I love kettlebells.
However, I also know that they are just another tool which should be part of one big toolbox!
I wanted to get the lowdown on why kettlebells are so effective, who uses them and how to get started with kettlebell sport.
Enter Tommy Matthews of Optimal Life Fitness who set me on my personal kettlebell [...]

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Everyone at some poiint has complained about going up a hill.
The reason for this is that they are tough. Used correctly and they will leave you walking like John Wayne for a few days.
This is why I love them. They hurt, they bring fast results and they don’t need much time to finish you off.
But [...]

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I’ve got a bit of a problem with traditional strength training.
 
Don’t get me wrong I love the old 5×5, 6×3 and all the other variations for building strength and power.
 
However, I’ve always got bored with training solely for strength and so tried mixing these in with my conditioning work.
 
What happened was, I ended up getting [...]

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I finally got my hands on a 50kg power bag.
What happened? I created my first effort for the 10 minute YouTube workout challenge to be run in June.
You can do better?
I wanna see it (and try it!)
Stay tuned for more on the challenge!

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The chances are if you’ve found yourself at World’s Toughest Workouts, you’ve already entered the world of kettlebells – no well-rounded, killer training plan can be complete without them!
However, is the kettlebell revolutions destined to crumble faster than Ricky Hatton’s unbeaten record when something new comes in to excite peoples’ training?

Personally I love the damn things. They’ve nearly killed me [...]

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