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  • 2 New KETTLEBELL Exercises for KO Power

    2 New KETTLEBELL Exercises for KO Power

    If you’re a boxer or mixed martial artist and you throw punches, you’ve gotta start doing these new kettlebell exercises as I guarantee they’ll help you generate more power in your hands.

    Your sparring partners won’t appreciate it but you’ll be feeling more powerful than ever.

    And if you don’t throw punches, give these a shot too because they train the neglected transverse (rotational) plane of motion that is important to fully developing the muscles of your core, especially your obliques, as well as your hip rotators, which are equally neglected.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: the Kettlebell Cross and Jab Clean are not meant to replicate exactly a punch – they’re designed instead to teach you to generate power from the ground up and throw your shoulder into the punch.

    So don’t go and try to throw a technically proper punch or you’ll mess yourself up – just follow the instructions in the video and you’ll be golden.

    What do you think of these 2 new exercises?

    Let me know in the Comments (and hit that ‘Like’ button on the way down)!

    Coach E

  • New King of Kettlebell Exercises?

    As I mentioned in the previous email, I came up with this weird new kettlebell exercise after a couple beers…

    Now I wasn’t completely drunk. I would never do this exercise completely drunk. It’d be dangerous and stupid. You’ll see why.

    But a few beers sometimes gets the creative juices flowing and because I have a Kettlebell just lying around, when I’m feeling playful I pick it up and mess around.

    Even 100% sober, this exercise takes concentration and requires co-ordination, balance, agility, strength and power and will benefit those qualities.

    Check it out, then read on for some further comments after the vid:

    When you’re first trying the Whirling Dervish, start with a lighter KB and think of it as skill practice. Learn the technique and master the movement before trying to push it. Proper form is key!

    This new kettlebell exercise is something I’ve come up with that gives you a lot of benefits that you don’t get from most other exercises.

    It harnesses the unique properties of the kettlebell in that you can swing it to and generate a lot of momentum.

    You can also do this with a dumbbell but it’s a lot better with a kettlebell.

    There are a lot of other benefits to this new kettlebell exercise in addition to those mentioned in the video: improved footwork, co-ordination.

    And the last benefit I did mention in the video is huge – prevention of knee ligament injuries that often happen in sports like soccer, basketball and football when you’re running and changing directions at high speed.

    Of course, this exercise helps MMA fighters and martial artists with power generation for strikes and throws. But if you follow this blog, you know that already…

    TACFIT Kettlebell Spetsnaz: Kettlebell Exercises you've never seen before...But truly I don’t care what other people think of me when I’m in the gym – just get the job done, know you’re more “advanced” than most of the monkeys surrounding you and smile to yourself when you see them grunting on the Leg extension machine.The only thing you’ve got to worry about is looking like a weirdo in the gym! LOL

    Now, if you like unique kettlebell exercises and want a time-efficient and effective program full of non-standard KB exercises, I highly suggest checking this site out: http://BestKettlebellExercises.com.

    When you grab the KB Spetsnaz program from Scott, I’ll hook you up with my Crazy 8’s Kettlebell Circuits FREE. Just shoot me an email with your invoice # and I’ll get you setup.

    Questions? Comments? Let me have ’em below…

  • 2 New ADVANCED Kettlebell Exercises

    The Kettlebell often gets a lot more credit than it’s due.

    Yes, it is a cool exercise gadget from scary Russia.

    Sure, Fedor was once photographed with a pile of ‘bells at his feet.

    But it’s never really excited me that much.

    Add to that the fact that Fedor has also been seen in the photo below and the mystique is soon erased.

    Until now…

    I was recently sent a copy of Scott Sonnon’s new Kettlebell program and I’ve gotta tell ya, it’s good.

    Really good, like slipping a punch and landing with your hook for a big KO good.

    Here are two of the over 30 powerful kettlebell exercises that I learned in the program. Add these into your program and feel the benefits:

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  • 7 Kettlebell Exercises

    I just got back from the cottage this past weekend and had a great time. The weather was pretty good, but it’s a lot cooler than most July’s are. Not sure what’s going on there – global cooling???

    Anyway I got some decent fishing in, I boated a couple of northern pike and a couple of largemouth bass, but nothing record breaking. Better luck next time.

    For this trip, I brought a kettlebell up and shot a quick video for you showing some of my favourite KBell exercises.

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