***(Update since we published this blog Nike removed some of the videos. Thats great Nike however you have left the other Kettlebell clips from your “master” trainers. Let me help you understand why she is no Kettlebell master. Please see the bottom of this article for updates and review of the clips you left online […]
Its been three weeks since we wrapped up the Masters of Movement Training Week and everyone is still talking about it. In the months building up to this amazing movement camp I received a lot of emails and calls from people asking me if they should sign up. I told everyone that I believed they […]
Great practice today at the Academy of Lions in Toronto. Tomorrow starts the week long Masters of Movement Training Event and I was lucky to find a little time this morning to work on my flexibility, Kettlebell juggling and handstands. During my handstand practice I worked as always on my fundamentals along with some experiments […]
On October 26th 2013 the Toronto AGATSU KETTLEBELL SPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS will be held. Ranking will be awarded under Agatsu rules. Competitors may test themselves in one or two the following categories: 1) Jerk 2) Snatch 3) Long Cycle 4) Biathlon *(Please note that Biathlon counts as two events) Competitors may compete in up to two […]
This question on the proper height for a Kettlebell Swing was posted on my Facebook wall today. Its a questions that comes up often online and at the Agatsu gym in Montreal. I address it at length during my Kettlebell Instructor Certification seminars and thought rather than posting a quick Facebook response I should share […]
The About a couple months ago we hired someone to do some work at the Agatsu Gym in Montreal. As we talked and joked around the man was shocked to find out that we were the same age. The day after the work was completed he returned and told me that he was really upset […]
The Agatsu Gym in Montreal is quickly becoming known at the place to go for Kettlebell training. It’s no surprise since we are the ones that first introduced these amazing weights to Canadians nearly a decade ago. Each week the Montreal Kettlebell classes grow and the trainers hear the same thing over and over “I […]
So you want to do this? Well before you start wowing your friends and your adoring Facebook fans you had better prep those baby soft mittens you call hands. That’s right boys and girls Rome wasn’t built in a day and you can’t build a house on jello. Technical movements like the One Arm Handstand […]
Don’t be confused by articles and studies about the negative effects of stretching before athletic performance. These studies do not negate the positive effects and need for flexibility training. If you are about to sprint or squat YES stretching can have a negative impact on your performance. This does not mean that you should never […]
THE SUPERMAN SQUAT: BUILDING SUPERHERO STRENGTH WITHOUT WEIGHTS You have been to the squat buffet and not only went back for seconds and thirds, but also fourths and fifths. You dream about squats so much that you once woke up in your neighbor’s yard overhead squatting his pet Chihuahua. You have tried them all: hindu, […]