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It’s About the Principles…

by GEOFFN July 13, 2010 kettlebells

What A Great Weekend!
My apologies for not getting to your questions last week. I literally just ran out of time prepping for the RKC2 weekend.
Speaking of which, I just got back from an outstanding weekend of teaching at the RKC2. What a blast!
My responsibilities were to review RKC Level 1 exercises and to teach the [...]

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Here Are The Answers To Your Questions…

by GEOFFN July 2, 2010 kettlebells

Switching it up a little bit today…
Let’s try the video format – could be interesting.
Let me know what you think…

And the rest of them…

I’ll be teaching at the RKC 2 next weekend, but leave me more of your questions and I’ll figure out how to get you answers for next week…
Have a great 4th [...]

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Little things…

by GEOFFN June 29, 2010 Philosophy

“Don’t sweat the small stuff” it’s been said.
But what if the “devil’s in the details?”
Little things make a BIG difference.
Here’s one for example – weight distribution in the feet when pulling or squatting.
Here’s another – head and eye position when pressing overhead.
And another – the idea of “neutral spine” – does it have more than [...]

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Your Questions Answered…

by GEOFFN June 25, 2010 kettlebells

Ok, I’ve been meaning to do this forever, but I wanted to give you a chance to ask me any training questions you have. I’ll do it every Friday, unless I’m on vacation or working. (I give you that caveat up front because I’ve got some RKCs and seminars coming up… The best place to [...]

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It’s That Time of Year Again…

by GEOFFN February 17, 2010 kettlebells

I can’t believe it’s been almost five years. Time flies, whether you’re having fun or not. For the most part, it’s been fun.
I made my decision on pretty much two things:

Out of sheer frustration
And a chance to make new friends of like mind and be a part of a bigger community

Out of Sheer Frustration.
I just [...]

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Program Minimum 30 Day Experiment: Completed.

by GEOFFN January 1, 2010 Uncategorized

As I sit here and write this, it’s New Year’s Day.
So Happy 2010 to everybody reading – I hope 2010 is even better for you than 2009.
I’ve been offline pretty much for the last 2 weeks just getting ready for the New Year. There was a ton of stuff to do and I want to [...]

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Swings – The Harder the Better

by GEOFFN December 16, 2009 Uncategorized

The foundational exercise in the RKC – The Russian Kettlebell Challenge – School of Strength, is the Swing. It doesn’t matter if it’s two or one hand, it’s still the Swing. Of course, we teach the 2 Hand Swing first and then move to the 1 Hand version after some semblance of mastery has been [...]

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Program Minimum Update: Days 6-9

by GEOFFN December 11, 2009 Uncategorized

So, I ended up bailing on my training session for Sunday night. Got done with the seminar at 930pm and just wanted to eat and crash. So I did. Another big NY Strip and twice-baked potatoes. Honestly, kettlebell training was the furthest thing from my mind.
Monday, 12.7.09
Focused in on the Get Up and it’s variations.
A. [...]

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PM Update – Day 3

by GEOFFN December 5, 2009 Uncategorized

Just got in from my seminar.
Pretty tired from absorbing all that information.
About to hit tonight’s training session.
Last night was really quick – got in, banged out a couple of exercises, and went out to dinner with one of my buddies and his friends. I brought my kettlebells in from the car (16kg and 24kg) and [...]

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The Most Valuable Thing For Getting Results…

by GEOFFN October 23, 2009 Uncategorized

So, I’m listening to a coaching call right now and I’m again reminded of why I need a coach:
To get where I want to get to.
Yes, I have a coach.
I’m in the process of getting another.
There are things I want to accomplish that I don’t know how to do. Therefore, I need help.
Here’s why I [...]

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