Stadion's Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion

Dragon, I believe you're right in saying that the majority of people like to train in comfort. "Hollywood Muscle" is a big thing these days, especially in California, where I live. All show and no go, or form before function. You'll rarely see a line at the chin up bar, although you will around the ...

Even if you are using one arm with a kettlebell, you simply switch sides afterwards. It is actually impossible to just use your arm, you'll rip your forearm muscles. In a kettlebell snatch for instance, you are bent over with the kettleball handle in your hand as if you were to hike a football. You ...

Kettlebells can be found on Air Force One and are used by half of President Bush's Secret Service. Here is a quote by a Secret Service in an interview with the Christian Science Monitor. "When Russian and US Special Forces started competing against each other after the Soviet Union broke up, the Ame...

The scenario: A ninety pound steel ball with handle drops down from a height of seven feet, guided by the single hand of a girevik (kettlebell man) who stops its descent inches from the floor and sends it back up overhead with a single, explosive motion. The questions: If you were such a man, what w...

I have been using Russian Kettlebells for the last year and have found them to be extremely helpful in developing strength, explosiveness in motion, endurance, and the ability to minimize injury while engaging in martial art practice. The explosive action of the hips while performing kettlebell snat...