with the concept of a step/wave hybrid cycle. Once he shared the basic concepts with me, I...

I am a 12-percenter. At age 58, I have a 12.4% risk of dying before I turn 68. How do I know this? It’s straightforward crude mortality...

“The only way to handle pressure is to apply it.”—Darrelle Revis I would add that handling pressure means properly applying it. The area...