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Kettlebells for Size and Strength

Apr

7

2011

Kettlebells For Size And Strength. The kettlebell has made a dramatic impact in fitness communities since it was introduced to the USA in 1998. They are a perfect tool to build both size and strength. This guest post from Mike Mahler explains why kettlbells fit the need perfectly. Mike Mahler is a fitness information provider ...

GVT – day 12 – Dang – the workout that wasn’t

Mar

14

2011

Today’s workout … wasn’t. There are days when something happens and the workout just doesn’t go well. Today was one of those days. I’ve learned that I just need to listen to my body. Recall that I’m a Cube Dweller, not a professional athlete. The risk of pushing through possible injury outweighs the reality that ...

GVT – day 11 – Add More Weight

Mar

9

2011

This is day 10 of the German Volume section of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion has pushed me and helped me add weight. (See the articles tagged with GVT.) Add More Weight Every time I go out to do one of these workouts I want to see increase. But doing ten ...

GVT – day 10 – Pullups and Calluses

Mar

6

2011

Day 10 of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion continues to be a challenge and today was a killer. (See day 2, day 4, day 7, day 8, day 9) I found an article that made me focus on pull ups during this workout. Yavor from RelativeStrengthAdvantage wrote about Lat Activation. The ...

GVT – day 9 – Heart Rate Zones Applied

Mar

2

2011

Today I worked through day 9 of the German Volume Training and wanted to spend time applying Heart Rate Training Zones. You will see why I love using kettlebells so much, since they let me combine strength training and cardio training. This is day 9, so this nearly the end of this portion of Mike ...

GVT Day 8 – Press, Pull, Get Up, but It’s all about the Get Up

Feb

28

2011

This was my fourth time through 10 sets of 10 double kettlebell military press, pullups, and 3 sets of 10 turkish get ups. This time I focused on the TGUs. This is day 8, so I am now three quarters through this portion of Mike Mahler’s program. The German Volume Training (GVT) portion is surprisingly ...

GVT – day 7 – Squats, Swings, and Windmills Rest Periods Matter

Feb

24

2011

Today was Day 7 of the German Volume Training (GVT) program that I’m using from Mike Mahler’s DVD The Kettlebell Solution for Size and Strength. The workout consists of 10 sets of 10 reps of double kettlebell squats, double kettlebell swings, and high/low windmills. Keeping a consistent form through the 10×10 format is brutal, but ...

GVT Day 4 – 80 Military Presses, 100 Pullups, 30 Turkish Get Ups

Feb

11

2011

Wow! My arms are still shaking from this workout. I’m on the 4th workout in the German Volume Training (GVT) portion of a 12 week Kettlebell program. The program is from Mike Mahler’s DVD The Kettlebell Solution for Size and Strength. Persistence is paying off. Today was much better than last time I did this ...

German Volume Training (GVT) – day 3 – Kettlebell Squats, Swings, and Windmills

Feb

8

2011

Today was day three of my adventure on Mike Mahler’s GVT section from his DVD training program The Kettlebell Solution for Size and Strength. The workout is one of two that I alternate between every other workout and consists of ten sets of ten kettlebell squats and swings, followed by three sets of kettlebell high/low ...