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Why on earth would you want to train with cannonballs with handles, duffel bags filled with sand, or a bat that weighs 30 pounds? The answer: To make you the strongest, leanest, and toughest SOB possible.

Are you tired of failing every time you try to form good eating habits? What you need is a lifetime commitment to eating healthy. This article will get you on the right track with a simple concept called Dietary Monogamy.

When was your last Fitness Binge? The last time you got so excited to get into shape that you hit the gym everyday for two weeks, cut your calorie intake in half, and vowed never to look at a donut again… At best, I’m guessing that you failed to change your body significantly (aside from a broken and battered spirit of course), at worst, you may have hurt yourself.

The Pistol Grip, or inverted, kettlebell position can add a crucial component to your kettlebell training. Up until now, the Pistol Grip kettlebell position has been seen as more of a feat of strength rather than an exercise variation that could be incorporated into your everyday kettlebell training routines. For those who don’t know, a Pistol Grip is when you hold the kettlebell upside down from the handle; this puts the ball portion of the kettlebell straight up in the air.

Unconventional training methods are rapidly being incorporating into the fitness regimen of people around the world. Unconventional Training, defined as untraditional fitness methods involving kettlebells, Clubbells, sandbags, and other “old school” equipment is a huge departure from the common body building equipment and techniques that have been popular for decades.

Like most things in life, guiding principles and philosophies can make decision-making much, much easier. These allow you to accomplish your goals without stumbling on common pitfalls. For example, let’s say your guiding principle is I want to lose weight. By simply reflecting on the principle when a difficult decision or situation presents itself, you’ll be more likely to choose wisely. Should you eat that piece of cake? Should you watch TV or workout for 10 minutes?

The kettlebell military press is a great exercise for building overall shoulder strength. It takes the shoulder through a wide range of motions starting from the rack position up to lockout. As in most kettlebell exercises, the kettlebell military press can be altered to allow for greater challenges with the same size kettlebell. Why start using a heavier kettlebell before you master the seated pistol grip press with the weight you have?

The Kettlebell Clean is a great ballistic kettlebell exercise that utilizes the entire body. Like many kettlebell exercises, the Kettlebell Clean has several variations that increase the difficulty level so you can keep the challenges coming. Learning each progressive exercise will help you build strength, master your technique, and utilize the same weight for a much longer amount of time. Here is a progressive list of Kettlebell Clean exercise variations, from the easiest to the most difficult.

Like most kettlebell exercises, variations of the Kettlebell Swing can make it more difficult. This allows you to enhance your training as you get progressively stronger. It also allows you to utilize the weight you started with for a longer amount of time. The following is a list of each progressive Kettlebell Swing exercise variation.

If you’re like most people, a weight scale is the only tool you use to figure out if your workout plan is working. But maybe you’re more advanced than most, and you use more detailed body measurements like body fat and the size of your shoulders, hips, chest, legs, arms, etc. Even so, you may be missing a key source of useful fitness information: performance assessments.