More from This Weekend's RKC

Some East Coast friends met some West Coast friends in Minnesota this past weekend. An exchange of workouts focused on using Kettlebells as the main tool was just one of many topics of conversation.

From left to right: Jim and Mike (CF Jersey Shore), Pamela and Jason (CF Philly and KBA), Ryan and Eric (CF Orange County)

WOD

1 minute of each with 2 minutes rest between rounds, 4 rounds.

Kettlebell Deadlifts

Kettlebell Snatches

Kettlebell Jerks

Kettlebell Front Squats

Kettlebell Cleans

Kettlebell Presses

Perform the kettlebell movements for 30 seconds with each arm.

Kettlebell Athletics at the RKC

Kettlebell Athletics was well represented at the September 2007 RKC. A cheery bunch of strong smart kettlebell training folks.

From left to right: Matt, Pamela, Sharon, Jason, and Carrie

WOD

A nice little ladder up...

Clean and Press Left/Right

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15

Only revert to the Push Press when your Press starts to fail.

Congrats to this weekend's RKCs!

We had a great time this weekend working with all the RKC canidates. Congrats to all! It was great to see people that we have worked with pass all the requirements as well. A special congrats to Sharon Tasman, Matt Godina, and Carrie Dale, it has been a pleasure training with the three of you prior to your RKC weekend.

In a post form Dragon Door...

45 out of the 57 candidates passed all the requirements and were awarded the RKC certification. This translates into a 79% pass rate for the training.Many congratulations to our strong new group of RKCs:

Jonathan Barber, RKC
Ryan Bishop, RKC
Cody Bramlett, RKC
John Buckley, RKC
Michael Capper, RKC
Carrie Dale, RKC
John Davis, RKC
Amy Dudley, RKC
Antony Fernandes, RKC
Gary Gant, RKC
Rolando Garcia, RKC
Sara Georges, RKC
Cynthia Glass, RKC
Matthew Godina, RKC
Patrick Gould, RKC
Carol Happ, RKC
Connie Hardie, RKC
Dee Hayes, RKC
Michael House, RKC
Richard Hruby, RKC
Ruggy Joesten, RKC
Bret Kottler, RKC
Eric Leverenz, RKC
Nicole Martino, RKC
Mike McLaughlin, RKC
Kelli Meier, RKC
Andrey Patenko, RKC
Mark Piscope, RKC
Travis Riviera, RKC
Harinder Sabharwal, RKC
Phil Scarito, RKC
John Shaeffer, RKC
Jessie Shea, RKC
Renee Sliviak, RKC
John Smaltz, RKC
Robyn Smith, RKC
Nathan Sobcazak, RKC
Jason Struck, RKC
Anton Summers, RKC
Sharon Tasman, RKC
Jason Therrien, RKC
Jason Turko, RKC
Bob Uguccioni, RKC
Dom Uguccioni, RKC
Kim Vigsbo, RKC

One of The Many Uses of The Kettlebell

Kettlebell Training isn't just about swings, snatches, and more swings and snatches. The versatility allows kettlebell training to go far beyond the training you'll experience with other training tools.

Here the kettlebells are used in lieu of parallel bars to support an L-Sit, talk about core strength and stabilization.

WOD

3 Rounds

10 Hand to Hand Swings

10 Swings Left

10 Swings Right

10 Two Handed Swings

10 Snatches Left

10 Snatches Right

10 Clean Left

10 Cleans Right

10 Jerks Left

10 Jerks Right

10 Front Squats Left

10 Front Squats Right

Two Hands Anyhow

The Two Hands Anyhow can be performed with a variety of tools and in several different ways. Here it is showed with a barbell and a kettlebell. We often do the windmill variation of the Two Hands Anyhow.

WOD

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Left/Right

Snatches

1 minute Rest

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Left/Right

Cleans

1 minute Rest

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Left/Right

Jerks

Kettlebell Training for Combat Athletes

Kettlebell Training for Combat Athletes is a 2 disc DVD set with 3 Bonus audio interviews. Check it out for optimal conditioning for any Combat Athlete.

WOD

1 minute of double kettlebell cleans

1 minute of double kettlebell jerks

1 minute of double kettlebell front squats

1 minute of double kettlebell swings

1 minute of rest

complete 5 rounds

Push Up Variation

Court from CF NYC Bottoms Up Push Ups

WOD

Perform as many swings as you can in 5 minutes. Rest for 2 minutes and repeat trying to reach the same number of swings as the first set. Repeat one more time.

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