To build muscle as strong as it looks, tire it with tension. Lifting near-maximal weights for low reps and resting for five minutes between sets provides the tension but not the fatigue. This builds the skill of strength but not the muscle. High reps with baby weights build “virtual” muscles. Good for nothing, they shrink as soon as you stop pumping. You need a happy medium. Lift a moderately heavy, 8-10RM, weight for 4-5 reps per set. Rest for 2-3min between sets. Keep going until you have to fight to get a perfect last rep. Do this twice a week for the upper body, once a week for the legs. Followed by steak. | | Pavel teaching a kettlebell instructor certification to US Marines in the 2000s. | 25 years ago, the first kettlebell cert developed by Pavel Tsatsouline did a lot more than put the kettlebell on the world map. It shook up the complacent trainer education industry. Instead of spewing sciency trivia useless in the trenches and coddling the students with multiple choice questions, this disruptive school taught lifting skills with military precision—and rigorously tested them. Unheard of until then, the candidates had to test their spirit in grueling workouts, pass strength tests, and demonstrate their teaching ability. While at it, they bonded through a shared challenge and often became friends for life. Since then, while others were attempting to catch up and imitate what Pavel and his team had done, we kept advancing. Polishing the chrome of our lifting and teaching skills. Perfecting our programming with the best of Eastern European and Western sports science. Doubling down on our commitment to George Hackenschmidt’s maxim: “Strength cannot be divorced from health.” Are you ready to take on our legendary kettlebell instructor cert? | | SFG I Kettlebell Instructor Certification Schedule Sign up today and power to you! |
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