Kettlebell Training Academy - Australia

Single Leg Exercises Are King! But Are You At Risk?!

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:07:41 +0000

Given that we spend most of our moving life on one leg, it makes sense that single leg exercises should be incorporated into our training programs.

Single leg exercise develop proprioception, increase hip joint stability and core strength, and can be used as a quick screen to check for asymmetries – if you’re not including them there’s a good chance that you’ll be lopsided!

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Kettlebell Mobility: The Vital First 5 Minutes of a Workout

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:01:40 +0000

Let’s talk about that vital first 5 minutes of a workout. Um… Vital?! Well yes, vital! The first 5-10 minutes can make or break (literally) the workout that our clients get.

Think about it this way. Our clients spend most of their day in the seated position. They sit on the way to work, they sit at work, they sit at meal times, they sit watching tv.

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Million Year Old Fitness Fundamentals Often Overlooked

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:06:03 +0000

It was dimly lit, spider webs everywhere, there was a musty smell, and the floor was unbelievably slippery! I had to duck and weave my way through different chambers with only a lamp and the voices of others to guide me.

After a good hour of this we had arrived. “Nous sommes ici” (We are here), the Frenchman utters and with the flick of a switch we are standing in front of illuminated cave paintings 30 thousand years old.

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