Category Archives: Kettlebell

Motivation Monday- complex exercises

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQrWeCgU4z/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ymlirb64qk8n This video shows a full round of a complex exercise I did in a workout class last week. I used the same weight for all of the Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- a picture is worth a thousand words

This weekend was my weigh out for the 30 day challenge at my gym. It was a fun challenge to undertake and I lost just over 9 pounds overall. While I would have liked my number to be higher, the difference in my before Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- taking control of my weight and health

I was recently diagnosed with both high cholesterol and diabetes, which both run in my family. I've always sworn that if my weight ever started to affect my health then I would do everything in my power to get it under Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday-modifications prevent injuries

https://youtu.be/xuA4JAu5wHw https://youtu.be/1UToUTfoVeE https://youtu.be/tMDBn9WMrcs Our XIT workout for the last two weeks was very heavy on the burpees, and that's without the burpees that I had to do in boxing Continue Reading »

Workout Wednesday- never gonna stop because I CAN’T

While I have mentioned that having a strict training schedule is the key to my continued success at maintaining my motivation to go to the gym, that's only part of the story. When you work out as much as I do for as Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- TRX single leg burpees (AKA my new worst nightmare)

https://youtu.be/CaJ-9D-y7eI https://youtu.be/FPSGrr3r_Xg I'm sure I've mentioned that I despise burpees on this blog before. They were always used as a punishment when I played rugby and just have a negative Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- stepping it up a notch

https://youtu.be/w1Jbz-Q_rug Windshield wipers are probably one of the most difficult core exercises in our weekly kettlebell class as well as one that comes up more frequently than others. You're working your oblique Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- seeing results through videos

I've been recording my workouts for a while, and have really enjoyed having the opportunity to be able to look back at my form and make adjustments. An added bonus is that I can also see the changes in my body over Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- don’t neglect to do single leg exercises

My legs are very strong and I really pride myself on being able to leg press over 1000 pounds. Just like with hands, however, we have a dominant leg, which tends to be stronger and pick up the slack for the weaker Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- don’t give up if it’s hard

I know that most of the videos I shoot at the gym make the moves look relatively effortless, which is due to the fact that I've been going to the gym regularly for over a decade at this point. I've done more squats, Continue Reading »