Introduction Endurance is a broad term. Different types of endurance (short -, medium - and long term) are fueled by different energy systems. The first one or two maximum muscle contractions are powered by the phosphates in the muscle cell. After that, short bursts of up to 12 seconds draw their energy from the creatine- … Kettlebell Training For Aerobic Endurance Gains weiterlesen
Kategorie: Kettlebell
Took my Kettlebell cert
If you've been following my stuff for some time, you might know that I'm using the Kettlebell a lot. This weekend, I finally took my official perform better certified Kettlebell trainer course (and exam) with dr Till Sukopp. Those were intense two days, tightly packed with information on how to teach KB drills and lay … Took my Kettlebell cert weiterlesen
Sweet memories…
Lately, I've been playing around with AviSynth a bit. When looking for clips to edit, I stumbled upon old recordings of our outdoor conditioning sessions. Good old times... So long, Take care
Thoughts on Strength & Conditioning: Iron Core + Kettlebell Complexes
Yesterday, I hit the gym for what I thought was going to be a recuperation session. I had my last fight on april 14th, after which I basically took a week off in terms of training. So, instead of jumping right back into Wendler's 5/3/1 training, I decided to do a "hotel room workout". You … Thoughts on Strength & Conditioning: Iron Core + Kettlebell Complexes weiterlesen
The hardest 15 minutes: On circuit training
Since I'm currently not holding any regular conditioning classes (due to our summer break), I add 15 minutes of circuit training at the end of each Shinergy class. On thursday, I heard one of my athletes say "those were the hardest 15 minutes of my life". Seems like I'm doing something right.Our circuit follow a … The hardest 15 minutes: On circuit training weiterlesen
All the crazy stuff… (conditioning 2011-05-21)
Alright, Chris and Elias came back from their tournaments (they just recently fought in Germany, then in Steinbrunn, Austria, and each of them scored medlas in both tournaments), so we went back to doing our saturday sessions again. Due to a high level of fatigue, we skipped circuit training this time and focused on really … All the crazy stuff… (conditioning 2011-05-21) weiterlesen
5×5 Reloaded
So today after some padwork for warmup and specific training, Chris and I jumped into some more structured, more serious strength & conditioning program again.After some hard thinking, we concluded that after all the instructor courses, seminars and workshops we attended, we still don't know a better system than the 5x5 program I've written so … 5×5 Reloaded weiterlesen
All the crazy stuff… (conditioning 2011-04-23)
As promised, here's a summary of our conditioning session on Saturday, April 23th. You see, Chris, Elias (the new guy on the team) and I have decided to make saturday our "crazy stuff" day. Basically, that's when we'll try new drills or do stuff we can't do in the dojo for obvious reasons.Without further ado, … All the crazy stuff… (conditioning 2011-04-23) weiterlesen
Todays clips
So here's todays video clips.The recording is pretty bad, but it gives you an idea of what our training sessions look like at the moment.
Rites of Passage
After we've built up some decent strength levels, it's time to get back in shape endurance-wise. So today, Chris and I started going through the RKC rites of passage, which basically consist of heavy cleans & presses, swings and snatches.As a warmup, we did three rounds of light thaiboxing sparring. My Gymboss is out of … Rites of Passage weiterlesen
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