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The Kettlebell Beast Returns to Connecticut for 2012…

Published on April 5, 2012 By Adam

  Last year – 2011 – was the first year for both The Beast of the East Fitness Festival and The IKFF East Coast Kettlebell Beast. The Beast of the East drew 200 athletes from all over for CrossFit, Weightlifting and other events. The Kettlebell Beast had a great turnout of 16 athletes competing in [...]

One Serious Beast of a Weekend…

Published on October 19, 2011 By Adam

  Fitness Culture is Alive and Well in Connecticut… Wow! What a weekend! Honestly, I’m still recovering from The Beast of the East Fitness Festival that happened October 8 and 9th, 2011 on the Durham Fair Grounds in Durham, CT! It was a GREAT time! Besides all the CrossFit craziness at The Beast, it was [...]

A Competition Kettlebell Primer…

Published on July 22, 2011 By Adam

Since I announced that I’d be putting on an IKFF Sanctioned Kettlebell Competition at The Beast of the East Fitness Expo here in Connecticut in October 2011, I’ve had a lot of questions about just what exactly a “Kettlebell Competition” is. So, I put this little primer together just to give my friends who have [...]

Kettlebell Fundamentals Nobody Tells You…

Published on May 7, 2011 By Adam

    Today’s question comes from Tiffany on Facebook. Here it is! “Hello Adam I have been a follower of SINS for awhile now and would like to say thank you for the information, inspiration, and motivation that is put out there. If you have a minute, I was hoping you could give some advice [...]

One more reason CrossFit and Kettlebells will rule the world…

Published on July 30, 2009 By Adam

I had a really interesting experience today. I vaguely know someone who’s in the mainstream fitness and bodybuilding industry and I contacted this person about possibly talking to a friend of mine who is considering fitness modeling as a career choice. Now, my friend is still in High School and is looking into careers for [...]

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 [...]

The Weekend that started it all…

Published on October 13, 2008 By Adam

What an outstanding weekend! I spent this past Saturday and Sunday training with some really fantastic people at the IKFF Level One Certified Kettlebell Teacher course. It was a truly fantastic experience. I’m sure not everyone would agree that spending 16 hours lifting heavy objects over two days is a good way to spend a [...]