Honestly, just buy power to the people and deadlift dynamite, and you'll probably have more than enough info to satisfy all your deadlift needs. Add some good coaching/technical instruction, and...

Both sumo and conventional deadlifts have been done both with and without a belt; one has nothing to do with the other. Very few people here favor the straight leg deadlift (although I use it a lot...

Very cool.

The idea that proper strength training will damage the fine motor control skills of the hands is another one of these ridiculous myths like "weightlifting will make you inflexible and...

If an upper body pull, like pullups, suffers, and it's important for you to maintain a certain number, than you could do pull-ups. Either hit a very very easy set or three in the warm up, just to...

Going on 10 years of using it and teaching it to others, have yet to see it cause a single imbalance. In fact, has fixed a lot of imbalances in a lot of people. If you're really that worried...

This used to be a great forum : (

JKD1 has the correct. You need to go more often than twice a week. There are med school students in my school, they make it happen. I work two jobs, play in a band, lift barbells and kettlebells,...

It doesn't really, it's more along the lines of Ido Portal's straight arm/bent arm concept.

If you're training to be an LMT though (a profession with a high rate of hand and wrist injuries), grip...

If you want to be good at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, practicing a lot at the beginning, middle, end, and in-between of your career is vital. If you're on the mat, drilling intelligently, logging and...

It's your body, and your training, and you can do whatever you like and have fun with it. Also, I've never heard you mention training for any particular sport, so that's not a factor.

That having...

The latter, 12 minutes total workout, which you can bump up if you like, although I usually just have people go heavier : )

It's been asked a lot before, and the general consensus is that for most people, for various reasons, it's not a great idea. There's better ways to pursue doubles, if that's your interest. One...

FWIW, in Pavel's ROP program, he recommends supersetting the kettlebell overhead presses with pullups, so it works with weights as well as body weight. Many have reported great results from doing...

As I said on facebook, I agree with you Faizal. Makes no sense to me. I've done getups with bells as heavy as 40kg, so if they want to test me with the floor press, than I'll do it for the test. ...

There will be many RKCs who agree with everything you said above, but respectfully, I'm not one of them. I disagree with almost every single thing said above.

If you can do it with a 5 pound plate, then I would use Steve's method and you'll probably get there in the not too distant future.

Pistols are heavily body-type dependant, some people will...

We do these in judo. It's not a terrible exercise, but it doesn't replace pullups by any means. I've found lots of people that can do these back and forth across the mats for ages (with a lot more...

I know "functional" has become one of those buzz words (much like "core") that gets tossed around way too much, but I don't think it's entirely without value, especially in this very body-building...

Scott Tighe, and Jeff Martone were the two I was thinking of; I remember hearing about one other, but don't remember the name. Likewise, I think there may be a current RKC who has hit CMS numbers. ...

Yes I think it would be a bad idea to do all 6. I also think it would be a bad idea to not super-set the pullups if you're able to do so. If you want to combine, imho the best way is to drop the...

You don't have to compete or become an RKC, but you'll do much better in whatever your training goals are if you pick one thing and stick with it until achieving reasonable proficiency in it.

As...

David,

Just to make it even murkier, consider this: take four popular grappling arts as examples: judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, sambo, and wrestling (apologies wrestlers, I know "wrestling" is really...

That's a pretty serious problem. Sounds like something is wrong with their fundamental technique; corrective/rehab should not be needed due to rack holds. Is this GS type tack position and bells? ...

They each have their benefits, it depends a lot on what you want out of kettlebell training, what else you do in your life, and what kind of training you enjoy. If you're interested in GS, find a GS...

Isn't this essentially the same question you posted previously? http://kbforum.dragondoor.com/showthread.php?t=153355

Which, along with your cardio question, has been asked many times before...
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One point about flat feet versus toes. In grappling arts, including wrestling, a bridge, while it may or may not be used as general strength training, is always a means to an end. That is, it's the...

I have one (a trapeze) and like it a lot, but it's really apples & oranges. I bought the trapeze because I wanted something I could easily take down, put up, and travel with. If you want something...

The last sentence is key. I think (and hopefully one of the knowledgeable GS people will correct me if I'm wrong) that what you do with the bell matters more than the style. Every GS competitor...

This is silly. Saying that Steve, a longtime member of this community and an RKC team leader, is not qualified to judge a lift because he himself hasn't pressed the same amount is ridiculous. Many,...

If he's making any noise other than maybe heavy breathing, he's doing something wrong. If it's from setting the bell down, then he may be using too heavy a bell for now, and may need to go lighter,...