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Strength Training and CrossFit…

Published on April 29, 2011 By Adam

  Today’s answer is a follow up to Cara’s question yesterday and the great feedback I got from some of the MidCoast CrossFit girls and others. In this video, I give some firmer recommendations and talk more about implementing Westside or Wendler 5/3/1 into your CrossFit program. Thanks again for your question, Cara and Maggie, [...]

Kettlebell Long Cycle – Guest Post by Howie Brewer

Published on October 2, 2010 By Adam

Kettlebell Long Cycle – The Ultimate in Strength Endurance Written by Howie Brewer exclusively for Practical Paleolithic and all the friends of “Strong is the New Skinny!” (Note:  This article assumes that the reader has been properly trained in the kettlebell lifts.  If not already, please be sure to learn these lifts from an experienced [...]

CrossFit Workouts and Becoming More Efficient

Published on June 30, 2010 By Adam

I’m not sure what it was with Episode #33 of Robb Wolf’s Paleolithic Solution podcast, but it seemed to me it was even more loaded with good stuff than usual. Robb had a lot to say about using CrossFit workouts to become more efficient at the exercises and movements. This really got me thinking… I [...]

The end of Hardstyle vs. Kettlebell Sport?

Published on June 21, 2009 By Adam

Gaining a deeper understanding of the RKC Minimum Program… Something that eluded me when I first read Enter The Kettlebell by Pavel was the seemingly inordinate amount of time and space he devoted to getting ready to swing. He goes into a ton of detail on picking the bell up, squat and deadlift form, wall [...]

Kettlebell Seminar at Modern Self-Defense Center

Published on June 6, 2009 By Adam

Saturday 6/20/2009 Modern Self-Defense Center in Middletown, Connecticut hosted Dr. Mark Cheng, RKC Team Leader for a Kettlebell and Functional Movement Patterning workshop. I’d heard great things about Dr. Cheng so I was looking forward to the seminar for a while. I was absolutely NOT disappointed! Dr. Cheng is a fantastic teacher and has an [...]

CrossFit and Benchmarking Fitness

Published on June 6, 2009 By Adam

Today turned out to be a landmark day for me in my pursuit of world class fitness. I took my best friend, Kate, to CrossFit USA in Berlin, CT for her first CrossFit workout. I was planning to do the WOD (which was a bit intimidating) but Merle had another idea. In his infinite wisdom [...]

Beaten with my own Kettlebells at CrossFit USA

Published on May 22, 2009 By Adam

Merle must have been feeling particularly sadistic today. Or, maybe he was just trying to offset the three-day weekend with an extra hard workout. Either way, Merle was administering some beatings! I got in and walked over to the whiteboard to read the WOD. Before I could, I heard a voice from behind me say: [...]

CrossFit will Change EVERYTHING

Published on May 2, 2009 By Adam

I’ve been friends with Merle McKenzie from Crossfit USA in Berlin, CT since December of 2009. I have a lot of respect for Merle and the conversations we’ve had have opened my eyes about Crossfit and the limitations of other types of training. It had been on my mind to get in with Merle and [...]