Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Make the fat sizzle with Crazy Eights

Want to make fat literally sizzle off your frame? Try this workout inspired by Sr. RKC Dan John's Litvinov Sprint workout.

Take 3 kettlebells: Two Heavy Bells for front Squats and One light bell for overspeed snatches

  1. 8 HEAVY Front Squats. ( I define heavy as anything that requires extreme focus to get through your sticking point.)
  2. 8 Snatches left, 8 right, 8 left, 8 right (light = something that allows you to easily perform16 reps with one arm without setting the weight down)
  3. 8 sets (Repeat at least 3 times and up to 8 times)
The idea here was to simulate the Litvinov Sprint workout, while removing sprints and replacing them with overspeed snatches.   The desired effect is a combination of exericses that requires different breathing patterns and different speeds and really gets the juices flowing.

Give it a shot. Start off "easy" with 3 to 4 sets.

Oh yeah... that loud thumping you'll hear is your heart trying to jackhammer it's way out of your chest.

Enjoy.


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Did you Know?

Head strength coaches for Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins have taken and passed the RKC.

World Power Lifting Champion Donnie Thompson is an RKC.

World renown physical therapist and creator of the Function Movement Screen, Gray Cook is an RKC.

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Olympic Silver Medalist, Mark O'Madsen is an RKC.

World Famous Strength Coach Dan John is an RKC.

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"Kettlebell training will make you a better man.. even if you're a woman. If you don't know how, I'll show you. If you don't want to, I'll make you! " - Pavel Tsatsouline
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