Mark de Grasse

If you're not familiar with kettlebells (surprisingly, many people have never heard of kettlebells and will call them kettle balls, cattle bells, or some other embarrassing variation if given the opportunity), then you might not know the differences between cast-iron kettlebells and competition kettlebells. A kettlebell is basically a ball of metal with a handle extending out of one side.

The PT Pyramid is a standard workout routine for military personnel and law enforcement organizations. It uses set variations to help soldiers and other trainees increase their conditioning levels and muscle stamina through the combination of three basic exercises, usually Pull Ups, Push Ups, and Sit Ups. The point is to have a complete workout including a warm up, max rep set, and cool down all at once, with no rest during the routine.

With fantastically horrible trainers like Jillian Michaels tainting everyone's minds with crappy television shows, and other embarrassing "experts" like Mike Shanahan putting kettlebell training to shame with exercises like the "Gun Slinger," it makes you wonder whether these awesome training methods could become buried in bullshit...

Answer this question. When it comes to your fitness routine, are you a sheep that does what everyone else does? Do you follow the latest and greatest or buy the system with the best marketing campaign? It's time we rebelled against the current onslaught of fitness magazines and routines that don't even look great on paper (and much less so when you try them out). It's time we followed routines that can give us real strength, real endurance, and real power.

Pull Ups are a staple of functional strength and a testament to the versatility of bodyweight training. You want crazy upper body and core strength? You want toned and ripped shoulders, arms, back, and abs? You want to escape a hazardous situation by pulling yourself to safety? Time to hit the pull up bar!

You've seen it in the movies a thousand times: the hero dangles from a rope with one hand while holding the helpless damsel with the other; the hero sprints away from a building just before it explodes; a group of people outrun an oncoming wave as they scramble up a hill to safety; and so on and so forth.

When you hear the word "machine," what do you think of? Probably a goofy robot, or a mechanical arm, or maybe your car, but certainly not your body. Well, it's time you started. Did you know that one of the definitions of the word "machine" is an intricate natural system or organism, such as the human body?

Looking for the top kettlebell ab exercises? You found them! Learn how to perform the kettlebell sit up, kettlebell ab extension, kettlebell up and over, and the kettlebell v-up.

The reason for the Running Conspiracy is unknown, but the brainwashing methods are obvious: how many times have you seen a sexy couple run along the beach in commercials? Or seen the main character in your favorite 80’s movie get into shape during a glam-rock fueled training montage? Or been drugged, strapped to a chair, had your eyes taped open, and been forced to watch someone tell you that the only way to get into shape is to run? About a million times? That’s what I thought.

Incorporating high intensity training into your workout routine a few times a week will eventually improve your body’s ability to convert energy directly into the muscle, rather than sending it to fat stores. Use Flex Multipliers to turn your body into a rock-hard, fat burning machine.