Here is sort of an FYI for those that might be interested in ever taking the Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) Instructor Certification Course in 2011: (off the Dragon Door Forum)

“The Strength Test

The test is based on the US Marine Corps’. The requirements are 5 pullups or chinups for men and a 15sec flexed-arm hang for women.

Pullup/Chinup

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You only have 24 Hours per Day!

This blog will mark the first of many blogs to come with the theme of focusing on the “other 23 hours” spent outside of  the gym or whatever your favorite sports or physical activity might be.  Simply put, even if the one hour you spent [...]

In this blog post I will go over the training process that my wife Tammy is going through right now as a “case-study’ of sorts.  Her goals are basically improvements in general fitness qualities (such as increased muscle and strength, less fat, improved endurance & energy, etc..).  She also wants to run a couple of 5K’s in the next year possibly. Her training has [...]

Creatine: Safe or Dangerous!

I just got this email from the ISSN (International Society of Sports Nutrition) regarding the latest media frenzy over the football players in Oregon who allegedly got rhabdomyolosis from intense pre-season football training while also taking creatine monohydtae, a popular dietary supplement known to safely imprive muscle strength and [...]

In today’s fast-paced lifestyle,  planning ahead for things like what to eat for lunch often get ignored. The end result is sub-optimal food choices that are clearly not having a good effect on America’s waistline and health!

American are not making good food choices!

One of the quicker choices for lunch many Americans reach for is the [...]

Save the date! October 23, 2010, Mark Reifkind, Master RKC will be teaching another HKC at the  RBF/OSP training facility in Tempe, AZ with assistance from myself and his wife Tracy Reifkind.

The course will be limited to only 12 participants so sign up early to guarantee your place! The HKC is the first stepping stone in [...]

Basic Screening & Assessment: Flexibility/Mobility

by Keats Snideman & Bret Contreras
 
Most trainers, massage therapists, and strength coaches do not possess an adequate skill-set when it comes to screening and assessment. This isn’t necessarily their fault as it is poorly taught in most of these profession’s educational curriculum. In fact, so many people get [...]

By Keats Snideman RKC, CSCS, LMT, CNMT

 Have you ever stubbed one of your toes really hard?  Hurts a lot doesn’t it? In fact, more four letter words have probably been uttered in the agonizing seconds immediately following the dreaded event than almost any other accidental (yet non-serious) injury. Fortunately, unless you [...]

This is the second blogpost about a former client (Jun-Ho, a Korean college student) who I was helping prepare for eventually taking the RKC. He has since left to return to South Korea to serve a mandatory 2 years in the military. In the first blogpost I went over the process I used with him to determine [...]

This blog-post is about two weeks late since I’ve been dealing with some issues getting my website switched over to a new server. All is done with the transfer, so now I can begin blogging away since I have a lot of ideas to write about!

Review of the Functional Movement Screen Workshop!

Two weekends ago (May 7-8) [...]