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How To Become Instantly Stronger, Part 3

by GEOFFN July 26, 2010 Philosophy

I have something to confess.
I am easily distracted.
I don’t think I have ADD or anything like that, I think I’m just naturally curious. I’m interested in the world around me. It’s a big, beautiful, wonderful world – famines, disasters, and wars excepted.
And that can be a major problem when attempting to get work done.
For others, [...]

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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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Beating A Dead Horse? Core Stability, Part 1 – Core Instability: A Personal History

by GEOFFN April 1, 2010 Movement

There has been TONS of information written on the concept of “core stability” over the last 15-20 years. Between that and creatine, I’d argue that these are the most “covered” topics.
So why am I writing about it?
Because after 12 years, I’ve finally got it again.
How the freak has it taken me 12 years to get [...]

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The “Law” of Training Results, Part 3

by GEOFFN March 3, 2010 Philosophy

Everyone wants it now.
Scratch that – we all want it yesterday.
But that’s just not how things work.
That’s just not the way nature is set up.
When a farmer plants his seeds to grow a new crop, he doesn’t cover them over and expect that overnight, or instantly, that new crop will appear. That’s just foolishness!
But that’s [...]

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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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The Solution To Functional Muscle Mass

by GEOFFN February 15, 2010 Strength

One of the best programs I’ve ever used for packing on muscle was back in 2004/2005. And for muscle, I mean “go” not “show.” It was stuff you could really use.
At that point I was using a “Westside Template” – two “speed” days and two “strength” days. There were 2 snatch dominant days and 2 [...]

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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 Day 5: Steak.

by GEOFFN December 6, 2009 Uncategorized

I came up early from my seminar last night and started writing almost immediately.
Before I knew it, three hours had passed.
I kept going.
Then another hour passed.
I finally ate dinner at about 10:30pm.
I guess I really like writing.
Anyway, I had a nice big (and overly-priced by about $10) NY Strip. Always like those. One of my [...]

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