Cardiovascular Endurance 101
Bottom Line Up Front: I get a lot of questions about “cardio” or hear someone say how they do “cardio” two times per week, but I don’t hear a lot of explaining about what that really means. This post will…
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Training Tip: Using Heart Rate Zones for Maximum Cardiovascular Benefits
Bottom Line Up Front: Training in specific heart rate zones is key to maximum cardiovascular training benefits. Here’s how to apply it and why. The Most Important Variable You may be performing standard “cardio” training by doing long slow bouts…
Increase Your Kettlebell Swing Effectiveness With a Hop
Bottom Line Up Front: Adding a side hop to a kettlebell swing increases the heart rate response almost 20%. Here is the evidence and how you can use this technique. You can use kettlebells to get after any element of…
Training Cycle Review, June to August 2018
Bottom Line Up Front: This is a review of a training cycle I programmed for myself that I executed for 8 weeks from June to August 2018. The goal is to maintain general physical preparedness (GPP). Background I have been…
Ruck March Marathon Training Program After Action Review
Bottom Line Up Front: I completed a marathon while carrying a 40lb ruck. This post is my ruck march marathon training program after action review complete with the plan I followed for rucking, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and supplementation preparation…
Analysis of Rowing versus Box Step-ups on Cardiovascular Endurance
Bottom Line Up Front: I did a cardiovascular conditioning session this morning that I found particularly interesting after analyzing the results of my heart rate monitor. The main idea is that I found box step-ups to be as effective at…
Thoughts and Explanation of New Programming Template, March 2017
After my last post about a way ahead using kettlebells regularly each session without it having to be part of a 10,000 swing challenge, I realized this is exactly what Pavel had described in his Simple & Sinister book. Short summary of…
The 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge in 15 days
Bottom Line Up Front: I completed the 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge in 15 days. I did it to challenge myself and experiment with some kettlebell strategies. The following is the explanation, history, and detailed execution notes from the after action…